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Peru blows up machines to scare away illegal gold miners

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 19, 2014 | 5:11 pm Base Metals Precious Metals Europe Latin America Copper Gold Silver 

[caption id="attachment_808281" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Illegal miners clash with police during a protest against a law criminalizing their activities (Photo from archives).[/caption] The Peruvian government has sent 1,000 police to dismantle illegal gold mining camps in an area known as La...

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