LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's leftist President Pedro Castillo has signaled a tougher stance on protests against mining companies that are roiling the Andean nation, the world's second largest copper producer, mobilizing the army in a sharp tactical shift from a previous conciliatory approach.
Operations at Southern Copper's (SCCO) Cuajone mine in Peru have been suspended for the past 15 days, Mining.com reports, as locals continue to block access to a water reservoir and.