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Cerro de Pasco is a city in central Peru, located at the top of the Andean mountains. It is the capital of the Pasco region, and an important mining center. At 4,330 metres (14,210 ft) elevation, it is one of the highest cities in the world, and the highest or the second highest city with over 50,000 inhabitants, with elevation reaching up to 4,380 m in the Yanacancha area. It is connected by road and by rail to the capital Lima, as far as 300 km.
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The Galeno mine is a large copper mine located in the north of Peru in Loreto Region. Galeno represents one of the largest copper reserve in Peru and in the world having estimated reserves of 716 million tonnes of ore grading 0.5% copper, 0.013% molybdenum, 2.75 million oz of gold and 57.5 million oz of silver.
The Constancia mine is a large copper mine in the south of Peru in Cuzco Region. Constancia is one of the largest copper reserves in the world, having estimated reserves of 440 million tonnes of ore grading 0.34% copper, 0.01% molybdenum, 0.7 million oz of gold and 50.2 million oz of silver.
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- ↑ "Reserves & resources". hochschildmining.com. 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
- ↑ "Arcata – Peru".