Nearly one-third of tailings dams close to protected areas – study
Nearly a third of the world’s mine tailings are stored within or near protected conservation areas, posing risks to some of the […]
Cuajone’s expansion project would not increase water usage – Southern Peru exec
Southern Copper Peru’s (NYSE: SCCO) superintendent of environmental services, Eduardo…
Indigenous groups in Peru’s northernmost department demand mining concession nullity
Indigenous groups in Peru’s northernmost department of Loreto issued a…
Venezuelan government searches for culprits following deadly clash between military, illegal miners
Following a recent operation against illegal mining in Venezuela’s Amazon…
Peruvian authorities launch ‘mega-operations’ to destroy illegal mining camps in tropical biodiversity hotspot
Peruvian authorities were able to identify and destroy new illegal…