Choropampa District is one of nineteen districts of the Chota Province, Peru.[1] It is located in the Northern Peruvian highlands and renowned for its gold reserves, with South Americas largest goldmine operations.
Choropampa | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cajamarca |
| Province | Chota |
| Founded | December 12, 1991 |
| Capital | Choropampa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Artemio Uriarte Vasquez |
| Area | |
• Total | 171.59 km2 (66.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,850 m (9,350 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,480 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 060406 |
| Website | munichoropampa.gob.pe[permanent dead link] |
An elemental mercury spill occurred in June 2000 along a road that passed through the three villages Choropampa,[2] Magdalena and San Juan from a truck contracted by Yanacocha mining; the Compliance/Advisor Ombudsman of the International Finance Corporation /Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency investigated, as described in the 2006 exit report.[3]
References
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ The village still suffering from Peru mercury spill fallout – after 20 years The Guardian, 2020
- ^ International Finance Corporation/ Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (February 2006). "Exit Report Regarding two complaints filed with the CAO in relation to Minera Yanacocha Cajamarca, Peru" (PDF). International Finance Corporation/ Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
External links
edit- "Peasants in Peru near showdown on mercury spill", Miami Herald, 5 March 2005.
- "The Curse of Inca Gold", Frontline/World, 30 min video and text, October 2005
- 'The Curse of Inca Gold': Mining Peru's Wealth, NPR's Day to Day, October 25, 2005
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