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Following a rigorous environmental assessment process, Senace approved the Fourth Modification of the detailed Environmental Impact Study (MEIA-d) of the Las Bambas Mining Unit, located in the districts of Challhuahuacho, Tambobamba and Coyllurqui, province of Cotabambas, and the district of Progreso, province of Grau, in Apurimac. This modification, presented by Minera Las Bambas S.A., implies an investment of more than US$ 1,753 million for the construction stage and US$ 4,893 million for the operational stage.
Directorial Resolution No. 00146-2024-SENACE-PE/DEAR of November 13, 2024, indicates that this modification will allow updating the mining plan, increasing processing, changes in access, in the water management system and other modifications, in order to optimize processes in the mining operation, as well as new environmental management measures.
During the environmental certification process, the company held 17 citizen participation workshops and 2 public hearings, attended by more than a thousand people from localities located in the projects area of influence. In addition, Senace held 87 informational meetings/visits with rural communities, authorities and officials from local governments and social organizations in the area, to provide information on the certification process of the fourth MEIA-d of the Las Bambas Mining Unit.
The proposed activities are framed within the provisions of the Environmental Protection and Management Regulations for Mining Exploitation, Beneficiation, General Labor, Transportation and Storage Activities, approved by Supreme Decree No. 040-2014-EM and its amendments.
It is important to note that the environmental assessment included the participation of binding technical opinionators such as the National Water Authority (ANA), the National Service of Natural Protected Areas by the State (SERNANP); as well as non-binding technical opinionators such as the National Forest and Wildlife Service (SERFOR), the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI), entities that issued their favorable technical opinions within the framework of their powers.
In this way, Senace granted environmental viability to the project, crucial for the Apurimac region and the country, with the highest technical standards, transparency and effective citizen participation, thus contributing to the economic reactivation of the country with environmental sustainability.
About Senace
The National Environmental Certification Service for Sustainable Investments (Senace) is a specialized technical public body, attached to the Ministry of the Environment, which evaluates the environmental viability of large investment projects, with technical solidity and effective citizen participation, generating public confidence in the environmental assessment process.
