2452 Peru (Arequipa) – Cerro Verde: The Hydropower, Drinking Water, and Sanitation Program, developed with government and public companies, illustrates a circular economy approach, demonstrating the virtuous water cycle for agriculture, livestock, and the mining company. Cerro Verde has co-financed the construction of three water reservoirs, funded two drinking water and wastewater treatment plants, as well as the associated conveyance infrastructure. Peru (Áncash) – Antamina: A socially oriented water management approach is implemented through a series of water-related projects developed in coordination with the State, civil society, and local communities. These initiatives involve canals, technified irrigation, reservoirs, and dams. Using treated water, Antamina has reforested over 100 hectares, conserving 50+ animal species, capturing CO₂, enriching soil, protecting the valley, and planting more than three million trees across various areas. Peru (Moquegua) – Anglo American - Quellaveco: The FutureSmart Mining™ approach integrates technology, digitalization, and sustainability through community partnerships to create shared value, minimize impacts, and exceed carbon neutrality. Quellaveco is Anglo American’s first fully digital operation and Peru’s only one, using AI, digital twins, and virtual simulators. Its Sustainable Mining Plan promotes efficient water use, shared territorial planning, and prosperous communities. Peru (Puno) – Minsur: The tailings reprocessing plant at San Rafael mine exemplifies a circular economy, recycling 93% of water, avoiding explosives, reducing energy use, and employing 60% local staff. It also boosts the local economy, creating 1,500+ indirect jobs and recovering tin from legacy tailings. Peru (Moquegua) – Monitoring Committee of the Quellaveco Dialogue Roundtable (CMQ): A central platform for territorial development and coordination among mining stakeholders. It monitors compliance with the agreements established during the 2012 Dialogue Roundtable throughout the project’s life cycle and communicates results to both the population and authorities, providing recommendations. The agreements encompass water stewardship, environmental protection, the promotion of local labor and enterprises, agricultural development, and the Moquegua Development Fund, valued at one billion soles. Peru (Moquegua and Cajamarca) – RIMAY (Center for Convergence and Good Mining– Energy Practices): Since 2019, has promoted national dialogue platforms, vision documents, technical working groups, and monitoring committees, fostering good practices and coordination among the State, business associations, civil society, and academia. At the subnational level, it has been implemented in Moquegua and Cajamarca through various initiatives. The PNMM toward 2050 is based on RIMAY’s principles. However, frequent government changes and high ministerial turnover—over twenty ministers from 2016 to 2025)—have disrupted key RIMAY processes, the PNMM, and other critical initiatives. Chile – SQM Lithium Ventures: Aims to reduce continental water extraction in the Salar de Atacama by 50% by 2030. It has established a unique public–private partnership to minimize ecosystem impact. The company promotes circular economy, such as producing 150,000 pallets annually from reused bulk bags and recovered plastic waste, and partners with Uber to reduce CO₂ emissions through electric vehicle rides. Since 2022, SQM Lithium Ventures has supported lithium entrepreneurship within Chile and internationally. Chile – Minera Los Pelambres: Promotes collective sustainable development through public– private coordination, dialogue, and participation based on a shared territorial vision. The company reuses 83–85% of the water in its production processes and, in 2024, commissioned the first desalination plant for mining in central Chile. It also protects biodiversity by conserving six hectares for every operational hectare in the Choapa Province and assesses social impact through its Impact Ecosystem, aligned with the SDGs. Chile – Mining Institutional Framework (Alianza Valor Minero-AVM, Alta Ley-AL, and PNM 2050): Comprises regulations, state-owned enterprises, and public–private initiatives such as PNM 2050, AVM, and AL. AVM promotes inclusive cross-sectoral dialogue, while AL coordinates public–private innovation and technology transfer. PNM 2050, currently under consultation, is subject to a Strategic Environmental Assessment. Key results include a resilient state mining policy, a seven-point increase in the
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