{"id":1099178,"date":"2019-02-11T14:00:50","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T14:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=969441"},"modified":"2019-02-11T14:00:50","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T14:00:50","slug":"peruvian-authorities-looking-into-possible-tailings-dam-spill-at-southern-coppers-cuajone-mine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1099178","title":{"rendered":"Peruvian authorities looking into possible tailings dam spill at Southern Copper\u2019s Cuajone mine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Peru’s environmental agency OEFA is investigating what looks like a tailings spill<\/a> from Southern Copper\u2019s Cuajone mine into a river in an area that has been inundated by heavy rains.<\/p>\n

The authority detected a “flow of a greenish solution” into the nearby Torata River in the waste deposit area of the operation, located in the Moquegua region approximately 860 km (535 miles) southeast of Lima, the capital.<\/p>\n

“According to a preliminary report presented by the company, the environmental emergency occurred due to extreme rainfall throughout the southern zone of the country and, as a result, they activated the contingency plan of the mining unit,” it said in the statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The country’s Agency of Evaluation and Environmental Enforcement (OEFA) said the spill occurred in the waste deposit area of the copper mine.<\/q><\/p>\n

The spilled occurred on Friday and it had stopped by Sunday, OEFA noted.<\/p>\n

Southern Copper, a subsidiary of Grupo Mexico, said it had shut down the processing plant at Cuajone as a preventative measure on Friday, adding that\u00a0is searching for a worker who was swept away by a mudslide, but denied there may have been any tailings spill.<\/p>\n

The company is the world’s fifth largest copper miner in terms of output, and Peru is the second-largest producing country. This means that any disruptions at the company\u2019s mines, the country\u2019s or both could tighten global supply, especially as\u00a0neighbouring Chile, the world’s No. 1 producer, has also suspended some copper operations<\/a> due to unusual rainfall.<\/p>\n

Mining is a key industry in Peru, which is also the world\u2019s second largest silver producer, and the sixth when it comes to gold. The sector accounts for about 60% of the Andean nation\u2019s export earnings.<\/p>\n

Tailings dams are coming under increasing scrutiny following the\u00a0collapse\u00a0at Vale\u2019s C\u00f3rrego do Feij\u00e3o iron ore mine<\/a> in Brazil last month, the second such accident involving the same company in about three years.<\/p>\n

If a spill at Cuajone is what actually happened, Southern Copper may see renewed opposition to its $1.4 billion Tia Maria project<\/a>, which has been stalled for years amid communities\u2019 concerns over the potential impact on water and air quality.<\/p>\n

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The country’s environmental agency OEFA detected a “flow of a greenish solution” into the nearby Torata River in the waste deposit area of the copper mine, located in the Moquegua region.<\/p>\n

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