A Peruvian congressional committee approved extending the REINFO registry, permitting small-scale informal miners, despite allegations of fostering illegal mining. The bill faces full Congress for a ...
Peru's Congress removed Energy and Mines minister Romulo Mucho from his post on Tuesday as protesters from small-scale miners ...
Hundreds of thousands of Peruvians work in informal mines, mainly extracting gold, under the umbrella of a mechanism known as Reinfo. Critics say Reinfo has become a cover for illicit economies.
Peru's Congress extended a controversial permit scheme, REINFO, for six months. The system allows informal miners to work ...
A Peruvian congressional committee on Friday took an initial step to extend a scheme that allows temporary permits to be ...