Cerro Lindo Mine Tour
History Cerro Lindo is a polymetallic (zinc, copper, lead, silver) mine originally owned by Milpo, then was purchased by Votoratim, and...
Seeing the Sights
The Sacred Valley - May 5th The day after taking our flight from Lima to Cusco, we went on a tour to four tourist attractions close to...
Moly-Cop Plant Tour
After the Cerro Verde tour, the UBC mining group headed to Moly-Cop’s smelter in La Joya. Moly-Cop is a leading producer of grinding...
Cerro Verde Mine Tour
In the morning, the UBC mining group got on a short bus ride from Arequipa and arrived at the copper-molybdenum Cerro Verde Mine...
PUCP Visit
We had the pleasure of being invited to the department of mining engineering at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru in Lima. We...
Morococha Mine Tour
Today, the UBC Mining Grad Research trip toured the Morococha mine, owned by Pan American Silver. The group woke up bright and early,...
Yauliyacu Mine Tour
It’s May 2, 2018 and the graduating mining engineering class from UBC was up bright and early to make it to their first mine tour. After...
Early Days
It is now early July, and Taylor and I are starting to work on sponsorship. This research trip would not be possible without the generous...