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Civil strike against mining project shuts down Cajamarca —again

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 16, 2012 | 9:09 pm Base Metals Precious Metals Europe Latin America Copper Gold 

A protest against Newmont Mining's proposed Conga copper-gold mine shut down much of Peru's Cajamarca region last Wednesday, reported World War 4 Report. The site says organizers of a 24-hour civil strike claimed participation in all 13 provinces of the Andean...

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