Southern Copper secures Peru's Tia Maria license, clearing the way for the project to enter the exploitation phase and ...

A South American trade bloc has ruled that Peru is failing to curb illegal gold mining and mercury trafficking.

The Andean Community has ordered Peru to take immediate action against illegal gold mining and mercury trafficking. The ruling comes from the Andean Community, which includes Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, ...

For years, gold mining has been one of Peru’s most pressing environmental challenges, with illegal operations clearing the ...

Peruvian mining production increased in August 2025, with significant increases in zinc (29.2%), as well as gold (8.1%), iron (7.6%), tin (3.6%), silver (2.1%), and lead (1.5%), compared to the same ...

The Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) presented the new Polymetallic Potential Map of Peru, a technical tool that identifies and highlights areas with the greatest presence of various metals of ...

(Reuters) -Peru's mining sector is keeping the economy from sinking deeper into repression, Economy Minister Alex Contreras said on Tuesday, adding that progress kick-starting projects was a priority ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Peruvian customs officials have seized a record-breaking shipment of illegal mercury, exposing a cross-border smuggling network that is fueling one of the Amazon’s most ...

The parties expect to sign an MOU in November to develop lithium, copper and other strategic mineral projects.

By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) -Peruvian Prime Minister Ernesto Alvarez on Wednesday asked Congress to grant the government ...

LIMA, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Peru is looking to put the "chaos" of months-long protests earlier this year behind it to revitalize flagging mining investment in the world's no. 2 copper producing nation, ...