Four communities in the district of Ccapacmarca, in the province of Chumbivilcas, Cusco, announced a new blockade in the corridor starting tomorrow, Thursday, January 27, as a protest measure against the activities of the Las Bambas mining company. The community members correspond to the group that refused last week to sign the memorandum of understanding […]
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Las Bambas: work table in Apurímac goes now until April 12
The Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM) ordered that the temporary Working Group called “Space for dialogue for the development of the province of Cotabambas and district of Progreso of the province of Grau in the department of Apurímac”, designed to address the problem of Las Bambas, extend its validity until next April 12. […]
Partial solution between Chumbivilcas and Las Bambas
Last Wednesday, a total of 10 communities from Chumbivilcas, the mining company MMG Las Bambas and a commission from the Executive Branch reached an agreement with the intention of avoiding further roadblocks. However, in the middle of the meeting, two communities, Hatun Ccollana and Tuntuma, were dissatisfied and did not sign the minutes. Thus, they […]
Las Bambas: they declare a Special Attention Area for the Chumbivilcas communities
The Presidency of the Councils of Ministers (PCM) declared the territory of the peasant communities of Sayhua, Huascabamba, Cruzpampa, Tahuay, Ccapacmarca, Cancahuani from the Ccapacmarca district; Lacca Lacca Yanque Parccobamba, Ahuichanta Huisuray, Idiopa Ñaupa Japo Urinsaya from the district of Colquemarca; Huininquiri from the Santo Tomás district; Tincurca Laccaya from the district of Chamaca; Tuntuma […]
Apurímac: new route to exit Las Bambas would cost S / 256 million
The regional governor of Apurímac, Baltazar Lantarón, assured that the construction of a departmental corridor to give free access to the transport of minerals from the Las Bambas company to the port of Marcona, in Ica, is already underway. In dialogue with the Regional Communication Network (RCR) program, the head of GORE Apurímac reported that […]
Las Bambas: Mirtha Vásquez will attend the January 14 meeting with the communities of Ccapacmarca
The president of the Council of Ministers, Mirtha Vasquez, confirmed his presence this Friday, January 14 at the Sayhua Community Stadium, in Cusco, where he will meet with five communities of Ccapacmarca, who agreed to ignore the agreements reached with Las Bambas. During the opening ceremony of the Decentralized Council of Ministers in Moquegua, the […]
Mirtha Vásquez: We have proposed changes to the General Mining Law to the SNMPE
The President of the Council of Ministers, Mirtha Vásquez, reported that they have proposed to the National Society of Mining, Oil and Energy (SNMPE) a series of changes to the General Mining Law to address social conflicts in the country. “We have frankly told the SNMPE that we would like to propose a series of […]
Las Bambas: Mirtha Vásquez highlights restart of mining operations
The President of the Council of Ministers, Mirtha Vásquez, highlighted the restart of operations at the Las Bambas mining company after reestablishing the dialogue between the communities and the company with the intervention of the Government. In addition, it indicated that the state will be present in the area and will carry out a permanent […]
Las Bambas restarted operations without any mortal balance
Fourteen days after the total stoppage of its mills, the Chinese company MMG Ltd. resumed, in its entirety, its operations in the mining project of The Bambas, from the truce agreed in Cusco with the Chumbivilcas communities and the representatives of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM), on December 30. The decision was […]
Las Bambas: how much is the investment of the mining company?
The mining company The Bambas officially restarted all its operations in Apurímac for today, Monday, January 3, 2022, according to an update note sent to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, where it is listed. “As of December 31, 2021, The Bambas It has begun to progressively restore mining, production and the normal operation of concentrate […]