The financial institution strengthens its role as a mining partner with a specialized unit, tools for suppliers, and a comprehensive strategy alongside Grupo Petersen to promote San Juan’s economic development.
Iñaki Pérez, Industry Business Development Manager at SNA Europe, highlighted the importance of spark-resistant tools and after-sales service to guarantee efficiency and safety in mining projects driving the country’s prosperity.
Under the mandate, Societe Generale will lead the structuring and arrangement of a senior debt package to fund the construction of the Project. Societe Generale's scope of work spans both preparatory and implementation phases and includes development of the financing strategy; coordination of lenders' technical, market, environmental and social, insurance, audit and tax due diligence; preparation of the lenders' information package; and assistance with the negotiation.
Women represent 12.7% of the mining workforce, and that talent has also contributed to the strong momentum the industry is experiencing today.
Ambassador Nicola Lindertz highlighted the importance of legal certainty and the new regulatory framework in attracting specialized Finnish services in underground mining, energy, and strategic communications.
An increasingly favorable geopolitical context and the progressive normalization of the domestic market have enhanced the attractiveness of Argentine mining in the eyes of the world. Looking ahead, Fernando Brun, Secretary of International Economic Relations, and Federico Elewaut, President of Citibank, outlined the strengths to leverage and the risks to minimize in order to continue expanding sector development.
Mining Day: The Government Defended the RIGI, Called for the Elimination of Internal Barriers, and Warned About Blockages Affecting Projects Such as Vicuña.
The Managing Director of McEwen Copper, operator of the Los Azules project, stated that the province brings together unique conditions for mining development and affirmed that San Juan already has suppliers, professionals, and human infrastructure that facilitate the execution of world-class projects.