(Bloomberg) -- Peru’s Congress on Tuesday fired the energy and mines minister over a bill the government had introduced to increase oversight on informal miners that had prompted nationwide protests.

By Enrique Vera On a small airplane, José Manuyama, a professor, frowns and shakes his head with anguish while thousands 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, Peru’s Interior Ministry said, their deaths coming as violence ...

The Central Reserve Bank of Peru says the country has the potential to double copper production in coming years driven by ...

Forte Minerals (CSE: CUAU; US-OTC: FOMNF) has drawn two strategic investors at 9.9% each and holds $14.7 million (US$12.6 ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — 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 destructive ...