Peruvian presidential contender Keiko Fujimori said it would take “many years” for Southern Copper to regain the trust of farmers, which she said is part of the community support she considers critical to developing the company’s $1.4-billion Tia Maria copper project.
The centre-right candidate also said she would ban mining companies that pollute the environment from operating or slap fines on them, in some of her toughest comments yet for the key sector in the Andean country.
