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Compania Minera Antamina S.A.-03/Huarmey

Issues

Pollution

Description: Complaint raises concerns about releases of pollutants related to the project, including hazardous or non-hazardous chemicals, minerals, metals, pathogens, odors, noise, vibration, radiation, light, and heat.

Complaints with this Issue: 237

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Water

Description: Complaint raises concerns about access to or availability of water. Concerns related to water pollution are not included.

Complaints with this Issue: 201

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Sectors

Extractives (oil, gas, mining)

Description: Project relates to the extractive industries, including oil, gas, and mining. Examples may include mines, drilling operations, pipelines, and the associated legal frameworks.

Complaints in this Sector: 205

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Project

Name: Compania Minera Antamina

Investments: IFC/MIGA 732

Client: EDC, Teck Corp, Rio Algom Ltd and Noranda Inc.

Support: Risk Guarantee

Country: Peru

Complaint

IAM: Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO)

ID: peru-compania-minera-antamina-sa-03huarmey

Date Filed: June 1, 2008

Date Closed: Sept. 30, 2008

Status: Closed Without Outputs

Description

Compania Minera Antamina operates an open-pit mine and a milling and ore concentrating facility in the municipality of San Marcos in the Ancash region of Peru. The concentrates extracted from the mine are transported via an underground pipeline through the Department of Ancash to Punta Lobitos in the Municipality of Huarmey. At Punta Lobitos, the water is separated from the concentrate and loaded onto ships to be transported to global markets. CAO received the first complaint related to the project in 2000, the second complaint in May 2005, and the third complaint in 2008.

Complaint Stages

Filing

June 1, 2008

Filing

Status:

Start Date: June 1, 2008

Registration

Not Undertaken

Registration

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Not offered by mechanism, Stage is not practiced by mechanism

Eligibility

June 1, 2008 -

Sept. 30, 2008

Eligibility

Status: Closed With Output

Start Date: June 1, 2008

End Date: Sept. 30, 2008

Dispute Resolution

Not Undertaken

Dispute Resolution

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Not offered by mechanism, Dispute resolution was not an option in this case

Compliance Review

Not Undertaken

Compliance Review

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Mechanism deemed involvement unnecessary; Rejected at appraisal or similar

Has Compliance Report: Yes

Non-Compliance Found: No

Monitoring

Not Undertaken

Monitoring

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Case closed in earlier stage

Closed

Sept. 30, 2008

Timeline

Documents

Name Category Description
CAO Appraisal Report Minera Antamina, Peru, September 2008 Appraisal CAO Appraisal Report Minera Antamina, Peru, September 2008
Informe de la Evaluacion Inicial, Minera Antamina, Peru, Septiembre de 2008 Appraisal CAO_Appraisal_Report_C-M-R9-Y08-F106_SPANISH.pdf

Involved Groups

Name Complaints Group Type
Federation of Fishery Captains and Employers of Peru 1 Local CSO

Related Complaints

Project IAM Country Date Filed Status
Compania Minera Antamina S.A.-01/ Huarmey IFC CAO Peru 01/09/2000 Closed With Outputs
Compania Minera Antamina S.A.-02/Huarmey IFC CAO Peru 01/05/2005 Closed Without Outputs