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New mining minister appointed in Peru amid deepening crisis

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 12, 2011 | 2:44 pm Precious Metals Europe Latin America Gold 

Jorge Humberto Merino, an engineer who worked for the Peruvian government agency that promotes foreign investment, was sworn in as the new mines and energy minister last night amid a mining crisis that has the country under state of emergency...

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