LIMA, April 5 (Reuters) - Poderosa, one of Peru's

largest gold miners, said on Friday two of its electricity

towers had been blown up and blamed illegal miners operating

near its operations, following another attack on its mine late

last year.

The firm's corporate affairs manager Pablo de la Flor told

local radio station RPP that no one had been injured at the

attack, which follows previous attacks that knocked down some 15

high voltage towers.

Power was restored within a few hours thanks to temporary

towers, he said.

Police representatives were not immediately available for

further information on the incident.

This comes after a group of armed men raided the Poderosa

mine, in Peru's northern Andean district of Pataz, in December,

an attack that left nine dead and 15 wounded.

At least 30 people have been killed in the last two years in

attacks by armed groups against Peru's gold mines.

The South American country is a major global producer of

copper, gold and silver. Peruvian gold is mainly sold to India,

Switzerland and Canada, which according to Peru's mining

ministry make up about two-thirds of the exports.