Case Study
Weather Monitoring at Cuajone Copper Mine
In 1996, Southern Peru Copper Corporation (SPCC) installed real-time meteorological monitoring stations at its various operating locations (Ilo Copper Smelter, Ilo Copper Refinery, Cuajone Copper Mine, and Toquepala Copper Mine). This network of 17 weather stations was set up to measure meteorological conditions and air- quality levels to fulfill Peruvian environmental laws, and to collect data for air-dispersion models and other studies. TR