During the meeting, a panel of officials, experts and investors shared their analysis of the current state of the mining sector and examined the challenges and opportunities that will arise in the coming decades.

Alberto Hensel, Secretary of Mines, provided concrete data on current and potential gold, silver, copper and lithium projects in Argentina.
He said: “Argentina has globally recognized mining potential and today there is also a political decision to promote sustainable mining development. The country needs to produce and export, and above all it cannot deprive itself of any economic activity.”

Hensel concluded his presentation by showing graphs illustrating which countries represent the main foreign investments for Argentine mining: Canada exceeds 2,000 million dollars, followed by China, the United States, South Korea and the Australia, all around 1,000 million, and far below is Great Britain, which does not reach 200 million dollars of investments.

Eduardo Fellner, coordinator for investment promotion in energy and mining, opened the series of speakers by stating that the meeting aimed both to generate interest and to detect specific interests that investors and project promoters. “We are very interested in British participation. We are in optimal conditions to receive investments, even in a privileged situation compared to other countries in the region. “There is political and legal stability, and this will establish clear rules of the game for our economy. »

In conclusion, Adam I. Lundin, President, CEO and Director of Josemaria Resources Inc., took the stage and began by explaining what the Lundin Group is, its history and its vision. He said: “When we invest, we do so with the long term in mind. We do this to build strong, lasting relationships with employees, the community and government. He then highlighted the journey he has followed with Argentina, which has lasted for more than 30 years: “We have successfully worked with Argentina, creating direct and indirect positive impacts. What we really appreciate about this country is that the doors are always open, that there is always room for dialogue.” Lundin concluded by emphasizing how the Josemaría project can benefit both the country in general and San Juan in particular, by applying responsible and sustainable practices, respecting all international standards, and that its long-term idea is to “ build a new copper mine. quarter of the world »

The closing of the day was chaired by Ambassador Javier Figueroa and moderated by Alfredo Fierro, Commercial Attaché of the British Embassy in Buenos Aires and Santiago Pezzati, President of the Argentine-British Chamber of Commerce.