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Peru
Alpamarca Mine (Alpamarca Operation)

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 Location:
111 km NE from Lima, Peru

  Regional Office:
Av. Manuel Olguín 373, Santiago de Surco
Lima
Peru
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit
Commodities
  • Zinc
  • Lead
  • Silver
  • Copper
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
Processing
  • Crush & Screen plant
  • Flotation
Mine Life2 years (as of Jan 1, 2019)


Owners

Source: p. 7, 8, 42
CompanyInterestOwnership
Glencore plc. 23.3 % Indirect
Compañía Minera Chungar S.A.C. (operator) 100 % Direct
Ownership Tree
Volcan Compañía Minera S.A.A. is a subsidiary of Glencore AG, which is a subsidiary of Glencore Plc., a company domiciled in Switzerland, hereinafter the Parent, owner of 63% of common class A voting shares and an economic interest of 23.29%, excluding treasury shares.

Deposit Type

  • Vein / narrow vein


Summary:

The Alpamarca-Rio Pallanga project is a deposit of lead, zinc, silver and copper veins. It is located 4,700 meters above sea level in the Santa Bárbara district of Carhuacayan, Yauli Province, Junin Region. The project consists of 2,100 hectares of concessions in an area with significant geological potential.


Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader


Summary:

The Alpamarca operating unit is located in the Santa Bárbara district of Carhuacayán, Yauli province and Junín department, 182 km east of Lima.

This unit began operations in April 2014 and is made up of the mine Río Pallanga underground (suspended), the Alpamarca open pit, a concentrator plant called Alpamarca and the Romina - Puagjanca project.

According to the update of reserves as of December 2020, the exploitation of pit 51 Alpamarca is projected until December 2022, and in 2023 the plant will be fed with ore from stockpiles.


Crushing and Grinding


Processing

  • Crush & Screen plant
  • Flotation

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Summary:

The plant has an installed capacity of 2,500 tpd according to design. At the plant, which uses the traditional crushing-milling-flotation tandem.

In 2020, the Alpamarca concentrator plant processed 784 thousand tons of polymetallic mineral from the Alpamarca pit and stockpiles in a stable manner.


Combined production numbers are reported under Alpamarca Operation

Operational Metrics:

Metrics202020192018201720162015
Ore tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required552 kt438 kt958 kt910 kt713 kt
Waste  ......  Subscription required7,620 kt1,930 kt1,700 kt7,600 kt7,600 kt
Stripping / waste ratio  ......  Subscription required13.8 4.4 2 7.8 10.6
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Tonnes processed  ......  Subscription required950 kt948 kt958 kt910 kt735 kt
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Reserves at December 31, 2020:

CategoryTonnage CommodityGrade
Proven & Probable 1.6 Mt Zinc 1.2 %
Proven & Probable 1.6 Mt Lead 0.9 %
Proven & Probable 1.6 Mt Silver 1.9 oz/t
Proven & Probable 1.6 Mt Copper 0.1 %
Measured & Indicated 3.7 Mt Zinc 1.2 %
Measured & Indicated 3.7 Mt Lead 0.9 %
Measured & Indicated 3.7 Mt Silver 2.1 oz/t
Measured & Indicated 3.7 Mt Copper 0.1 %


Heavy Mobile Equipment:

Mine Management:

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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
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Annual Report 2018
Management Discussion & Analysis 2018
Annual Report 2017
Management Discussion & Analysis 2017
Annual Report 2016
Annual Report 2015
Press Release 2015
Annual Report 2013
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