The General Secretary of the Presidency, Karina Milei, met today with CEOs of Canadian mining companies that are already investing in Argentina. The meeting took place within the framework of Milei's participation in the PDAC (Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada) summit in Toronto.
During the meeting, the stages and progress of different mining projects in Argentina were discussed, highlighting the importance of the industry for the economic development of the country. In a statement, the Presidency informed about the Argentine government's commitment "to cutting-edge mining."
The present CEOs included John Miniotis of AbraSilver Resource Corp, which is working on a prefeasibility project in Salta with an investment of 544 million dollars to start operations. Rob McEwen of McEwen Mining, a company that will produce copper in San Juan with an estimated investment of 2.36 billion dollars, was also part of the meeting.
Michael Steinmann, of Panamerican Silver, presented a preliminary evaluation project to produce silver in Chubut with an investment close to 760 million dollars. Additionally, Dave Dicaire and José Morea, of Vicuña Corp, shared details about important copper projects in San Juan, one of which is in advanced execution with an estimated investment of 5 billion dollars.
The meeting also included John Black of Aldebaran, who is developing copper and gold projects in San Juan, with advanced stages and an initial estimated investment of 300 million dollars. Karina Milei was accompanied by the Secretary of Mining, Luis Lucero; the Secretary of Finance, Pablo Quirno; the Executive President of the Argentine Agency for Investments and International Trade, Diego Sucalesca; the Argentine ambassador to Canada, Josefina Martínez Gramuglia; and the Canadian ambassador to Argentina, Stewart Wheeler.
