Pampahuay Coal Mine
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Pampahuay Coal Mine is an underground coal mine in Oyón, Lima, Peru.[1]
Location
The map below shows the approximate location of the mine, 10 km southeast of Oyón, Peru, on the western slopes of the Cordillera Occidental.[1]
Background
The Pampahuay mine is an underground coal mine with an estimated monthly production capacity of 9000 metric tonnes.[1] Owned and operated by Ocimin (Obras Civiles y Mineras S.A.C.)[2][3], it supplies coal to the Andino Cement Company in Tarma.[1] The mine has had a history of accidents, including a ceiling collapse in 2019, which trapped four miners for nearly four days before they could be rescued.[2][3][4][5]
According to the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines' 2023 production report, OCIMIN's mining operations in Oyón produced a total of 80,041 tonnes of coal in 2023.[6]
Mine Details
- Operator: Ocimin (Obras Civiles y Mineras S.A.C.)[2][3]
- Owner: Ocimin (Obras Civiles Y Mineras S.A.C.)[2][3]
- Location: Oyón, Lima, Peru[1]
- Coordinates: -10.6981443, -76.72691979 (approximate)[1]
- Status: Operating[7]
- Capacity: 0.108 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa)[1]
- Total Reserves:
- Mineable Reserves:
- Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)[8]
- Mine Type: Underground[1]
- Mine Depth: 150 m
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Revista Minas, Facultad de Ingeniería Geologica Minera y Metalurgica, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Mineros atrapados en mina de carbón en Oyón fueron rescatados sanos y salvos". Ministerio de Energía y Minas. February 3, 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Oyón: intensifican labor de rescate de mineros atrapados". TVPerú Noticias. February 2, 2019.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Cuatro mineros atrapados en Perú por derrumbe de mina de carbón". El Espectador. February 1, 2019.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Derrumbe en mina de carbón Pampahuay deja 4 mineros atrapados, Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, 1 February 2019
- ↑ Mineral no Metálico (Carbón) - Enero a Diciembre 2023 (T.M.), Ministerio de Energía y Minas, posted: February 13, 2024.
- ↑ Ministerio del Ambiente, page 16, 2019
- ↑ "Carbón en el Perú - Boletín No 7 - Serie B: Geología Económica (p 120)" (PDF). Instituto Geológico Minero y Metalúrgico. October 2000.
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