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FACTBOX-Mines and production affected by Peru strike

Wed Jul 2, 2008 9:47pm IST
 
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 July 2 (Reuters) - Peruvian workers were on strike for a
third day at various mines across the Andean country to press
Congress to approve a bill to improve labor benefits.
 Below is a list of all key mines, indicating where
production has been impacted.
 COPPER:
 * Southern Copper (SPC.LM: Quote, Profile, Research)(PCU.N: Quote, Profile, Research)
 (30 percent of Peru's copper output)
 Cuajone: 148,936 tonnes (ON STRIKE, SLIGHT IMPACT)
 Toquepala: 117,225 tonnes
 Totoral: 37,112 tonnes
 Simarrona: 18,233 tonnes
 Cocotea: 38,154 tonnes
 Ilo smelter: (ON STRIKE, SLIGHT IMPACT)
 * BHP Billiton (BHP.AX: Quote, Profile, Research)(BLT.L: Quote, Profile, Research)
 (28.7 percent of Peru's copper output)
 Antamina 1: 238,927 tonnes (ON STRIKE, SLIGHT IMPACT)
 Antamina 2: 102,397 tonnes (ON STRIKE, SLIGHT IMPACT)
 * Freeport-McMoran's (FCX.N: Quote, Profile, Research)
 (23 percent of Peru's copper output)
 Cerro Verde 1,2,3: 273,960 tonnes
 * Xstrata Copper (XTA.L: Quote, Profile, Research)
 (10 percent of Peru's copper output)
 Tintaya: 83,802 tonnes
 Industrial plant: 35,738 tonnes
 * Doe Run Peru
 La Oroya smelter: One of world's largest poly-metallic
smelters.
 Cobriza mine: small copper mine. (ON STRIKE)
 ZINC:
 * BHP Billiton (BHP.AX: Quote, Profile, Research)(BLT.L: Quote, Profile, Research)
 (22.3 percent of Peru's zinc output)
 Antamina 1: 225,657 tonnes (ON STRIKE, SLIGHT IMPACT)
 Antamina 2: 96,710 tonnes  (ON STRIKE, SLIGHT IMPACT)
 * Volcan (VOL_pb.LM: Quote, Profile, Research)
 (19.1 percent of Peru's zinc output)
 Unidad Cerro de Pasco: 149,821 tonnes
 San Cristobal: 70,083 tonnes
 Carahuacra: 28,595 tonnes
 Andaychagua: 27,951 tonnes (ON STRIKE)
 * Glencore's [GLEN.UL] Los Quenuales: (14 percent of Peru's
zinc output)
 Iscaycruz mine: 175,620 tonnes
 Casapalca mine: 16,814 tonnes
 Casapalca-6 mine: 9,569 tonnes
 * Milpo (MIL.LM: Quote, Profile, Research)
 (6.2 percent of Peru's zinc output)
 Milpo No. 1: 66,233 tonnes
 Cerro Lindo: 23,851 tonnes
 TIN:
 * Minsur (MINi.LM: Quote, Profile, Research)
 San Rafael: one of world's largest tin mines (ON STRIKE)
 Funsur smelter: (ON STRIKE)
 GOLD:
 * Barrick (ABX.TO: Quote, Profile, Research)(ABX.N: Quote, Profile, Research)
 (29.4 percent of Peru's gold output)
 Lagunas Norte: 33,773,522 fine grams
 Pierina: 16,175,844 fine grams (ON STRIKE, NO IMPACT)
 * Newmont (NEM.N: Quote, Profile, Research)
 (28.6 percent of Peru's gold output)
 Yanacocha: 48,633,680 fine grams
 * Independent miners of Madre de Dios:
 (9.6 percent of Peru's gold output)
 Madre de Dios: 16,372,614 fine grams
 * Buenaventura (BUEv.LM: Quote, Profile, Research) (BVN.N: Quote, Profile, Research)
 (6.7 percent of Peru's gold output)
 Orcopampa: 8.292.334 fine grams
 Antapite: 2.221.035 fine grams
 Caraveli: 452.227 fine grams
 Poracota: 398.211 fine grams
 Julcani: 772 fine grams
 SILVER:
  * Volcan
 (14.5 percent of Peru's silver output)
 Cerro de Pasco:  238.776 fine kilograms
 Andaychagua: 113.280 fine kilograms (ON STRIKE)
 San Cristobal: 106.526 fine kilograms
 Carahuacra: 47.734 fine kilograms
 * Hochschild Mining (HOCM.L: Quote, Profile, Research)
 (11.5 percent of Peru's silver output)
 Arcata: 200,179 fine kilograms
 Selene: 120,425 fine kilograms
 Ares: 82,888 fine kilograms
 * Buenaventura
 (10.6 percent of Peru's silver output)
 Uchucchacua: 293,062 fine kilograms (ON STRIKE, OUTPUT
HALTED)
 Julcani: 48,638 fine kilograms
 Recuperada: 22,307 fine kilograms
 Antapite: 2,718 fine kilograms
 Orcopampa: 2,437 fine kilograms
 Poracota: 129 fine kilograms
 Caraveli: 49 fine kilograms
 * BHP Billiton
 (9.9 percent of Peru's silver output)
 (ON STRIKE, SLIGHT IMPACT)
 Antamina: 241,072 fine kilograms
 Antamina 1: 103,319 fine kilograms
 -Sources include the Peruvian mining ministry's 2007 output
figures, unions and companies who have talked about the
strike.
 (Reporting by Teresa Cespedes; Editing by Marguerita Choy)


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