📋 Tender Overview
Silver and gold are the metals that registered an increase greater than 40%.In the first two -month period of 2025 the amount of metal mining exports in Peru added more than US $ 8,072 million, which meant an increase of 21.5% compared to the same period of 2024 (US $ 6,642 million), in accordance with what was recorded by the Mining Statistine of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem).
Among the fastest growing metal products, silver (48.5%), gold (46.6%), molybdenum (38.4%), tin (29.7%), copper (15.1%) and zinc (14.2%) are recorded.
It is important to mention that, within the wide catalog of minerals exported to the international market, copper, gold, zinc and lead stand out, which constitute 89.7% of the total value of mining exports and 56.1% of the countrys foreign trade.
Likewise, the value of mining products (metallic and non -metallic) registered US $ 8227 million exceeding 20.8% the value of the same period of 2024 (US $ 6811 million).
This impulse was due to the increase in metals in international markets and the increase in global interest in these resources, which favored sales abroad and consolidated the recovery of the mining sector.
Finally, the General Directorate of Mining Promotion and Sustainability (DGPSM) of the MINEM, responsible for the document, said that Peruvian mining exports composed of metal minerals (61.4%) and non -metallic (1.2%) represented 62.5%of the total value exported by Peru to the international market, consolidating as a key engine of the national economy and an essential factor for macroeconomic stability.
The Minem points out that mining activity remains one of the most important for the national economy, becoming an ally of the State, generating resources for the regions and contributing to closing social gaps in health, education, connectivity and basic services, especially in rural areas and high Andean areas
Lima, May 22, 2025
