Yanacocha (Cajamarca Quechua: yana = "black, dark", qucha = "lake, puddle, pond, lagoon") is a gold mine in the Cajamarca region of the Northern Highlands of Peru. Considered to be the fourth largest gold mine in the world, it produced million ounces of gold in 2014. The 251square kilometer open pit mine is situated about 30 kilometers (14 km straight line) north of Cajamarca, in high ...
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