Home Southern Copper gains Peru project license after 8-yr wait Peru has given Southern Copper the construction authorization it needed for the Tía María copper project to go ahead, the company and the Peruvian authorities said on Tuesday July 9. The mining company, which already has operations in Peru and in Mexico, has waited for eight years to get the permit for the project, which will exploit two deposits: La Tapada and Tía María. It is expected to produce 120,000 tonnes per year of copper once in operation.... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok To view this content, please take a free trial or subscribe to our service in just a few steps. Already registered? Log in Discover what Fastmarkets MB has to offer with a FREE 7 day trial: View a sample of all 1,000+ prices Access the past month's market insights No commitment Try our global metal company database Get free access now Subscribe now to get access to Fastmarkets MB: 1,000+ metals prices and premiums including key industry benchmarks Prices analysis tool Live news and breaking news alerts Contact information for 11,500+ companies Subscribe now Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Consuelo de la Jara July 10, 2019 19:28 GMT London Keywords Southern Copper Tia Maria copper production Peru copper TC Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}