Shining Path attack at Centromín in Cerro de Pasco
A column of 10 Shining Path members attacked and dynamited the mills of Centromín Perú's concentrator plant in Cerro de Pasco in November 1985. The attack was part of the Shining Path's campaign against mining installations in the central region.
In November 1985, a column of 10 hikers entered the Centromín Perú Unit in Cerro de Pasco and dynamited the mills of the concentrator plant. This attack was part of a series of actions by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso against mining installations in the central region of Peru. The attack caused significant damage to the productive infrastructure of the state mining company. This event is part of the period of intensification of terrorist actions by the Shining Path against the mining sector in the central highlands.