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Yanacocha (Cajamarca Quechua: ''yana'' = "black, dark", ''qucha'' = "lake, puddle, pond, lagoon")〔"Vokabular / Simi Taqe / Simi Taqi / Simikuna / Shimikuna" Wortschatz, gesammelt von Philip Jacobs; runasimi.xls; http://www.runasimi.de/main-de.htm〕 is a gold mine in northern Peru, considered to be the fourth largest gold mine in the world, 2014 produced produced 0.97 million ounces of gold.〔http://www.mining.com/the-worlds-top-10-gold-mines/〕 The 251-square kilometer open pit mine is situated about 30 kilometers (14 km straight line) north of Cajamarca, in high pampa, straddling the watershed. The World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation (IFC) provided loans totaling US$150 million for development and has a 5% equity investment in Yanacocha, which is run by the Newmont Mining Corporation, a Denver, Colorado-based company that is the world’s second largest gold mining firm. Newmont is the major shareholder together with Buenaventura, a Peruvian company. ==Production== In 2005, Yanacocha aimed its production peak with 3,316,933 ounces (103,200 kg) of gold (INEI). Since then, production has fallen to less than half:〔(Newmont Mining, Annual Reports 2005-2011 )〕 * 3.3 million ounces (2005) * 2.6 million ounces (2006) * 1.6 million ounces (2007) * 1.8 million ounces (2008) * 2.1 million ounces (2009) * 1.5 million ounces (2010) * 1.3 million ounces (2011) According to Newmont Mining annual reports, from 2005 to 2011 production was not hindered by local protests apart from a short production stop in 2006 due to a road blockade.〔(Newmont Mining, Annual Reports: 2007 page 12, 2010 page 18 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yanacocha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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