The Province of Jujuy has created its own Ministry of Mining as an institutional move aimed at elevating the sector’s strategic importance, strengthening its role in the local economy, and consolidating a more robust framework for attracting investment, with José Gómez appointed as the first head of the new ministry.
As part of its commitment to local development, Glencore Pachón announced the 25 finalist projects selected for the fourth edition of the Fondo Impulso Emprendedor Program, an initiative aimed at strengthening entrepreneurship and productive capacity in Calingasta, San Juan.
Environmental approval for the access road to El Seguro marks a key step forward in the Malargüe Western Mining District, while raising questions about the future of the state-led anchor project once the infrastructure works are completed.
The call covers the contracting of logistics services at the mining and industrial complex located in Belén, Catamarca, with bid opening scheduled for February 2026.
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After years of underfunding, Mendoza’s Mining Directorate is undergoing a significant budgetary expansion that signals a shift in provincial public policy and a renewed role for the State in governing mining development.
Designed as a long-term logistics and services hub, Pata Mora seeks to provide the infrastructure and planning needed to support mining, energy and industrial development in southern Mendoza, helping transform geological potential into sustained productive growth.
The strengthening of environmental and mining oversight throughout 2025 has brought long-standing practices into sharp focus, forcing a redefinition of technical and safety standards in one of the most widespread segments of the province’s mining activity.
Patagonia Gold Corp. provided an update on the construction of the Calcatreu project, the Company’s flagship project in the Province of Rio Negro.
Robert Trzebski, International Business Director at Austmine, reviews the origin and evolution of the organization that represents Australian METS.
The project had a single window of opportunity in 2019 and remains technically viable today, but is normatively blocked by Law 7,722.
From ArCham, its President Darío Bongiovanni highlights the bilateral growth in education and points to Western Australia as a mining model. Connectivity remains a pending challenge.
The early commissioning of the San Rafael Solar Park, progress on the El Quemado project, and the start of electrical studies for PSJ marks a turning point in energy infrastructure.
The new extractive cycle exposes historical gaps in connectivity, energy, and logistics, in a context where Chile already functions as the natural outlet for Argentine minerals.
The application of the water-use fee to exploration projects opens a key discussion on predictability, competitiveness, and clear rules in the return of provincial mining.
The governor stated that Mendoza province of has entered a process it had previously been unable to navigate, with environmental assessments, controls, and decision-making mechanisms now enabling progress.
The multi-agency oversight body verified technical and environmental compliance at the most advanced project within MDMO I, during the critical phase prior to diamond drilling.
Potash and lithium projects follow a regulatory pathway distinct from that of metal mining, with administrative environmental assessment and public participation serving as the central approval mechanisms.
On December 22, Glencore Argentina CEO Martín Pérez de Solay, Country Manager Juan Donicelli, and Institutional Relations Manager Pablo Lilljedahl met with Catamarca Governor Raúl Jalil following the announcement of the reactivation of Bajo de la Alumbrera, scheduled for the second half of 2026.
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.
With the return of metal mining projects, the province once again faces a key technical challenge: managing mining activities from design through closure, under international standards and with long-term continuity.
The contracts will provide support for open-pit mining operations at the Casposo mine, located in the Calingasta department, San Juan Province.
