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

The Peruvian government has imposed a night-time curfew in Pataz province, where 13 kidnapped mine workers were killed last week. President Dina Boluarte also ordered that mining activities be ...

The main suspect in the kidnapping and murder of 13 gold miners in Peru has been arrested in Colombia, according to Peru’s Ministry of the Interior. Miguel Antonio Rodríguez Díaz, also known by the ...

The murders in early May put the spotlight on increasing violence provoked by a gold rush in Peru’s northern Pataz district. The burned bodies of 13 missing gold miners were recovered after being ...

Minera Poderosa SA, one of Peru’s largest gold ... a plan to combat illegal mining, which also poses a threat to formal operations. “The kidnapping and murder of these workers demonstrates ...

Police in Colombia have arrested a man suspected of being involved in the killing of 13 kidnapped workers at a gold mine in ...

Americascategory· May 7, 2025 Grisly Peru mining murders spotlight 'gold curse' in the Andes Peruvian mining sector worker Frank Monzón was aware of the risks, but the lure of gold deep in the ...

Peru, reputed to be the world's third-largest copper producer, is set for a modest increase in copper production to 2.8 ...

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 ...

TRUJILLO, Peru - Peruvian mining sector worker Frank Monzón was ... from criminal gangs who authorities have blamed for the murders. The white coffin of Monzón was carried by friends and family ...

Peru is assigning the military with the task ... President Dina Boluarte told reporters in Lima on Monday. Mining activity in the area will be suspended for 30 days.