Las Bambas could halt mining on ongoing protests

MMG Limited’s Las Bambas may be forced to go into a period of care and maintenance if there are no changes to ongoing protests in Peru, the operator has warned. Officials said that transport disruptions have slowed down, affecting both inbound and outbound deliveries, which has resulted in a progressive slow-down to Las Bambas itself. It is now suffering a…

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‘Social investment commitment’ protest halts Las Bambas

MMG has halted production at its Las Bambas copper mine in Peru beginning local time 20 April after nearby community members entered the operation in protest of what it has called the company’s failure to comply with “social investment commitments” to the area. MMG has staunchly rejected the claims being made by members of the Fuerabamba community, who went on-site…

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Open road for MMG copper mine

MMG announced that a blockade in the Ccapacmarca community of Peru, which has caused transport disruptions for its Las Bambas copper mine in the Chumbivilcas province, will be lifted for 45 days. During that time, the Peruvian government will follow-up requests including the territorial status of the public road, the process of the fourth amendment of the Las Bambas environmental…

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