Copper production at Las Bambas, one of Peru's largest mines, may need to be cut from this week if a road blockade continues to prevent concentrates reaching Matarani port, parent company MMG said on Thursday December 24.
Some supply contracts are already subject to force majeure, including road and rail transportation services, MMG said.Despite being in place intermittently through the month, the blockades had not yet affected output, MMG added. If the issue is not resolved, however, the company said it will progressively reduce operations and use the downtime to carry out maintenance at the mine, some of which...