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Las Bambas Copper Mine Water Supply (Apurímac Region, Peru)
Las Bambas copper mine (Apurímac region, Peru; operated by MMG Limited, Chinese state-owned; formerly Glencore before 2014 sale) is Peru's second-largest copper mine and has experienced more community road blockades than any other mine in South America — over 200 days blocked in 2022 alone — primarily over water rights, land use, and environmental impacts on local communities' water sources. The Chalhuahuacho and Fuerabamba communities depend on surface water sources that share the watershed with mine operations. Las Bambas produces ~450,000 tonnes/year of copper (2% of global supply) and can be shut down by community road blockades with no practical legal remedy — illustrating that process water access in Peru is inseparable from social license. Peru's mining sector contributes 60% of export revenues yet faces systemic water conflicts. Note: listed under newmont-corporation as Newmont is used as the canonical 'Peru mining' company node here; actual Las Bambas operator is MMG. Source: https://www.minem.gob.pe/minem/archivos/file/Mineria/PUBLICACIONES/ANUARIOS/2023/anuario_minero_2023.pdf
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