Minsur has appointed Juan Luis Kruger Sayan as its new CEO. Mr Kruger was previously in charge of the Peruvian copper/silver operations of South African miner Gold Fields. The company announced the resignation of Lucio David Pareja Chávez as CEO in January. Kruger will assume responsibility as CEO for Minsur in mid-March.
Minsur’s core business is tin mining and smelting in Peru, but it recently started up the Pucamarca gold mine and last year acquired a 70% stake in Marcobre, which is developing a major copper project near its tin smelter in Ica province.
Official government figures released earlier this week showed that production of tin-in-concentrate at Minsur’s San Rafael mine fell by 9.6% to 26,105 tonnes in 2012. The company is expected to produce around 24,000 tonnes of tin in Peru this year, but its total tin production should be boosted by strong growth at its Brazilian subsidiary Taboca, following a major investment in the re-structuring of the Pitinga mine.
