Buenaventura's Board of Directors Approve Conga Project in Peru; Production Expected to Commence in Late 2014-Early 2015

LIMA, Peru, July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. ("Buenaventura") (NYSE: BVN; Lima Stock Exchange: BUE.LM), Peru's largest publicly-traded precious metals mining company announced that the Company's Board of Directors approved full funding for the Conga Project in Peru