📋 Tender Overview
This figure represents the second largest transfer since the creation of the Mining Canon.The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) reported that the transfers of economic resources to the departments generated by mining activity totaled more than S/ 6,601 million in the first half of the year, generating a positive impact for municipalities and regions that access these resources necessary to finance development projects and infrastructure works.
According to the analysis presented by the Mining Statistical Bulletin (BEM) of the MINEM, in the first 6 months of 2024 the Mining Canon distributed to subnational governments and higher education centers was greater than S/ 5,564 million, which represents the second largest transfer since the creation of this concept.
The first delivery was made in the first quarter of the year (S/ 1,893 million) and the second in July (S/ 3,671 million), based on data from the regularization of the Income Tax, promoting job creation through subsidized public projects. During the first half of this year, more than S/ 1,006 million were distributed for Legal and Contractual Mining Royalties, while, in relation to the Right of Validity and Penalty, as of May 2024, more than S/ 30 million were recorded.
The figure with the highest percentage of receipt of resources generated by mining was recorded in the department of Ancash with a share of 20.8% of the total mining transfers distributed, representing a total of S/ 1,370 million.
For its part, Arequipa was ranked second with 15.9%, which was reflected in an amount greater than S/ 1,051 million, in third place, Moquegua was positioned with 12.8% of the total transferred, which exceeded S/ 846 million, and finally, Ica, in fourth place, with an amount of S/ 769 million with a share of 11.7%. These four departments together accounted for 61.2% of the total amount transferred nationwide.
