MMG seeks to partner with communities to deliver social projects valued at the local level, and where possible, to help deliver lasting social and economic development.

In 2017, Las Bambas worked with the local community of Manuel Seoane Corrales in the district of Challhuahuacho to deliver a new chapel.

The project was financed by Las Bambas, as part of a community compensation and benefits package and the chapel was delivered by local company, Inversiones Vlady.

The project created opportunities for local skilled and unskilled short-term labour including carpenters, welders, woodworkers, electricians and builders from the community and district over the four-month construction period. The chapel includes a bell tower, a sacristy where the priest can prepare for holy sacrament, and is built in full accordance to Peruvian legislation regarding earthquake resistant building standards.

The chapel was inaugurated with an official ceremony that included a Holy Mass presided over by Father Sergio Montoya from the district of Tambobamba and nuns from the district of Haquira.

Following the unveiling of the commemorative plaque for the chapel San Marcos, the community expressed their thanks to Las Bambas for the construction of the chapel that will help promote community activities and religious festivals. This will include the festival of San Marcos, the community’s patron saint and after whom the chapel is named.

Pictured: The community of Manuel Seoane Corrales attends the inaugural ceremony of their new chapel.