La Granja
Major greenfield copper deposit with the potential for a multi-decade open-pit operation.
Key metrics
Exploration
Vast undeveloped copper resource
La Granja is in the Querocoto district of the northern region of Cajamarca, Peru. It sits 90km north-east of Chiclayo – the capital of Lambayeque region – at an altitude of between 2,000 and 2,800 metres.
La Granja is one of the largest undeveloped copper resources in the world. Discovered in the early 1980s, Rio Tinto operated the project from 2006 to 2023, carrying out extensive drilling to expand the resource and managing world-class community relations to ensure strong local support.
First Quantum acquired a 55% interest in La Granja from Rio Tinto in August 2023 and now operates the project, carrying out further resource drilling, expanding community support, and establishing options for project development to become a major copper producer.
“Thanks to the presence of Minera La Granja we’ve built something that I value greatly.”
Sr. Elmer Burga (EB),
Avocado Cultivation Project, Paraguay, Peru
“We started the coffee project with the mining company in 2013. We’ve grown with the support of the social fund and now export to five countries.”
Sr. Edilberto Vasquez,
Inca Agricultrual Cooperative Routes, La Granja, Peru
Why mining matters
Modern mining
Crucial to clean energy
Copper is vital to a number of industries. It is used to power homes, build electric vehicles and renewable energy infrastructure and a key resource in the transition to green energy.
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