PERUMIN 38 Mining Convention

PERUMIN is the mining convention of the Institute of Mining Engineers of Peru (IIMP), held every two years in Arequipa and billed as the leading mining convention in Latin America. PERUMIN 38 returns to Cerro Juli under the theme 'Integration and formalisation for regional development', with innovation and decarbonisation for southern Peru among its focus areas.

Programmes

The convention brings several programmes together in one week, from high-level debate to technical papers and innovation.

• Cumbre Minera (Mining Summit)
• Foro TIS – technical, innovation and sustainability papers
• Encuentro Internacional (International Meeting)
• EXTEMIN – the mining technology exhibition
• PERUMIN Jóvenes for students and young professionals
• PERUMIN Hub open-innovation programme for startups

Organising committee

PERUMIN 38 is chaired by Victor Gobitz, President and CEO of Quilla Resources. The committee includes IIMP president Juan Carlos Ortiz, Roque Benavides of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura and Angela Grossheim, executive director of the National Society of Mining, Petroleum and Energy (SNMPE).

Scale

The previous edition, PERUMIN 37 in 2025, brought together more than 65,500 visitors, organisations, specialists and delegations from five continents. The convention describes itself with more than 60 high-level conferences, more than 950 stands and more than 800 participating organisations.