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Anglo American: Senace Approves US$24 Million Investment in Quellaveco to Optimize Mining Operations

Peru's Senace has approved a new US$24 million investment package for the Quellaveco mine, operated by Anglo American Quellaveco S.A. in Moquegua. Under Directorate Resolution No. 00134-2026-SENACE-PE/DEAR (August 27, 2026), the agency cleared the company's Fourteenth Supporting Technical Report (ITS) — a streamlined regulatory mechanism that lets operators make operational changes without a full Environmental Impact Study overhaul, a sign of how quickly approved technology and services can move from proposal to deployment in Peru.

The package funds four components: water management upgrades — checkdams, channels, ponds and a relocated pumping line — aimed squarely at the region's water scarcity, a challenge where Australian dewatering and mine-water engineering expertise is well positioned; new multi-purpose platforms for flexible operations; exploratory drilling, with three new platforms around the pit to confirm mineral deposits in adjacent zones through geotechnical, geological and rock-mechanics studies, pointing to ongoing demand for drilling equipment and technical services; and a new surplus material deposit ("Sarallenque") within the mine site, signalling a need for waste and tailings-management solutions.

Overall, the investment is meant to extend Quellaveco's operational life through further exploration and optimization — and, with its recurring approvals (this is the mine's 14th ITS), points to a steady stream of similar opportunities ahead for suppliers who can meet these needs.

Source: ProActivo

Zijin La Arena Projects US$1.5 Billion Investment to Drive Mining Development in La Libertad

Zijin La Arena is projecting a US$1.5 billion investment at its operation in Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión province, in Peru's La Libertad region — described as one of the country's most significant upcoming mining initiatives. The plan was discussed at a meeting between Peru's Minister of Energy and Mines, Guillermo Shinno, Vice Minister of Mines Mayra Figueroa, and a senior Zijin La Arena delegation spanning social affairs and permitting, construction, ESG, and operations — including Wu Zhenfa, Director of Construction, whose presence signals the project is moving toward its build-out phase, and Yue Xiaosong, Director of ESG, underscoring sustainability as a core requirement any incoming supplier will need to meet.

Minister Shinno reaffirmed the government's commitment to investments that "generate employment and boost local and regional economies" under "modern and sustainable mining standards." The stated goals for the project explicitly include boosting the development of local suppliers, generating regional employment, and increasing copper and other strategic-mineral production — a direct, publicly stated opening for Australian METS companies positioning themselves as supply-chain partners as the project advances. At US$1.5 billion, the investment scale points to substantial upcoming procurement across construction, processing, and ESG/sustainability compliance, though the article does not yet detail the project's specific scope (expansion vs. new works), project phase, timeline, or workforce numbers.

Source: ProActivo

MINEM Reports Growth in Iron, Tin and Molybdenum Production in June 2026

Peru's Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM), through its Directorate General for Mining Promotion and Sustainability (DGPSM), reported in its Mining Statistical Bulletin (BEM) that three of the country's eight main metallic mining products posted gains in June 2026: iron, tin (+12.9% year-on-year) and molybdenum (+5.4% year-on-year, +6.5% month-on-month). For the January–June 2026 period, cumulative growth was even stronger — iron up 41.1%, tin up 6.5%, and copper up 1.9%, all versus the same period in 2025 — a broad-based expansion across multiple commodities that points to a growing pipeline of production, and with it, sustained demand for the equipment, technology and services that keep that output moving, an encouraging signal for Australian METS companies assessing the Peruvian market.

Molybdenum production remains geographically concentrated, with Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna together accounting for 79.9% of national output — useful markers for METS firms mapping where to prioritize commercial outreach and local presence. MINEM underscored that mining "continues to play a strategic role in the Peruvian economy," contributing to production, exports, private investment, employment and resources for territorial development — underlining the sector's continued relevance as a growth market for suppliers of mining equipment, technology and services.

Source: ProActivo

Glencore Prepares Leaching Strategy and Integrates Quechua Project to Slow Production Decline at Antapaccay

Compañía Minera Antapaccay, Glencore's subsidiary in Espinar, Cusco (4,050 masl), is facing a steady decline in processing volumes as ore grades fall. General Manager Karim Batallanos put it plainly: "We're in a production decline. We went from 130,000 to around 100,000 tonnes, and that's the trend for the medium term." To offset this, the company is deploying a leaching strategy — processing secondary and primary sulfides to keep its recently reactivated cathode plant running rather than face a full shutdown of the processing circuit, an initiative that also responds to local community demand: 90% of the leaching workforce comes from the local area, with no prior experience in the process, pointing to a real need for training and technology-transfer support alongside the metallurgical technology itself.

On the supply side, Antapaccay is integrating the Quechua project (added to Glencore's portfolio in 2025) as a new ore source, part of a broader "Espinar mining district" strategy tying together four assets: Quechua, the Coroccohuayco project under development, the active Antapaccay pit (with two ore bodies of different mineralogy), and the former Tintaya pit, now converted into a high-strength tailings deposit — a model other Peruvian miners such as Yanacocha have replicated, and a clear opening for Australian tailings storage facility engineering and design expertise.

The operation's broader profile offers several other angles relevant to Australian METS: a 99% water-recirculation rate and an effluent treatment plant handling 600 litres/second (discharge used for irrigation and livestock in the Cañipia and Salado river basins) — both areas where Australian water-treatment and mine-water engineering firms are strong; a 100% electric internal transport fleet; and four years of renewable-energy certification. Economically, Antapaccay contributes 17% of Cusco's regional GDP, has invested S/3,000 million since 2019, spends S/300 million a year with local suppliers, and works with over 5,000 integrated contractors — a sizeable, already-active local supply chain that Australian METS companies could look to partner into or compete alongside. The figures were shared at an Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas del Perú business breakfast on Antapaccay's growth story.

Source: ProActivo