📋 Tender Overview
In 5 of the 6 investment items, positive interannual variations were reported that reflect the confidence of investorsThe mining investment accumulated at the close of the first quarter of 2025 reached US $ 1059 million, which meant a 4.6% growth compared to what was reported in the same 2024 period (US $ 1013 million), a result that reflects the confidence of investors in the potential of the sector and its contribution to the economic development of the country.
This is stated by the Mining Statistine that edits the General Directorate of Mining Promotion and Sustainability of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) every month and it states that, in March 2025, mining investments amounted to US $ 404 million, with a positive variation of 40.8% compared to what was recorded the previous month.
It should be noted that, the investments executed in 5 of the 6 investment items reported positive interannual variations, such as the benefit plant (+19.2%), mining equipment (+6.1%), exploration (+118.8%), infrastructure (+1.7%) and others (+16.8%).
The investment in the benefit plant amounted to US $ 81 million in March 2025, reflecting an increase of 33.7% compared to the previous month (US $ 61 million). Meanwhile, investment in mining equipment, in March 2025, totaled US $ 72 million, an increase of 65.4% compared to the previous month.
While the investment in mining exploration reached US $ 89 million in March 2025, representing an intermensual growth of 127.7%, and an increase of 118.8% compared to March of the previous year (US $ 41 million).
In the accumulated of the first quarter of 2025, it rose to US $ 167 million, an increase of 62.2% compared to the US $ 103 million recorded in the same period of 2024.
Regarding infrastructure investment, in March 2025, it amounted to US $ 76 million, which represents an increase of 9.9% compared to what was reached in February 2025; While in the development and preparation, in March 2025 it reached US $ 55 million, evidencing an increase of 30.0% compared to February 2025.
Lima, May 23, 2025
