Social Media is Fertile Ground for Illegal Mining Players in Peru

Social Media is Fertile Ground for Illegal Mining Players in Peru Posing as a would-be miner, InSight Crime answered a Facebook advert offering land with mining permits in Peru's Madre de Dios region. The permits are meant to help informal miners go legal, but experts say they are often used as a front for illegal mining, and to launder black-market gold. The post Social Media is Fertile Ground for Illegal Mining Players in Peru appeared first on InSight Crime.