The massification of natural gas in the southern regions of the country will begin this 2023 with the construction of 240 kilometers of pipelines, distributed in the regions of Apurímac, Ayacucho, Huancavelica, Junín, Cusco, Puno and Ucayali, following the route of the disappeared project 7. Regions. According to information obtained by La República, the initial […]
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Apurímac: Las Bambas, the fourth largest copper mine in Peru, returns to 100% operation
Leaf The Bambas, located in Apurímac, fully resumed its operations a week ago after being paralyzed due to social conflicts. At the beginning of February, the mining company announced its stoppage due to the lack of supplies due to the blockades in the Southern Mining Corridor. Las Bambas is the fourth most important mine dedicated […]
Apurímac: Minem will begin construction of natural gas pipelines in the next 3 months
Minister Óscar Vera also said that there are electrification works to benefit the surrounding populations of the Southern Mining Corridor, which he welcomed the normalization of its traffic. The Minister of Energy and Mines, Oscar Vera Gargurevichinformed that the construction of the pipelines that will carry natural gas to the Apurímac region will begin in […]
Las Bambas will stop its production from February due to constant blockades
Mining company will not be able to continue with production of copper. Progressive deceleration and evacuation of workers began. Apurimac. the mining company MMG Las Bambas announced on Sunday that if the interruptions in transport as a result of the protests due to the serious crisis in the country persist, will not be able to […]
They attack the Antapaccay camp and the mining corridor is blocked
Social protests affect areas adjacent to mining operations located between Apurímac, Cusco and Puno. From very early yesterday, in some WhatsApp groups, messages began to circulate about an alleged attack on the camp of the company MMG Las Bambas, which operates one of the largest copper deposits in the country in the district of Challhuahuacho, […]
Apurímac Chamber of Commerce estimates daily losses of up to S/ 6 million due to protests
Losses due to a possible stoppage of activities in Las sneakers—in the Apurímac region— after protests demanding early elections and the dissolution of Congress could reach S/ 4 million per day, estimates the Apurimac Chamber of Commerce. Along these lines, Edward Palacios, president of the Apurímac Chamber of Commerce, indicated that this would be added […]
Las Bambas: this is how the company informed its workers about the cessation of copper production in Apurimac
The mining company Las Bambas made official that This Wednesday, April 20, it definitely stopped producing copper in Apurímac. In this way, they informed their workers about the measures that they will apply and under what conditions they could return to their operations. Through a statement, Las Bambas clarified that it expects “a viable agreement” […]
Las Bambas: Chuicuni community members lift blockade in the Southern Mining Corridor
This Friday, March 18, The Bambas and the community of Chuicuni, district of Challhuahuacho, in Apurímac, reached an agreement that lifted the blockade of the southern mining corridor and the accesses to the mine, which had started on March 14 last. As you remember, the mining company faced two demonstrations. The first in Cusco, in […]
Las Bambas: Regional Government of Apurímac asks to declare the mining corridor an emergency
The Regional Government of Apurímac requested the emergency in the Apurímac-Cusco-Arequipa road corridor or mining corridorin response to the announcement of the suspension of operations of the mining company MMG Las Bambas as of February 20 due to the blockade of said road, in the section of the Cuzco province of Chumbivilcas. In a pronouncement, […]
Las Bambas workers fear layoffs
After the day before MMG Las Bambas announced that as of February 20 it could again paralyze its operations due to the blockade carried out by community members of Ccapacmarcathe workers’ union of the Chinese-owned company expressed its concern about the labor situation inside the mine. Union leader Erick Ramos explained that, during the first […]