In a dingy yellow workers' cafeteria in Morococha, Jhonny Egoavil Frias and20 other property owners opposed to Chinalco huddle together on a rainy day inApril.
Professor Jesus Martinez Frias, the geologist investigating the ice falls in Spain, told BBC News that the ice pieces had probably been 45 through sudden temperature drops in the stratosphere.
Portugal Telecom currently holds a 45% stake in the company and the Frias family holds the remaining 55%, 38% of which is in ordinary shares and 22% in preferential shares without voting rights.