Tintaya mine

Tintaya (Quechua for the cocoon which contains the chrysalis of the moth)[1] is a Peruvian copper mine.

It was owned by the Swiss corporation Xstrata (now merged with Glencore).

[2][3] The ore processing rate is at 5,404,000 tons per year and the construction phase of the mine asked for US$368 millions investment.

SNC, of Montreal,Canada was hired for feasibility and EPCM for the mine.

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Tintaya copper mine as seen from the air