Mexico’s biggest copper producer is leveraging its relatively low debt and strong profit margins to invest more than $4.6 billion expanding some of its mines.
Recently released satellite images show that devastation from illegal gold mining activities in Peru is now reaching the Tambopata National Reserve, an important protected area in the country’s southern Amazon.
Environment and Energy Minister, Panos Skourletis, said the company must recall its decision to halt work at most of its sites before any dialogue between the two sides can begin.