A group of Frente de Todos representatives presented a bill to declare the mineral “a strategic resource”
Mining
Argentina, as the exception to the trend, is an increasingly likely private capital destination
The agreement could allow Argentina to benefit from Biden’s record-breaking Inflation Reduction Act investment
Future lithium contracts would only be issued as public-private partnerships with state control, President Boric said
Lithium exports saw 133% interannual growth while different sectors debate its industrialization
The local subsidiary of a French mining company has invested US$680 million and aims to start exporting in 2024
Discussions include new investment and transporting lithium via Chile
Ricardo Quintela: “We went ahead with lithium bill because mining real-estate was forming”
La Rioja governor Ricardo Quintela on February 3 made the surprise announcement that he would move the election date to May 7, following many of his Peronist peers who are separating their provinces’ elections from the national ones in order to protect themselves locally. During this interview, the …
Industrializing lithium: a “Chilean model” with market quotas and business incentives
The government is focusing on lithium, the mineral of the future, given its importance in energy transition. They consider sending a bill package to Congress to industrialize it in order to create added value and jobs. The initiatives may include a “quota” bill for the internal market, ad …