Peru Cabinet seeks solution for Las Bambas crisis as leftists urge nationalization

FILE PHOTO: Members of the indigenous community of Huancuire attend a ritual for the union of peasant communities called "Saywa," near the Las Bambas copper mine, in Apurimac, Peru May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Angela Ponce

Peru's Cabinet was meeting on Friday to try and find a truce to the ongoing conflict that has paralyzed operations at MMG Ltd's Las Bambas copper mine, as some left-wing lawmakers suggest nationalizing the company would be the solution.

Operations at Las Bambas, one of the world's largest copper mines, have been at a standstill since April 20 by protesting members of the indigenous Huancuire community that has settled inside company property.