Mining in the Andes - Fold Mountain Case Study Flashcards
The Andes itself has a range of what?
Minerals.
What do the Andrean countries rank in the top 10 for?
Tin.
Nickel.
Silver.
Gold.
Where is tin often found?
Peru.
Bolivia.
Where is nickel often found?
Columbia.
Where is silver often found?
Peru.
Chile.
Where is gold often found?
Peru.
More than half of Peru’s exports are from where?
Mining.
What is the 4th largest gold mine in the world?
Yanacocha.
It has a joint venture between a Peruvian mining company and US based one that has a 51% share.
What happens at Yanacocha?
It has an open pit and the gold bearing rock is loosened by daily dynamite blasts.
The rock is then sprayed with cyanide and the gold extracted from the resulting solution.
This can leas to contaminated water.
How has Cajamarca grown?
From having 30,000 inhabitants to 240,000 in 2005.
It brings alternative jobs.
The massive growth in Cajamarca leads to problems like what?
Lack of services and increases crime rate.
