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

Peruvian gold output is expected to be significantly dented in the coming month due to a mining ban in a northern region of ...

Much of Peru is awash in a wave of crime that prompted the government to declare a state of emergency last month​.

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

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 ...

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

Peru’s government imposed a nighttime curfew and following the abduction and murder of 13 security workers at the Poderosa ...

THIRTEEN security guards kidnapped from a major gold mine have been found dead after being kept hostage for a week. The ...

Thirteen mine workers were found dead on Sunday at the bottom of a gallery in a region overwhelmed by the explosion of ...

In a horrific conclusion, the bodies of 13 security guards who were kidnapped from a Peruvian gold mine over a week ago were ...

Violence linked to illegal mining operations continues to spiral in the Pataz region, despite a state of emergency having ...

LIMA, May 5 (Reuters) - 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 ...