Panama’s President blames previous gov’t for First Quantum mine crisis
The Cobre Panama mine paid the price for the accumulated national discontent, said President José Raúl Mulino.
Shougang Hierro Perú workers have agreed to go on indefinite strike before September 15 to agitate for better working conditions.
Shougang Hierro Perú is a subsidiary of Shougang Group of China and owns the only productive iron ore mine in Peru.
Approximately 1,000 workers are expected to adhere to the strike according to Julio Ortiz, general secretary of the trade union of Shougang.
Source (Spanish): La Republica
