Peru says 10 companies pre-registered for Michiquillay mine auction
LIMA, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Peru's government Proinversion investment agency said on Tuesday 10 companies had presented pre-registration documents to bid in a tender for an estimated $2 bln contract to develop the Michiquillay copper mine.
Those companies included Compania de Minas Buenaventura SAA , Southern Copper Corp Rio Tinto PLC unit Rio Tinto Western Holdings Ltd, Teck Resources Ltd unit Teck Perú S.A., Hudbay Minerals Inc (NYSE: HBM - news) unit Hudbay Peru, and Compania Minera Milpo SAA. (Reporting by Teresa Cespedes; Writing by Luc Cohen)