Overview

• MINEM announced an interoperable digital platform with World Bank support to monitor production, sales, inputs and explosives in small-scale and artisanal mining, alongside support for about 5,000 producers entering the formalization registry.
• EXTEMIN opened with more than 1,200 stands and delegations from 16 countries, with Germany as the allied country and nearly 60 German firms participating.
• Industry leaders urged faster permitting, noting some projects can take up to 40 years, and warned that roughly half of Peru’s gold exports are of illegal origin.
• Authorities projected over S/100 million in local economic impact and around 8,000 temporary jobs in Arequipa during the convention week.
• Antamina highlighted its approved MEIA that supports operations through 2036 on its current footprint, tied to about US$2 billion in investment and a social project portfolio of roughly S/2,000 million.