According to CEO Jorge Bertero, the company aims to integrate into San Juan's productive ecosystem and generate local employment from the outset of its operations.
Bertero explained that Andemira intends to replicate in San Juan the model it developed in Santa Cruz, where more than 80% of its workforce consists of local residents. The company's goal is to position itself as a strategic partner for projects such as Los Azules, Vicuña, and El Pachón.
By Panorama Minero
San Juan's mining industry welcomes a significant new player with the official establishment of Andemira. This move, led by the company's Chairman, Gustavo Burgwardt, and its CEO, Eng. Jorge Bertero, marks another step in the firm's expansion as it seeks to capitalize on the province's promising mining outlook. The decision to establish a physical presence in San Juan is not merely a commercial opportunity but part of a strategy aimed at deep integration with the local community and productive sector.
The company traces its origins to the Burgwardt Group, a construction company founded in 1908 that later diversified into oilfield services and, more recently, specialized mining services. With more than 20 years supporting the evolution of Argentina's mining industry, the company has developed integrated solutions covering every stage of the mining value chain, from exploration and construction through production and mine closure.
Eng. Jorge Bertero—a native of San Juan and a mining engineering graduate from the National University of San Juan (UNSJ)—who is leading this new phase in the province, emphasized that the company's presence is already a reality rather than a future plan. Andemira has leased a strategically located operations yard on Route 20, within one of the province's main industrial corridors where several mining companies are already established. The facility will serve not only as an administrative office but also as an operational center housing high-tech equipment and coordinating mechanical maintenance and support activities.
One of the cornerstones of this expansion is the company's commitment to local talent. Management stated its intention to replicate the successful model developed in Santa Cruz, where more than 80% of its workforce consists of local employees. In San Juan, the recruitment process has already begun, with priority given to maintenance specialists and local technicians to support the launch of the new operations center.
Eng. Jorge Bertero, who maintains close ties with the province and also serves as a professor at the Faculty of Engineering of UNSJ, understands the importance of social license for mining projects. In his view, the company's objective is to move beyond being an external service provider and become a local company operating from and for the province, thereby facilitating collaboration with the mining operators already established in San Juan.
Regarding its service portfolio, Andemira specializes in mass earthmoving, drilling, blasting, and materials transportation for both open-pit and underground mining operations. Among its achievements, the company has drilled nearly two million meters and moved more than 22 million cubic meters of material across mining projects throughout Argentina.
With major projects such as Los Azules, Vicuña, and El Pachón in its sights, the company aims to establish itself as a strategic partner for leading mining operators. Backed by the more than century-long experience of its parent group, Andemira's arrival is expected to stimulate employment and strengthen San Juan's mining services infrastructure, reinforcing confidence in the mining potential of the Argentine Andes, particularly in the province of San Juan.
