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Supply shortages hamstring Peru copper mines

MMG’s Las Bambas and Glencore’s Antapaccay are the copper mines feeling the brunt of ongoing social protests and roadblocks in southern Peru, which while not always directly attacking the mines, are restricting the supply of crucial inputs.

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MMG's Las Bambas in Peru

Data from COES, the committee which administers Peru's national grid, studied by Reuters, identified periodic falls in power consumption, suggesting times when the mines and their plants ease back on