Peru Mine Disruption to Continue as MMG Fails to Oust Protesters
- Indigenous protesters digging in as eviction deadline passes
- Government is now offering to hold talks with protest leaders
MMG Ltd’s Las Bambas mine.
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MMG Ltd. is facing the possibility of a prolonged disruption at its copper mine in Peru after failing to clear the site of all protesters in an operation that has further inflamed tensions with indigenous groups.
The Hong Kong-listed company’s security personnel teamed up with police this week in attempt to expel community members camping in the Bambas mine site to protest alleged non-compliance of land-purchase obligations. In Peru, land owners have 15 days to undertake such evictions without having to take the matter to court, a period that expired Friday. Earlier this week, a state of emergency was declared in the area.