Peru’s mining wealth holds the promise to substantially accelerate potential growth. However, many mining projects have been stalled for several years due to conflicts with local communities that feel ...

The Catholic bishops denounced the violence and called on Peru’s judicial ... by suspending all mining activity in Pataz for 30 days and announcing a nighttime curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m ...

Peru’s culture ministry has reversed a decision to shrink the protected area around the Nazca Lines after national and ...

Peru, reputed to be the world's third-largest copper producer, is set for a modest increase in copper production to 2.8 ...

Peru announced Tuesday that miners who had been operating illegally in a large protected archaeological reserve around the ...

Peru’s decision to reduce the boundaries of the Nazca Archaeological Park by 1,000 hectares has sparked concern among ...

Police in Colombia have arrested a man suspected of being involved in the killing of 13 kidnapped workers at a gold mine in ...

Boluarte responded by ordering a curfew and the suspension of mining activity in ... stretch far beyond Pataz or La Libertad, affecting mining areas across Peru. Skyrocketing gold prices have helped ...

TRUJILLO, Peru, - Peruvian mining sector worker Frank Monzón was aware of the risks, but the lure of gold deep in the Andean rock of northern Pataz province outweighed the danger. Now he and 12 ...

announced a curfew in the Pataz district, militarization and a 30-day halt on mining activities in the area. The La Libertad region produces nearly one-third of Peru's gold, making it one of the ...

The mayor of Pataz province in northern Peru, Aldo Carlos Mariño ... Boluarte shifted from pledging real intervention to merely halting mining activity, imposing a curfew, and deploying military ...