Protests put Peruvian copper mine on pause
Chinese mining firm MMG suspends operations at one of Peru's largest copper mines.
Work at Las Bambas mine in southern Peru has been halted due to safety concerns, as protests continue.
The copper mine accounts for 2% of global copper supplies.
According to the BBC, the president of the local mining chamber SNMPE, Raúl Jacob, says that 130 people from the Fuerabamba community invaded Las Bambas on 14 April.
The protestors claim they were relocated from land in the Apurimac region where the mine now is, and accuse the company of failing to meet its social investment commitments.
MMG rejects the allegations and says that they have provided evidence of fufilment of the agreements to the Peruvian government.
