Regarding minerals, the ministry detailed that copper projects rank first with an investment of US$ 262 million distributed in 18 exploration projects in the portfolio.

In second place are the 21 gold projects with an accumulated investment budget of US$ 90 million; followed by the 13 silver projects with a joint investment of US$ 82 million.

Locations by Regions

In the same document, the Ministry of Energy and Mines specified that the largest investments in exploration are found in the south with 21 projects, representing 56% of the total with an investment of US$ 279 million, among which the regions of Arequipa, Moquegua and Apurímac stand out.

In second place is the central macro-region with 30 exploration projects representing 25% with a joint investment of US$ 124 million; and the most outstanding regions are Pasco, Lima and Ayacucho.

Finally, the northern macro-region with 13 projects represents 19% participation and a global investment of US$ 96 million. Among its regions, Cajamarca and Ancash stand out.