"Lawsuit demands accountability for Cerro de Pasco mining pollution in Peru", 16 June 2026

...A mine that has been operating for decades in the Peruvian Andes continues to contaminate the soil, water and air for thousands of people living nearby, according to a lawsuit filed last month. The contamination has displaced farming and livestock, the lawsuit said, while causing cognitive issues in children, among other public health concerns.

Companies working at the Cerro de Pasco mine, located in Peru’s central highlands, need to be held responsible for the pollution and public health issues that have affected more than 100,000 people, according to Cerro de Pasco Mayor Julio Rupay Malpartida and public prosecutor Darwin Alejandro Ramón Yalico, who filed the injunction petition on behalf of the municipality...

The lawsuit also lists Volcan subsidiaries Óxidos de Pasco, Empresa Administradora Cerro and Empresa Minera Paragsha as defendants...

“Recent studies have shown a direct correlation between the presence of metals in the bodies of boys and girls and certain illnesses, as well as reduced brain development,” said a statement from Flaviano Bianchini, director and founder of Source International, which has been studying Cerro de Pasco for nearly two decades...

Volcan didn’t respond to a request for comment for this story...