Tintaya (Quechua for the cocoon which contains the chrysalis of the moth)[1] is a Peruvian copper mine. It was owned by the Swiss corporation Xstrata (now merged with Glencore). The mine is located in the Cusco Region, Espinar Province, Yauri District, southeast of Yauri.[2][3] The ore processing rate is at 200,000 tonnes per year and the construction phase of the mine asked for US$1.5 billion investment. Bechtel was hired for feasibility and EPCM for the mine.[4]
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edit- ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
- ^ "Tintaya Open Pit Copper Mine, Peru". mining-technology.com. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ "Peruvian mining company Xstrata to begin closing process of Tintaya Mine". Emily Culver. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ "Tintaya copper mine". digiscend.com. Digiscend. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
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