The provincial heads participate in the London Metal Exchange Week 2024 (LME Week) and this Monday Argentina Day was held. “It is essential to provide guarantee and legal security to those who want to invest in our country,” said Sáenz.
A delegation made up of governors from five mining provinces is participating in the London Metal Exchange Week 2024 (LME Week), which started last Sunday and will continue until next Thursday. With the dissemination of the benefits of Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI) The leaders starred this Tuesday in the Argentina Day. “It is essential to provide guarantee and legal security to those who want to invest in our country,” he stated. Gustavo Sáenz, provincial head of Salta.
The entourage is made up of salteño, Raúl Jalil (Catamarca), Carlos Sadir (Jujuy), Alfredo Cornejo (Mendoza), Marcelo Orrego (San Juan), Andrea Mariana Confini, Secretary of Energy and Environment of Río Negro and Ignacio Lamothe, Secretary General of the Federal Investment Council (CFI ). For the Nation participates Secretary of Mining, Luis Lucero, and Pablo Quirno, his Finance counterpart. “Our country has a lot to offer in terms of resources and a remarkably free system to access copper and lithium mining concessions, unlike the neighboring countries Chile and Bolivia,” Lucero said during his presentation.
The tour of the dialogue governors, financed by the CFIoccurs within the framework of a new chapter by the sovereignty of the Falkland Islandswhich showed internal divergences in the Government. To the criticism of the opposition for the agreement they had reached Diana Mondino, Foreign Minister, and the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, David Lammyabout the flights to the islands as a way of giving up the claim of sovereignty, the harshest one had as its protagonist the Vice President Victoria Villarruelwhich differed from the position of National Executive Branch. “The proposed agreement announced with the United Kingdom is contrary to the interests of our Nation. It proposes providing continental logistical support to the occupation and in fact allowing them to continue depredating our seas,” he said in X.
Contacts
He London Metal Exchange Week 2024 brings together country authorities, investment funds, operating and exploring mining companies, suppliers and experts from different disciplines to address the latest trends, opportunities and developments in the mining sector. In this framework, the day dedicated to the country was organized jointly by the Argentine Embassy in London and the British Embassy in Argentina. Lithium and copper are the axes on which the governors hold a series of meetings, in groups – via the Lithium Table or the Copper Table – or individually.
Before the round with the businessmen, the leaders presented to students of London School of Economicsoccasion in which Saenz He highlighted the presence of large investors from around the world in the country “who are already producing, working and exploring critical minerals.” “In that direction, we continue to seek greater investments, working jointly with the other governors, because this generates genuine employment, progress and development for all,” he concluded. His peer, the San Juan Orregofocused on the fact that his province has great potential not only in mining, but also in renewable energy. “We hope that in the near future, we will lead the supply of copper in Argentina, with the added value of a mining company committed to the environment that will obtain its energy from local renewable sources,” he said.
Shared table
This Tuesday, in Argentina Daythe governors were consulted, at a panel table, about the benefits of investing in the country. Jalil, from Catamarca, highlighted that all provinces work in the same direction in relation to the social license required to carry out mining in Argentina. He Jujuy Sadir He added: “We work in a prudent, responsible way and looking for a way to make things easier so that companies can establish themselves and work comfortably.”
He Mendocino Cornejo stressed that Mendoza is experiencing a significant change and stated: “We call for mining not only in Mendoza, but throughout the country, because there is an immense window of opportunity.” He also recalled the signature of the May Pact to affirm that one of the points is the development of natural resources. “Mendoza, to carry out this task, is developing a systematic plan that we carry out step by step, month by month, week by week,” he said.
The mission will continue until this Thursday, October 3. The delegation will visit academic institutions of the United Kingdom to explore possible scientific and technological collaborations that strengthen the Argentine mining industry, in a transition towards more sustainable practices.
Source: Ambito
