MINERÍA la mejor puerta de acceso al sector minero EDICIÓN 576 / SEPTIEMBRE 2025 32 Sostenibilidad / Sustainability EL ICEBERG DE LOS MINERALES CRÍTICOS Y ESTRATÉGICOS: NAVEGANDO EN LAS TRANSICIONES GEOPOLÍTICAS DE AMÉRICA LATINA Y EL PERÚ THE CRITICAL AND STRATEGIC MINERALS ICEBERG: NAVIGATING GEOPOLITICAL TRANSITIONS IN LATIN AMERICA AND PERU Abstract This article unveils the geopolitical dynamics behind critical and strategic minerals in Latin America by exploring four key transitions driving unprecedented demand: energy, digital, national security, and sociodemographic. Through the “Mineral Iceberg” metaphor, it reveals how global discourse fixates on the visible tip — the energy transition— while ignoring deeper forces reshaping the material foundation of the global economy. Latin America and Peru are presented as central actors, not merely due to their geological wealth but also their opportunity to move up the value chain. The article proposes a roadmap to prevent the emergence of “Mineral Colonialism 2.0” and build genuine Sovereignty of Value. It concludes with a strategic invitation to the Mining Energy Transition Forum in PERUMIN 37, a landmark event where the future of critical minerals in Latin America and Peru will be debated, designed, and defined. Keywords: Critical and Strategic Minerals, Geopolitical, Latin America and Peru.
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