Pampahuay Coal Mine

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Pampahuay Coal Mine (Mina de carbón Pampahuay) is an operating coal mine in Oyón, Lima, Peru.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Pampahuay Coal Mine	Oyón, Lima, Peru	-10.6981442976246, -76.7269197877428 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	–	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
–	0.08	2023	Underground	–	–	150	374*

Table 4: Coal resources and destination

Total Reserves (Mt)	Year of Total Reserves Recorded	Total Resources (Mt)	Coalfield	Coal Type	Coal Grade	Primary Consumer/ Destination
–	–	–	–	Bituminous	Thermal	Andino Cement Company, Tarma

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Ocimin [Obras Civiles y Mineras S.A.C.]	Ocimin (Obras Civiles y Mineras S.A.C.) [100%]	Peru

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September supplement.

Background

Pampahuay Coal Mine is an underground coal mine in Oyón, Lima, Peru. The Pampahuay mine is an underground coal mine with an estimated monthly production capacity of 9000 metric tonnes. Owned and operated by Ocimin (Obras Civiles y Mineras S.A.C.), it supplies coal to the Andino Cement Company in Tarma. The mine has had a history of accidents, including a ceiling collapse in 2019, which trapped four miners for nearly four days before they could be rescued.

According to the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines' 2023 production report, OCIMIN's mining operations in Oyón produced a total of 80,041 tonnes of coal in 2023.

• Operator: Ocimin (Obras Civiles y Mineras S.A.C.)
• Owner: Ocimin (Obras Civiles Y Mineras S.A.C.)
• Location: Oyón, Lima, Peru
• Coordinates: -10.6981443, -76.72691979 (approximate)
• Status: Operating
• Capacity: 0.108 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa)
• Total Reserves:
• Mineable Reserves:
• Coal Type: Bituminous (Thermal)
• Mine Type: Underground
• Mine Depth: 150 m
• Start Year:
• Source of Financing:

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