Category Archives: Peru

Balancing Enforcement and Stability: Peru Purges Non-Compliant Miners

On July 4, 2025, Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines announced that it had formally [...]

Case Study: Social License in Peruvian Mining (2020)

Mining in Peru serves as a compelling real-world laboratory for understanding social license to operate [...]

Illegal and Informal Copper Mining Risks Production Targets

On June 3, 2025, Peru projected copper output to reach 2.8 million tonnes in 2025, [...]

Peru Expects Modest Copper Production Increase Despite Risks

On June 3, 2025, Peru’s Energy and Mines Minister projected 2.8 million tonnes of copper [...]

Illegal Mining Becomes Political Force in Peru

Between July 2 and 4, 2025, thousands of informal miners staged nationwide protests, blocking key [...]

Balancing Enforcement and Stability: Peru Purges Non-Compliant Miners

On July 4, 2025, Peru’s Energy Ministry removed over 50,000 informal miners from the REINFO [...]