Since 2002, four Wirth™ TPK pumps are operating at a copper mine located 470 km north of Lima at an elevation of 4,200 metres. With just one Pump station, they transport copper and Zinc concentrate through a 300-km-long pipeline, running from the mine site to the port of Huarmey, north of Lima. Each pump has a capacity of 132 m³/h; the required discharge pressure is 25.2 MPa, while the installed power is 1,300 kW.