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MINERA PAMPA DE COBRE S.A.C.

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

RUC (tax ID) 20268062671· On record from Jul 29, 2006 to Aug 14, 2026

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.

56,485

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).

published resolutions 2001-2019

OEFA environmental cases

0.00

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.

deaths 2002-2021 (MINEM)

OSINERGMIN safety fines, 2020-2026, obtained by public-records request

From Apr 13, 2026 to Aug 14, 2026 · S/ 56,485 ≈$17K

Resolution 2635-2026 S/ 32,945 ≈$9,834

Aug 14, 2026 · DIVISIÓN DE SUPERVISIÓN DE MEDIANA MINERÍA

Case file: 202600086088

Sanctioned party as written: MINERA PAMPA DE COBRE S.A.C.

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.
2.5 Reportes sobre monitoreo geotécnico.	EMITIDA	5.99	32,945	100%

Resolution 1259-2026 S/ 23,540 ≈$7,027

Apr 13, 2026 · DIVISIÓN DE SUPERVISIÓN DE MEDIANA MINERÍA

Case file: 202600006688

Sanctioned party as written: MINERA PAMPA DE COBRE S.A.C.

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.
2.5 Reportes sobre monitoreo geotécnico.	EMITIDA	4.28	23,540	100%

OSINERGMIN published sanctions, 2001-2019

Not on OSINERGMIN's published 2001-2019 sanctions list.

OEFA environmental sanctions, 2017-2023

3045-2018-OEFA/DFAI

Nov 30, 2018 · Unit: Chapi · Arequipa, Moquegua

Case: 0807-2018-OEFA/DFAI/PAS

Appeal: RECONSIDERACIÓN, resolved by 0103-2019-OEFA/DFAI on Jan 31, 2019

Infraction (OEFA's classification)

Fine (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.

Actividades, componentes y/o equipos no declarados

El titular minero implementó los siguientes componentes: campamento conteiner, grifo cuprita, zona de logueo, depósito de materiales eléctricos, PAD de lixiviación III, PAD de lixiviación IV, PAD 1A, PAD 1B, PAD 1C, chancado y aglomeración (nuevo tanque de aglomeración), Ampliación del botadero Ripios 1, Explotación superficial sector superior sur y tajo Pit 6, sin estar contemplados en su instrumento de gestión ambiental aprobado

corrective measure ordered

1502-2018-OEFA/DFAI

Jun 28, 2018 · Unit: San José · Arequipa, Moquegua

Case: 0148-2018-OEFA/DFAI/PAS

Appeal: RECONSIDERACIÓN, resolved by 2644-2018-OEFA/DFAI on Oct 31, 2018

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.
Abandono o remediación ambiental Pampa de Cobre no ejecutó las medidas de cierre en las plataformas de perforación denominadas PLAT-13, PLAT-14, PLAT-15, PLAT-17 y PLAT-19, incumpliendo lo establecido en su instrumento de gestión ambiental. corrective measure ordered
Abandono o remediación ambiental Pampa de Cobre no ejecutó las medidas de cierre en las pozas de lodos correspondientes a las plataformas denominadas PLAT-01, PLAT-12 y PLAT-13, incumpliendo lo establecido en su instrumento de gestión ambiental. corrective measure ordered

1318-2017-OEFA/DFSAI

Oct 31, 2017 · Unit: San José · Arequipa, Moquegua

Case: 0871-2016-OEFA/DFSAI/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.
Actividades, componentes y/o equipos no declarados El titular minero habría implementado una plataforma de perforación ubicada en las coordenadas (UTM WGS 84) 239150 E, 8153271 N y habría ejecutado un sondaje de perforación en las coordenadas (UTM WGS 84) 239150 E y 8152870 N, incumplido su instrumento de gestión ambiental

0984-2017-OEFA/DFSAI

Aug 31, 2017 · Unit: San José · Arequipa, Moquegua

Case: 0859-2016-OEFA/DFSAI/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.
Actividades, componentes y/o equipos no declarados El titular minero implementó trincheras al interior del proyecto de exploración San José, incumpliendo lo establecido en su instrumento de gestión ambiental.
No contar con equipos o sistemas de tratamientos comprometidos en su IGA El titular minero implementó una planta piloto, incumpliendo lo establecido su instrumento de gestión ambiental.

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
Jan 5, 2012	MINAS DE COBRE CHAPI	GOLPES POR HERRAMIENTAS	LA CAPILLA, GENERAL SANCHEZ CERRO, MOQUEGUA	Gran y Mediana Minería
Nov 20, 2006	MINAS DE COBRE CHAPI	EXPOSICIÓN A, O CONTACTO CON ENERGÍA ELÉCTRICA	LA CAPILLA, GENERAL SANCHEZ CERRO, MOQUEGUA	Gran y Mediana Minería
Jul 29, 2006	MINAS DE COBRE CHAPI	CHOQUES CONTRA O ATRAPADO EN O GOLPES POR VEHÍCULO MOTORIZADO (TRÁNSITO)	LA CAPILLA, GENERAL SANCHEZ CERRO, MOQUEGUA	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.