Asset Report
Colquijirca (El Brocal) zinc mine
Report summary
El Brocal processes Pb-Zn ore from its Tajo Norte open pit mine and copper ore with the high arsenic from Marcapunta Norte underground mine. There are two processing plants. Plant 1 with a capacity of 7kt/d and Plant 2 with a capacity of 11kt/d. Full milling capacity of 18kt/d was achieved on 4Q 2015. In 2021 El Brocal was facing medium/long term challenges at both the lead-zinc circuit and the copper circuit. The lead-zinc circuit faces the limited amount of Pb-Zn reserves. At a rate of 8-10kt/d of Pb-Zn ore, the zinc-lead open pit would last only until 2024 with current (2020) mineable Pb-Zn reserves (9.84Mt). After this, the Pb-Zn plant (Plant 2) is to process only copper ore (actually becoming a copper mine) from the southern end of the pit and from Marcapunta.
Table of contents
- Summary
- Key issues
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Emissions
- Detailed map
- Mining
- Processing
- CAPEX
- Operating
- Royalties and taxes
Tables and charts
This report includes 2 images and tables including:
- Colquijirca (El Brocal) zinc mine Emission Intensity Quartile ranking – Total global production - Tonnes Zn equivalent
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