The economic and social impact generated by the launch of the copper projects in Peru's 2025 Mining Investment Projects Portfolio will be of vital importance for the sustainability of the country's mining industry, the
At the same time, it will enable the financing of basic infrastructure investments in the communities where mining activities take place, the government agency indicated.
According to the analysis presented, for every US$10 million invested in copper-related projects, an additional US$7.168 million is generated in the metallic mining GDP, representing an estimated increase of US$4.81 million in tax revenue over five years.
In this regard, the implementation of the 37 copper projects included in the 2025 portfolio would have a positive impact of US$43.673 billion on the real metallic mining GDP, with an increase in tax revenue of US$24.941 billion over five years.
"Additionally, it would lead to an increase in resource transfers to regions worth around US$8.53 million over five years, equivalent to 3.31 times what was received in 2024," it noted.
"The implementation of the 2025 investment projects portfolio would increase the metallic mining GDP by 23.4%, tax revenue by 4.25 times, and transfers to the regions by 3.31 times, all in relation to 2024 values," DGPSM specialists stated.
Likewise, information was provided on the projected copper production in Peruvian regions towards 2032.
According to the study, with the launch of 15 investment projects, annual production in the country's northern region would increase by 330,000 fine metric tons (FMT) per year, the central region would contribute 75,000 FMT, and the southern region would add 568,000 FMT of copper.
The main conclusion of the study is that the copper projects included in the 2025 portfolio will have a decisive effect on Peru's economic and social growth, as they will generate resources that will allow subnational governments to undertake more and better works for the benefit of their populations.