Mining - Peru - Xstrata halts activities at Las Bambas due to protests

Business News Americas Wednesday 18th May, 2011

project in Peru's Apurimac region due to protests, spokesperson Domingo Drago told BNamericas. "We have suspended our activities in the area, essentially to preserve the security of our collaborators," Drago said. "We hope to resume our activities as soon as possible when the security conditions allow for it." Protests began last Saturday (May 14) and were expected to finish on Sunday, but residents decided to extend activities indefinitely following a clash with police, newspaper Correo reported. Demonstrators are demanding that the company hire more local residents for the construction of Las Bambas, the report said. However Drago said the protests are not directly aimed at the project. "There are also demands for the state to do more infrastructure work in the zone," he ...

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