(Bloomberg) -- A multi-billion-dollar gold project owned by the world’s biggest bullion producer has been invaded by illegal diggers in northern Peru, according to a top government official.   Newmont Corp.’s stalled Minas Conga project in the Cajamarca region “is being partially exploited by illegal mining,” Prime Minister Ernesto Alvarez told reporters Friday. Newmont didn’t immediately comment. Denver-based Newmont is the latest global company to face informal miners as near record prices increase incent ...

An illegal miner described the horror of being trapped underground for months without food during the Stilfontein mine tragedy in South Africa.Watch Bloomberg Investigates https://t.co/KHwGZxXenp https://t.co/t1GMF6U5sj ...

Government Policy & Regulation - Indonesia plans to "rectify" illegal mines [1] - The illegal mines are estimated to have caused $19 billion in state losses [1]

Gold is now better business than drugs for many gangs in Latin America. It has led to a wave of violence linked to illegal mining across the region https://t.co/xY44VF3QzM ...