Overview
- The Energy and Mines Ministry issued Resolution 0692-2025-MINEM/DGM authorizing Southern Perú to start exploitation at Tía María, with the company targeting initial production around 2027.
- Congressman Jaime Quito formally requested annulment of the resolution, arguing the project lacks social license, relies on a 2014 EIA he says is no longer current, and threatens the Lomas de Cachendo ecosystem and registered archaeological sites.
- Valle de Tambo farmers convened an emergency assembly, formed a new commission, and announced legal actions and potential mobilizations while pressing local mayors for public positions.
- Local reporting says Southern now holds the permits required to proceed once construction is finished, though opponents contend the company lacks water-use permissions and servitude rights.
- The dispute follows 16 years of conflict with seven recorded deaths, and new reporting cites leaked police files describing extensive intelligence monitoring of movement leaders from 2016 to 2025.