The Peruvian government has redrawn the borders of the archaeological reserve protecting the ancient Nazca Lines, a decision ...

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's Energy and Mines Minister Jorge Montero expects mining investment in the world's third-largest copper ...

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

Peru has acknowledged that miners operating in an area once protected around the famed Nazca Lines can now begin the process ...

"The main threats to the Nazca Lines are informal mining operations in the surroundings and even within the protected area," Pieter Van Dalen, head of Peru's archaeologists' association, told Reuters.

The recent decision by Peru's government to reduce the protected zone around the Nazca Lines from 5,600km2 to 3,200km2 has ...

Energy and Mines Minister Jorge Montero said copper output will rise slightly to 2.8 million metric tons this year.

The government is on alert for large artisanal mining of copper, especially in an area where mineral rights belong to the Las ...

Energy and Mines Minister Jorge Montero said those working in the area must now legalize their mining activities since the zone is no longer designated as archaeological heritage. Recommended ...

Officials are also increasingly focused on illegal gold mining, following the killing of 13 mine workers in the gold-rich region of Pataz in northern Peru, Mines and Energy Minister Jorge Montero ...