Informal Mining in Peru Moves up to $650 million


Press Clipping Informal Mining in Peru Moves up to $650 million 25 October 2009 Small and medium-scale mining in Peru are no longer artisan activities. They have become a veritable machinery complex, moving millions of dollars on the black market. The general director of Mining at the Ministry of Energy and Mines, Víctor Vargas, acknowledged that this activity is no longer exclusive to Puno and Madre de Dios, and has in fact extended throughout the entire country. To read the full article, please click "Spanish" tab in upper right hand corner. See also BICECA Bolivia Brazil Latin America Peru Andean Development Corporation Inter-American Development Bank Print this page Email this page		Search Regions Africa Asia Europe/Central Asia Latin America Middle East and North Africa Institutions AfDB CAF ADB Bank of the South EBRD IDB IFC IMF MIGA World Bank Key Issues Forests IFC Policies and Standards Review World Bank Energy Strategy Review World Bank Safeguards Review World Bank Transparency Review Stay Informed! Sign up for our e-newsletters. SignUp

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