An environmental activist campaigning against the destruction of the Amazon was shot and killed in the Peruvian jungle, local authorities say.

The government of President Dina Boluarte has extended Peru's small-scale mining formalization program through December, even as doubts persist more than a decade after its launch and experts warn ...

Peru is considering whether to give the green light to a wave of new mining projects worth a combined $6 billion in ...

Peru's government has kicked 50,565 informal miners off a temporary program that allowed them to continue operations, the minister of energy and mines said on Friday.

Informal miners in Peru are threatening to resume protests after suspending negotiations with the government due to ...

Peru seizes record 4-ton mercury shipment in fight against illegal gold mining Customs workers carry bags of mercury hidden in gravel-filled bags in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, July 16, 2025.