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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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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MMG’s Las Bambas halts mining work on security concerns: TVPeru
Mining News Pro - MMG Ltd’s Las Bambas copper mines halted activities because of unrest at another nearby mining site, according to TVPeru Noticias, citing a union leader.
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Las Bambas mine resumes copper output; transportation still halted
Mining News Pro - Las Bambas had reduced its operations to 30% of its usual capacity earlier this month due to the protests.
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Blockades at Peru’s Las Bambas copper mine hit operations
Mining News Pro - Las Bambas, owned by Chinese firm MMG Ltd, is one of the largest copper mines in the world, but has suffered frequent disruptions from largely poor indigenous communities.
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Peruvian Indigenous community wants to become a shareholder in Las Bambas
Mining News Pro - The blockades, which were later joined by another four communities, lasted for over 50 days and forced the Chinese miner to halt activities at its flagship operation.
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MMG’s troubled Las Bambas copper mine in Peru still has no timeline for expansion
Mining News Pro - Chinese miner MMG said on Thursday it still has no time frame for when it will be able to build a second open pit to ramp up production at its Las Bambas mine in 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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MMG exploring annuity payouts as Las Bambas tensions continue
Mining News Pro - Chinese miner MMG Ltd is exploring giving annuity-type payments to communities, as opposed to one-time payouts, as part of a strategy revamp following longstanding protests at its massive Las Bambas mine in Peru, executives said on Tuesday.
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New working group to monitor truce between Las Bambas
Mining News Pro - Peru’s executive power launched a temporary working group to keep track of the commitments agreed upon by Chinese miner MMG and the Indigenous communities protesting against its Las Bambas copper mine.
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Peru communities to allow Las Bambas copper mine restart after 51-day shutdown
Mining News Pro - A group of indigenous Peruvian communities on Thursday agreed to temporarily lift a protest against MMG Ltd’s Las Bambas copper mine that forced the company to halt operations for more than 50 days, the longest in the mine’s history.
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Peru calls for new Las Bambas talks as police hint at eviction plan
Mining News Pro - Peru’s government on Tuesday called for a new round of talks with protesting indigenous communities that have forced MMG Ltd’s Las Bambas mine to suspend operations for over a month, as the police suggested that they were ready to intervene.
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Peru cabinet seeks solution for Las Bambas crisis as leftists urge nationalization
Mining News Pro - Peru’s Cabinet was meeting on Friday to try and find a truce to the ongoing conflict that has paralyzed operations at MMG Ltd’s Las Bambas copper mine, as some left-wing lawmakers suggest nationalizing the company would be the solution.
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Peru fails yet again to broker truce allowing Las Bambas mine restart
Mining News Pro - Peru’s prime minister on Thursday failed to broker a deal with indigenous communities to allow for the restart of operations at MMG Ltd’s Las Bambas copper mine, the government’s fourth failed negotiation attempt.
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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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Peru police carry out second day of evictions at halted Las Bambas mine
Mining News Pro - Peruvian police on Thursday are carrying out a second day of evictions at MMG’s Las Bambas copper mine, seeking to remove a remaining indigenous community that had camped inside company property in a protest, a community adviser told Reuters.
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Peru gov’t declares state of emergency near MMG’s Las Bambas mine as stand-off continues
Mining News Pro - The Peruvian government on Wednesday declared a state of emergency near MMG’s Las Bambas copper mine, where production has been halted for a week due to indigenous communities camped inside.
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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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Las Bambas workers launch protest action
Mining News Pro - Following a tense meeting with human resources personnel, the union that represents MMG’s Las Bambas workers announced the launching of a protest action as they demand a review of the end-of-year profit amounts paid by the mining company to its employees.
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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 community to restart blockade of Las Bambas mine road
Mining News Pro - A Peruvian community said on social media on Sunday that it will restart a road blockade against MMG’s Las Bambas mine, even as a second community agreed to a 45-day truce in its blockade.
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MMG to halt Las Bambas copper mine amid fresh blockade
Mining News Pro - MMG (HKG: 1208) said on Monday that it will have to halt production at its Las Bambas copper mine in Peru by February 20, following a new and ongoing blockade of the road used by the company, which has already forced the Chinese miner to curtail operations.
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One community in southern Peru says it won’t disrupt Las Bambas operations
Mining News Pro - Representatives of MMG Ltd’s Las Bambas, the Peruvian Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Energy and Mines, the Presidency of the Ministers’ Council (PCM) and the community of Challhuahuacho signed a memorandum of understanding in which the latter commits to avoid blockades on the Southern Mining Corridor.
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Misstep could reignite blockade against Las Bambas copper mine in Peru
Mining News Pro - Any miscalculation from the Peruvian government in the proposal to be discussed with mining communities on December 30, could reignite protest actions against MMG Ltd.’s Las Bambas mine.
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