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Mendoza Senate Poised to Vote on Mining Package as Security Locks Down Legislature

Authorities are steering demonstrations to Plaza Independencia under a preventive operation to avoid new clashes.

El gobernador de Mendoza, Alfredo Cornejo, con una roca con cobre, en una nueva apuesta por el desarrollo de la minería en tierra cuyana
El Ministerio de Seguridad dispuso medidas preventivas en torno a la Plaza Independencia y los accesos a la Legislatura ante la convocatoria de grupos antiminería
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Empresarios plantearon qué significa PSJ Cobre Mendocino para el desarrollo provincial

Overview

  • The Senate will take up four measures, including DIAs for PSJ Cobre Mendocino and Malargüe Distrito Minero Occidental II, a new environmental compensation fund, and a royalties framework that would receive final approval if passed.
  • The session is scheduled to begin after a 9:30 a.m. agreements meeting, with the agenda expected to open with a vote on the PSJ Cobre Mendocino project.
  • The government deployed fencing, exclusion zones, and traffic controls around the Legislature, with parking bans from 6 p.m. Monday on Rivadavia, España, and Espejo and road closures on Tuesday.
  • Media access requires prior accreditation, with entry designated at Espejo and Patricias Mendocinas as part of the security plan.
  • An antimining caravan from Uspallata is timed to arrive Tuesday morning, while officials say the governing bloc has the votes to approve all four initiatives and police will concentrate protests in Plaza Independencia.