Acknowledgments / Published October 10, 2025

Works on the expansion of Mina Justa Subterránea will begin in October


Together with Breca Group and four years after starting operations, Alxar, Empresas Copec’s mining branch, is preparing to begin construction on the expansion of Mina Justa.

The copper project, located in the province of Nazca, Ica Region, Peru, will begin its transformation from an open-pit operation to an underground phase.

“We are starting a new copper project for a large underground mine with an initial investment of over US$500 million,” said Juan Luis Kruger, CEO of Minsur, a company that belongs to Breca Group and owns 60% of Marcobre.