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  Managing fatigue at Las Bambas

  Fatigue has long been recognised as a significant safety issue across many industries, including mining. At Las Bambas many employees are tasked with operating mobile equipment as part of their jobs. Some of these roles include the drivers who transport copper concentrate from the site...

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  Supporting Agriculture

  Globally, the majority of the world’s poor share a common profession – farming. Of the approximately 1.2 billion people living on less than $1.25 per day, 75 percent of them work in agriculture on small holdings of land. Strong, direct relationships exist between agricultural productivity,...

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  Discovery of a new species of lizard at Las Bambas

  Sometimes during the mining process we discover things we are not expecting.   The Las Bambas mine in Peru is located in a mountainous Andean region that is home to a range of plant, bird, animal species that are native to the area and in...

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  Copper concentrate transport at Las Bambas

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  Local Entrepreneurs Development Program At Las Bambas

  Three years ago our Las Bambas operation in Peru established a Local Entrepreneurs Development Program (LEDP) that matches business opportunities at the mine to local companies which have the potential to grow commercially.   Given the size of the operation Las Bambas needs a wide...

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  The sounds of the Andes

  The communities surrounding the Las Bambas operation have rich traditions. Supporting local cultural activities is one of the many ways that Las Bambas contributes to the communities near the mine. In 2016 the Artists Association "Cuerdas de Qorilazo" and Las Bambas organised a singing and...

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  Contributing to Apurimac’s economic growth

  High in the Andes mountain range, the Apurimac region is home to a number of well-known tourist attractions, including  traditional celebrations held annually in Abancay, Andahuaylas, Aymaraes, Antabamba, Cotabambas, Chincheros and Grau townships. Today, Apurimac is not only known for its tourist attractions. As the...

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  Inaugural potato trade with Payanca community

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  Nueva Fuerabamba and community resettlement

  Resettlement of an existing community to make way for a new mining project can impact the livelihoods and sense of social connection for community residents. MMG only seeks to resettle people and displace existing economic activity when no other option exists. In planning resettlement activities...

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  Supporting farmers and cattle breeders at Las Bambas – the cattle vaccination initiative

  In the remote Andean communities neighbouring the Las Bambas operation, subsistence farming has been the primary occupation for many local residents.   One of the ways that Las Bambas ‘mines for progress’ is by focusing on agriculture through its social development programs with the aim...

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