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The XXVIII Workshop on Mining Integration and Sustainable Development was held at the San Antonio Abad University of Cusco. The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) trained more than 150 graduates of technical and university courses in the Cusco region during the XXVIII Workshop on Mining Integration and Sustainable Development held in the auditorium of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Universidad San Antonio Abad del Cusco (UNSAAC).
The Directorate of Sustainability and Mining Articulation (DSAM) is responsible for the event, which seeks to involve this group of students with the mining subsector, in order to inform them about the importance and benefits of promoting modern, responsible and sustainable mining, by strengthening their technical and personal capabilities.
Esperanza Molla, director of DSAM, highlighted the students interest in learning more about the mining activity that is carried out in the country and especially in their region with projects that make up the Mining Investment Portfolio 2024 such as Coroccohuayco and Quechua Integration, in addition to the Exploration Portfolio, with the Maria Reyna, Crespo II and Jasperoide projects, which are developed in compliance with international environmental standards.
At the end of the workshop, they will become our main allies in the dissemination of responsible and sustainable mining, and will join the more than 2,000 students from 130 higher institutions and 120 professional careers who have already participated in 27 editions that we have developed in different regions of the country, she said when opening the event.
Fredy Bustamante, dean of the Faculty of Geological Engineering, Mines and Metallurgical Engineering of UNSAAC, said that mining is our economic support and responsible for creating more than 250 thousand jobs and 2.5 million indirect jobs.
It must be emphasized that formal mining activity does respect the environment, unlike illegal mining that depredates it, stressed the dean, while congratulating the MINEM for the call for a workshop with the participation of its students and graduates of the different academic faculties of this university.
Regarding the workshop, Franco Suni, a student of Metallurgical Engineering, said that mining and agriculture can coexist because both are complementary activities, they can work hand in hand and contribute to the development of the country, he said. Meanwhile, his classmate, Silvia Figueroa, described the workshop as super productive for the students, as they received informative talks with new and important concepts regarding the mining sector.
Meanwhile, Pamela Huanca, a Geological Engineering student, said that the workshop changed my perspective on mining and made me see the difference between formal, informal and illegal mining and that Perus economy depends on the mining sector. Geology graduate Miguel Gonzales highlighted the mining contribution with close to 5% of GDP and 60% of exports and described Peru as a country blessed by its geological potential.
Topics such as Peru and its geological wealth by the Geological, Mining and Metallurgical Institute and Sustainable development in mining activities, Mining Formalization in Cusco, and The economic impacts of mining activity, were taught by qualified specialists from the different MINEM departments.
