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COMPAÑIA MINERA COIMOLACHE S.A.

Peru mining record: safety sanctions, environmental fines and fatal accidents

RUC (tax ID) 20140688640· On record from Mar 3, 2012 to Jan 22, 2025

Appears in the source as: CIA MINERA COIMOLACHE SA · COMPAÑÍA MINERA COIMOLACHE S.A.

2
sanction resolutions
ⓘ A resolution (resolución) is OSINERGMIN's formal written decision closing one sanction case: an order from the regulator, not a court judgment. A single resolution can fine several infractions at once, and it can be appealed to TASTEM, the agency's own appeals tribunal.
148,115
in fines (S/)
ⓘ S/ is the Peruvian sol, Peru's currency. The gray dollar figures are approximate conversions at S/ 3.35 per US$1 (August 2026).
2
published resolutions 2001-2019
3
OEFA environmental cases
44.06
in OEFA fines (UIT)
ⓘ The UIT (Unidad Impositiva Tributaria) is Peru's tax reference unit, revalued each year. OSINERGMIN states every fine in UIT as well as in soles.
2
deaths 2002-2021 (MINEM)
OSINERGMIN safety fines, 2020-2026, obtained by public-records request

From Feb 24, 2021 to Jan 22, 2025 · S/ 148,115 ≈$44K

Resolution 332-2025 S/ 35,915 ≈$11K
Jan 22, 2025 · DIVISIÓN DE SUPERVISIÓN DE GRAN MINERÍA
Case file: 202400139215
Sanctioned party as written: COMPAÑIA MINERA COIMOLACHE S.A.
Obligation (OSINERGMIN's label)
ⓘ The legal obligation OSINERGMIN found breached, in the agency's own Spanish wording.
State (OSINERGMIN)
ⓘ OSINERGMIN's own per-infraction state, kept verbatim in Spanish: FUNDADA (upheld), FUNDADA EN PARTE (upheld in part), INFUNDADA (dismissed), ARCHIVADA (closed), NULIDAD (annulled), EMITIDA (issued).
UIT
ⓘ The UIT (Unidad Impositiva Tributaria) is Peru's tax reference unit, revalued each year. OSINERGMIN states every fine in UIT as well as in soles.
Fines (S/)
ⓘ S/ is the Peruvian sol, Peru's currency. The gray dollar figures are approximate conversions at S/ 3.35 per US$1 (August 2026).
% paid
ⓘ The share of the fine OSINERGMIN reports as paid for this infraction. Whether it reflects collection to date has not been confirmed with the agency.
2.1.13 Baranda y mallas. EMITIDA 3.5 19,250 100%
11.3 Iluminación. EMITIDA 3.03 16,665 100%
Resolution 637-2021 S/ 112,200 ≈$33K
Feb 24, 2021 · DIVISIÓN DE SUPERVISIÓN DE GRAN MINERÍA
Case file: 202000048308
Sanctioned party as written: CIA MINERA COIMOLACHE SA
Obligation (OSINERGMIN's label)
ⓘ The legal obligation OSINERGMIN found breached, in the agency's own Spanish wording.
State (OSINERGMIN)
ⓘ OSINERGMIN's own per-infraction state, kept verbatim in Spanish: FUNDADA (upheld), FUNDADA EN PARTE (upheld in part), INFUNDADA (dismissed), ARCHIVADA (closed), NULIDAD (annulled), EMITIDA (issued).
UIT
ⓘ The UIT (Unidad Impositiva Tributaria) is Peru's tax reference unit, revalued each year. OSINERGMIN states every fine in UIT as well as in soles.
Fines (S/)
ⓘ S/ is the Peruvian sol, Peru's currency. The gray dollar figures are approximate conversions at S/ 3.35 per US$1 (August 2026).
% paid
ⓘ The share of the fine OSINERGMIN reports as paid for this infraction. Whether it reflects collection to date has not been confirmed with the agency.
1.2 Aviso de incidente peligroso y/o situacion de emergencia EMITIDA 15 66,000 100%
1.4 Informe de investigacin de incidente peligroso y/o situacin de emergencia EMITIDA 10.5 46,200 100%
OSINERGMIN published sanctions, 2001-2019
Year Resolution
ⓘ A resolution (resolución) is OSINERGMIN's formal written decision closing one sanction case: an order from the regulator, not a court judgment. A single resolution can fine several infractions at once, and it can be appealed to TASTEM, the agency's own appeals tribunal.
Sanctioned party as written Type TASTEM ruling
Feb 7, 2018 355-2018-OS-GSM hidden on the agency's page COMPAÑÍA MINERA COIMOLACHE S.A.
Oct 21, 2015 2591-2015-OS-GFM COMPAÑÍA MINERA COIMOLACHE S.A. 243-2015-OS/TASTEM-S2

