Mr. John Mark Staude, CEO at Riverside Resources, will be visiting Argentina next October to participate as speaker in Latin Exploration 2011 edition, the conference that gathers the key actors of the Latin American mining sector in search of new projects and business opportunities.

In this interview, Mr. Staude shares his views on mining business in the region and speaks about his conference lecture: the new strategies and business models in mining exploration…

The days when the region was hit by the global crisis might have remained in the past and, nowadays, the opportunities for Latin American mining are more tangible, though, we must admit, there are alerts in the horizon such as cost rise as a consequence of a price hike in commodities, which is causing an increase in raw materials essential for mining operations…

Salta, one of the most promising mining provinces in Argentina, is showing an interesting growing in mining investment, exploration and exports –an activity that, year after year, is becoming the new frontier of Argentinean mining.

There are three main mineral resources in the province –uranium, lithium, and silver; though there is also potential for gold mining. At present, there are several mining companies settled down; among them…

One thing is certain –there is a long way to go and, although the country has a wealth of history in the subject, Argentina continues working to become a mining country. This year, Latin America as a whole will continue to represent a major attraction for the disembarking of foreign investors. Social license, regulatory uncertainty, and environmental conflicts are obstacles in the way, but the proven quality of the ore deposits is the region’s main appeal.

As it is public knowledge, the nº 1 judge with jurisdiction on federal matters of the province of San Juan, Miguel Ángel Gálvez, partially suspended the glacier law recently passed by Congress and promulgated by the Executive last October 28th.
The resolution is based on filing a complaint to declare the Glacier Act N° 26.639 unconstitutional filed by the Mining Chamber of San Juan; the Chamber of Mining Services; CASEMI; AOMA; and San Juan Regional CGT…

*By Carlos Saravia Frías

On November 2nd, 2010, the judge with jurisdiction on federal matters of the province of San Juan ruled the suspension of sections 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 15 (the “Ruling”) of the “National Glacier Act” N° 26.639 (the “Glacier Law”) in the territory of the province of San Juan…

The very essence of mining makes the regular citizen wonder whether mining is valid since its footprints are extremely visible: large excavations, subsidence, aquifer pollution, and soil destruction are some of the damages that may be attributable to mineral extraction. From a different perspective, it is known that the concept of Sustainable Development is dynamic and, perhaps, it has evolved so fast that whenever a concept is generated …

In the last edition of the Argentina Mining Convention, Nivaldo Rojas, President of Rojas & Asociados Mining Consultants, made a detailed analysis of the possibilities and opportunities existing in Argentina for copper mining development. Just to give an idea, 14 ore deposits could be producing in Argentina, within a period of 5 to 10 years, and would generate over 332,000 M dollars. This amount would position the country as an important player in the industry compared to the US and Peru…

La minería es una industria pujante y moderna con necesidades de personal, insumos y servicios
Ud. puede ser parte de este mundo… ¡Descubra sus oportunidades!

La minería de hoy es una industria altamente tecnificada y moderna, que opera bajo normas de seguridad y controles ambientales internacionales. Utiliza trabajadores especializados, infinidad de sistemas informáticos para controlar sus procesos y numerosos equipos pesados; cientos de trabajadores en cada mina hacen posible la obtención de los diversos minerales que luego forma…

By Lucas García, Beretta Godoy*

In 1994, the amendment of the Argentine Constitution introduced a significant change in relation to the original domain over natural resources. In effect, Section 124 of the Argentine Constitution granted to the provinces the domain over the resources located in their territories, emphasizing the federal system of government. This translated into reality some of the objectives that motivated the amendment and put a final end to many years of discussions over this issue between the federal government and the provincial governments…