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Thousands of Peruvians protest against tougher illegal mining sanctions

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 06, 2012 | 2:19 pm Precious Metals Europe Latin America Gold 

Over 5,000 informal miners started an indefinite protest in the gold-rich Peru's Madre de Dios region on Monday, demanding the government to revoke a new decree that regularizes small-scale and artisanal operations, local newspaper El Comercio reported. Miners operating deposit...

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