Home Nexa halts Atacocha zinc-lead unit in Peru amid protests Base metals producer Nexa Resources decided to halt activities of the San Gerardo open-pit zinc-lead mine at its Atacocha unit, in central Peru, because of road blockades that have been hindering access to the facility, the Brazil-headquartered company said on Thursday May 12. Protests by the Joraoniyoc community, also from the Pasco region where Atacocha is located, led to the blockade. Despite a minimal material impact on production, Nexa limited operations to guarantee... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Renato Rostás May 13, 2022 12:39 GMT São Paulo Keywords Nexa Resources Peru Atacocha Cerro Lindo Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}