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Article: Earthquake disrupted many nonferrous operations in Peru.
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- September 13, 2007
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By Tom Stundza
A 40,000 metric ton/year Funsur tin refinery in Pisco has been closed indefinitely because of damage from a major earthquake that struck Peru in mid-August. Also closed for now is Minsur's tin mine at San Rafael, which supplies concentrate to the refinery.
As a precaution against further seismic activity, lead-zinc miner Compania Minera Milpo closed the Cerro Lindo mine for a time that had only opened in July after a $110 million investment. It has since reopened on a limited schedule, as has the Corporacion Aceros Arequipa steel products mill.
Peru is a leading minerals producer and many plants have been made inaccessible since ...