Southern Copper keeping doors closed on Cuajone

Miner Southern Copper said its Cuajone operation in Peru remains idled as it enters a seventh week of a standoff with Indigenous community protestors. The company told Reuters just before Easter that, nationwide, the protesting communities are accusing operators of not providing enough jobs and money to impoverished locals. Southern Copper has reportedly accused Peru’s government of failing to intervene…

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Protest keeping Peru mine suspended: report

Officials from Peru’s mining chamber confirmed 14 March that operations at Southern Copper’s Cuajone copper operation is nearing the end of its second week with operations idled due to protesters who have blocked a key transport artery. According to a Reuters report that has cited Sociedad Nacional de Minera Petroleo y Energia’s (SNMPA) statement in Spanish, the regulatory group has…

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