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MMG shuts Las Bambas copper mine due to protests

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 01, 2023 | 6:13 am Markets Suppliers & Equipment Top Companies China Latin America Copper Silver 

China-backed miner MMG Ltd has placed its vast Las Bambas copper mine in Peru, the world’s second largest producing nation of the metal, on care and maintenance due to ongoing community unrest triggered by the destitution of President Pedro Castillo late...

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