Lentis/Gold, Mercury, and Madre de Dios, Peru .
Peru is home to large reserves of mineral wealth Peru has a total of 5% of the world''s gold reserves, 24% of the world''s silver reserves, etc. These riches in natural resources have allowed Peru to be: the third largest producer of copper, the sixth largest producer of gold, the second largest producer of silver, the fourth largest producer of tin, and the second largest producer of zinc ...