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Argentina

Argentina is a country in southern South America with Buenos Aires as its capital. The nation has a population of about 46-million people and is the eighth-largest country in the world by land area, spanning approximately 2.8-million square kilometres. Argentina's economy is diverse, with key sectors including agriculture, livestock, manufacturing, mining and energy, and the country is a major global exporter of soybeans, beef, wheat, maize and wine. The currency is the Argentine peso, and the country operates as a federal presidential republic. Argentina holds the world's second-largest shale gas reserves and fourth-largest shale oil reserves, concentrated in the Vaca Muerta formation in Neuquén province, which has attracted significant international investment in unconventional hydrocarbon development. The country also has substantial conventional natural gas resources and has emerged as a potential LNG exporter, though infrastructure development has been constrained by economic volatility and policy uncertainty. Mining is growing in importance, with production of lithium, gold, silver and copper, particularly in the Andean regions. Argentina is a member of the G20 and Mercosur, the South American trade bloc. The country has experienced recurring economic challenges, including high inflation, currency instability and sovereign debt issues, which have periodically affected investment in large-scale energy and infrastructure projects. Argentina gained independence from Spain in 1816 and developed into one of the wealthiest nations globally in the early twentieth century before experiencing decades of political and economic turbulence.

Argentina News


Hualilan project site
Hualilan gold project, Argentina
24th July 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

A prefeasibility study has determined that Hualilan can be developed as a conventional truck-and-shovel openpit mine with on-site processing. 


VIDHYA SREELALAN
It is becoming increasingly difficult for greenfield projects to navigate the environmental, social and political risks and to get permits on time and within budget
Copper boom elevating Central Africa’s role as good grades proliferate
24th July 2026 By: Keabetswe Shilakwe

The global copper market is bracing for a significant positive shift driven by growing demand, with Central Africa emerging as a key player to step up supply, says analytics and insights firm Wood... 


Grupo Mexico mine underground
Grupo Mexico profit beats estimates on higher copper prices
22nd July 2026 By: Reuters

Mining and transportation conglomerate Grupo Mexico said on Tuesday its second-quarter net profit rose nearly 79% from the same period a year earlier, bolstered by higher copper prices and well... 


Lundin Mining's Caserones mine, in Chile
Lundin Mining expects gold collar contract losses of $12m in Q2
17th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and Nasdaq-listed mining major Lundin Mining expects to report certain impacts to its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) and adjusted earnings per... 


The Escondida mine
BHP confident of group’s future growth opportunities, despite warning of lower 2027 copper output
16th July 2026 By: Chanel de Bruyn

Global diversified miner BHP produced nearly two-million tonnes of copper and record iron-ore production for the financial year ended June 30, but has substantially lowered its copper production... 


The Taca Taca project area
First Quantum said to seek sale of stake in giant copper project
15th July 2026 By: Bloomberg

First Quantum Minerals is in talks to sell a stake in one of the world’s biggest undeveloped copper projects as rival miners and strategic investors rush to boost exposure to the metal. First... 


Copper mineralisation
Australian miners collaborate to identify Chilean copper opportunities
9th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Australian miners Freehill Mining and Austral Gold have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at fast-tracking Freehill's move into copper. Freehill will work with Austral to identify new... 


A KGHM-owned mine
Poland's KGHM is exploring acquisition possibilities outside Europe, CEO says
6th July 2026 By: Reuters

Poland's state-controlled copper and silver miner KGHM is exploring potential acquisition opportunities outside Europe under its new strategy, including projects in Morocco, Argentina, Canada and... 


Image of lithium ore
Pozuelos-Pastos Grandes lithium brine project, Argentina – update
26th June 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co and Lithium Argentina are seeking a third investor for the project. 


BHP CEO Brandon Craig
Strikes, soaring costs and M&A await BHP's new CEO Craig
25th June 2026 By: Reuters

Newly minted BHP CEO Brandon Craig faces a crowded in-tray as he takes mining's top job on July 1, from threatened iron ore strikes and ballooning costs to a potential uranium push and a febrile... 


Rio Tinto's Rincon lithium operation, in Argentina
Rio Tinto sees lithium as fastest-growing division, executive says
24th June 2026 By: Reuters

Rio Tinto expects its lithium business to grow faster than its copper, iron-ore and other divisions as it works to triple production by 2028 for the electric vehicle and battery storage markets, an... 


AbraSilver's Diablillos silver project in Argentina
AbraSilver confirms world-class economics for Argentina silver project
23rd June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed AbraSilver Resources Corporation confirms in a definitive feasibility study (DFS) on the Diablillos silver/gold project its status as a world-class undeveloped deposit based on a... 


Critical minerals ore
Orion CMC in advanced discussions for three Asian partnerships
23rd June 2026 By: Reuters

Orion Critical Mineral Consortium (Orion CMC), a minerals investment group backed by the US government, is in advanced discussions to establish three new public-private partnerships in Asia as it... 


Pozuelos-Pastos Grandes lithium project in Argentina
Ganfeng and Lithium Argentina seek a third investor for lithium project
19th June 2026 By: Reuters

Chinese miner Ganfeng Lithium and its Swiss partner Lithium Argentina are seeking a third investor for the Pozuelos-Pastos Grandes lithium project in northern Argentina, the president of Lithium... 


The above image depicts professional services firm Deloitte Chile energy resources and industrials leader Patrick Hall
Chile’s copper to play major role in decarbonisation
19th June 2026 By: Lynne Davies

As Chile targets net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, its continued production of copper and lithium are key elements of the country’s energy transition, with copper regarded as a longer-term... 


Race to execute is key to S America success
19th June 2026

South America is increasingly becoming one of the most strategically important mining regions for the future stability of global copper and lithium supply. Chile, Peru and Argentina sit at the... 


The above image depicts a water treatment facility at a copper mine in Chile
Minerals frame S America development tools
19th June 2026

As critical minerals become increasingly central to global industrial strategy, a growing divergence is emerging between how major economies and leading South American mineral-producing nations are... 


Gold ore with processing plant in the background
Cerro Negro mine, Argentina
12th June 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

A gold/silver mine in Santa Cruz province, southern Argentina, about 400 km south-west of Comodoro Rivadavia and about a two-hour drive south of Perito Moreno. 


Exploration work at El Dorado Monserrat
Fredonia on track to release PEA for Argentinian project in August
10th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on TSX-V-listed Fredonia Mining’s El Dorado Monserrat project, in Argentina, remains on track for completion in August. The study is evaluating a range of... 


McEwen's Fox Complex in Ontario
McEwen PFS on Grey Fox confirms 15-year mine life addition to Fox Complex
9th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and NYSE-listed precious metals and copper developer McEwen has confirmed in a prefeasibility study (PFS) on the Grey Fox project its viability to become a major source of ore for the Fox... 


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