Article: PERU: Construction start-up on proposed $110,000,000 sulfuric acid treatment plants is tentatively scheduled to begin in the year 2004 in addition to $39,000,000 investment in upgrades and environmental programs, DOE RUN RESOURCES CORP. [USA] - Order #: 070402.(Brief Article)

PROJECT OVERVIEW:

US-based DOE RUN RESOURCES CORP. currently operates a lead, zinc and copper smelter, dubbed La Oroya, in the central Peruvian Andes. And, the company is presently involved in a $304,000,000 10-year investment program aimed at bringing the smelter up to international standards.

In so doing, the corporation is proposing to commit $110,000,000 over the next 5 years in order to build sulfuric acid treatment plants. In addition, DOE RUN is also planning to spend $39,000,000 in various upgrades and environmental programs.

DOE RUN, a mining and metals company, is acknowledged to be America's largest integrated lead producer. In ...






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