Peruvian mining sector worker Frank Monzón was aware of the risks, but the lure of gold deep in the Andean rock of northern ...

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

The men were killed in a region that has seen growing conflict over access to ore in recent years. The mine has also been a ...

Thirteen mine workers were found dead on Sunday at the bottom of a gallery in a region overwhelmed by the explosion of ...

Peru’s government imposed a nighttime curfew and following the abduction and murder of 13 security workers at the Poderosa ...

Much of Peru is awash in a wave of crime that prompted the government to declare a state of emergency last month​.

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

THIRTEEN security guards kidnapped from a major gold mine have been found dead after being kept hostage for a week. The ...

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

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.

Peru's Interior Ministry says that the bodies of 13 of its security guards kidnapped from a gold mine just over a week ago have been found.

Grisly Peru Mining Murders Spotlight 'Gold Curse' in the Andes By Sebastian Castaneda and Marco Aquino TRUJILLO, Peru (Reuters) - Peruvian mining sector worker Frank Monzón was aware of the risks ...