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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Peru declares emergency to stop protest over mine

Peruvian President Ollanta Humala declared a state of emergency late on Sunday to quell protests against Newmont Mining's $4.8bn Conga gold mine project.

More on Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/05/us-peru-newmont-conga-idUSTRE7B20Q520111205

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