📋 Tender Overview
The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) reported that the transfers of resources to the departments generated by mining activity, which include the Mining Canon, Mining Royalties (Legal and Contractual), as well as the Right of Validity and Penalty, amounted to more than S/ 7,212 million as of August 2024, according to the latest edition of the Mining Statistical Bulletin (BEM).
In the detailed analysis by concept, the distribution of the Mining Canon for the year 2024 stands out, which registered more than S/ 5,564 million, made up of 50% of the Income Tax paid by the holders of the mining activity for the use of metallic and non-metallic mineral resources.
Regarding the transfers of Legal and Contractual Mining Royalties until August 2024, they amounted to more than S/ 1,463 million. This concept refers to the economic compensation through which mining owners pay the State for the exploitation of mineral resources.
The statistical document, prepared by the General Directorate of Mining Promotion and Sustainability of the MINEM, detailed that transfers for the concept of Right of Validity and Penalty reached more than S/ 184 million.
The MINEM highlights that the transferred resources generate economic development in the departments with the presence of mining activity, since they allow financing infrastructure projects and basic services such as drinking water, sanitation, education and health, among others, to raise the quality of life of the population.
Finally, in the analysis by departments, Ancash maintained its leadership with more than S/ 1,445 million and a share of 20.0% of the total.
In second place, Arequipa was ranked with an amount greater than S/ 1,114 million, representing 15.5%; In third place was Moquegua, with a figure exceeding S/ 911 million, which represents 12.6% of the total transferred; and in fourth place was Ica with more than S/ 823 million, equivalent to 118.4% of the national total.
