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Granja Porcón A Yanacocha Mine, Peru story

Mining
  1. Yanacocha Mine, Peru
  2. Granja Porcón
Description

Just west of the mining area, a dark green patch of land emerges in the time series of images. This is a cooperative farm called Granja Porcón. The 12,000 hectares of land in the cooperative were originally grassy plains.

The dark green area on the images indicates the effects of an afforestation project. Granja Porcón includes a nursery that produces over a million seedlings per year, and the forest plantations provide wood as a source of income for the local population. Pine species are planted in this location because of their resistance to cold at high elevation.

Tourists can visit and work alongside the residents of the cooperative in day-to-day tasks, such as milking cows or working in the fields.

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June 23, 1987, Landsat 5 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru

June 23, 1987, Landsat 5 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru

June 13, 1995, Landsat 5 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru

June 13, 1995, Landsat 5 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru

Aug. 19, 1999, Landsat 7 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru

Aug. 19, 1999, Landsat 7 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru

Aug. 11, 2002, Landsat 7 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru

Aug. 11, 2002, Landsat 7 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru

Aug. 1, 2007, Landsat 7 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru

Aug. 1, 2007, Landsat 7 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru

June 9, 2011, Landsat 5 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru

June 9, 2011, Landsat 5 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru

July 16, 2013, Landsat 8 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru

July 16, 2013, Landsat 8 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru

July 24, 2016, Landsat 8 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru

July 24, 2016, Landsat 8 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru

June 25, 2017, Landsat 8 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru

June 25, 2017, Landsat 8 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru

Aug. 2, 2019, Landsat 8 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru

Aug. 2, 2019, Landsat 8 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru

July 6, 2021, Landsat 8 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru

July 6, 2021, Landsat 8 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru

June 23, 1987, Landsat 5 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru
June 13, 1995, Landsat 5 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru
Aug. 19, 1999, Landsat 7 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru
Aug. 11, 2002, Landsat 7 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru
Aug. 1, 2007, Landsat 7 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru
June 9, 2011, Landsat 5 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru
July 16, 2013, Landsat 8 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru
July 24, 2016, Landsat 8 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru
June 25, 2017, Landsat 8 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru
Aug. 2, 2019, Landsat 8 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru
July 6, 2021, Landsat 8 (path/row 9/65) — Granja Porcón, Peru

Yanacocha Mine, Peru Additional Imagery & Stories

The Mining Process
The Mining Process

Gold is found in the Yanacocha Mine in microscopic bits. One hundred tons of earth need to be removed for every ounce of gold extracted. The large vol...

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