Peruvian customs officials have seized a record-breaking shipment of illegal mercury, exposing a cross-border smuggling ...

Peru's political instability and upcoming elections present significant risks, particularly vs. other countries in the region ...

The town of La Pampa in Peru's Madre de Dios region is beset by illegal gold mining that fuels violence and environmental ...

Peruvian authorities intercepted a shipment of four metric tons of mercury slated for illegal gold mining in Bolivia. This is ...

Peruvian authorities have halted a shipment of about four metric tons of mercury headed to Bolivia for presumed use in illegal gold mining, they said on Thursday, the latest sign of rising black ...

No one was hurt in the attack. For two years, the Wampis Nation has pressed state agencies and the public prosecutor’s office ...

Peru has a long history of gold hunters, from the 15th century conquistadors searching for the mythical city of El Dorado – ...

Peru's top copper mines are starting to see activity hit harder by protests and blockades in the country's southern Andes, power data reviewed by Reuters shows, with Chinese-owned Las Bambas and ...

By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) -MMG and Hudbay Minerals executives met with Peru's cabinet chief this week to warn that ...

A protest by informal miners in Peru is blocking parts of a key copper corridor used by major miners MMG , Glencore and ...

Utah' first-ever nonstop flight to Lima, Peru marks an important step in Utah's role in global trade. Here's how it will ...

Peru has acknowledged that miners operating in an area once protected around the famed Nazca Lines can now begin the process of legalizing their activities after the government reduced the buffer ...