Overview

• SNMPE’s Ángela Grossheim said insecurity tied to illegal mining is now a major deterrent to investment, citing Fraser data showing the share of firms seeing security as a strong barrier rose from 6% in 2018 to 29% at end-2024 after a 37% peak in 2023.
• She urged fewer duplicative procedures, interoperable agencies, digitized filings and stronger public-sector capacity to regain competitiveness without lowering obligations for operators.
• At the MAPE forum, SONAMIPE’s Cecilia Julcarima described invasions of concessions, cargo theft, extortion and attacks on workers, and warned the formalization process is stalled, calling for a clear pathway, tougher border controls and harmonized crimes across Andean countries.
• In a Perumin civil-society forum, business and academic voices linked weak state capacity, corruption and heavy permitting to lower growth, proposing digitalization, professionalized public careers, better policing and justice resources, improved use of canon via trust funds and a sharper focus for works-for-taxes on basic services.
• Gestión’s editorial argued the government still lacks an integrated plan against illegal mining despite high-level attendance at Perumin, urging concrete operations over rhetoric.