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Trainees come from the districts of Cocachacra, Dean Valdivia and Punta de Bombon, Arequipa regionThe Minister of Energy and Mucho, Romulo Mucho, inaugurated the Fourth Mining Internship 2024, aimed at 30 leaders and leaders of the districts of Cocachacra, Dean Valdivia and Punta de Bombon, province of Islay - Arequipa, where the Tia Maria copper project is located, with an investment of US$ 1,400 million.
During his speech, Minister Romulo Mucho told the interns that it is possible to find alliances between mining and agriculture, activities that have coexisted since the dawn of human existence because metals were found to till the land and fertilizers that come from minerals. Thanks to the fertilizers produced by mining, excellent crops are obtained in agriculture that improve its productivity, using modern technology for the benefit of the communities, he said.
The head of the Ministry of the Environment (MINAM), Juan Carlos Castro, also participated in the event, organized by the Directorate of Sustainability and Mining Articulation (DSAM), who highlighted the excellent articulation that exists between his sector and the MINEM to guarantee the sustainable development of mining activities in environmental and social matters.
At another time, the head of the MINAM invited the interns to learn more about the environmental management carried out by his sector with the supervision and inspection of the OEFA and SENACE, which often ignores the processes that these entities develop.
Esperanza Molla, head of the DSAM, highlighted that, at the end of 2023, Arequipa is the second copper and gold producing region with 470,755 TMF and 21,541,535 KG fine, respectively. Likewise, it leads the production of molybdenum with 9,974 TMF and the fifth in lead with 23,392 TMF.
He also noted that Arequipa is the second region that receives the largest transfer of resources through the Mining Canon (S/858,603,333), Mining Royalties (S/217,137,729) and Right of Validity (S/56,434,234), at the national level during 2023.
In this Fourth Mining Internship, which will take place in our capital until August 10, participants will be trained in modules related to mining activity, legal regulations, environmental management, social management, entrepreneurship and personal development.
