Peru News » Loreto News Peru » Loreto » Security: Illegal Gold Mining Operations Enter New Parts of Peru
News channel or source: https://insightcrime.org/news/illegal-gold-mining-new-parts-peru/
Published on: Wednesday 09 October 2019
Peru's Loreto department has become a new hotspot for illegal mining Dredgers have been found in several rivers across Peru’s northern department of Loreto, confirming that illegal gold mining has ...
News Peru » Loreto » Security: ‘This river is doomed’: Peru’s gold rush threatens waterways and the people who depend on them
News channel or source: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/dec/22/illicit-gold-mining-loreto-peru-indigenous-peoples-fight-protect-amazon-rivers?source=pmbug.com
Published on: Thursday 21 December 2023
Indigenous communities lead fight to stop illicit mining in Loreto that is poisoning the water and destroying its forests Loreto used to be considered a peaceful region in Peru, but not any more. José ...