**Exhibit 10.24.5**

 

Mr. Notary:

 

Pleaseextend in your Registry of Public Deeds, one that evidences the modification tothe Line Of Credit Contract in Foreign Currency that celebrate on the one parte**BANCO DE CREDITO DEL PERU**, RUC No. 20100047218 with addressat Calle Centenario No. 156, Urb. Las Laderas de Melgarejo, La Molina,Lima properly represented by Mr. Diego Cavero Belaunde, identified withDNI No. 09397156 and Mr. Andres Arredondo Bellido, identified withDNI No. 10543236, according to powers registered in Entry No. 11009127of the Registry of Legal Entities in the Registry Office of Lima and Callao whohenceforth will be denominated ‘**THE BANK**”, andon the other **DOE RUN PERU S.R.L.**, with RUC NO. 20376303811,with address at Av. Victor Andres Belaunde 147, Via Principal 155, CentroEmpresarial Real – Torre Real 3, Floor 9, San Isidro, properly represented by Mr. AlbertBruce Neil, identified with Identity Letter for Immigrant No. 000102841,with faculties to that effect according to powers registered in ElectronicEntry No. 11015369 of the Registry of Legal Entities in Lima, whohenceforth will be denominated **DRP**; under thefollowing terms and conditions:

 

**FIRST:****       ****BACKGROUND AND INTERPRETATION**

 

Theterms that appear capitalized in this Modification shall have the same meaningthat is attributed to them in the Line of Credit Contract in Foreign Currencycelebrated September 17, 2002 between **THE BANK**and **DRP**the same which was elevated to Public Deed on September 25,2002 by Lima Notary Doctor Ricardo Ortiz de Zevallos Villaran (herein, the “Lineof Credit Contract”), in virtue of which a line of credit was granted to DRPunder the term and conditions there established.

 

**SECOND:****                                       ****MODIFICATION**

 

THEBANK and DRP agree to modify and extend the Final Expiration Date to whichnumeral 3.6 of the Third Clause of the Line of Credit Contract refers to until October 23,2005.

 

**THIRD:****    ****VALIDITY OF CREDITOR RIGHTS**

 

Theextension of the Final Expiration Date of the Line of Credit Contract does notimply the renunciation by **THE BANK** to anycreditor right originated before the signing of this document.

 

Nofault on the part of **THE BANK** toexercise, or any delay in exercising, any right, power or dispensation underthe Line of Credit Contract could be considered as a renunciation to suchrights, powers or dispensations; or the sole or partial execution of any ofsuch rights powers or dispensations will not be able to be considered as theevasion of the exercise of any other rights, powers or dispensations.

 

Anyrenunciation, dispensation and/or release shall be interpreted and executed ina restrictive manner and for the specific purposes for which it was granted.

 

**FOURTH:****                                        ****NON MODIFIED CLAUSES ANDRATIFICATION**

 

Theparties expressly agree that all the remaining Clauses and attachments of theLine of Credit Contract that have not suffered modifications according to theSecond Clause of this Modification, remain unaltered and are expresslyratified.

 

TheLine of Credit Contract, its attachments and these modifications constitute theintegral agreement between the parties, as it may be modified orcomplemented.

 

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**FIFTH:****        ****GUARANTEED**

 

Theparties expressly agree that the guarantees to which the Guarantee ContractsRefer to are maintained without any modification or variation and that theyremain guaranteeing all the obligations derived from the Line of CreditContract with the modification that is introduced into it by this contract.

 

Addto this Mr. Notary, the remaining clauses by law and rise this minute topublic deed.

 

LimaSeptember 14, 2005

 

 
| /s/ Diego Cavero Belaunde |                      | /s/ Andres ArredondoBellido |   |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|--------|
| Banco de Credito del Peru | Banco de Credito del Peru |
|                      |                      |
| /s/ A. B. Neil            |                      |                        |
| Albert Bruce Neil         |                      |
| Doe Run Peru S.R.L.       |                      |
|                           |                           |                             |        |  |

 

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