Mining News Watch #18
Mining News Watch #18 covers the time period July 31st- October 31, 2015 Top Stories There have been three police raids in Madre de Dios this summer in an attempt to stop illegal gold mining in the region. The Amazon…
Mining News Watch #17
Mining News Watch #17 covers the time period June 10- July 30, 2015 Top Stories On July 13th, the Peruvian police carried out a major raid in the La Pampa mining zone (Madre de Dios), the first major government operation…
Mining News Watch #16
Mining News Watch #16 covers the time period March 17- June 10, 2015 Top Stories The Peruvian government announced in May that new complementary regulations for the formalization process will be released in August. To date, only 16 permits have…
Mining News Watch #15
Report #15 // January 28, 2015 – March 17, 2015 Top Stories Antonio Fernández Jeri has been appointed as the new High Commissioner of Mining Formalization and the Interdiction of Illegal Mining. The Amazon Conservation Association issued a new map…
Mining News Watch #14
Report #14  //  December 17, 2014 – January 27, 2015 Top Stories The new regional president of Madre de Dios and former mining leader, Luis Otsuka, met with President Ollanta Humala to begin discussions of key mining-related issues. To combat…
Mining News Watch #13
Report #13 // November 17 – December 16, 2014 Top Stories Luis Otsuka, mining leader and critic of the national mining formalization strategy, officially won the election for regional president of Madre de Dios. Three more small-scale mining operations have…
Mining News Watch #12
Report #12  //  October 16 – November 19, 2014 Top Stories The second round of regional presidential elections in Madre de Dios is likely to take place on December 7th. Both candidates are strong proponents of small-scale mining and have…
Mining News Watch #11
Report #11 // September 18 – October 21, 2014 Top Stories In the October 5th regional elections, none of the candidates for President of Madre de Dios surpassed the 30% threshold needed for victory, thereby forcing a second round between…