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A community in Peru's Andes mountains on Wednesday blocked a highway used by MMG Ltd's Las Bambas copper mine, demanding payment for use of the road, according to a source close to the company and a protest leader.

Tensions between a mining company and a Peruvian indigenous group occupying the site are rising as miners threaten to confront protesters.

The community of Fuerabamba in the Andean region of Peru was resettled eight years ago to make way for a giant Chinese-owned copper mine, in a $1.2 billion scheme billed as a model solution to protests dogging the South American nation's mining sector.

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Indigenous communities protesting the Las Bambas copper mine in Peru agreed on Friday to meet with government and company officials on Saturday about the dispute, which has forced the project's temporary closure.

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Peru's leftist President Pedro Castillo has signaled a tougher stance on protests against mining companies that are roiling the Andean nation, the world's second largest copper producer, mobilizing the army in a sharp tactical shift from a previous conciliatory approach.

A Peruvian community has threatened to oppose the expansion of MMG Ltd's major Las Bambas copper mine, according to a document seen by Reuters, hinting at a new flashpoint for the project shortly after the state approved the increase in production.

MMG Ltd on Thursday said it has secured approval from Peru's Ministry of Energy and Mines to expand its Las Bambas copper mine despite ongoing outrage from local indigenous communities.

A community in the Peruvian Andes has blocked a key transport road used by MMG's Las Bambas copper mine, a source close to the Chinese company said on Wednesday, in what is at least the third blockade to affect the firm this year.

A Peruvian community on Monday said it would not block the key mining road used by MMG's Las Bambas copper mine, according to meeting minutes seen by Reuters, which should allow the firm to resume normal operations.