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Relevant Events

12 events
2022

Reserve Revision for Gold in Peru

Reserve Revision Peru Gold

Gold reserves for Peru were revised based on company and government reports, updating reserve estimates.

1 Jan 2021

Processing Expansion for Bismuth in Peru

Processing Expansion Peru Bismuth

Antamina received approval to invest $180 million to install hydrocyclones, increasing bismuth recovery at its concentrating plant in 2021, expanding processing capacity.

1 Jan 2019

Strike for Copper in Peru

Strike Peru Copper

Protestors blocked access roads to Las Bambas mine in Peru for over 100 days in 2019, curtailing copper production.

2019

Reserve Revision for Gold in Peru

Reserve Revision Peru Gold

Peruvian gold reserves were revised based on industry reports in 2019.

31 Dec 2018

Reserve Revision for Copper in Peru

Reserve Revision Peru Copper

Copper reserves were revised for Peru based on company data and government information.

2017

Reserve Revision for Lead in Peru

Reserve Revision Peru Lead

Peruvian lead reserves were revised upward based on a government report, increasing the country’s reported reserves to 6,000 tons.

31 Dec 2014

Reserve Revision for Copper in Peru

Reserve Revision Peru Copper

Peruvian copper reserves were revised upward based on new government information.

Dec 2014

Ownership Change for Bismuth in Peru

Ownership Change Peru Bismuth

Creditors announced a plan to sell the zinc‑lead smelter at La Oroya by December 2014, signalling potential ownership transfer and operational uncertainty for bismuth output.

Dec 2014

Strike for Bismuth in Peru

Strike Peru Bismuth

Following a December announcement of a planned sale, workers at La Oroya went on an indefinite strike in 2014, further disrupting bismuth production.

May 2014

Mine Closure for Bismuth in Peru

Mine Closure Peru Bismuth

The La Oroya Metallurgical complex in Peru paused operations in May 2014 for a month due to concentrate shortages, temporarily cutting bismuth output.

2013

Strike for Bismuth in Peru

Strike Peru Bismuth

A strike at Peru's sole bismuth mine, lasting most of the previous three years, halted Peru’s bismuth production.

1 Jan 2009

Processing Shutdown for Cadmium in Peru

Processing Shutdown Peru Cadmium

Doe Run Peru's La Oroya smelter ceased operations in 2009 due to environmental and financial problems, halting cadmium production.

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