RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: if the mountainLa Zanja Tantahuatay cerro corona minas congas are all spending enormous amounts of money on community relations in the cajamarca and sinchao area. read through their reports and you will see community relations is their number one priority in the region.
La Zanja
The property is located 35 km NW of Cajamarca City, district of Pulan, province of Santa Cruz in Perú. Minera La Zanja controls 32,070 ha of mineralized ground in La Zanja project.
Buenaventura Receives Permission to Initiate Operations at La Zanja
Press Release Source: Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. On Friday August 6, 2010, 4:05 pm
LIMA, Peru, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. ("Buenaventura") (NYSE: BVN; Lima Stock Exchange: BUE.LM), Peru's largest publicly-traded precious metals mining company, announced today that Peru's Energy and Mining Ministry granted the permits to initiate metallurgical operations at La Zanja.
La Zanja is 53% owned by Buenaventura, with the other 47% owned by Newmont. The expected gold production is estimated to be over 100,000 ounces of gold per year.
Mr. Roque Benavides, Buenaventura's Chief Executive Officer stated, "Buenaventura is extremely pleased to receive the go-ahead to initiate operations at La Zanja. The Company and its partners have worked hard with the local communities and Peruvian authorities to develop a project that will contribute to the sustainable development of the surrounding communities, while adding value to Buenaventura's shareholders."