Designing Mine for a Low-Carbon Future
Speaking at the Perú Sostenible 2025 summit, Tamiko Hasegawa, Sustainability and Innovation Manager at Anglo American Quellaveco, reflected on how the company’s flagship copper mine in Moquegua was designed with sustainability embedded from the start. “From its conception, we wanted to do something non-conventional,” she explained. Quellaveco was engineered to operate entirely on renewable energy, combining solar power from Moquegua’s desert plateau with wind energy from Punta Lomitas— making it one of Peru’s first large-scale mines powered 100 % by clean sources.
Mining as a Climate Solution
In its first full year of operation, Quellaveco prevented 123,000 tons of CO₂ emissions, demonstrating that efficiency and environmental responsibility can coexist. Hasegawa emphasized that such outcomes are not accidental but the result of deliberate design, innovation, and data-driven decision-making. She underscored that the mining sector now holds a dual responsibility: to operate sustainably and to secure the responsible supply of critical minerals essential for the global energy transition—an area where Peru can play a decisive role.
Building Regional Impact Through Collaboration
Beyond operations, Anglo American is advancing territorial development through the Moquegua Crece initiative, a regional platform co-led with the Moquegua Regional Government and private partners. The program integrates climate adaptation, water management, and educational projects to strengthen local resilience. For Hasegawa, this partnership model represents a new paradigm for mining in Peru—one that combines innovation, collaboration, and purpose to transform extractive activity into a driver of sustainable regional development.