Peru is considered one of the world's leading mining countries, currently ranked as the world's second-largest copper producer; it is among the four largest producers of silver, lead, zinc, tin and molybdenum, and also has large deposits of gold and non-metallic resources, such as phosphates and uranium.

Currently, there is an active portfolio of 48 mine construction projects, and mining investment for the period 2020-2021 is estimated to be equivalent to USD 12.8 billion.

Within Latin America, Peru has one of the biggest untapped potentials of new discoveries and production. Government policies and regulations make the mining sector attractive to foreign capital. Currently the country is seeing the beginning of a new investment cycle, of great dynamism in the exploitation of copper, focused mainly on three projects: Quellaveco (with a total investment of more than US $ 5 Bil), Mina Justa (US $ 1.6 Bil) and the expansion of Toromocho (US$ 1.3 Bil), other major projects are Quecher - Main – Yanacocha, and B2 San Rafael - Minsur (US$ 1.3 Bil). In addition, there are planned expansions in Las Bambas, Antamina and Cerro Verde in the coming years. US$59 billion of mining projects are waiting to be developed in the country over the next few years.