The president of PERUMIN 37 states that by leveraging our current project portfolio, we could reduce poverty by 14 percentage points by 2031.

The president of PERUMIN 37, Jimena Sologuren, shared her expectations for 2025. From her perspective, she stated that in the new year, formal mining must remain competitive and contribute more to Peru's economy.

"In a pre-election year, the country needs strategic vision from the authorities and responsibility from the presidential and congressional candidates," she commented in an interview with Día 1 of Diario El Comercio.

She also expressed concern about the lack of serious, informed speeches about the sector, particularly those aimed at modifying the concession system—a system that has helped drive the industry forward and attract significant investments.

"Above all, we need our project portfolio to become a reality. This would create jobs, develop the sector’s value chain, and consequently reduce poverty. Just by leveraging our current project portfolio, we could reduce poverty by 14 percentage points by 2031," she emphasized.

On this basis, she stated that the country needs large-scale, medium-scale, small-scale, and artisanal mining to be formalized, providing decent and safe jobs while respecting the environment. Likewise, she stressed the urgency of a law on the formalization of artisanal and small-scale mining (MAPE) to enable the development of this industry while ensuring the safety of miners, the protection of the environment, and respect for the rule of law—fundamental pillars for the development of any country.

"Finally, we need effective coordination among businesses, the government, civil society, and academia to address social gaps in Peru. There are substantial resources from mining that must be channeled through the government for the benefit of the population," she concluded.