What did the authorities say about the possible shutdown of Quellaveco?

They were finance ministers Kurt Burneo, Energy and Mining Alessandra Herrera and Council of Ministers Anibal Torres, who appeared before the Congressional Budget Committee, where parliamentarians did not fail to ask about the continuation of this project, considered as one of five deposits. world’s largest copper

The one who went out to rule out the cancellation was Minister of Economy and Finance. That he assured that there is respect for “rules of the game”, especially when it comes to economic agents; that is, companies that operate in the country.

“The news is that Quellaveco is doing operational tasks and a second delivery will be made next week. Here, legal stability and compliance with the rules of the game in relation to economic agents are observed and there are no problems with Quellaveco, it is always said that the environment must be presented in the sense of complying with the rules, legislation regarding employees. Everything is being done,” he said.

“All licenses approved”

The words were supported by the Minister of Energy and Mines, Alessandra Herrera, who assured that the company Anglo-Americanowner Kellawecohas all approved licenses.

“He has all the permits that are provided within the jurisdiction, that is, we cannot say that there was no document or that there was some type of socialization missing in order to be able to issue permits … Permits were given. at the right time, they were reviewed and evaluated, and that is why the sector issued the (appropriate) permits,” he added.

“It was just a rumor”

Who also said was Prime Minister Hannibal Torres who is in the release 35 Perumina, held in Arequipa, instilled confidence in the business community by providing them with support for investment in the mining industry, subject to labor and environmental rights. He assured that the revocation of the license is “rumors”.

“From the very beginning, it was very clear to us that private investment is fully guaranteed, whether national or foreign. The latest noise, I don’t know where it came from, was the meeting they had with the President, but the President never said that he was going to cancel the licenses of the mining company Quellaveco,” said Anibal Torres.

The National Society of Mining, Petroleum and Energy states

The news about the possible stop of Quellaveco caused a response from the outside National Society of Mining, Petroleum and Energy (SNMPE) who called the revocation of the water license a “boycott”.

“Without technical arguments, they question the water license issued by the National Water Resources Administration (ANA) for Quellaveco’s operations. This is the result of a technical, transparent and public process that began in 2008. And this clearly indicates that the availability of water for the population and agriculture in the Tambo basin will not be affected,” SNMPE stressed.
In addition, he urged the government “not to give in to the pressure of these groups seeking to disrupt the launch of production at Quellaveco.”