Summary of Recent Events in Peru’s Gold Mining Conflict
Thirteen gold miners were found dead in an underground shaft at a site operated by La Poderosa in Peru’s Pataz Province, amid increasing violence over illegal mining as gold prices rise. A video purportedly showing the miners being executed has surfaced, although its authenticity is unverified, and two suspects have been arrested. In response to the killings, President Dina Boluarte has suspended mining activities for 30 days and imposed a curfew, while local officials criticize the government’s ineffective measures to combat rampant criminality in the region.
