Peru’s accumulated mining investment from January to August totaled 4.813 billion dollars, a 42.7% increase compared to the same period in 2025, with a greater incidence in infrastructure and development, which concentrated close to half of the investment in that period, as reported this Friday by the Ministry of Energy and Mines.

The Mining Statistical Bulletin (BEM), prepared by the General Directorate of Mining Promotion and Sustainability of the ministry, indicated that, in August alone, the mining subsector registered an investment of 696 million dollars, a year-on-year increase of 30.4%, the second highest monthly level of 2026.

In turn, in the Infrastructure sector, accumulated investment until August registered 1.308 billion dollars, exceeding by 65.7% the figure registered in the same period last year.

With this result, Infrastructure concentrated 27.2% of the total mining investment, which makes it the main destination of accumulated investment resources in the subsector.

Regarding the Development and Preparation sector, accumulated investment until August 2026 amounted to 1.031 billion dollars, exceeding by 106.7% the amount reported in the same period of 2025.

This execution represented 21.4% of the total accumulated mining investment nationwide, highlighted the Peruvian ministry.

Meanwhile, in the Beneficiation Plant sector, accumulated investment from January to August amounted to 839 million dollars, a figure 22.4% higher than that achieved in the same period last year.

Performance in the Exploration sector was 476 million dollars of accumulated investment, which meant a minimal rise of 1.2% compared to the same period of 2025, while in the Other sector (construction of dams, resettlement, intangibles, land purchase), accumulated investment totaled 579 million dollars, an increase of 69.5% compared to last year.

The southern Andean region of Arequipa is the main destination for mining investment in the country between January and August 2026 with 789 million dollars, equivalent to 16.4% of the national total.

It is followed by the also southern Ica with 648 million dollars (13.5%) and Moquegua with 479 million dollars (10%), respectively.

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