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Miski Mayo (Bayovar) Mine

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Miski Mayo (Bayovar) Mine

Location: 34 km SE from Bayovar, Peru

Address:

Sechura Highway km. 36.5
Bayóvar
Peru

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Summary

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Phosphate rock
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotThe Miski Mayo Mine, allows to supplement other produced rock to meet overall fertilizer production needs and is the primary source of rock for Louisiana operations.

Peru's natural resource extraction sector has faced protests and social conflicts, which may impact the Miski Mayo operation.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. 25 % Indirect
The Mosaic Company 75 % Indirect
Compania Minera Miski Mayo S.R.C. (operator) 100 % Direct
75% is owned by Compañía Minera Miski Mayo S.R.L., a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Mosaic, while the other 25% is owned by Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
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Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

The phosphates deposits of Peru are located within the shallow north-trending Sechura Basin, in the Piura region, hosting successive inter-layered marine sediments of Phosphate.

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Commodity Production

CommodityProductUnits202420232022202120202019201820162015
Phosphate rock Concentrate kt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe4,0004,1003,8533,881
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Production Costs

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Mine Financials

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