In July, 235,193 workers were registered in the sector minerwhich is the highest figure recorded so far this year, revealed the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem).
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69.7% of these positions were created by contracting and related companies, while 30.3% were created by companies in the sector.
According to Minem, Arequipa remained the leader with 32,063 workers, that is, 13.65% of the total, followed by Ancash with 9.3% and La Libertad with 9.1%.
On the other hand, the Ministry’s data reveal that between January and July investments in this sector reached US$2,512 million, which meant a growth of 9.8% compared to the same period last year.
In July alone, disbursements reached US$392 million, with Compañía Minera Antamina and Anglo American Quellaveco being the companies that made the largest disbursements.
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Illegal mining
One of the problems affecting the sector and its development is illegal mining. In this regard, the president of the Institute of Mining Engineers of Peru (IIMP), Darío Zegarra, stated that to eradicate this scourge, political will is needed at all levels of government.
“We must all be vigilant to ensure that there is clear responsibility in the process of formalization, oversight and traceability. And that it does not remain simply in discourse and political will, but that concrete actions are taken to achieve this,” he said.
In this regard, he pointed out that the country cannot develop if there are no conditions to combat crime, guarantee peace, and eradicate the violence that has taken over so many spaces today.
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