Category: Copper

With a focus on education, training, and community dialogue, the Los Azules project consolidates its presence in Calingasta, promotes employment, local identity, and territorial development throughout the department.

Government report outlines US$28 billion in potential investments, nine advanced projects and a projected increase in copper production over the next decade.

Technical report from Argentina’s Secretariat of Mining examines global copper demand, reserves, supply constraints and price outlook, with projections pointing to structural market deficits.

The company has initiated a registry of trades and professions within its direct area of influence, alongside technical studies and infill drilling campaigns consolidating the feasibility phase.

The decision halts what could have been the largest mining consolidation globally and preserves the current competitive structure in critical minerals markets.

The company has launched a 500-meter diamond drillhole in the Malargüe Western Mining District to understand the Cu–Au–Mo porphyry architecture and locate its mineralized core.

Los Andes Copper’s project in the Valparaíso Region reinforces the binational reading of transition copper and highlights once again the belt linking central Chile with Argentina’s Cuyo region.

PSJ Cobre Mendocino became the project that validated, in practice, the new provincial mining policy by progressing within the constraints of Law 7,722. A story that began in January 2025 and culminated in December with a political endorsement enabling unprecedented advancement.

An analysis of the companies’ common ground—and the role Argentina could play in a possible corporate combination.

Michael Meding, General Manager of Los Azules, shared the key takeaways from 2025 and outlined the plans for 2026 for the copper project located in the Calingasta Department, San Juan Province.

Glencore Pachón has launched activities for the 2025–26 summer season, during which more than 25,000 meters of drilling are expected to be completed in the Pachón and Carnicería valleys.

With the activation of the UGA for PSJ Cobre Mendocino, the province adds its second environmental management unit—and the first for an exploitation project—in a key step toward unlocking mining activity after two decades of stagnation.

The company is focusing the start of feasibility on achieving engineering accuracy for investment adjustments and the final CAPEX calculation.

The approval of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for PSJ Cobre Mendocino not only unlocks investment in a province with a stagnant economic structure—it also underscores the resolve of Governor Alfredo Cornejo’s leadership.

With an investment of US$559 million, the project moves toward feasibility and aims to become both the first case of metalliferous mining development in Mendoza and the project that puts Argentina back on the world copper map.

Driven by clean technologies and the rise of electric vehicles, copper is becoming a critical metal for the decades ahead. Experts analyze the opportunities and challenges facing the region.

During the Argentina Gold, Silver and Copper Seminar, national authorities announced a historic decision that reshapes the outlook for copper in the country. Discover the details and the impact it will have on the industry.

Located in the Salta Puna region, the Taca Taca mining project foresees an investment of US$3.6 billion and the creation of more than 4,000 jobs.

In recent days, reports have surfaced about Grupo México’s interest in taking part in the privatization of the Belgrano Cargas and San Martín railways.

Minsud Resources Corp. announced receipt of assay results from fifteen (15) additional drill holes completed in the recently finalized in-fill and selective peripheral diamond drilling campaign at the supergene-enriched Chita South Porphyry (PSU) Cu-Mo-Au deposit, part of the Chita Valley Project in San Juan province.

The provincial government has issued the Environmental Impact Statement and submitted the file to the Legislature, in accordance with Law 7.722. The proposed investment totals US$559 million.