Asset Report
Contonga zinc mine
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Report summary
Contonga is an underground Zn-Pb-Ag-Cu mine, located approximately 470km from Lima, Peru. Following the acquisition of the operation by Nyrstar in 2010, the mill capacity was expanded from 0.66kt/d to 0.99kt/d by 2013 which was achieved ahead of schedule in Q1 2012. In 2015, the Contonga operation was reportedly authorised to process 1,200t/d. In December 2016, subsidiaries of Glencore entered into a share purchase agreement to purchase the Contonga mine from Nystar for US$21 million. Following three years of production, Glencore put the mine under care and maintenance in H1 2019.
Table of contents
- Summary
- Key Issues
- Emissions
- Mining
- Process
- Royalties and taxes
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Contonga Emission Intensity Quartile Ranking - total global production - tonnes Zn equivalent
- Detailed map
What's included
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