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. The new conflict comes just two weeks after the mining firm resumed operations following another protest that forced Las Bambas to shut down for more than 50 days, the longest in the mine's history. Residents in the Mara district of the Apurimac region blocked the highway with sticks and rubber tires, according to photos published on Twitter and confirmed to Reuters by a community leader. "We are ... (full story)