Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A. announced that the Company has received approval of its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for its Yumpag project by the Peruvian Environmental Certification authority (SENACE). The approval of the EIA is a key milestone towards enabling the Company to develop Yumpag and brings Buenaventura closer to the production phase. The Company will submit a request to the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines to obtain the necessary authorizations to start the exploitation of the deposit.