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Truckers block access to Goldcorp’s Peñasquito, could flag Q4 restart risk

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Creamer Media Deputy Editor: North America
 
GOLD
TSX- and NYSE-listed gold major Goldcorp has implemented an orderly shutdown of its flagship Peñasquito mine, in Mexico, saying Monday that a trucking contractor had been illegally blocking entry to the site since last Wednesday. The protest has its roots in Goldcorp's efforts to diversify its local transportation supply chain and distribute economic benefits to more local suppliers, the Vancouver-based company said in a release.
 
 
 
 
 

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