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GOLD FIELDS LA CIMA S.A.
Peru mining record: safety sanctions, environmental fines and fatal accidents
RUC (tax ID) 20507828915· On record from May 4, 2009 to Sep 12, 2022
Appears in the source as: EMPRESA MINERA GOLD FIELDS LA CLIMA S.A. · GOLDS FIELDS LA CIMA S.A.
2
sanction resolutions
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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.42,928
in fines (S/)
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S/ is the Peruvian sol, Peru's currency. The gray dollar figures are approximate conversions at S/ 3.35 per US$1 (August 2026).8
published resolutions 2001-2019
2
OEFA environmental cases
2,500
in OEFA fines (UIT)
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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.1
deaths 2002-2021 (MINEM)
OSINERGMIN safety fines, 2020-2026, obtained by public-records request
From Sep 29, 2021 to Sep 12, 2022 · S/ 42,928 ≈$13K
Resolution 2105-2022
S/ 26,956 ≈$8,047
Sep 12, 2022 · DIVISIÓN DE SUPERVISIÓN DE GRAN MINERÍA
Case file: 202200027066
Sanctioned party as written: GOLD FIELDS LA CIMA 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. |
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| 9.3 Disposicion y manejo de residuos mineros | EMITIDA | 5.86 | 26,956 | 100% |
Resolution 3122-2021
S/ 15,972 ≈$4,768
Sep 29, 2021 · DIVISIÓN DE SUPERVISIÓN DE GRAN MINERÍA
Case file: 202000184134
Sanctioned party as written: GOLD FIELDS LA CIMA 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2.5 Operación de depósitos de relaves y pilas de lixiviación | EMITIDA | 3.63 | 15,972 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2017 | 1091-2017-OS-GSM | GOLD FIELDS LA CIMA S.A. | ||
| Dec 16, 2016 | 3506-2016-OS-GSM | GOLD FIELDS LA CIMA S.A. | ||
| Mar 5, 2015 | Resolution (PDF) hidden on the agency's page | GOLD FIELDS LA CIMA S.A. | 139-2015-OS-TASTEM-S2 | |
| Aug 19, 2011 | Resolution (PDF) | GOLD FIELDS LA CIMA S.A. | ||
| Aug 19, 2011 | 12026-2011-OS-GG hidden on the agency's page | GOLD FIELDS LA CIMA S.A. | 091-2012-OS/TASTEM-S2 | |
| May 27, 2011 | Resolution (PDF) | GOLD FIELDS LA CIMA S.A. | ||
| Mar 1, 2010 | RES-6630-2010-OS-GG hidden on the agency's page | EMPRESA MINERA GOLD FIELDS LA CLIMA S.A. | MEDIO AMBIENTE | |
| May 4, 2009 | Resolution (PDF) hidden on the agency's page | GOLDS FIELDS LA CIMA S.A. | SEGURIDAD E HIGIENE MINERA |
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
2117-2021-OEFA/DFAI
2,500 UIT
Aug 27, 2021 · Unit: Cerro Corona · Cajamarca, Piura
Case: 0629-2020-OEFA/DFAI/PAS
Appeal: APELACIÓN, resolved by 0186-2022-OEFA/TFA-SE on May 5, 2022
| 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. |
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Adopción de medidas de previsión y control ambiental
El administrado no adoptó las medidas de prevención y control a fin de evitar o impedir el contacto del relave con el agua remanente del manantial Las Tomas, lo que ocasionó la descarga de relave hacia el suelo llegando hasta la quebrada Las Hierbas y posteriormente al rio Tingo Maygasbamba
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2,500 |
1144-2021-OEFA/DFAI
0.06 UIT
May 11, 2021 · Unit: Cerro Corona · Cajamarca, Piura
Case: 0412-2020-OEFA/DFAI/PAS
Appeal: APELACIÓN, resolved by 0008-2022-OEFA/TFA-SE on Jan 6, 2022
| 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. |
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Eficacia de la fiscalización
El titular minero incumplió la medida preventiva dictada mediante Resolución Directoral N° 069-2018-OEFA/DSEM, consistente en remediar el suelo, lecho y ribera de la quebrada Las Hierbas, así como del río Tingo Maygasbamba, por donde ha discurrido el agua del manantial Las Tomas con contenido de relave, teniendo en consideración los resultados de los muestreos previos y posteriores a la implementación de la medida
La RTFA 0008-2022-OEFA/TFA-SE archiva el extremo referido a no haber realizado los monitoreos previos a la implementación de la medida preventiva
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0.06 |
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 |
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| Nov 19, 2013 | CAROLINA Nº1 | CHOQUES CONTRA O ATRAPADO EN O GOLPES POR OPERACIÓN DE MAQUINARIA | HUALGAYOC, HUALGAYOC, 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.