In December of last year, the Executive Power officialized the law that extends the deadline for the formalization of the activity in small artisanal mining and mining for an additional six months, that is, until June 30, 2025. However, the regulation of this rule that has been submitted to a consultation process that ends this […]
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Minem sets the Aunt María project in the midst of social protests
The head of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem), Jorge Montero, announced that the construction of the Tía María project will begin in August or September of this year. During his presentation on the Mining Thursday of the Institute of Mining Engineers of Peru (IIMP) and in an interview for the Mining Dialogues program, […]
Minem proposes to expand term for mining formalization in new supreme decree
The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) presented a project of Supreme Decree that regulates Law No. 32213, a standard that establishes the rectory and extends the deadline for the Integral formalization of small mining and artisanal mining. The initiative was formalized through Ministerial Resolution No. 046-2025-MINEM/DM, published Thursday in the Bulletin of Legal Standards […]
Lot 95: New adjustments to the contract between Perupetro and Petrotal approve
Executive Branch approved to modify the contractual terms for the operation of lot 95 (Loreto) between Petrotal and Perupetro. He Government approved the modification of the license contract for the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons in lot 95 located in Loreto, one of the main spotlights of investment in the hydrocarbon industry in the country. […]
Oil infrastructure under the magnifying glass: Minem authorizes inspection in the Peruvian coast
He Ministry of Energy and Mines This Friday, January 24, a Supreme Decree to regulate the orientative inspection in the facilities of the underwater lines or to maritime terminals, collection and injection systems used in hydrocarbon activities, which are located in front of the Peruvian coast. In this way, it seeks to optimize the safety […]
Minem will tender Petroperú lots I and VI in advance for the private sector
Lots I and VI were temporarily awarded to Petroperú in October 2023. The average combined production of both operations amounted to 2,253 barrels per day (bpd) in July. Join the Whatsapp channel Before completing its first year of operations in the hands of Petroperú, the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) has decided to launch […]
More ‘white gold’: Minem announces two new projects in Peru’s “lithium belt”
The Deputy Minister of Mines of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem), Henry Luna, announced that there are currently two lithium projects in Peru that are processing their permits to begin the exploration phase. These statements were made for Diálogos Mineros, a program of the Institute of Mining Engineers of Peru (IIMP), in the […]
After Tía María, these are the 5 projects that the Executive hopes to unblock in 2024
In her presidential address for Fiestas Patrias, President Dina Boluarte announced that, after the green light for Tía María, her government will now focus on unblocking five mining projects valued at US$2.025 billion. These are the Quellaveco Expansion (Moquegua), Corani (Puno), Raura Replacement (Huánuco), Chalcobamba Phase I (Apurímac), and Romina (Lima), which, according to the […]
Illegal mining: High Commissioner assures that only the Minem should be in charge of formalization
The High Commissioner against illegal mining, Rodolfo García Esquerre, expressed his opinion regarding the responsibility for the formalization of mining in the country, stressing that this task should fall exclusively on the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem). In an interview with the program Diálogos Mineros, produced by the Institute of Mining Engineers of Peru […]
Minem welcomes private sector initiative to explore natural gas in protected reserves
Hydrocarbon sector associations have submitted to the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) a list of five reforms that will guarantee the supply of natural gas for more than the 20 years of life left for Camisea, but which involve accessing natural reserves currently protected by the State. In a press conference, the president of […]