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MMG to suspend Las Bambas

China’s MMG said it will stop its 290,000 tonnes per year Las Bambas copper operation in Ancash, Peru on December 18 due to access road blockades which began in November and have cut-off supplies of critical inputs.

MMGs Las Bambas in Ancash, Peru

MMGs Las Bambas in Ancash, Peru

The Chumbivilcas community blockaded the mine to press home its demands for greater access to trucking jobs and greater social investment from the mine. However, it has rejected offers from the company.

Elsewahere in Peru, Nexa Resources has suspended operations at its Cerro Lindo zinc mine in Ica due to a road blockade which began December 8.

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