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Trade, mining, and logistics: Panama explores new opportunities for integration with Argentina. PANORAMA MINERO’s exclusive interview with Juan Luis Correa, Ambassador of Panama to the Argentine Republic.

The lime producer successfully completed its Master Plan launched in 2016, which included the installation of four Swiss-made, high thermal-efficiency MAERZ kilns. This technology is considered the most advanced in the world and forms part of a project steadily advancing toward environmental sustainability.

Argentine senator Flavio Fama analyzed the challenges facing the country’s mining industry amid the arrival of large-scale copper projects. He also warned about future competition with the oil & gas sector for talent, services and operational capacity.

The company added 21 40-tonne units for infrastructure and mining road activities. The equipment is operated by company personnel trained by Vicuña.

The new program will begin this year at Insutec and emerges amid renewed exploration activity and growing demand for specialized labor.

Brincalto will install 128 solar panels and 16 batteries to supply its entire mining operation and reduce energy costs.

Leonardo Jaime Fullana and Marcelo Gastón Bustos, from the Mountain Roads Engineering School, propose a mining corridor in San Juan. The plan seeks to separate heavy cargo traffic from civilian transit in order to protect road infrastructure and strengthen provincial development.

National approval activated the financial and construction schedule for the copper project located in Uspallata.

With over 48 years of experience, CyD Ingeniería has established itself as one of the leading companies in Chile and Latin America in project management, engineering, project inspection and oversight services, participating in strategic initiatives for the region's main productive sectors.

Catamarca’s Ministry of Education and Labor signed an agreement with Minera Agua Rica LLC to allow graduates to access training within real mining work environments.

The researcher from the Catholic University of Cuyo (UCCuyo) proposes a paradigm shift: moving from extraction toward a development economy through second-generation trusts, green bonds, and a strategic alliance with Mendoza to secure the future.

The state-owned company currently maintains 31 active academic partnerships with the National Universities of Catamarca and Tucumán, including professional internships and final degree projects.

The Canadian company advanced across projects in Malargüe and MDMO through acquisitions linked to Mirasol, Agaucu, and Maref Group.

Catamarca’s Senate turned into law the agreement signed with Salta for the development of the project. The framework establishes institutional coordination, shared oversight and revenue distribution between both provinces.

Following the latest meeting of the Federal Mining Board held at the Expo San Juan Minera, Salta’s Minister of Production and Mining, Ignacio Lupión, highlighted the collaborative climate achieved between the provinces and the national government to consolidate a common agenda focused on the development of mining activity.

The reactivation of the Sol de Mañana deposit, in the Sijes region, marks the return of a strategic operation for the economy of the Puna and for an industry with more than 150 years of history in the province.

Second- and third-year students from the Tinogasta Agricultural Technical School toured the production process, laboratory, and operational safety conditions.

The complex reached 305 MW of installed capacity, represents more than 11% of the country’s total solar capacity, and required an investment of US$220 million.

From Fernández Insúa S.A., Luis M. Fernández highlighted the growing international interest in Argentine mining, as well as the importance of Expo San Juan Minera.

The Province approved the ninth update of the Environmental Impact Report to reactivate remaining phases of Bajo La Alumbrera and Bajo El Durazno under new environmental, social, and monitoring requirements.