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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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 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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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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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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‘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 approves expansion of Las Bambas copper mine despite protests
Mining News Pro - MMG Ltd on Thursday said it has secured approval from Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines to expand its Las Bambas copper mine despite ongoing outrage from local indigenous communities.
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Peru central bank warns against anti-mining protests damage
Mining News Pro - A rising wave of anti-mining protest in Peru, which has paralyzed several operations in the world’s second-largest copper producing country over the last few months is already affecting investors’ perceptions, authorities warned Tuesday.
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Protests force Peru’s largest copper mine to halt operations
Mining News Pro - Operations at Peru’s Antamina copper-zinc mine, the country’s largest producer of the red metal, were suspended on Sunday due to an ongoing roadblock set by locals who believe the mine has not lived up to its commitments to support local communities.
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High iron-ore prices spur mining, protests in Australia`s Tasmania
Mining News Pro - Buoyant iron-ore prices have paved the way for mining in Australia`s southern Tasmanian state, where developer Venture Resources` project has come under pressure from conservationists over potential impact on a wilderness area.
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MMG declares force majeure on contracts after protests in Peru
Mining News Pro - MMG said on Thursday that transport had been temporarily disrupted due to road blocks by local residents near its Las Bambas copper mine in Peru, forcing it to declare force majeure on some supply contracts.
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Protests in Peru affecting transport of copper concentrate from Las Bambas
Mining News Pro - Politically-driven protests and a general strike taking place in Peru’s Challhuahuacho district are hindering the transport of copper concentrate and personnel from and to MMG’s Las Bambas mine.
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Chile protests take toll on Antofagasta quarterly output
Mining News Pro - Chilean copper miner Antofagasta saw production for the three months ended in December fall by 5.8% as a result of massive protests against inequality in the South American country and issues affecting its flagship Los Pelambres mine and the Antucoya project.
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Chile mining activity, copper production fall amid protests
Mining News Pro - Chilean mining activity fell 7.1% in November, government data showed on Tuesday, plagued in part by operational issues at major mines during a tumultuous month of protests, road and port blockades and worker strikes in the South American nation.
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Massive protests force Argentinian governor to abolish mining law
Mining News Pro - Following a week of protests, the governor of Argentina’s central province of Mendoza, Rodolfo Suárez, announced that he will send a bill to the legislature to abolish Law 9209, which allowed for cyanide and sulfuric acid to be used in mining operations and which modified its predecessor Law 7722.
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Chile’s top miners boost copper output even amid protests
Mining News Pro - Copper production at Chile’s top mines increased in October, Chilean copper commission Cochilco said on Monday, even as protests and sometimes-violent rioting gripped the nation.
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Violent protests shut down key Rio Tinto mine in South Africa
Mining News Pro - Violent protests, often characterized by deadly shootings and barricades of burning tires, are making it harder for the world’s biggest mining companies to operate in South Africa.
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Chile protests threaten to dethrone world’s top copper producer
Mining News Pro - Codelco’s standing as the world’s top copper producer is increasingly at risk in the wake of a citizen uprising that is shaking Chile to its core.
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Australia’s threat to outlaw mining protests highlights industry split
Mining News Pro - The boss of a major mining company last week made a plea to the industry to do more to win the hearts and minds of the broader public. A few days later the leader of the country hosting the bulk of his operations threatened to outlaw those opposed to mining.
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Protests halt top copper mines in Peru from shipping, cut off supplies
Mining News Pro - Anti-mining protests in Peru have held up about $400 million in copper exports from some of the country’s top mines and blocked supplies from reaching their operations for nearly three weeks, the manager of port operator Tisur said on Thursday.
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