Peru votes to extend informal mining permits for six more months
Peru’s Congress voted late on Friday to extend for six months a controversial permit that allows informal mines to operate in the country. The permit, known as Reinfo, is opposed by most of the large business groups but is supported by hundreds of thousands of informal miners.
Peru Congress extends permit scheme for informal miners
Peru's Congress passed late on Friday passed an extension to a scheme allowing temporary permits to be given to small-scale informal miners, controversial due to accusations by opponents that it has been misused to expand illegal mining.
Peru's Contentious Mining Permit Extension Sparks Debate
Peru's Congress extended a controversial permit scheme, REINFO, for six months. The system allows informal miners to work while pursuing formalization but is criticized for fostering illegal mining. Small-scale miners,
Peru congress extends controversial temporary mining permits amid allegations of facilitating illegal activities
The Peruvian Congress has approved an extension of the formalization process for small-scale and artisanal mining, which has sparked significant debate. The new legislation, passed late on Friday by
Peru Congress removes mining minister as small miners snarl roadways
Peru's Congress removed Energy and Mines minister Romulo Mucho from his post on Tuesday as protesters from small-scale miners in the Andean nation camped out at the legislature's building in the capital and intermittently halted traffic throughout the south.
Peru's Congress extends mining permit scheme despite opposition
Legislators moved forward a bill proposed earlier in the day by the Energy and Mining Legislative Committee to extend for six months a registry called REINFO, which allows small-scale miners to contin
Peru Congress Fires Mining Minister Over Bill to Curb Informal Mines
Peru’s Congress on Tuesday fired the energy and mines minister over a bill the government had introduced to increase oversight on informal miners that had prompted nationwide protests. Most Read from BloombergNew York City’s ‘Living Breakwaters’ Brace for Stormier SeasIn Kansas City,
Peru's small miners block highways, camp outside Congress demanding registry extension
Thousands of small-scale miners in Peru blocked roads and camped outside Congress on Monday to demand extension of a program ...
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Controversial REINFO Extension Stirs Tensions in Peru
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 ...