The soaring value of gold has led to rampant Illegal mining, mercury poisoning and murders by criminal gangs. Is the ...

Reuters reported that four metric tons of black-market mercury bound for illegal mines were intercepted at the Port of Callao ...

LIMA (Reuters) - A dramatic and deadly attack on a gold mine in Peru on Saturday has thrown a spotlight on illegal miners and criminal gangs targeting mines, which in recent years has left scores dead ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Peruvian customs officials have seized a record-breaking shipment of illegal mercury, exposing a cross-border smuggling network that is fueling one of the Amazon’s most ...

Listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, Daura Gold is advancing high-impact exploration projects in Peru's renowned Ancash region ...

LIMA (Reuters) - A crackdown on illegal gold mining in Peru has spawned new smuggling routes through its porous border with Bolivia with some gangs using human mules, armored cars and light aircraft ...

C anadian mineral exploration company Daura Gold has identified a new mineralised zone south-west of its Antonella Project in ...

As the international price of gold soared in recent years to reach an all-time high in May, appetite for the precious metal has only increased in Peru -- the world's ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — The bodies of 13 security guards kidnapped from a major Peruvian gold mine just over a week ago were found Sunday, Peru’s Interior Ministry said, their deaths coming as violence ...

AusQuest Limited ( ($AU:AQD) ) just unveiled an update. AusQuest Limited has announced a significant discovery at its Cangallo project in Peru, ...