The murders in early May put the spotlight on increasing violence provoked by a gold rush in Peru’s northern Pataz district.

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 ...

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 ...

Peruvian gold output is expected to be significantly dented in the coming month due to a mining ban in a northern region of the country that’s seen an up-tick in criminal activity culminating in the ...

President Dina Boluarte also ordered that mining activities be suspended for a month while ... relatives in an attempt to get them to pay ransom money, caused outrage in Peru. The discovery of their ...

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 ...

TRUJILLO, Peru, May 7 (Reuters) - Peruvian mining sector worker Frank Monzón ... criminal gangs who authorities have blamed for the murders. The white coffin of Monzón was carried by friends ...

Peru is assigning the military ... even approve a plan to combat illegal mining, which also poses a threat to formal operations. “The kidnapping and murder of these workers demonstrates that ...

The white coffin of Monzón was carried by friends and family and paraded through the streets of Trujillo before his burial. In northern Piura, Darwin Cobeñas was laid to rest in his humble hometown, ...

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.