Peru's Minem shifts informal mining permit review to offices ahead of Reinfo closure

Peru's Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) has changed the permit review process for informal miners, moving evaluations to office-based procedures before the Reinfo program closes. The regulation nullifies permits granted without prior review, aiming to cut evaluation times and costs while maintaining technical rigor. This marks a procedural shift in Peru's informal mining formalization effort, with implications for thousands of miners and potential environmental/economic impacts.

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