Illegal gold mining in Peru’s Madre de Dios province has damaged the environment and had a negative impact on indigenous communities
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A report by the NGO Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) has accused Swiss gold refiner Metalor of procuring gold from controversial suppliers in Peru. Metalor denies the charge.
The reportexternal link, released on Thursday to time with the opening of the Baselworld Watch and Jewellery Fair, says that in all likelihood, Metalor continues to procure illegally mined and sold Peruvian gold, which is linked to tax evasion and environmental destruction.
The refiner’s main supplier, the Peruvian export company Minerales del Sur (Minersur), delivered more