Illegal Gold Represents 20 Percent of Peru’s Gold Exports

In November this year, a Swiss public-private alliance —the Better Gold Initiative— launched its program in Peru to assist artisanal and small miners in their efforts to respect environmental and social standards (gold represents 99 percent of Peruvian exports to Switzerland). The initiative deals with legally-established miners only, and initially will be working in Ayacucho, Ica, Arequipa, Piura and Apurimac, but the Environment ministry sees this as a step towards incorporating more miners who begin to understand the benefits of working within the legal system
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