Overview
- Resolution 6/2026, published January 15, grants RIGI status to Minas Argentinas’ Carbonatos Profundos project in San Juan after a December 23 committee endorsement.
- The official filing records $519,647,635 in computable assets, with $90.6 million to be spent in the first two years ($46.7 million in year one and $43.8 million in year two).
- The supplier plan allocates 69% of spending to national providers, exceeding the regime’s 20% minimum requirement.
- Authorized measures include a customs franchise, a special CUIT for the project, access to exchange incentives following BCRA’s no-objection review, and the option of international arbitration including ICSID.
- The resolution records November 27, 2025 as the adhesion date and December 31, 2028 as the deadline for minimum investment, while coverage notes Minister Luis Caputo cited a higher $665 million headline figure than the resolution’s eligible-asset amount.