📋 Tender Overview
National metal mining production continues to be a fundamental pillar for the countrys economy. In this sense, the accumulated production of metals in July, such as tin (53.2%), molybdenum (28.6%), gold (12.6%), silver (11%), lead (9.6%) and iron (3.9%), showed increases compared to what was recorded in July of the previous year, reported the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM).
The figures from the Mining Statistical Bulletin (BEM), prepared by the General Directorate of Mining Promotion and Sustainability of the MINEM, show the dynamism of the mining sector and its capacity to adapt and continue to drive the countrys economic development.
National tin production in July 2024 registered an increase of 0.3% compared to what was reported in July 2023. As a result, accumulated production from January to July increased by 53.2% compared to the accumulated value in the same period of the previous year. Molybdenum production in the seventh month reached an increase of 38.0% compared to the value recorded in the same month of 2023. Similarly, the accumulated production to July 2024 meant a growth of 28.6% compared to what was reported from January to July of the previous year. Regarding gold production, in July 2024 it registered a positive variation of 4.5% compared to the production obtained in the previous month. This figure is 4.5% higher than what was recorded in the same month of 2023.
Silver production exceeded by 16.6% what was reported in July 2023, and the accumulated production to July experienced an expansion of 11.0% compared to the same period in 2023. This is thanks to the optimal production of Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A., Minera Chinalco Peru S.A., Southern Peru Copper Corporation and Nexa Resources Peru S.A.A. Regarding lead production, in July 2024 it reached a monthly increase of 4.2%; while the accumulated production to July 2024 reflected an increase of 9.6% compared to the same period in 2023. Finally, national copper production to July 2024 reported a monthly increase of 4.1%.
