The election took place within the framework of the Mining Summitwhich took place in Mendoza. In addition to Orrego, the local president, Alfredo Cornejoand their peers from Catamarca, Raul Jalil; Jump, Gustavo Saenz; and Jujuy, Carlos Sadir.
The San Juan leader will hold the position for one year. Then, the presidency of the Copper Table will be exercised on a rotating basis by the other governors of the member provinces.
Marcelo Orrego was elected president of the Copper Table
Parallel to his appointment, the creation of the Collegiate Executive Secretariat began, initially made up of the Minister of Mining of San Juan, Juan Pablo Perea, and the director of Mining of Mendoza, Jerónimo Shantal.
The term of this body will be the same as that of the presidency, with the possibility of renewal under the same terms. The agreement was formalized with the signature of the governors of the participating provinces.
In this context, Orrego said: “It is an honor to accompany you today at this 1st Mining Summit that reaffirms the commitment of our provinces and our country to modern, sustainable and responsible mining. San Juan is, indisputably, a mining province by history and by present.”
“75% of our exports come from this activity. We have emblematic mines such as Veladero, the largest in Argentina, and advanced projects such as Hualilán, which will begin construction in 2025,” he mentioned.
The governor gave details of what was done during his administration: The evaluation of 34 prospecting and exploration environmental impact reports was completed, highlighting the EIA of the Hualilán project, the first approved gold project after 17 years.
On the other hand, he said: “San Juan understands mining as a State policy, building a robust industry that respects natural resources, prioritizes the care of water and generates employment.” He added that “we celebrate strategic alliances such as the recent one between BHP and Lundin for projects such as Josemaría and “Filo del Sol, positioning San Juan within the Top 10 globally.”
To conclude, he said: “Community trust is essential. Trust is gained in grams, but it is lost in kilos and in San Juan we have shown that it is possible to achieve lasting consensus. “Mining is not only the present, but the future of our provinces and of a country that is committed to sustainable development.”
Cornejo said that many challenges were raised and that a path of coexistence and consensus regarding mining is coming.
Challenges
For his part, Governor Sáenz assured that “The biggest challenge we have is that today the world demands what we have to give them. In this case the opportunity is today. “We must manage to maintain sustainability and social license in mining over time.”
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While Jalil said that “There is a political maturity in Argentina. When we started the Lithium Table, it was a good start. Today moving forward with the Copper Roundtable is very important, especially for the mining sector.”
Governor Sadir stated that “the challenges we have are common. Now we are working on how to shorten processes, not only with the study of environmental impact. But we also have to look for new and more investors to continue exploring.”
On the other hand, and within the framework of this summit, projections of markets such as copper, good sustainability practices by leading companies, banks and their role in the development of mining, actors in the local capital market were presented. commenting on financing and investment instruments.
Source: Ambito
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