Landscape-Scale Mining and Water Management in a Hyper-Arid Catchment: The Cuajone Mine, Moquegua, Southern Peru

Landscape-Scale Mining and Water Management in a Hyper-Arid Catchment: The Cuajone Mine, Moquegua, Southern Peru

The expansion of copper mining on the hyper-arid pacific slope of Southern Peru has precipitated growing concern for scarce water resources in the region. Located in the headwaters of the Torata river, in the department of Moquegua, the Cuajone mine, owned by Southern Copper, provides a unique oppor...

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Main Authors: Morag Hunter, D. H. Nimalika Perera, Eustace P. G. Barnes, Hugo V. Lepage, Elias Escobedo-Pacheco, Noorhayati Idros, David Arvidsson-Shukur, Peter J. Newton, Luis de los Santos Valladares, Patrick A. Byrne, Crispin H. W. Barnes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
landscape-scale mining
hyper-aridity
anthropogenic contamination
eco-toxicity
multivariate analysis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/5/769

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