Analysis of informal mining in the peruvian economy from 2018 to 2022 Abstract

Abstract

The objective of this article is to analyze the impact caused by informal mining in the economic, social and environmental aspects in Peru from 2018 to 2022, the methodology used is descriptive with a qualitative approach, the technique applied was documentary analysis and the instrument used was the triangulation matrix, which allowed collecting and analyzing data from selected articles and documents obtained from databases such as Scopus, Web of science, Scielo, Redalyc and Proquest, covering relevant topics on informal mining. After analyzing the documentation, the first result was obtained that informal mining had an impact on economic activity, tax collection and the level of employment due to the slow process of formalization by the state and as a second result for the beginning of 2022 it was obtained that the Mining expansion, such as artisanal, informal and openly illegal mining, gained greater importance, above all, gold mining occupying territories and four areas with the presence of informal mining were identified, such as Puno, Madre de Dios, La libertad and the middle south (Ica , Arequipa, and Ayacucho). Thus concluding that the mining issue plays an important role in the Peruvian economy, thus contributing 12% to the GDP, 60% of exports and 21% of the stock of foreign direct investment, generating business and greater employment in commercial activity and On the other hand, the Peruvian financial markets were willing to support large investments and structural reforms in mining, causing the economy to have sustained economic growth during the last decades.