Details of the agreement strengthening Argentina’s mining sector, promoting lithium and copper investment, and supporting projections of record exports in the coming years.
The 2025–2026 exploration plan adds metallurgical, geophysical and environmental studies following a recently completed financing.
The program covers ore processing, infrastructure works and operational service contracting linked to the project’s next phase.
The decision halts what could have been the largest mining consolidation globally and preserves the current competitive structure in critical minerals markets.
With final testing underway, EPSE’s factory aims to integrate local manufacturing, clean energy and long-term supply for large-scale copper projects.
Rock powders, limestone and dolomite could open large-scale demand in Argentina’s agricultural core as producers seek long-term soil recovery solutions.
With exports to more than 40 countries and advanced downstream processing, Salta remains a key non-metallic mining hub in South America.
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The framework instrument seeks to consolidate value chains, attract long-term investment and enhance secure, competitive supply.
IADEM says the proposed amendments aim to clarify definitions, strengthen environmental federalism and improve legal predictability without weakening glacier protection standards.
The Fifth Court of Appeals confirmed lower court rulings and declined to suspend the project while feasibility studies continue.
The company has launched a 500-meter diamond drillhole in the Malargüe Western Mining District to understand the Cu–Au–Mo porphyry architecture and locate its mineralized core.
The project has reached 15% completion and covers 112 km to the Salta border, backed by POSCO, Rio Tinto, PAE and Galán Lithium.
The 220/132 kV facility will expand Greater Mendoza’s capacity and serve as the high-voltage interconnection point for the PSJ copper project in Uspallata.
Los Andes Copper’s project in the Valparaíso Region reinforces the binational reading of transition copper and highlights once again the belt linking central Chile with Argentina’s Cuyo region.
Provincial authorities filed legal complaints following the circulation of unverified contamination reports linked to a remediation-stage mining complex in southern Argentina.
Executives met with provincial authorities to assess geological potential and regulatory conditions amid growing global competition for critical minerals.
The province implemented a new transport protocol effective January 26, introducing mandatory escort requirements and updated safety standards for mining logistics.
The agreement includes the initial planting of 1,000 native trees and reinforces local supplier participation in the Tres Cruces project in Catamarca.
Salta’s mining authority cleared new exploration activities at the Arizaro satellite deposit, supporting resource expansion alongside ongoing Lindero operations.
The sector grew 29.2% year over year, surpassing the previous 2012 record. Gold and lithium drove most of the performance.
Mining exports totaled US$594 million in the latest month analyzed, with gold sustaining its leading role and lithium posting a record result for December.
The province operates four industrial parks, two of them at full capacity. The government is promoting public-private partnerships to expand productive infrastructure.
A series of high-level mining finance events in Vancouver highlighted renewed capital interest in precious and industrial metals, with Argentina gaining visibility among stable emerging jurisdictions.
The Catamarca native previously served as chairman between 2020 and 2024 and remained on the board until last week. The agreement consolidates provincial control over the company after the federal government’s exit.
The gold and silver project, located in southern Argentina, adds new targets following an IP geophysical survey and moves toward an initial diamond drilling phase with permits in place.
