Nexans Indeco in Quellaveco: Wiring and electrification for greater safety and efficiency in one of the largest copper mines in Peru and South America

Indeco by Nexans, the company specializing in wiring and electrification solutions, has provided cables and specialized advice to Quellaveco, one of the main copper mining projects in Peru and South America.

Lima, August 2021 - Quellaveco, a mining project located in the Moquegua region, has one of the largest copper deposits in the world and one of the largest in Peru. Anglo American, a global mining company based in London, U.K., is undertaking the project. It is an open-pit mine with a flotation process to produce copper and molybdenum concentrates. It is currently in the construction stage and the first copper production is expected in 2022.

This project has a production horizon of 30 years and will be a major development focus for the Moquegua region, which will have one of the largest copper deposits in South America.

As a company specialized in wiring and electrification, Nexans INDECO has provided this important mining site with a varied portfolio of cables and wiring accessories. The order includes electrical conductors to supply Process and General Infrastructure areas, which our local Nexans INDECO unit provided; the portable power mine feed from Nexans AmerCable in the United States and Nexans Chile; and the Crushing and Grinding areas using high-temperature conductors manufactured by Nexans Switzerland.

In addition, Nexans INDECO has reinforced the safety and efficiency of energization in shovel and drilling areas through connectorized portable conductors that incorporate current and voltage detection technology. This, added to an advanced level training on cable management, will allow Quellaveco staff to optimize energy availability in its extraction activities.

"We studied our electrification solutions studied to meet the particular needs of each mine development area. We are very proud to have contributed all our experience and knowledge to developing Quellaveco. However, this isn't a one-off effort as the group's other mines such as Los Bronces, El Soldado, and Las Tórtolas in Chile, as well as El Cerrejón, in Colombia, have already entrusted mine energization to the Nexans Group," explained Augusto Ramos, Head of the Mining Sector of Nexans INDECO.