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Eng. Henry Luna, executive president of Ingemmet, highlighted that by 2030, thanks to the development of the mining sector, Peru could enter the group of developed countries like Russia, China and the United States.
During his keynote lecture "Peru's geological and mining potential: opportunities and challenges to 2030", held at the inauguration of the Mining Engineering Week; Eng. Henry Luna highlighted that our country continues to be a world leader in the production of gold, copper, iron, silver, tin, tin, among others.
However, he pointed out that in the group of non-metallic minerals, work must be done to give it added value: "There are many non-metallic products that we have in the country, but we must work on added value. It is important to work with the Ministry of Production to add value to 39 non-metallic products that we produce in the country."
He reported that the department of Piura has the largest amount of non-metallic minerals such as andalusite, diatomite and phosphate rock, while borate is found in Arequipa. This shows that Peru has initiated an important development of non-metallic mining activity.
"We stand out in the world with metals such as copper, gold, zinc, silver, lead, tin and molybdenum; we are on an equal footing with Russia, China, the United States, Mexico. Our differential advantage is that our country has a greater amount of metallic and non-metallic substance, competing with world powers," said Eng. Henry Luna.
By 2030, the executive president of Ingemmet believes that the country has the challenge of increasing mining activity, due to the fact that currently only 1.4% is in the exploration and exploitation stage; despite the fact that the national territory has great potential to explore new projects and put new mines into operation, which will generate an increase in foreign exchange. It should be noted that currently the mining activity generates 65% of foreign currency to Peru, exporting to countries such as China, India, the United States, Canada, among others.
The event, organized by the College of Engineers of Peru – Departmental Council of Lima, was also attended by Eng. Óscar Vera Gargurevich, Minister of Energy and Mines; Mr. Jorge Soto Yen, Director General of Mining; Mr. Fernando Gala Soldevilla, Vice President of the Mining Council; and other authorities.
