Antamina mine in Ancash, Peru. Photo: Andina/Vidal Tarqui

Peru increases its production of six main minerals in august 2025

Peruvian mining production increased in August 2025, with significant increases in zinc (29.2%), as well as gold (8.1%), iron (7.6%), tin (3.6%), silver (2.1%), and lead (1.5%), compared to the same month of the previous year, highlighted the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem).

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Special police forces. Photo: ANDINA/Presidency Press.

Peru will strengthen "solid" regional alliances to combat transnational crime

Peru, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will redouble its efforts to strengthen strong alliances in the region to coordinate the joint fight against transnational organized crime.

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President of Peru, Jose Jeri announced the state of emergency in Lima y Callao to make the city a safe place.Captura TV

President Jeri: state of emergency allows Government move to the offensive against crime

The President of the Republic of Peru, Jose Jeri Ore, indicated that the Government will assume an offensive stance in the fight against crime, following the adoption of a state of emergency in Metropolitan Lima and Callao at the Council of Ministers meeting the day before.

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Police and the Army will control Lima y Callao to fight against crime. ANDINA/Ricardo Cuba

Peruvian Government declares state of emergency in Metropolitan Lima and Callao

The Peruvian Government officially declared a state of emergency in Metropolitan Lima, in the department of Lima, and in the Constitutional Province of Callao, for a period of 30 calendar days, effective as of midnight today, Wednesday, October 22, with the aim to make the city a safer place.

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Peru's economy accumulates 17 consecutive months of productive expansion

The Peruvian economy has accumulated 17 consecutive months of growth, after advancing 3.2% last August, thus consolidating a sustained trajectory of expansion in productive activity, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) reported today.

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