Incan hillside terraces above the Mantaro River near the town of Putja Peru
The Toromocho Project in the small town of Morococha Yauli province Junin department Peru is the largest mineral investment project in Latin America to date on the part of the Chinese government Chinalco Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd through it s Canadian subsidiary Peru Copper Inc will exploit the rich copper and molybdenum deposits that lie within the Toromocho mountain Before actual open pit mining operations begin Chinalco will buy houses and properties and relocate some 5 000 residents to a still undetermined site A farmer harvests wheat in a field in front of Incan hillside terraces above the Mantaro River near the town of Putja Peru Agriculture in the area is negatively affected by contamination in the river from upstream mining and smelting operations
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Location: Putja Peru
Photo credit: © Keith Dannemiller / Alamy / Afripics
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