Buenaventura (mining company)

Compañia de Mínas Buenaventura S.A.A.

Type	Sociedad Anónima Abierta
Traded as	BVL: BVN NYSE: BVN
Industry	Mining
Founded	(1953)
Headquarters	Lima, Peru
Key people	Roque Benavides (CEO)
Products	Precious metals
Revenue	US$ 1.4 Billion (2010)
Net income	US$ 667.6 Million (2010)
Number of employees	2,408
Subsidiaries	El Brocal
Website	www.buenaventura.com.

Buenaventura is a Peruvian mining company.

It is the largest owner of mining rights in Peru among precious metals companies. The company is engaged in the mining, processing, development and exploration of gold, silver, coal, lead, molybdenum and zinc via wholly owned mines, as well as through its participation in joint exploration projects.

Buenaventura operates seven mines in Peru and has controlling interests in another mining company (El Brocal) as well as minority interests in several other mining companies, including a significant ownership interest in Yanacocha (43.65%), via a partnership with Newmont Mining, and Cerro Verde (18.50%).

The company has been listed on the Lima Stock Exchange since 1971 and on New York Stock Exchange since 1996.

References

S&P Latin America 40 companies (as of June 30, 2014)

S&P/BVL Peru General Index companies of Peru (as of July 1, 2014)
Alicorp Atacocha Banco Continental Buenaventura Casa Grande Cementos Pacasmayo Cerro Verde Credicorp Edegel Edelnor Enersur Ferreyros Graña y Montero InRetail Intergroup Financial Services Luz del Sur Maple Energy Milpo Minera IRL Minsur Relapasa Rio Alto Mining SIDERPERU Trevali Unión Andina de Cementos Volcan

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 134956654

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