Overview

• Vicuña, the BHP-Lundin Mining joint venture, is wrapping up technical and environmental approvals for its $15–17 billion Josemaría and Filo del Sol phases ahead of its RIGI submission
• McEwen Copper unified its Los Azules RIGI application at $2.672 billion, funding feasibility studies and early works with studies due in the coming months and a final investment decision expected next year
• San Juan’s government is advancing a Mining Suppliers Law to clamp down on phantom domiciles and guarantee mega-mine contracts flow to genuine local businesses
• Vicuña’s environmental plan features a multifuente water management system combining new wells with Pacific desalination and targeting 73% reuse of process water to mitigate scarcity
• The twin projects aim to revive Argentina’s copper exports, generate thousands of construction and long-term jobs, and reposition the country in the global energy-transition metals market