The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) announced on Apr. 2 that Peru’s national metallic mining production showed positive results in January 2026, with increases recorded in seven of the eight main metals compared to January 2025. The ministry reported that zinc production grew by 14.7%, silver by 4.5%, tin by 4.0%, gold by 3.8%, copper by 3.0%, lead by 2.3%, and iron by 1.2%.
These figures were released through the Mining Statistical Bulletin prepared by MINEM’s Directorate General for Mining Promotion, which highlights continued dynamism in the sector’s output.
Zinc saw the largest year-on-year increase, reaching a growth rate of nearly fifteen percent compared to the same month last year. Silver and tin also registered gains above four percent each, while gold output rose nearly four percent over January of the previous year.
At a regional level, Cajamarca remained the leading department for gold production with a share of almost thirty percent, followed closely by La Libertad at about twenty-three percent and Arequipa at just under twenty-two percent; together these three regions accounted for more than seventy-four percent of Peru’s total gold output.
In copper production, Áncash maintained its position as top producer with a seventeen-point-three-percent share nationally, trailed closely by Moquegua at sixteen-point-five percent and then Apurímac and Arequipa at sixteen-point-four and fourteen-point-five percent respectively. Copper output reached over two hundred twenty-six thousand metric tons during this period.
