Strategy for the promotion of mining investments and the sustainability of the mining sector, Peru – 2025

Abstract

To achieve the global goal of Net Zero by 2050 and mitigate the serious environmental problem on the planet, minerals will be required for renewable and green energy technologies. Peru is a major mining country; however, in recent years, several mining investment projects have been severely affected by a lack of political will, obstacles and excessive permits imposed by the government, socio-environmental conflicts, and others. The objective is to analyze how the mining investment promotion strategy impacts the sustainability of the Peruvian mining sector; as materials and method, it is based on consolidating the lessons learned executed (1990-2024). and as a result, the assessment of the dimensions of the mining investment promotion strategy (international environment, governance and lessons learned or knowledge) is presented, together with the mining sector sustainability index (issm), which at the end of 2024 shows a value of 62% (medium and decreasing rating), giving rise to conclusions and recommendations to take advantage of the strengths and opportunities of higher international prices and demand for minerals that the world will require in the coming years to promote clean and renewable energy, resuming the promotion of mining investments and the sustainability of the Peruvian mining sector, with proactive participation of the state and the actors involved.