Peruvian mining sector worker Frank Monzón was aware of the risks, but the lure of gold deep in the Andean rock of northern ...

Mining in Peru's northern district of Pataz will be suspended for 30 days, President Dina Boluarte said on Monday, after 13 ...

The bodies of 13 workers at a Peruvian gold mine were discovered over the weekend as criminal groups step up a wave of terror ...

The men were killed in a region that has seen growing conflict over access to ore in recent years. The mine has also been a ...

Peru has suspended gold mining in Pataz for 30 days following the massacre of 13 security guards at a mine. President Dina ...

Peru's president Dina Boluarte has suspended gold mining for 30 days and imposed a 12-hour curfew in the northern province of ...

Peru's President Dina Boluarte announced a 30-day suspension of mining in Pataz, following the kidnapping and killing of 13 ...

LIMA - Mining in Peru's northern district of Pataz will be suspended for 30 days, President Dina Boluarte said on Monday, after 13 gold mine workers in the area were kidnapped and killed by illegal ...

Peru's Interior Ministry says that the bodies of 13 of its security guards kidnapped from a gold mine just over a week ago have been found.

Illegal gold mining in Peru has surged in recent years, driven by high gold prices. The illicit activity was worth more than $6 billion in 2024, according to the Peruvian Institute of Economics.

They were working at a gold mine owned by Peruvian mining company Poderosa, which is based in Pataz province, north of the capital Lima. The victims had been sent out to confront a group of people ...