Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

Vice President of the Iimp Warns that Illegal Mining Became Peru's Largest Illegal Economy in Just Seven Years

Summary by El Comercio
The new mining era: policies that attract capital in a competitive worldA threat and high prices, what are the prospects and challenges for the mining sector in 2026?In the last seven years, illegal mining has become Peru's main illicit economy, surpassing even drug trafficking.This is what Juan Carlos Ortiz, vice president of the Institute of Mining Engineers of Peru (IIMP), warned about during his participation in the Mining Engineering Week o…
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.Cross Cancel Icon

1 Articles

The new mining era: policies that attract capital in a competitive worldA threat and high prices, what are the prospects and challenges for the mining sector in 2026?In the last seven years, illegal mining has become Peru's main illicit economy, surpassing even drug trafficking.This is what Juan Carlos Ortiz, vice president of the Institute of Mining Engineers of Peru (IIMP), warned about during his participation in the Mining Engineering Week o…

·Lima, Peru
Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

El Comercio broke the news in Lima, Peru on Thursday, January 15, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)
News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal