set Candente stock on fire.
In that article they wrote “Peru’s President-Elect Ollanta
Humala will meet with mining companies “in coming days”
to discuss a windfall tax, said Pedro Martinez, president of
the National Society of Mining, Petroleum & Energy.
Representatives from the industry group will meet with
Humala’s advisers to reach a “technical” solution that won’t
make Peru less competitive than nations like Chile and Canada,
Martinez said. Humala, who pledged to raise taxes after
copper and gold rose to records this year, will take office
July 28.
“We must be very careful with tax policy as the key for
investors is confidence,” Martinez told reporters today in
Lima. “If we don’t send clear signals to investors that this
growth model will continue, we’ll be shooting ourselves in
the foot.”
Investment has slowed over the past three months in
Peru, the world’s third-largest copper and zinc producer,
amid concern over Humala’s proposals, Martinez said. As
much as $42 billion in planned mining investment may be
derailed if Humala changes investment rules, South Copper
Corp. (SCCO) Chief Executive Officer Oscar Gonzalez Rocha
said June 14.”