The Minister of Energy and Mines, Jorge Monteroinformed that only 4% of the miners whose deadlines in the Mining Formalization Integral Registry (Reinfo) culminated on June 30, 2025, presented reconsideration resources to their sector or the Mining Council.
The figure, according to the head of the Minem, demonstrates that the process is being developed properly and in accordance with current regulations.
“If they were 20%, I would be worried; if they were 50%, I renounce. But it is 4%, goal. We put the eye on the right place and the bullet on the right place,” he said during his participation in the International Symposium of Mining Technological Innovations, organized by the Institute of Mining Engineers of Peru (IIMP).
The closure of the formalization process reached 50,565 mining holders, as established by Law 32213, in force since 2023. Montero emphasized that it was not arbitrary exclusions, but the fulfillment of a previously established legal term.
“This government even gave a unique extension for special cases, according to the law. No one was set aside for no reason,” said the minister.
More than 31 thousand miners will receive additional term
In the same exhibition, Montero announced that 31,560 headlines of the Reinfo have been benefited with an exceptional extension until December 31, 2025, which will allow them to conclude their formalization process. This group represents a labor mass close to 1.5 million people, many of them linked to small artisanal mining and mining under precarious conditions.
“They are not just numbers, they are people who deserve protection and rights. Young people who work without being a form, without insurance or adequate security conditions. For them we are also working,” he said.
Formalization with social and economic impact
The minister stressed that the objective of formalization goes beyond economic regulation: seeks to improve the quality of life of thousands of workers through access to health services, labor protection and legal stability.
“We cannot allow them to continue as NN, without recognition or rights. Integrating them into the system is a matter of social justice and sustainable development,” he said.
In addition, Montero stressed that formalization opens the doors to financial inclusion, access to global markets and the adoption of best environmental and security practices, key elements for the ordering of the sector.
“This is a long breath job, but the results are already felt. We are reducing conflicts and taking firm steps towards a more fair, formal and competitive mining sector,” he concluded.
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