Overview
- The Energy and Mines Ministry authorized Southern Perú to start initial extraction at the La Tapada open pit under Resolution No. 0194-2026.
- Officials said the company met legal and technical requirements, including land tenure proof, an archaeology clearance, and a Senace-approved environmental impact study.
- The ministry said prior consultation does not apply because it identified no native or Indigenous communities in the project’s direct impact area.
- The resolution requires compliance with Peru’s mining health and safety rules and existing environmental commitments, and it alerts oversight bodies Osinergmin, OEFA, Sunafil, Senace, and Sucamec.
- Following the new approval and an earlier permit annulment, local groups announced protests as agrarian leader Miguel Meza warned of threats to farming and Río Tambo water, and President José María Balcázar pledged continued dialogue.