Protesters block a road standing next to the body of Quintino Cereceda Huisa, a 42-year-old farmer who was shot dead on October 16 in clashes with police during a weeklong blockage of the road by locals protesting against Las Bambas, a Chinese-owned mine in Apurimac, Peru, October 17, 2016. Picture taken October 17, 2016. Miguel Neyra/El Comercio/via REUTERS
LIMA (Reuters) - Supplies needed to keep operating one of the world's biggest copper mines, Las Bambas, are running out as access roads remain blocked by protesters in Peru, Chinese-owned miner MMG Ltd said on Friday.
Protests against the company's use of local roads in the highland province of Challhuahuacho have expanded since a protester was shot dead in clashes with police a week ago.
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