The blast thundered through the Yani mining camp as two rival mining groups disputed access to the gold mine near the mountain town of Sorata, about 150km northwest of the country’s administrative ...

Mining without a license is illegal, and Ven Srey Tith said the authorities had told villagers a long time ago that they are not allowed to mine gold there. POVERTY. Some villagers pleaded to be ...

Members of the Venezuelan National Guard gather at the bank of Guacara River Port on Feb. 21, 2024 following the collapse the day before of an illegal gold mine in La Paragua, Bolivar, Venezuela.

LIMA, Peru (AP) — The bodies of 13 security guards kidnapped from a major Peruvian gold mine just over a week ago were found Sunday, Peru’s Interior Ministry said, their deaths coming as ...