Peru’s government expects copper production to grow by 66% to overtake China as the world’s second-largest producer in 2016. According to Reuters, mining and energy minister Rosa Ortiz said that Full Article »
Peru’s government has reached an agreement with community leaders from southern Peru to end a strike against the Las Bambas copper mine project. A delegation from Peru’s government including Cabinet Full Article »
Partisan squabbling in Peru’s congress last night led to impeachment of three Cabinet ministers who were scheduled to report on the Las Bambas conflict. Opposition congressmen have submitted a motion Full Article »
Anti-mining opposition holds three-day protest against Tia Maria in southern Peru. Opposition to the Tia Maria copper project in Arequipa held a 72-hour strike in which protesters blocked a key Full Article »
Last night Peru’s congress approved a law to allow state oil firm Petroperu to operate the oil wells at the country’s largest oil block. The law which was written specifically Full Article »
Peru’s congress rejected calls to rewrite a law which would allow state oil firm Petroperu to take over operations at the country’s largest oil block. Loreto politicians forced a debate Full Article »
Over 5,000 people marched in the capital city of Peru’s Loreto region to protest the licensing of oil block 192 to a private company. Protesters burned tires in downtown Iquitos Full Article »
The Loreto state governor and local indigenous organizations have called an indefinite strike to protest the central government’s licensing of block 192 to a private company. On Monday morning La Full Article »
Peru’s government has rejected calls for an easing of environmental standards at the La Oroya smelter in Junin after violent mineworker protests yesterday. Mineworkers demanding more flexible environmental standards for Full Article »
Two weeks after the end of martial law in Arequipa’s Islay province, residents held a protest last night against the Tia Maria copper mine project. On Friday night, mining and Full Article »
