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The Geological, Mining and Metallurgical Institute (Ingemmet), through its Directorate of Mineral and Energy Resources, has carried out during 2022, technical visits to formalized mining operations or in the process of formalization in the Pasco, Junín and Huancavelica regions. These actions are part of the support provided by Ingemmet to the mining formalization process that has been taking place in the country.
The technical visits have allowed Ingemmet professionals to provide general knowledge to small mining producers in terms of mining and geological prospecting, characteristics of the mining deposit, recognition of areas with mineralization and associations of minerals present.
Likewise, miners have been trained in the correct type of sampling, both in the field and at the front, for chemical analysis, identification of high-grade minerals, mineralization controls, use of the compass, plans and maps, design of mining operations, recommendations to recover areas with mineralization, among other relevant topics for the development and effective exploitation of mining operations.
The main objective of the technical assistance provided by Ingemmet was to strengthen the capacities of small-scale and artisanal miners in the search for mineral deposits, through geological evaluation and consideration of structural controls and other geoscientific tools. This will allow miners to optimize their operations, ensure the continuity of their deposits, and advance the mining formalization process.
The work carried out by Ingemmet contributes to the reduction of uncertainty in small-scale mining operations, which contributes to the formalization of the sector and the economic development of the areas where this activity is carried out. It is expected that, in the future, small-scale mining operators will have mining concessions in deposits suitable for their activity, which will guarantee them permanence in their workplaces through appropriate contracts, that they will know the geological context of their area of work and that they will have the possibility of guaranteeing the continuity of their mining work within the framework of formalization.
The technical assistance to small-scale miners in central Peru has been carried out by a team of professionals from the Directorate of Mineral and Energy Resources of Ingemmet, made up of engineers Freddy Arcos Alarcón and Edwin Loaiza Choque; who have captured the results of their activities through the bulletin "Artisanal Mining Activity in the Central Zone of Peru, Pasco, Junín and Huancavelica Regions".
It is important to note that artisanal mining activity generates productive chains and represents a source of income for a large number of people in the areas where small-scale mining activity is carried out, especially in times of economic difficulties. In this sense, artisanal mining can be an effective tool in the fight against poverty and migration.
Ingemmet reiterates its commitment to provide technical assistance to small-scale and artisanal mining at the national level, with the aim of contributing to the sustainable development of the mining sector and the well-being of local communities.
