📋 Tender Overview
From January to May 2025, there were 19,421 jobs occupied by women in the mining industry, which is equivalent to 7.6% of employment nationwide.The Minister of Energy and Mines, Jorge Montero Cornejo, highlighted the progress of the participation of women in the national mining activity, during his participation in the VI International Symposium of Mining Technological Innovations (Siitmin 2025), which develops the Institute of Mining Engineers of Peru.
The average employment generated by the mining activity between January and May of this year was 247,470 workers, an increase of 3.6% compared to the annual average of the previous year, said Montero, adding that, in May 2025, the female participation reached 19,421 jobs, representing 7.6% of the national total.
In that same month, mining employment reached 256,134 direct jobs, the highest figure recorded so far this year, consolidating mining as one of the main drivers of the national economy.
By departments, Arequipa led with 39,380 workers (15.4% of the total), of which 2,551 are women; Moquegua followed with 24,169 jobs (9.4%), of which 2,487 correspond to women; and thirdly freedom with 22,903 positions (8.9%), of which 1,083 are occupied by female personnel.
It is necessary to mention that, in the three departments mentioned, the largest figures reported by mining employment correspond to the companies Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A.A., Anglo American Quellaveco S.A. and Compania Minera Poderosa S.A., respectively.
Along these lines, the jobs generated by mining contractors and related companies, during the month of May, make up 71.2% of the total participation, which is equivalent to 12.3% more than what was declared in the previous year and the remaining 28.8%, corresponds to mining companies.
Lima, August 14, 2025
