Spain's Zelestra plans to invest at least $1 billion in renewable energy plants over the next five years powering mines in copper-rich southern Peru, the company's CEO for Latin America told Reuters.

An attack by armed assailants on a patrol of a mission by the Indigenous Wampis guards last week in the Peruvian Amazon has again brought into focus the issue of illegal gold mining in the ancestral t ...

Peru's informal miners have temporarily lifted the blockade of a major highway used by mining companies to transport copper, ...

The decision to halt the demonstrations comes as protesters continue to push for an extension of their temporary permits.

LIMA (Reuters) -Miners in Peru who have been allowed to operate with temporary permits have paused protests that blocked a ...

Luis Huaman said on Tuesday that the protests of Peruvian miners who were allowed to operate temporarily with permits had ceased.

M MG's Las Bambas mine and Hudbay Minerals' Constancia mine, Peru's top copper producers, have issued warnings of potential ...

Peruvian workers protesting the cancelation of their mining permits clashed with police on Friday after blocking sections of ...

Illegal mining now accounts for about 40 percent of Peru's gold production. This parallel economy, worth billions, operates outside government oversight and environmental standards.

Mining now makes up about 60% of Peru's total exports. Peru holds the world's second-largest copper reserves and ranks among the top producers of gold, zinc, and silver.

LIMA (Reuters) -Peru's government has significantly reduced the protected area around its famed Nazca Lines, a move critics and archaeologists fear could leave the ancient geoglyphs vulnerable to ...

LIMA (Reuters) -Copper output in Peru, the world's third-biggest producer, is expected to grow slightly to 2.8 million metric tons this year, while mining investment is forecast to reach at least ...