This is the story of the December 2009 attack by the police on the village of Cajas Canchaque, located in the North of Peru, where two farmers were shot dead. Police entered the village, a …
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Anglo American board to review Quellaveco project in Peru before year-end
London-based Anglo American’s board is expected to approve the development of the Quellaveco copper project in southern Peru’s Moquegua region by year-end, according to Jose Fernandez-Baca, the company’s administration and finance manager in Peru. Anglo …
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Peruvian farmers protest Anglo American’s fresh water plan
According to the newspaper, La República, residents are demanding that the Peruvian government force Anglo American to use sea water for its Quellaveco copper project – a move which would cost the UK company around …
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Xstrata has advantage in Las Bambas water supply
Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata sees few problems related to water in the development of its Las Bambas copper project in southern Peru’s Apurimac region, according to the project’s general manager, Valentin Choquenaira. “We have an …
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Client Earth report on Rio Tinto
London law firm Client Earth has recently published a critique of Rio Tinto’s corporate reporting in the light of the Companies Act 2006 requirements, comparing Rio Tinto’s record with its reporting, and referring the company …
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Xstrata approves US$1.47bn Antapaccay copper project in Peru
Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata’s board has approved an investment of US$1.47bn to develop the Antapaccay copper project as a brownfield expansion to the Tintaya red metal mine in southern Peru’s Cuzco region. Peruvian authorities recently …
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Rio Tinto’s La Granja study to take 1-2 years – Peru
A study of development options underway at Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto’s La Granja copper project in Peru is likely to take another 12-24 months to complete, according to Andrew Harding, Rio Tinto’s chief executive, copper. …
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Trafigura penetrates further into Peru
Swiss-headquartered Trafigura boasts of being the world’s second largest non-ferrous metals’ trader. In this regard, only Glencore pips it to the post. Notorious for its alleged dumping of tonnes of toxic wastes on the Ivory …
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