Lithium produced from South American brines can have a significant carbon-footprint advantage over material derived from hard-rock spodumene. But turning that difference into a verifiable and commercially valuable attribute remains a challenge.
Austral Gold Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Jorge Sanguin as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Operations, effective 1 September 2026.
Abás Tanús Mafud, president of the Catamarca Mining Chamber, discusses the capabilities the province will need to develop as its mining industry expands.
One of the founders of an association created by Kolla Indigenous entrepreneurs to supply Argentina’s mining industry discusses how local businesses in the Puna have gained a foothold in the mining value chain and the challenges they now face as the sector expands.
The companies have entered into definitive agreements to combine Pozuelos-Pastos Grandes, Pastos Grandes and Sal de la Puna into a single development platform.
The Provincial Government received technical teams from the organization to advance road and energy infrastructure projects, while the mining sector is also expanding environmental technical cooperation.
Antofagasta Minerals met with Alfredo Cornejo while Aguas de Origen, controlled by CCU Argentina, maintains a lawsuit against the Province over the Environmental Impact Declaration (DIA) for Paramillos.
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The Board of Directors unanimously approved the distribution, which follows the US$13.8 million distributed for the 2024 fiscal year, under a new statute that left Catamarca and the UNT as the company’s only partners.
The funds will be allocated to engineering and early works at the San Juan project. The company is targeting a Final Investment Decision and full project financing by mid-2027, while maintaining 2030 as its target for the start of commercial copper cathode production.
With a multimillion-dollar investment, the Swedish company expanded its facilities in Pocito Department to strengthen support for mining projects in the region and lead the transition toward more sustainable transportation.
The National Senator for Salta, an industrial engineer by training, has extensive experience in public administration across the mining and energy sectors, at both the provincial and national levels.
The initiative seeks to boost competitiveness, innovation and export capacity, with tools designed to integrate Argentine companies into mining value chains.
The program seeks to develop technical, strategic and operational skills to plan, coordinate and optimize processes related to the mining industry’s supply chain.
Worley begins engineering work to support the FID planned for 2027 and reduce execution risks at Diablillos.
Representatives of both governments signed a memorandum. They will meet periodically and pursue joint research initiatives.
The governors of the three provinces, together with the CFI and the IDB, discussed tools to expand the participation of Argentine companies in the mining value chain.
The company completed a new payment as it moves toward acquiring 100% of seven properties covering 733 km² in Malargüe. The portfolio, comprising projects at different stages of exploration, is the same package through which BHP Metals Exploration began its entry into Mendoza.
Spain’s Secretary of State for Trade, Amparo López Senovilla, highlighted Argentina’s potential as a supplier of critical raw materials for Europe’s energy and digital transitions and pointed to investment opportunities in the sector.
South America holds more than half of the world’s lithium resources, but turning that geological potential into production will depend on its ability to attract investment, develop infrastructure and improve competitiveness.
Diego Mendilaharzu, Manager of Argenta Silver, explains how the redefinition of the geological model, new discoveries and an exploration strategy encompassing more than 20 targets are expanding the potential of one of Argentina’s leading silver projects.
Argentina’s Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, highlighted that the Catamarca copper initiative will generate more than 6,000 direct and indirect jobs.
The company confirmed that its lithium plant in Salta operated at 90% of capacity in June and remains on track to end the year producing at levels close to its annual nameplate capacity of 24,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate.
Director Marcelo Bellini outlined the institution’s anniversary activities and discussed the impact of the copper boom. He also described academic strategies aimed at preventing students from dropping out amid immediate demand for workers from mining companies, as well as new scientific projects currently underway.
The future substation is planned as the connection point for the 220 kV transmission line that will supply PSJ Cobre Mendocino in Uspallata. Los Azules has now joined this framework, activating its alternative connection through Mendoza after Vicuña was granted priority over new transmission capacity in San Juan.
The 2026 Winter Operations Plan enabled the project to respond to a severe storm that brought nearly two metres of snow to Sombreros Camp.
