1 1 7 ▁tons ▁and ▁To que p ala ▁producing ▁ 1 7 7 , 5 3 8 ▁tons ▁respectively . ▁ ▁A ▁recent ▁strike ▁at ▁the ▁largest ▁mine , ▁Cu aj one , ▁was ▁susp ended ▁pending ▁med iation ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁parties . ▁▁ ▁T ia ▁Maria ▁is ▁a ▁co pper ▁project ▁mine ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁granted ▁the ▁environmental ▁appro val ▁by ▁the ▁Per uv ian ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Energy ▁and ▁M ining ▁( M INE M ) ▁to ▁move ▁forward ▁with ▁the ▁project ▁development . ▁Ge oser vice ▁In gen ier ía ▁was ▁the ▁engineering ▁and ▁consult ing ▁firm ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁executing ▁satisf actory ▁the ▁Environment al ▁Imp act ▁Ass ess ment ▁( E IA ) ▁studies , ▁the ▁E IA ▁appro val ▁was ▁received ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁with ▁director ial ▁resolution ▁N º 3 9 2 - 2 0 1 4 - ME M / D GA - AM ▁given ▁by ▁M INE M . ▁ ▁The ▁social ▁protest ▁against ▁the ▁project ▁started ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁causing ▁tens ▁of ▁inj uries ▁and ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁two ▁death s ▁have ▁also ▁led ▁to ▁massive ▁strik es ▁and ▁road ▁blocks ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁Local ▁far mers ▁fear ▁the ▁open - pit ▁project ▁will ▁cont amin ate ▁water ▁supplies ▁and ▁cover ▁their ▁cro ps ▁in ▁dust . ▁ ▁Oper ations ▁in ▁Mexico ▁The ▁Can ane a ▁Mine , ▁located ▁in