Social and environmental protests that threaten billions of dollars in planned mining exploration and project development in Peru, Latin America's biggest gold producer, will top the agenda at the Lima gold and silver symposium, set for early next week.
U.S.-based Newmont Mining Corp must decide whether to move forward with its stalled $4.8 billion Conga gold project after demonstrators worried about water supplies halted construction on what would be the most expensive mine ever built in Peru.
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