Antamina MEIA prepared by Stantec is approved by the Peruvian Government
With this approval, the Stantec Environmental team in Peru marks a new milestone
04/15/2024 LIMA, PERU; EDMONTON, AB TSX, NYSE: STN
On February 15, 2024, the National Environmental Certification Service for Sustainable Investments (SENACE) approved the Modification of the Environmental Impact Assessment (MEIA) of Compañía Minera Antamina.
Antamina, together with Stantec, began the process to obtain the MEIA in 2019. The work included experts from Stantec’s environmental, water resources, tailings, and waste disciplines. This approval enables an approximate investment of US$2 billion, which will be executed over the next few years according to the company’s internal governance process.
The MEIA will allow Antamina to optimize existing mining components within its current operational footprint, underpinning environmental, social, and operational sustainability and extending the life of the mine for eight years. Now, the mine may operate until 2036. Among the main modifications are the expansion of the footprint of the open pit, the expansion and optimization of waste rock deposits, tailings dam, and adjustments of auxiliary support facilities. These modifications met strict engineering protocols, promoting improved safety conditions for workers and adjacent communities. The MEIA studies involved a broad and inclusive process of citizen participation within Antamina’s area of direct influence. Antamina is one largest producers of copper worldwide.
More than 200 people contributed to the MEIA, including Stantec staff and subconsultants. Henry Solari and the Peru Environmental team played a significant role in coordination, demonstrating tremendous capacity and flexibility and overcoming obstacles such as the pandemic and complex political issues in recent years.
Stantec brings a wealth of experience for a variety of mining projects around the world. Last year, the firm was awarded a C$16-million contract to provide mining tailings management for CODELCO, which operates multiple copper sites in Chile. The firm also led the Cerro Corona Gold Mine Tailings Dam Design in Cajamarca, Peru. Stantec also provided expertise for a historically significant critical minerals mining project in Ontario, Canada, as Generation PGM’s Marathon Palladium-Copper Project became the first mine in the province to receive approval through a Joint Review Panel process.
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