Review a resettlement process against the Equator Principles as part of Northern Peru Copper Corp’s development plan for a mine in Peru
Review a resettlement process against the Equator Principles as part of Northern Peru Copper Corp’s development plan for a mine in Peru
2 PagesCase Study: Northern Peru Copper Corporation Background Review a resettlement process against the Equator Principles as part of Northern Peru Copper Corp’s development plan for a mine in Peru. Our Approach Northern Peru Copper Corp (NPC) is a Canadian-based mining firm with a subsidiary in Peru, Lumina Copper. This subsidiary undertook a bankable feasibility study of a potential mine site in Peru’s north. In September 2007, NPC engaged ERM to review the resettlement process necessary to develop the mine. Such third-party reviews are prescribed by the Equator Principles (benchmarks to manage environmental and social issues in global development finance). NPC is keen to comply, as it will likely seek Equator Bank financing in the future. ERM checked whether the local Peruvian contractor was
