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Peru sends troops to quell mine protest

Andrew Topf | May 10, 2015 | 4:08 pm Base Metals Latin America Copper 

The Peruvian government has deployed troops near the Tia Maria copper project, to deal with the deaths of a protester and a policeman over the past week. The troops were sent to "help maintain law and order" following weeks of violent protests, the...

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