Peru ramps up fight against illegal mining, kicks most informal miners off permit scheme
Only 30,500 small-scale miners will remain in the program, called REINFO, to seek formalization and the government will reinforce its efforts against illegal miners, minister Jorge Montero told a local radio station.
(Reporting by Marco Aquino; Editing by ALexander Villegas)
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