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Protests Force Newmont to Close Mine in Peru

Trefis | October 19, 2011 | 8:42 pm Europe

Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) was forced to shut down operations at its Yanacocha mine in Peru as local protesters blocked access roads to the site and also vandalized certain production equipment. [1] Below, we assess the impact that this will have on the…