"Peruvian communities to resume blockade of crucial "mining corridor"", 04 March 2023

...Andean communities in Peru will resume a blockade of a crucial highway used by major copper producers next week, two local leaders said on Saturday, following a truce that had allowed mining companies to restart production...

The communities surrounding mining operations in the interior of Peru have been in conflict with the companies for years, demanding greater share of the profits from resource exploitation. But now they are also demanding the resignation of President Dina Boluarte following protests that left dozens dead...

Residents of Espinar and Chumbivilcas provinces agreed to the strike in the Cusco region on Monday and from Tuesday will resume the blockade of the "mining corridor", used by Chinese MMG Ltd's Las Bambas, Glencore's Antapaccay and Hubbay Minerals's Constancia mines...

According to the Espinar agreement document, seen by Reuters, the communities also agreed to demand the stoppage from Monday of operations at Antapaccay, Las Bambas and Constancia.

"That is the agreement, from Monday we start the regional strike and we are going to block the highway," Carlos Quispe, one of the leaders of the defense front of the province of Chumbivilcas, told Reuters...