mining

A group of scientists working in Madre de Dios are tackling the important and laborious work of tree regrowth after deforestation, reports the AP.

Walter Aduviri, governor of Puno in Peru, is awaiting to be sent to this region where he will be admitted in a prison, amid a controversy over his situation.

The Peruvian governor in Puno, Walter Aduviri, was sentenced to prison for promoting anti-mining protests in 2011.

Peru is looking to update mining laws in the country but will not make any important changes on taxes to these companies.

Hundreds of people gathered in the streets of the Peruvian capital last week to express their dissatisfaction with the construction of the Tía María mine in the Arequipa region, in the south of the country.

On Monday, July 15, protesters blocked a portion of Peru’s main coastal highway to challenge a copper-mining project carried by Southern Copper Corp.

Metalor, one of the world's leading refineries, which can process 500 tons of gold per year, said it will stop working with small-scale miners and artisanal miners, according to information from El Comercio.

Between June 6 and 7, the Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Promotion Niklas Johansson visited Lima and participated in the Swedish Mining Initiative,...