Newmont Faces New Protests In Peru As Key Report For $4.8 Billion Conga Project Expected This Week

Opponents of the joint venture between Newmont and Buenaventura fear the Conga project will damage local lakes and taint water supplies. Conga would replace four lagoons with four engineered reservoirs, which Newmont said would increase existing water storage capacity from 1.4 million cubic metres to 3.2 million cubic metres.
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