G00731

Mining, Minerals and
Sustainable Development

September 2001

No. 82

La Minería Artesanal e
Informal en el Perú

Juana R. Kuramoto
Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo
(GRADE)

This report was commissioned by the MMSD project of IIED. It remains the sole
responsibility of the author(s) and does not necessarily reflect the views of the
MMSD project, Assurance Group or Sponsors Group, or thoseof IIED or WBCSD.

Copyright © 2002 IIED and
WBCSD. All rights reserved
Mining, Minerals and
Sustainable Development is
a project of the International
Institute for Environment
and Development (IIED).
The project was made
possible by the support of
the World Business Council
for Sustainable Development
(WBCSD). IIED is a
company limited by
guarantee and incorporated
in England. Reg. No.
2188452.VAT Reg. No. GB
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Charity No. 800066

Tabla de Contenido
1

Introducción .................................................................................................................4

2

Las principales áreas mineras artesanales ................................................................6

2.1
2.2
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
2.3
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.4

Madre deDios................................................................................................................7
Sur Medio.......................................................................................................................8
Tulín y Saramarca ........................................................................................................11
Huanca yJaquí.............................................................................................................11
Mollehuaca y Relave....................................................................................................12
Puno .............................................................................................................................14
Ananea.........................................................................................................................14
La Rinconada y Cerro Lunar........................................................................................14
La Libertad...................................................................................................................15

3

Los yacimientos y su forma de explotación.............................................................16

3.1
3.1.1
3.1.2
3.2
3.2.1
3.2.2
3.3
3.3.1
3.3.2
3.4
3.4.1
3.4.2

Madre de Dios..............................................................................................................16
Caracterización de los yacimientos..............................................................................16
Exploración, explotación y beneficio..........................................................................16
Sur Medio.....................................................................................................................19
Caracterización de los yacimientos..............................................................................19
Exploración, explotación y beneficio..........................................................................20
Puno .............................................................................................................................21
Caracterización de los yacimientos..............................................................................21
Exploración, explotación y beneficio ..........................................................................21
LaLibertad...................................................................................................................23
Caracterización de los yacimientos..............................................................................23
Exploración, explotación y beneficio ..........................................................................23

4

El impacto medioambiental de la minería artesanal...