Para el 2014, entusiastas con el proyecto, aun no pueden confirmar la cantidad de reservas.
Jones)--The Chucapaca gold, silver and copper deposit in southern
Peru could be operating by 2014, Compania de Minas Buenaventura SAA (BVN) Chief
Executive Roque Benavides said Wednesday.
Speaking to RPP radio from a mining conference in the U.S., Benavides said
more work needs to be done before the deposit can be developed.
Buenaventura has a 49% stake in the Canahuire deposit, which has a resource
estimate of 5.6 million gold equivalent ounces.
Gold Fields Limited (GFI) has a 51% stake in the project. The companies
issued a press release on Tuesday announcing the latest exploration results of
the project.
Benavides said they may be able to confirm the resources and qualify them as
reserves this year.
Benavides said they are "enthusiastic" about the deposit.
Buenaventura has a number of operating mines in Peru, as well as a 43.65%
stake in Minera Yanacocha, South America's largest gold mine.
-By Robert Kozak, Dow Jones Newswires; 511-99927-7269;
peru@dowjones.com