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Copper Snags in Peru Highlight Rising Clout of Informal Miners
Copper transport disruptions this week in Peru underscore the growing impact of informal mining on global mining corporations that operate in the Andean nation.
Frustrated by regulatory restrictions and red tape, thousands of small-scale gold and copper miners in Peru are staging protests, including roadblocks that are directly blocking flows of semi-processed copper from at least two key mines to their shipping port. Peru is the world's third-largest supplier of the wiring metal.
