Econ. Environ. Geol. 2015; 48(2): 169-175
Published online April 30, 2015
© THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY
Correspondence to : chheo@kigam.re.kr
Silver production in Peru was 118 Moz in 2013, which was 3rd ranked in the world. Silver production mines which were ranked from 1st to 5th in Peru in 2013 were Antamina(16.7 Moz), Uchuchacua(12 Moz), Pallancata(7.6 Moz), Animón(7 Moz), and Arcata(5.4 Moz). Total reported silver resources in Peru is about 7,012 Moz, and resources from the belts of Miocene epithermal deposits and the belts of Miocene skarn, replacement and vein deposits are 4,812 Moz, which corresponds to 69% of total resources. There are 14 ongoing projects which will be developed to the production stage from 2014 to 2019. Through these projects, silver production in Peru is expected to be 148 Moz in 2017.
Keywords silver, production, Peru, status, future
Econ. Environ. Geol. 2015; 48(2): 169-175
Published online April 30, 2015
Copyright © THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY.
Jorge Acosta1, Alexander Santisteban1, Dina Huanacuni1, Michael Valencia1, Eder Villarreal1, Chul-Ho Heo2*, Bum Han Lee2 and Hyeong-Tae Nam2
1INGEMMET. Dirección de Recursos Minerales y Energéticos. Av. Canadá # 1470. San Borja-Lima 41
2Mineral Resources Research Department, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Daejeon 305-350, Korea
Correspondence to:chheo@kigam.re.kr
Silver production in Peru was 118 Moz in 2013, which was 3rd ranked in the world. Silver production mines which were ranked from 1st to 5th in Peru in 2013 were Antamina(16.7 Moz), Uchuchacua(12 Moz), Pallancata(7.6 Moz), Animón(7 Moz), and Arcata(5.4 Moz). Total reported silver resources in Peru is about 7,012 Moz, and resources from the belts of Miocene epithermal deposits and the belts of Miocene skarn, replacement and vein deposits are 4,812 Moz, which corresponds to 69% of total resources. There are 14 ongoing projects which will be developed to the production stage from 2014 to 2019. Through these projects, silver production in Peru is expected to be 148 Moz in 2017.
Keywords silver, production, Peru, status, future
Jorge Acosta, Alexander Santisteban, Dina Huanacuni, Michael Valencia, Eder Villarreal, Chul-Ho Heo, Bum Han Lee and Hyeong-Tae Nam
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