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Current Mining Projects in Argentina
Pascua Llama/Veladero
Proponent Barrick Gold (Canada)
San Juan Province (Argentina) and Region III (Chile)
Open air gold mine awaiting environmental approval from Argentina– expected mid to late September 2006 - Article in la Nación. (Spanish)
Financing and Approving Veladero in Argentina - Link to Article.
? Environmental Impact Assessment – CONAMA Chile - Approved.
Groups involved: Agua Vale Mas que Oro, No a Pascua Lama, Observatorio Latinoamericano de Conflictos Ambientales (OLCA)
Bilateral Mining Treaty and Environment Treaty between Argentina and Chile
Bajo la Alumbrera
Owner Xstrata Copper (Australia)
Open air gold mine Official Alumbrera Website
Catamarca Province (Argentina)
Duration of Operation extended until 2016. Press Release.
Groups involved: No a la Mina, Mines and Communities (Article on Legal Actions), Asamblea Ambientalista Catamarqueña por la Defensa de los Recursos Naturales
Agua Rica
Proponent: Northern Orion Resources (Canada)
Open air gold mine proposed for Argentina. Official Site.
Catamarca Province (Argentina)
Groups involved: Mines and Communities, Asamblea Ambientalista Catamarqueña por la Defensa de los Recursos Naturales.
Cerro de Famatina
Two projects Pacific Bay Minerals (Canada) and Barrick Gold/Yamiri (Canada)
Open air gold mines, currently producing feasibility studies
La Rioja Province (Argentina)
Links
Investigative journalism with fantastic resources on mining issues in Argentina. La Séptima Digital. Spanish.
