PERU WORLD BANK OMBUDSMAN COPPER ZINC MINE POLLUTION
May 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
CLAIMS that a major copper/zinc/molybdenum mine in Peru has been responsible for poisoning the Peruvian coast and killing off commercial fish stocks have been dismissed by the World Bank group's Compliance Advisor Ombudsman office. It was investigating allegations from Peru fishing organisations that port facilities operated by the Antamina mining company were "spilling metal concentrate into the bay" at Huarmey. Andes mine Antamina sends non-ferrous metal minerals via a 302 km pipeline to the port for international shipping. Owned by ...
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