President Dina Boluarte confirmed the discovery of 13 gold miners' bodies in an underground shaft in Pataz Province, Peru, amidst violent conflicts over illegal mining. As gold prices soar, small-scale mining has surged, leading to tensions around concessions run by La Poderosa, the country's largest gold-mining company. The men, reportedly employed by an informal mining operation with a contract with the company, were killed under suspicious circumstances, with claims of them being kidnapped and later executed. Two suspects linked to the killings were arrested by police in the region.
A video circulating on social media appeared to show the miners, blindfolded and naked in a mining shaft, being shot in the neck with rifles one by one.
La Poderosa said in its statement that armed criminals had attacked the mining operation and kidnapped the workers on April 26.
President Dina Boluarte stated the bodies of the 13 gold miners were found in an underground shaft at a site operated by Peru's largest gold-mining company.
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