**4.2 Quellaveco project**

Quellaveco is an enormous scope copper mining venture situated in the southeastern region of Peru, at the department of Moquegua. Social and ecological concerns in regards to Quellaveco's operations were referred by the complainants as the following: water shortage, water quality corruption, and enlarged competition over water assets in an arid territory; environmental impacts of toxic wastes, health impact within local communities; and concerns over land invasion without landowner's assent. The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was introduced by the firm's to the Energy Minister in May 2020 and approved in December of that year.

Both positive and negative effects of the venture were included by the organization and, despite the firm's efforts to inform both the community and local authorities, couldn't agree with the firm's conclusion that "the net effect of the undertaking's improvement is certain" and "the advancement of the open cut and its resulting loading up with water opens the chance of utilizing the establishment as a store".

In March 2011, the provincial administration of Moquegua started a dialogue table involving 27 stakeholders from society, government and the company.
