The Mexican government is planning actions and has taken steps to simplify mining regulations and improve public administration of the industry.
Mexico is the world’s leading producer of silver and a major producer of gold, copper, and zinc. The country reached a record value of 379,290 million pesos in mining and metallurgical production. It also exported 30,642 million dollars in this sector in 2025. This industry generated 400,000 direct jobs across 192 supply chains.
Mining Regulation
On May 22, 2026, the Official Gazette of the Federation published the Agreement through which the Ministry of Economy establishes measures for simplification and administrative improvement in the extractive sector.
Notable among these measures are the updating of the names of six procedures and nine reference codes. In addition, requirements for nine procedures were simplified, and 32 others were consolidated.
Furthermore, the maximum processing time was reduced for seven procedures, and the expropriation process was eliminated. As a result, the total number of procedures was reduced from 42 to just 18 optimized procedures for the national mining sector.
According to the Ministry of Economy, this Agreement on Administrative Simplification and Improvement reduces the bureaucratic burden and costs associated with processing procedures for holders of mining concessions, particularly those related to the sector’s legal and administrative operations.
In addition, these procedures have been updated on the Single Citizen Portal for Procedures and Services (PCUTyS).
Process Handling
According to the Ministry of Economy, these are other developments:
Between September 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026, the reallocation of human and material resources made it possible to achieve an average response rate of 92% for requests submitted by mining concessionaires.
Of the 3,312 procedures processed in the Public Mining Registry (RPM), Mining Obligations, Mining Rights, and Cartography, the following stand out: 1,837 related to the RPM (legal acts, contracts, certifications, and corporate updates); 658 related to mining obligations and rights (resolutions, payments, suspensions, and temporary occupations); and 817 related to cartography and concessions (issuance of maps, duplicates, extensions, and registration of experts).
Public Budget
The SHCP proposed cutting the 2027 budget for the extraction of mineral resources (excluding fuels) by 44.5% in real terms compared to 2026. The allocation of 96.1 million pesos, earmarked for promotion, regulation, and geological information, contrasts with the 173 million allocated in 2026.