Mining closed the year with a positive balance and optimism for what is to come

Turning to copper in particular, he positively recalled the formation of the Copper Tableadded to the news from Glencore for Mara and Pachón, with the investment of US$400 million for feasibility studies

He added that the companies BHP and Lundin announced the agreement to acquire Filo Corp for US$4.5 billion, partnering to develop the Jose María and Filo del Sol projects in San Juan. Rio Tinto will invest US$250 million in the Altar project, environmental impact approval for Los Azules.

With respect to the gold projects highlighted the environmental impact approval of Calcatreu (located in Ingeniero Jacobacci, Río Negro) and Hualilán (in San Juan), plus the reactivation of the Gualcamayo project, also in San Juan.

With particular emotion, where he experienced success as his own, he praised the 34 projects approved in Mendoza for exploration, after a process that included citizen participation.

Finally, he asked to renew the commitment to our beloved mining industry, where “we do not have guaranteed success, it is in our hands to achieve it.” Along these lines, he insisted that we must be persistent, we have a long road and we have to achieve it together, thanking destiny that “has put us at this historical juncture in a kind of perfect scenario, with our blessed geology that has the critical minerals that the world needs.”

For Benítez the moment for mining is “now”

The president of the Chamber of Mining Suppliers Manuel Benitez, With the optimism that characterizes him, he stressed that “after a long time we observe that the planets have aligned,” and explained that this is because Argentina has the minerals that the world market demands in the face of the new energy paradigm.

Benítez, within this “virtuous path,” assured that the comparison with other countries puts us in a seductive place to value projects, where the moment is “now.”

Making it clear that without mining there are no mining suppliers, he explained the importance of the three rings, the first belongs to the towns near the project, secondly to the province and the third to the rest of the country.

CAPMIN being a national Chamber, praised the quality of the supplier companies that exist in the country, where there are mining suppliers that export to Latin America and Europe

Benítez left as a message that “there must be state policy with legal security with care for the environment” where “Argentina has to go for more and better mining.”

Cacciola does not doubt it: “The benefit has to be mainly for Argentines”

The president of the Argentine Chamber of Mining Companies (CAEM), Roberto Cacciola, From the outset he made it clear that this was “a year of good news.”

Cacciola put the appearance of the RIGI first, which he described as “excellent news,” with three fundamental elements provided by the regime to “care for and preserve,” such as the “possibility of having free availability of foreign currency in a reasonable framework, having a competitive tax framework with our competitors such as Chile, Peru or Brazil and thirdly, having legal certainty to be able to claim anywhere in the world in case of non-compliance”, which is why “we at CAEM celebrate that these measures have been taken. measures”.

The other aspect that the president of CAEM celebrated was the general acceptance of mining by society. Another excellent news we see very strong in society.

Within this positive wave, he highlighted Mendoza’s “enormous” decision to bet on mining, with “impeccable” work.

Toning down the hubbub a little, he also put up “yellow lights”, where he reiterated that in the gold and silver sector there is no replacement for resources that are being depleted – especially in the province of Santa Cruz – and he did not miss the opportunity to insist with a central issue to resolve as the glacier law “key to advancing copper projects.”

In his speech he said that we must manage anxiety and not generate false expectations since there is “enormous enthusiasm but things are not going to happen as quickly as we think.”

Without rushing the times, he stated that “we have to be intelligent”, where “we are all eager for investments to come but there is something that we are clear about: the benefit has to be mainly for Argentines”, referring to employment and suppliers.

As a final message, he assured that “if we are intelligent and do not look at ourselves and see what the country and the activity need, we will be successful.”

Sweden committed to helping develop sustainable mining

The Swedish ambassador to Argentina Torsten Ericsson He spoke from a diplomatic perspective where he put mining as a key sector taking into account geopolitics and climate change.

The diplomat considered that Europe and Latin America are natural partners and hoped that the free trade agreement would be signed “as soon as possible.”

Ericsson highlighted the “enormous potential to develop sustainable mining” and put “dialogue with people and protection of the environment” as a fundamental aspect, issues that he considered not easy, but he was committed to helping to achieve sustainable mining.

Married, proud to put Mendoza on the mining radar

The vice governor of Mendoza Hebe Married He highlighted the fact of participating in the opening ceremony, a situation that would have been unthinkable just a year ago where the province “was not even on the radar.”

Casado stated that they worked tirelessly to put Mendoza on the mining radar, and currently they have 34 projects approved to be explored and soon they will have 60 more.

With transversal work, from the government to achieve social license, one of the areas in which they emphasized was education at all levels, from kindergarten to university, to remove those myths that had been established. The vice governor said that they held a course where 1,200 registered teachers enrolled, this being key since they can “multiply the message.”

Casado maintained that in this task of carrying out sustainable mining they seek to give certainty to society, so that it does not allow itself to be deceived by anti-miners.

Mendoza’s decision to promote the mining industry comes with a new code of procedure that passed through the legislature and was approved with the consensus of all parties, which is why Casado highlighted that “there is the political conviction and consensus for it to be a policy.” of state”

Sampalione and a very positive management at WIM

On behalf of WIM Argentina Maria Eugenia Sampalione (who left the presidency on that same day, leaving the position to Amalia Sáenz, from the Lake Resources group, said that in the morning the management of WIM had been closed, an organization that was born in the middle of the pandemic “and today we already have the possibility of being here.”

Sampalione highlighted the work carried out by women and companies, where thanks to that it was possible to go from a participation of 6% to almost 13% of mining women currently working in recent years.

Within the work carried out by WIM Argentina, it named the “We Are Part” campaign that reached thirteen provinces. Through women, mining is better known, seven agreements signed (COFEMIN, the CFI, and with Red Mía, CREPROMIR , Women who Inspire Foundation, Mining Chamber of La Rioja); more than ten thousand hours of work by the committee, Scholarships through the National University of San Juan, programs carried out together with their WIM peers from Colombia, Peru and Chile, the creation of the international committee, the consolidation of the suppliers committee and the publication of twelve magazines that reached twenty thousand contacts.

After the opening, the climate of euphoria continued and many were already planning to see themselves at the PDAC, the summit event of the sector that takes place every year in Canada and in which it was commented at the Golden Center that Caputo will be present.