Peru names Jorge Montero as minister of mines and energy

Reuters - 01/12
Peru has named Jorge Montero as its new minister of mines and energy, according to a government resolution published on Sunday, after his predecessor was removed by the country's congress.
Dec 1 (Reuters) - Peru has named Jorge Montero as its new minister of mines and energy, according to a government resolution published on Sunday, after his predecessor was removed by the country's congress.
Former minister Romulo Mucho was removed from his post on Tuesday as protesters from small-scale miners camped outside the Peruvian legislature's building in capital Lima, and intermittently halted traffic throughout the south.
Peruvian small-scale miners - many of whom do not operate with proper permits - have been demanding a two-year extension of a p...
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