Thursday 17 May 2012
Chihuahua, Mexico.- A copper deposit extending over around 1,600 hectares in Sierra de Samalayuca, some 40 kilometers south of Ciudad Juarez will be exploited through open pit mining to extract the metal found there. Works are underway at the site, reached through trails open among sand banks and bushes, being made by Samalayuca Cobre, a company with Mexican and Canadian capital, addressed in Chihuahua City.
“This activity has the support of Samalayuca neighbors because it will bring jobs and development” said Javier Melendez, a member of this community, which is part of Juarez Municipality and where, he assures, 9 out of every 10 people in working age do not have a job.
According to the project, US$10 million will be invested in the short term, an amount which is expected to reach US$100 million within 15 years.
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