By Marco Aquino
LIMA, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Las Bambas copper mine in Peru, controlled by China's MMG MMG.V , said on Tuesday it is "progressively" reducing production due to local residents blocking a road in protest.
The mine, which supplies around 2 percent of global production of the red metal, said in a statement that since December 12 community members, who have long complained about a lack of benefits for locals flowing from the mine, had been blocking mining trucks from using a road in Velille district, Cusco region, 200 kilometers from the mine.