The regulator's own list, frozen in December 2019. It publishes no fine amount: the resolution PDF is the record. A row naming a titleholder and a contractor together is shown as written.

OEFA environmental sanctions, 2017-2023
1419-2023-OEFA/DFAI 14.06 UIT
Jun 28, 2023 · Unit: Tantahuatay · Cajamarca
Case: 0315-2023-OEFA/DFAI/PAS
Infraction (OEFA's classification) Fine (UIT)
ⓘ The UIT (Unidad Impositiva Tributaria) is Peru's tax reference unit, revalued each year. OSINERGMIN states every fine in UIT as well as in soles.
Adopción de medidas de previsión y control ambiental
El administrado no adoptó las medidas de prevención para evitar el discurrimiento de aguas de contacto y de no contacto a la quebrada Tacamache.
14.06
0401-2019-OEFA/DFAI 30.00 UIT
Mar 29, 2019 · Unit: Tantahuatay · Cajamarca
Case: 2946-2018-OEFA/DFAI/PAS
Appeal: APELACIÓN, resolved by 0334-2019-OEFA/TFA-SMEPIM on Jul 5, 2019
Infraction (OEFA's classification) Fine (UIT)
ⓘ The UIT (Unidad Impositiva Tributaria) is Peru's tax reference unit, revalued each year. OSINERGMIN states every fine in UIT as well as in soles.
Excesos de Límites Máximos Permisibles y/o ECAS
El administrado excedió los Límites Máximos Permisibles en el punto de control E-4, respecto al parámetro de Zinc Total
30.00
2202-2018-OEFA/DFAI
Sep 27, 2018 · Unit: Tantahuatay · Cajamarca
Case: 0912-2018-OEFA/DFAI/PAS
Infraction (OEFA's classification) Fine (UIT)
ⓘ The UIT (Unidad Impositiva Tributaria) is Peru's tax reference unit, revalued each year. OSINERGMIN states every fine in UIT as well as in soles.
Adopción de medidas de previsión y control ambiental
El titular minero no adoptó las medidas de previsión y control que eviten e impidan la existencia y arrastre de sedimentos con alto contenido de arsénico, mercurio, plomo, cadmio, cromo y zinc hacia la quebrada Tres Amigos.
corrective measure ordered

From OEFA's environmental infractions register (RUIAS), mining subsector, snapshot cut April 30, 2024. Fines are in UIT, Peru's yearly-revalued tax unit, as OEFA states them; a case can carry several infraction lines and a corrective measure instead of a fine.

Fatal accidents, 2002-2021 (MINEM)
Date of death Mining unit Accident type (as classified) Place Category
Sep 15, 2016 ACUMULACION TANTAHUATAY DERRUMBE (CAÍDAS DE MASAS DE TIERRA, DE ROCAS, DE PIEDRAS, DE NIEVE) CATILLUC, SAN MIGUEL, CAJAMARCA Gran y Mediana Minería
Mar 3, 2012 ACUMULACION TANTAHUATAY OTROS TIPOS - AHOGAMIENTO POR INUNDACION CATILLUC, SAN MIGUEL, CAJAMARCA Gran y Mediana Minería

One row per death from the Ministry of Energy and Mines' open-data list, naming the titleholder and mining unit. The file has no 2019 rows and only 10 for 2017-2018, an upstream gap; deaths after June 2021 are not in it.