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PERU: Construction start-up on planned water treatment plant is conditional on completion of project feasibility study and environmental impact study, AMEC [UK] Order #: 109206.

Publication: WWP-Business Opportunities in Latin America & the Caribbean
Publication Date: 01-OCT-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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PROJECT OVERVIEW:

The local PERU COPPER INC. recently announced that it had commissioned UK-based AMEC to conduct a project feasibility study and environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the construction of a water treatment plant to treat acid drainage water from the Kingsmill tunnel in...

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...Peru.

The tunnel, constructed in the mid-1930's, crosses beneath mining concessions in the Morococha mining district and was intended to drain mine workings. The water collected by the tunnel is highly acidic and contains quantities of certain elements which could exceed permissible limits. The tunnel discharges water into the Yauli River at a rate of 1,200 litters per second. The water then flows into the Mantaro River, which serves as a source of irrigation for agriculture.

As a result, the completion of the feasibility study and EIA are the first steps in order to enable the construction of the...

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