Peru mining set for US‑aligned shift after Keiko Fujimori’s election win

Keiko Fujimori’s narrow victory in Peru’s presidential runoff is expected to steer the country toward a more market‑friendly, US‑oriented economic course. Mining firms are already positioning themselves for closer cooperation with Washington.

Aftermath Silver, a Canadian explorer, has signed a consulting agreement between its newly formed U.S. subsidiary, US Critical Minerals Corp, and Global Frontier Advisors, a firm staffed by former senior U.S. military officers, diplomats and industry leaders. The partnership aims to advance the Berenguela silver‑copper‑manganese project in the Peruvian Andes as a potential source of critical minerals for U.S. battery and defense supply chains. The company says the project could support U.S. refining capacity and create qualified jobs.

Analysts cite Fujimori’s pro‑market platform and her family’s historic ties to liberal economic policies as factors that could attract U.S. investment and align Peru’s mineral exports with American strategic objectives.