Panorama Minero spoke with geopolitics expert Fabián Calle about the regional and global landscape, the role of the United States, and the new scenario now taking shape. Where does Argentina stand?
With active operations in silver and gold, DLE technology in lithium, and a strengthening bilateral relationship, the United States is advancing its positioning across the region, from Jujuy to Santa Cruz, with mining as one of its key anchors.
The precious metal broke through a historic threshold and continues to set consecutive record highs, driven by geopolitical tensions, monetary policy expectations, and sustained demand for safe-haven assets.
Local communities will be able to propose priority infrastructure, tourism and development projects financed with resources from the Tres Quebradas lithium project.
As it marks its 80th anniversary, the IIM strengthens its strategic technical role in support of major copper and gold projects in San Juan and across Argentina.
The road project will extend over more than 170 kilometers and will be critical for logistics and high-altitude access to the Josemaría and Filo del Sol copper projects.
“Being local may open the door; being competitive and sustainable is what keeps it open” This analysis is led by Eng. Diego Hernández C.
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The state-owned mining company of Catamarca highlighted the joint work with companies from 10 different countries. The 2026 planning aims to enhance the value of a greater number of properties to attract new strategic partners.
Non-metallic mining in Valle Fértil, about 250 kilometers east of the city of San Juan, is going through a complex period, marked by the contraction of calcium carbonate sales and an incipient recovery in quartz demand.
The company engaged Montgomery & Associates to develop the salar’s hydrogeological model and prepare a basin water balance report, a core input for the PFS planned for completion by the end of 2026.
Zijin-Liex signed an agreement with the Tinogasta Mining Suppliers Chamber, in the province of Catamarca, for the construction of a key water infrastructure project in Fiambalá, the area where the Tres Quebradas (3Q) project operates.
With an estimated investment of US$5 million and international private financing, the Canadian company is starting the first drill holes in the district on a copper–gold–molybdenum porphyry target in Malargüe.
The Municipality of Salta is advancing with an agenda to stimulate the private sector aimed at consolidating the attraction of investments and the generation of employment, in a context where mining is positioned as one of the main economic drivers of the province.
The governor of Catamarca presented an assessment of the sector during the swearing-in ceremony of the new Minister of Mining, Teresita Regalado, and detailed key infrastructure projects for the province.
The Mining Engineer took the oath at the Government House and announced that she will begin the analysis of the Bajo La Alumbrera Environmental Impact Report presented by Glencore in December.
Malargüe, San Carlos, Tupungato, and Rivadavia concentrate a large part of the provincial value added in mining activities of these categories.
The company, with a strong presence in mining operations and more than four decades of association with Scania, continues to focus on efficiency, safety, and support from the service network.
The accelerated growth of mining in Northwestern Argentina (NOA), driven in recent years by lithium and now by the imminence of copper projects, highlights the need for infrastructure development in the provinces that make up the Argentine Lithium Triangle: Salta, Jujuy, and Catamarca.
The initiative, developed by biology graduate Belén Heredia, a CONICET fellow, and researchers from INTA, addresses a historical environmental liability in La Planta, Caucete, through the use of native species capable of immobilizing and absorbing heavy metals, proposing a sustainable solution that combines applied science, ecological restoration, and circular economy to mitigate contamination of mining soils in San Juan.
Drilling, surveying, technical English, and digital tools were key topics addressed in this training, which aimed at labor market insertion in the mining sector.
The project combines its inclusion in MDMO III, currently under environmental assessment for exploration, with an individual file that has already moved forward to the Public Hearing stage for the production of copper oxide.
Three entrepreneurs born in the northern department of San Juan recount how the arrival of metal mining and the start-up of Veladero allowed them to transform small family projects into formal suppliers, acquire technical knowledge, and build ventures with a long-term vision, designed to sustain themselves beyond the mine’s life span.
Galan Lithium published its Quarterly Activities Report for the quarter ended 31 December 2025. Phase 1 construction at Hombre Muerto West (HMW), well timed to take advantage of a lithium market recovery
The Company announced it has commenced drilling Well 6 to 131 metres depth. Sandy and silt lithological units have been recovered with observations of high porosity. Formentera is located in Jujuy province.
The provincial government redefines cement companies as mineral processing plants and formally integrates them into the mining system, with environmental evaluation under the jurisdiction of the Mining Directorate.
