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Conga Project is a gold mining and copper mining project in Cajamarca Region of Northern Peru. It is a project of Minera Yanacocha, a company mainly owned by Newmont Mining Corporation. The Conga Environmental Impact Assessment was approved in 2010.〔http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/newmont-suspends-construction-at-the-conga-project-in-agreement-with-the-government-of-peru-134733728.html〕 It was suspended in November 2011. In April 2012, President Ollanta Humala said, it needs a number of changes to proceed.〔http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/04/23/peru-activists-newmont-minas-conga-project-remains-unfeasible/〕 Protesters expressed concerns about perceived impacts of the project on the local water supply.〔http://www.e-mj.com/index.php/news/latin-america/1570-protests-shut-down-conga-project-in-peru.html〕 There have been protests by farmers against the project. 〔http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-28/newmont-says-it-s-too-early-to-say-whether-conga-will-proceed.html〕 The demonstrations stopped after President Ollanta Humala on Dec. 4 granted the country’s armed forces extra power for 60 days, including the right to make arrests without warrant. 〔http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-28/newmont-says-it-s-too-early-to-say-whether-conga-will-proceed.html〕 Opponents of the project are pointing to risks for ecosystem and water resources.〔http://www.infoamazonas.de/2012/04/18/cajamarca-bergbau-gutachter-mahnen-verbesserungen-am-conga-projekt-an.html〕 The protests had the result, that several of President Ollanta Humala’s ministers resigned.〔http://www.latinomineria.com/noticias/index_neo_en.php?id=1630〕 This was the first crisis of the administration.〔http://www.latinomineria.com/noticias/index_neo_en.php?id=1630〕 ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Conga Project」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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