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Doe Run Peru Has Marked 10 Years in La Oroya Notes Significant Environmental...

Doe Run Peru (http://www.doerun.com.pe/news/20/cobriza-to-increase-production-by-16-in-2007) became big challenges, ones to which the company was able to respond. When Doe Run Peru purchased the La Oroya facility it agreed with the Peruvian government on its environmental operating agreement (known by the Spanish acronym PAMA). Thus far the company has agreed to spend more than $244 million on environmental improvements in La Oroya, 2.3 times what it agreed to with the government when Doe Run Peru purchased the 80-year-old metallurgical complex in 1997.

"Properly addressing these issues will require more than just money," said Huyhua. "To fully resolve the environmental problems in La Oroya it is essential to have the commitment and full involvement of other players, including the Peruvian government, regional and local authorities, and civil society."

Environmental Progress

After years of work and millions of dollars of investment, the company is proud to point to various accomplishments that benefit not only the company but also the surrounding community:

- Mantaro River cleanup. Effluents from the metallurgical facility no longer affect the Mantaro River. The discharges now meet international standards required for water used in agriculture. This has been achieved with a US$ 39 million investment, a sum almost 10 times higher than the original budget for the project.

- Reduction in emissions. (http://www.doerun.com.pe/about/) was designed to process poly-metallic concentrates found in Peru's central Andes and transform them into 11 metals and nine byproducts.

About Doe Run Peru:

Doe Run Peru is a mining and metals company operating in Peru's central Andes. The company has run the La Oroya metallurgical complex since 1997 and the Cobriza mine in Huancavelica since 1998, producing high quality refined metals while at the same time working to operate in a socially and environmentally responsible way.

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