Protesters blockade Peru’s Las Bambas mine after talks fall through
Peru’s Las Bambas copper mine, owned by China’s MMG, is facing renewed blockades of a key transport route after failed talks over donations to local development projects, a community leader said on Wednesday.
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Platinum miners’ underground protest in South Africa goes on
Mining News Pro - Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. said an underground protest at one of its mines in South Africa is unresolved, with more than 2,000 workers still below surface.
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Panama copper miners attacked by protesters, union boss says
Mining News Pro - Protesters attacked workers leaving the Cobre Panama mine early Sunday in an incident that left about eight people injured, a union leader said.
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First Quantum plans maintenance for Panama copper mine amid protests
Mining News Pro - Canada’s First Quantum Minerals will carry out maintenance at its Panama mine from Nov. 23 due to coal supplies being blocked by protestors opposing the government’s contract with one of the world’s biggest and newest copper mines, two sources familiar with the discussions said on Monday.
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First Quantum faces rocky road as Panama protesters dig in
Mining News Pro - Battered Canadian mining company First Quantum Minerals is bracing for a rocky road ahead as Panama moves to strike down its contract to operate one of the world’s largest copper mines.
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First Quantum faces rocky road as Panama protesters dig in
Mining News Pro - Battered Canadian mining company First Quantum Minerals is bracing for a rocky road ahead as Panama moves to strike down its contract to operate one of the world’s largest copper mines.
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Peru’s March copper production up 20% as mines restart after protests
Mining News Pro - Peru’s March copper production leapt 20.4% from a year earlier to reach 219,275 tonnes, the country’s energy and mining ministry said on Tuesday, as large mines resume their operations following stoppages caused by several social protests.
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Peru copper mines aim for output boost in 2023 after protest impact fades
Mining News Pro - Peru’s copper miners hope to increase output in 2023 after recovering from the impact of major protests at the start of the year, industry executives said, despite simmering anti-government anger in the world’s no. 2 producer of the red metal.
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Peru protests jolt mine activity with Las Bambas, Antapaccay hit hardest
Mining News Pro - Peru’s top copper mines are starting to see activity hit harder by protests and blockades in the country’s southern Andes, power data reviewed by Reuters shows, with Chinese-owned Las Bambas and Glencore PLC’s Antapaccay currently worst affected.
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MMG shuts Las Bambas copper mine due to protests
Mining News Pro - China-backed miner MMG Ltd has placed its vast Las Bambas copper mine in Peru, the world’s second largest producing nation of the metal, on care and maintenance due to ongoing community unrest triggered by the destitution of President Pedro Castillo late last year.
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Glencore halts operations in Peru due to violent protests
Mining News Pro - Following Friday’s attack that set on fire a worker housing area, Glencore announced that it has halted operations at the Antapaccay copper mine in southern Peru.
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Glencore evacuates personnel after protesters vandalize Antapaccay mine camp
Mining News Pro - The campsite at Glencore’s Antapaccay copper mine in southern Peru was vandalized by a group of people protesting against the country’s new president and demanding a general election.
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Canada rejects Arctic mine expansion project after years of fierce protest
Mining News Pro - Community members and campaigners have hailed the move as a win for vulnerable marine ecosystem and wildlife
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Protesters in Peru break into Hochschild mine, cause interruptions
Mining News Pro - While the incident interrupted the flow of internal operations at the mine, a company representative said it "did not paralyze production."
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Protest against mineral sand-mining completes 500 days
Mining News Pro - The indefinite relay satyagraha being staged under the aegis of the Karimanal Ghanana Virudha Ekopana Samiti against the mineral sand-mining at Thottappally completed 500 days on Saturday.
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MMG suspends copper output guidance after Las Bambas protests in Peru
Mining News Pro - Chinese miner MMG Ltd on Monday said it had suspended its copper production targets for the year following a 60% output drop due to a long protest at its Las Bambas mine in the Peruvian Andes, which significantly disrupted operations.
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Three Chilean communities maintain protest against Los Pelambres copper miner
Mining News Pro - Three communities in Chile’s High Valley of Salamanca remain in conflict with Antofagasta’s (LON: ANTO) Los Pelambres copper miner.
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Peru mining protests risk clogging $53 billion investment pipeline
Mining News Pro - Peru, the world’s second-largest copper producer, risks losing out on billions of dollars of mining investment if the government fails to defuse protests that are hitting the industry and denting production, analysts and executives said.
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Peru economy grows 3.79% in March, weighed down by mining protests
Mining News Pro - Peru’s economy grew 3.79% in March compared with a year earlier, the country’s statistics agency said on Sunday, with most sectors of the economy showing improvement, while the key mining industry shrank due to social conflicts hitting production.
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Communities protesting against Las Bambas set up new conditions to negotiate with Peruvian government
Mining News Pro - The farming communities that have been blockading MMG’s Las Bambas copper mine in Peru since April 14, 2022, say they won’t meet with the Presidency of the Ministers’ Council (PCM) to discuss an end to their protest unless the Executive complies with a series of conditions.
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Southern Copper back to full output ahead of protester talks
Mining News Pro - Southern Copper Corp. is back to full capacity at its Cuajone operation in Peru as the company prepares for formal talks with community members whose protests shut the mine for almost two months.
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‘Painful’ mine protests reflect years of broken promises in Peru
Mining News Pro - The head of Peru’s biggest mine says a swift solution to rising social unrest in the country is within reach if authorities and politicians agree to address the central problem: management of public funds.
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Peru mine disruption to continue as MMG fails to oust protesters
Mining News Pro - MMG Ltd. is facing the possibility of a prolonged disruption at its copper mine in Peru after failing to clear the site of all protesters in an operation that has further inflamed tensions with indigenous groups.
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Peru says 50-day protest lifted at Cuajone mine
Mining News Pro - Peru said on Friday a group of indigenous communities had lifted a protest against Southern Copper Corp’s Cuajone mine that had forced a suspension of production for more than 50 days.
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Las Bambas mine suspends operations following protest
Mining News Pro - MMG Ltd said on Monday its Las Bambas copper mine in Peru will suspend operations from April 20 after residents of a community nearby entered the property as part of a protest.
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