FACTBOX-Mines and production affected by Peru strike
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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