Choropampa District

Choropampa District is one of nineteen districts of the Chota Province, Peru.[1] It is located in the Northern Peruvian highlands and renowned for its gold reserves, with South Americas largest goldmine operations.

Choropampa
Country Peru
RegionCajamarca
ProvinceChota
FoundedDecember 12, 1991
CapitalChoropampa
Government
  MayorArtemio Uriarte Vasquez
Area
  Total171.59 km2 (66.25 sq mi)
Elevation
2,850 m (9,350 ft)
Population
  Total3,480
  Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO060406
Websitemunichoropampa.gob.pe

An elemental mercury spill occurred in June 2000 along a road that passed through the three villages Choropampa,[2] Magdalena and San Juan from a truck contracted by Yanacocha mining; the Compliance/Advisor Ombudsman of the International Finance Corporation /Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency investigated, as described in the 2006 exit report.[3]

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. The village still suffering from Peru mercury spill fallout – after 20 years The Guardian, 2020
  3. International Finance Corporation/ Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (February 2006). "Exit Report Regarding two complaints filed with the CAO in relation to Minera Yanacocha Cajamarca, Peru" (PDF). International Finance Corporation/ Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. p. 8. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

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