Southern Copper Corp. Growing Optimistic as Sociopolitical Tensions Ease for Peru’s Controversial Copper Mine

Southern Copper Corp. is increasingly optimistic about the possibility of building a controversial copper mine in Peru’s coastal mountains as sociopolitical tensions ease.

The company has spent years trying to convince local communities of the merits of the Tía María project. The 2019 decision to approve its license sparked weeks of protests, with former President Pedro Castillo calling it an unviable project. But the company says it has made progress with communities lately.

2023-07-29 01:48:14
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