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Standing in front of Newmont's Conga gold mine

Michael Allan McCrae | June 30, 2013 | 3:15 am Precious Metals Latin America Gold 

Reuters profiles rural Peruvians who are fighting against Newmont Mining's US$5 billion gold mine in the northern region of Cajamarca. The locals are forming bands of ronderos, Spanish for "people who make the rounds". Operating according to Andean customs, the squads...

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