Overview
- Energy and Mines Minister Luis Bravo cites more than $5.133 billion in approved investments through November 2025 and a pipeline of eight large-scale projects in Arequipa, Cusco, La Libertad and the southern corridor to reach the goal.
- The ministry reports S/9,936 million in transfers to municipalities and regional governments from canon, royalties and concession fees.
- Direct mining employment totals 286,805 jobs, including 23,799 positions held by women, representing 8.3% of the workforce.
- MINEM says it is intensifying cleanup of the Reinfo registry and has expanded sanctions to processing plants that handle illegally sourced ore.
- At the World Mining Congress, Buenaventura chair Roque Benavides flagged permitting and regulatory bottlenecks as the sector’s chief challenge this year, warning they could delay projects entering production.