Overview

• In Arequipa, the president said her administration does not pact with illegality and is combating illegal mining through a strategic approach.
• She stated that the REINFO registry has been cleaned up and that the government is working with miners who seek formalization before the 31 December deadline.
• The Executive’s 11 proposals for a new MAPE law include mineral traceability, adjustments to concession rules, incentives for exploitation contracts and mechanisms for financial inclusion.
• Recent measures cited against illegal mining include a permanent multisector commission, a coordinated intervention in Pataz to control inputs and a national strategy to 2030.
• Boluarte highlighted a Peru–Chile copper cooperation memorandum aiming to raise their share of global supply from 40% to 51% in 15 years and reported July records of 262,786 direct jobs and S/8,941 million in mining-related transfers to regions.