Peru’s ‘obsolete’ La Oroya smelter can’t restart Cu circuit: official

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Peru’s shuttered La Oroya poly-metallicsmelter, which has been closed since mid-2014, cannot restart its copper circuit due to“obsolete” technology, a senior governmentofficial said May 23.The metallurgical complex needs to beable to operate profitably while producingsolely zinc and lead, environment ministerManuel Pulgar-Vidal said.