Non-metallic mining in Valle Fértil, about 250 kilometers east of the city of San Juan, is going through a complex period, marked by the contraction of calcium carbonate sales and an incipient recovery in quartz demand.
The company engaged Montgomery & Associates to develop the salar’s hydrogeological model and prepare a basin water balance report, a core input for the PFS planned for completion by the end of 2026.
Zijin-Liex signed an agreement with the Tinogasta Mining Suppliers Chamber, in the province of Catamarca, for the construction of a key water infrastructure project in Fiambalá, the area where the Tres Quebradas (3Q) project operates.
With an estimated investment of US$5 million and international private financing, the Canadian company is starting the first drill holes in the district on a copper–gold–molybdenum porphyry target in Malargüe.
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The Municipality of Salta is advancing with an agenda to stimulate the private sector aimed at consolidating the attraction of investments and the generation of employment, in a context where mining is positioned as one of the main economic drivers of the province.
The governor of Catamarca presented an assessment of the sector during the swearing-in ceremony of the new Minister of Mining, Teresita Regalado, and detailed key infrastructure projects for the province.
The Mining Engineer took the oath at the Government House and announced that she will begin the analysis of the Bajo La Alumbrera Environmental Impact Report presented by Glencore in December.
Malargüe, San Carlos, Tupungato, and Rivadavia concentrate a large part of the provincial value added in mining activities of these categories.
The company, with a strong presence in mining operations and more than four decades of association with Scania, continues to focus on efficiency, safety, and support from the service network.
The accelerated growth of mining in Northwestern Argentina (NOA), driven in recent years by lithium and now by the imminence of copper projects, highlights the need for infrastructure development in the provinces that make up the Argentine Lithium Triangle: Salta, Jujuy, and Catamarca.
The initiative, developed by biology graduate Belén Heredia, a CONICET fellow, and researchers from INTA, addresses a historical environmental liability in La Planta, Caucete, through the use of native species capable of immobilizing and absorbing heavy metals, proposing a sustainable solution that combines applied science, ecological restoration, and circular economy to mitigate contamination of mining soils in San Juan.
Drilling, surveying, technical English, and digital tools were key topics addressed in this training, which aimed at labor market insertion in the mining sector.
The project combines its inclusion in MDMO III, currently under environmental assessment for exploration, with an individual file that has already moved forward to the Public Hearing stage for the production of copper oxide.
Three entrepreneurs born in the northern department of San Juan recount how the arrival of metal mining and the start-up of Veladero allowed them to transform small family projects into formal suppliers, acquire technical knowledge, and build ventures with a long-term vision, designed to sustain themselves beyond the mine’s life span.
Galan Lithium published its Quarterly Activities Report for the quarter ended 31 December 2025. Phase 1 construction at Hombre Muerto West (HMW), well timed to take advantage of a lithium market recovery
The Company announced it has commenced drilling Well 6 to 131 metres depth. Sandy and silt lithological units have been recovered with observations of high porosity. Formentera is located in Jujuy province.
The provincial government redefines cement companies as mineral processing plants and formally integrates them into the mining system, with environmental evaluation under the jurisdiction of the Mining Directorate.
With the withdrawal of the national government from the Board of Directors, the Vice Governor compared YMAD’s potential to that of YPF at the national level. The mining company could diversify into wind and geothermal projects and leverage its tunnel infrastructure.
A preliminary ruling from the Justice of Catamarca has raised expectations in the lithium industry, given the latent possibility that the Court of that province will lift the injunction preventing the establishment of new projects in the Salar del Hombre Muerto, in the department of Antofagasta de la Sierra.
During a biodiversity survey carried out at the El Pachón project, an ancestral ceramic vessel of high historical value was found, relevant to the cultural identity of the Calingasta Valley, in the province of San Juan.
The Minister of the Interior anticipated that in February the tender for National Route 7 will be launched, a key project for connectivity and mining logistics in Mendoza and the country.
