Víctor Zanabria, the commander-in-chief of Peru’s National Police, was accused of protecting informal miners when he was the ...

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

The white coffin of Monzón was carried by friends and family and paraded through the streets of Trujillo before his burial.

Thirteen miners have been found dead inside a mine in Peru after being kidnapped several days earlier. They were working at a ...

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

The bodies of 13 workers at a Peruvian gold mine were discovered over the weekend as criminal groups step up a wave of terror ...

TRUJILLO, Peru, May 7 (Reuters) - Peruvian mining sector worker Frank Monzón was aware of the risks, but the lure of gold deep in the Andean rock of northern Pataz province outweighed the danger.

Peruvian gold output is expected to be significantly dented in the coming month due to a mining ban in a northern region of the country that’s seen an up-tick in criminal activity culminating in the ...

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 ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — The bodies of 13 security guards kidnapped from a major Peruvian gold mine just over a week ago were found Sunday, the mining company said, their deaths coming as violence ...