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.
Salta is advancing with the IDB on international financing to pave 91 kilometers of National Route 51, a strategic project for mining and the consolidation of the Bioceanic Corridor linking Argentina with Chile, Paraguay, and Brazil.
The company, which has already been authorized to operate, committed to making extraordinary contributions for roadworks in Andalgalá, Belén, and Santa María, in addition to purchasing CT scanners for regional hospitals.