After three years outside the ranking, the province reappears in the Fraser Institute Annual Survey of Mining Companies 2025, although the report highlights regulatory challenges and risk perceptions.
El intendente de Antofagasta de la Sierra, Mario Cusipuma, impulsa junto a empresas y el Gobierno de Catamarca un proyecto educativo vinculado a la minería y el turismo.
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.
An Aleph report analyzes recent lithium carbonate production, exports and price trends as markets move toward a range near US$20,000 per ton.
The coordination body between Catamarca, Salta and Jujuy enters a new institutional phase while international lithium prices show an annual increase close to 85%.*
The province exported US$50 million in minerals during the first month of 2026. Together with San Juan, Salta, Jujuy and Santa Cruz, it accounted for 98.9% of Argentina’s mining exports, which totaled US$812 million.
The copper project has formally applied to Argentina’s Large Investment Incentive Regime. If approved, it would become Mendoza’s first metallic mining project to enter the national framework.