He Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) reported that, as of the fourth month of the year, Moquegua ranked first in mining investment in the country, with an amount exceeding US$204 million, amounting to 17.5% of the total participation of US$1,170 million.
Regarding copper mining production in April, Moquegua ranked third with 15.8%, with Anglo American Quellaveco being the holder that stood out the most, which began commercial operations in September 2022, registering more than 100,000 tons at the end of the same year. fine metrics (TMF), and by the fourth month of 2023 it reported more than 82,000 TMF.
Regarding the mining transfers by Canon Minero, Mining Royalties (Legal and Contractual), as well as the Right of Validity and Penalties, Moquegua received more than S/282 million of the resources generated by mining that totaled more than S/3,057 million to May 2023.
Finally, in the fourth month of this year, registered mining employment in Moquegua was 18,063 workers, which represented 8.2% of the total generated in this activity, which reached a total of 219,362 people, reflecting a growth of 2.6% in in relation to what was reported the previous month (213,789). In this regard, the highest figure achieved so far in 2023 was reached.
Source: Larepublica
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