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Peru’s illegal mining brings in over $3 billion a year: authorities

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 26, 2013 | 6:53 pm Precious Metals Europe Latin America Gold 

Illegal mining in Peru brings in more than $3 billion a year to the nation's economy, the country’s special commissioner to combat such crime, Enrique Alvarez, told Chinese news agency Xinhua. The official, recently appointed by President Ollanta Humala, said...

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