Along Peru's mining corridor, Big Copper faces a snarl of trucks
prices this year have brought startling growth in the number of trucks carrying copper from illegal mines in Peru, jamming roads, causing accidents and creating hazardous conditions especially after dark along the Andean country's key"mining corridor" highway, industry sources told Reuters.
Burgeoning stand-offs between big mines and artisan miners have complicated government efforts to spur investment and production to bolster the economy after Peru's long-held position as the No. 2 global copper producer was snatched away by rival Congo. Chile is No. 1, and Peru remains second for shipments.
Peru's Ministry of Energy and Mines and the regional Cusco government did not respond to requests for comment.
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