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Protesters say the Tinaya copper mine owned by Xstrata plc is contaminating local water supplies and sickening animals. Peru's government has declared a 30-day state of emergency in a highland province after it said two people were killed and dozens of police officers injured in violent anti-mining protests.Interior minister Wilver Calle told a news conference that 30 police officers were hurt in clashes near Cuzco when protesters hit police with rocks and set fire to pasture.
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Guatemala declared an emergency in four southeastern towns on Thursday, suspending citizens' constitutional rights in an area where deadly protests over a proposed silver mine have erupted in recent weeks.Guatemalan President Otto P... Read Post

Peru's government declared an environmental state of emergency on Monday in a remote Amazon jungle region it says has been affected by years of contamination at the country's most productive oil fields... Read Post

Peru's President Ollanta Humala has declared a state of emergency in a northern region that has seen bitter protests against a gold mine project.Mr Humala said the measure would last 60 days and allow security forces to restore publ... Read Post