The workers of the concentration plant of the Cuajone mine operated by Southern Peru denounced yesterday, March 13, that since February 28 of this year, they have suffered the total cut off of the water supply by the communities of Tumilaca, Pocata and Coscore and Tala.
“We have been without water for more than 15 days, affecting more than 5,000 people in the midst of this terrible pandemic,” said the workers’ representatives in a video broadcast on social networks.
Furthermore, they added that due to the cut of the hydric resource they have paralyzed the operations of the mine. “We run the risk of losing our jobs and in addition our Moquegua region and our country are having great economic losses!”, They highlighted.
They also demanded President Pedro Castillo and the heads of the Energy and Mines, Interior and Health portfolios “to intervene immediately seeking a prompt solution to this problem” in order to avoid “any confrontation between workers and the community.” .
Demand of the communities to Southern Peru
According to the regional newspaper Rotativo Moquegua, the community members of Tumilaca, Pocata and Coscore y Tala affirm that they own the land where the checkpoint, the hospital, the concentrator, Villa Botiflaca and the area where the railway passes, in addition to the Viña Blanca reservoir, occupied by the mining company.
In order to reach an agreement that will allow peace to return to the area, the communities propose that the mining company withdraw all the criminal complaints filed, and also pay them US$ 5,000 million plus 5% of its net profits.
This newspaper tried to contact Ivan Mendoza, representative of the communities, but received no response.
SNMPE alerts losses of more than S / 8 million daily due to Cuajone stoppage
The National Society of Mining, Petroleum and Energy (SNMPE) rejected the acts of violence that are recorded in the province of Mariscal Nieto – Moquegua, as a result of the stoppage of operations at the Cuajone mine.
“In these days of paralysis, more than 7,000 tons of copper have stopped producing, causing serious damage not only to the company but to the national and regional economy, since revenues from canon and royalties are received for about S / 2.5 million. and more than S/ 6 million in income tax, per day of stoppage”, said Raúl Jacob, president of the SNMPE.
Source: Larepublica
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