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The present report, will describe the main characteristics of artisanal mining in Peru.

In the following section, the four zones that concentrate the greater part of artisanal mining activity are described, emphasizing the mineralogical characteristics and the methods of exploration, production and beneficiation used. Section three details the principle environmental impacts generated by this activity. Section four analyses the health and occupational safety situation of the artisanal miners. Section five shows the administrative problems of the artisanal miners. Section six analyses the legality problem of the artisanal miner operations and the impact that public politics have had on this activity. Section seven indicates the main support proposals and initiatives that have been tried over the last years. Finally, the last section offers some conclusions and recommendations.