The Peruvian government has stated that hosting the World Mining Congress WMC 2026 in Lima will represent a strategic milestone of great importance for both the country and the global mining industry ...

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 ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Indigenous and rural communities along the Nanay River in Peru’s northern Amazon filed a complaint on Friday accusing the government of failing to stop illegal gold mining that ...

A Canadian gold miner said it will attempt to seize Peruvian state assets — including future debt payments — unless the South ...

As precious metals prices maintain elevated levels and global supply chain concerns intensify demand for domestic mineral sources, several mining companies are advancing exploration programs at ...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Peru's copper output is expected to grow between 2% and 4% this year, said the head of The National Society of Mining, Oil and Energy (SNMPE), Julia Torreblanca. That would put ...

LIMA, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Peru's Congress removed Energy and Mines minister Romulo Mucho from his post on Tuesday as protesters from small-scale miners in the Andean nation camped out at the ...

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's Energy and Mines Minister Jorge Montero expects mining investment in the world's third-largest copper producer to reach $4.8 billion this year, and output of the red metal to ...

Peru’s copper production declined 11.2% year-on-year in November of 2025, reaching 216,152 metric tons, the energy and mining ...

(AP) The Marzano-Velasquez clan lived a simple, pastoral life on a mountain that turned out to hold the world’s largest known copper-and-zinc deposit. They didn’t expect riches when they and dozens of ...