Overview
- Miner Isidro Ccori Quispe was shot dead and another worker was wounded during a clash on Wednesday between strikers and security near the Lunar de Oro plant, with each side disputing who fired.
- More than 20 vehicles, including heavy machinery and dump trucks, were burned, and operators reported severe damage that they say forces an indefinite suspension of activities.
- Thousands remain on an open-ended strike demanding a formal restart of work halted since October 3, and leaders warn they will enter the mine shafts to work on their own if nothing changes.
- Relatives held a public wake and transferred the coffin to Juliaca for burial on Saturday, calling for swift investigations, the identification of those responsible, and guarantees against further violence.
- Police are guarding the site but are outnumbered, the regional governor faults mine representatives for the crisis, and the Puno mining office says it lacks authority to order a restart.