Peru's President-elect Keiko Fujimori could face new protests in mining areas as her government tries to spearhead large copper and other mining projects that have been delayed for years, according to a study released Wednesday by the Observatory of Mining Conflicts in Peru.
Peru is the world's third-largest copper producer. The country has about $64 billion in planned mining investments, many in poor rural regions where local communities say they have seen too few benefits and fear environmental damage.
