Víctor Zanabria, the commander-in-chief of Peru’s National Police, was accused of protecting informal miners when he was the ...

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

Catholic bishops in Peru condemned the killing of 13 mine workers in La Libertad region, calling for justice, national unity ...

Guards' deaths highlight the rising issue of illegal mining and violence in Peru's Amazonian province of Pataz.

Violence in Pataz has been contained in the past, mitigating risk to the broader industry. Still, greater scrutiny is needed ...

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 Peruvian government has imposed a night-time curfew in Pataz province, where 13 kidnapped mine workers were killed last ...

Thirteen bodies pulled from under a mine tunnel in northern Peru have set in motion a government crackdown that reflects a ...

TRUJILLO, Peru, - Peruvian mining sector worker Frank Monzón was ... after they were kidnapped by illegal miners last month and killed. Lidmar was working in agreement with major local gold ...

LIMA (Reuters) - Mining in Peru's northern district of Pataz will be suspended for 30 days, President Dina Boluarte said on ...

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 miners.