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Las Bambas new pit faces delay

China’s MMG is facing set backs to the development of a second pit at its Las Bambas copper mine in Apurimac, Peru as negotiations with indigenous communities continue to be delayed. Production from the new pit was due to commence in the second semester of 2023.

 A stream of concentrate trucks from MMGs Las Bambas in Apurimac, Peru

A stream of concentrate trucks from MMGs Las Bambas in Apurimac, Peru

Las Bambas has experienced a succession of community protests against it since it opened in 2016, and the column of trucks that transport its concentrates to port. The mine, which was originally supposed...

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