Peru, reputed to be the world's third-largest copper producer, is set for a modest increase in copper production to 2.8 ...

Peru's Energy and Mines Minister Jorge Montero expects mining investment in the world's third-largest copper producer to ...

Energy and Mines Minister Jorge Montero said those working in the area must now legalize their mining activities since the zone is no longer designated as archaeological heritage. Recommended ...

Officials are also increasingly focused on illegal gold mining, following the killing of 13 mine workers in the gold-rich region of Pataz in northern Peru, Mines and Energy Minister Jorge Montero ...

Peru announced Tuesday that miners who had been operating illegally in a large protected archaeological reserve around the ...