Colombia always had the potential to become a major mining jurisdiction but the mining sector is now completely frozen. There is a high level of uncertainty due to the governments push to reform the mining code, create a state mining company, and new a environmental decree.
Mexico is an important mining jurisdiction. There is a lot of opportunities for suppliers with a healthy pipeline of new projects under construction. We have provided some information on the construction portfolio with some project information.
SolGold’s Cascabel copper-gold project finally released their long-awaited prefeasibility study which did not disappoint and further proved that the project is a tier 1 asset. Check out our summary of the latest study.
Codelco plays an important role both locally and in the global copper market. Due to its size and importance to the copper industry, it is important for service providers to keep tabs on what the company is doing to better understand opportunties that may exist and where their offerings can be tailored to help Codelco reach its goals.
Ecuador is emerging as a mining investment hot spot in Latin America. There is already two projects already in production and some world class discoveries that should be built over the next few years.
Josemaría Resources is set to start construction of US$3bn copper-gold project this year with first operations to start in 2026. The project will be one of the first to be built from a major new deposit cluster that sits on the Argentina/Chile border.
Argentina is seeking to increasing mining exports from the USD$2.6b it had in 2020 to USD$10b in 2030. The project pipeline is big enough that Argentina very well could have a chance to hit its goal. Check out out overview of the 4 most advanced copper projects.
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