Peru orders mining operations restart in violence-hit north

FILE PHOTO: Mourners attend the funeral procession for one of the mine workers from a small mine linked to gold mining company Poderosa who was kidnapped and killed by illegal miners, in Trujillo, Peru May 6, 2025. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda/File Photo

LIMA (Reuters) -Peru's government has restored formal mining operations in northern parts of the country that were affected by violence, Defense Minister Walter Astudillo said on Wednesday.

Last month, President Dina Boluarte suspended local mining operations after 13 gold mine workers in the northern district of Pataz were kidnapped and killed by illegal miners.