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Peru Panel Moves to Extend Reinfo to 2027 and Restore 50,000 Scrubbed Mining Registrations

The Energy and Mines Commission advanced a draft for an extraordinary session that pauses exclusions as a temporary bridge to a long‑delayed small‑scale mining law.

Overview

  • The substitute text would keep the formalization process in force until December 31, 2027 or until a new MAPE law takes effect, whichever occurs first.
  • It halts exclusion proceedings and authorizes exceptional reinstatement of those removed under Supreme Decree 012‑2025‑EM, impacting more than 50,000 records.
  • Commission leaders set a Friday debate on the draft as parties reshuffled seats, including the removal of Jorge Morante and the entry of José Arriola.
  • MINEM supports a transitional extension with simpler procedures, MINAM and the National Water Authority warn of environmental harm, and SNMPE urges the government to block any further extension.
  • Backers cite meager results this year—reportedly 65 miners formalized—while specialists caution that reinstatement could be unconstitutional and a cover for illegal gold flows that polling shows most Peruvians reject.