Getting your player ready...
LIMA, Peru — Opponents of Peru’s biggest mining investment said Monday they felt betrayed by the president’s decision to impose a state of emergency to end violent protests against the $4.8 billion highlands gold mine — mostly owned by Greenwood Village-based Newmont Mining Corp. — saying they had already halted a general strike and agreed to negotiations.
President Ollanta Humala said Sunday night’s emergency declaration aimed to reopen schools and roads paralyzed by a general strike.
The protesters fear the Conga gold-and-silver mine will taint their water and affect a major aquifer.
