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After a rigorous environmental assessment process, the SENACE approved the Second modification of the exceptional environmental impact study for the 2500 TPD capacity expansion project of the Huachocolpa Unit, located in Huancavelica, which implies a sustainable investment for the countrys economic development of more than US $ 248.60 million.
The most important modifications of the project consist of the extension of the mining work and the capacity of the benefit plant, from 1,622 to 2,500 tons of ore per day, the expansion of the tailings deposit, among others.
The Directive Resolution No. 00048-2025-SENACE-PE/DEAR of April 25, 2025 granted the environmental certification to the second modification of the detailed environmental impact study (MEIA-D) presented by Compania Minera Kolpa S.A.
The company complied with the stipulated with the Environmental Protection and Management Regulations for exploitation, benefit, general work, transportation and mining storage activities, approved by Supreme Decree No. 040-2014-EM, Mining Environmental Regulation; The Single Procedure of the SENACE ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION PROCEDURE, approved by Supreme Decree No. 004-2022-MINAM (PUPCA), and the Regulation of the Law of the SEIA, approved by Supreme Decree No. 019-2009-MINAM.
During the process, the company executed 1 citizen participation workshop and 1 public hearing, with the assistance of more than 500 people in the peasant community and district of Huachocolpa.
The environmental evaluation included the participation of binding technical opinions such as the National Water Authority (ANA), an entity that issued its favorable technical opinion; as well as non -binding technical opinions such as the Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), within the framework of their competences.
About the senace
The National Environmental Certification Service for Sustainable Investments (SENACE) is a specialized technical public body, attached to the Ministry of Environment, which evaluates the environmental viability of large investment projects, with technical solidity and effective citizen participation, generating confidence of the population in the environmental evaluation process.
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