The Mountain’s Price: Argentina Opens the Andes to the Biggest Mining Rush in Latin American History

2026-02-02 - 12:05

Key Points Argentina’s mining exports hit a record $6 billion in 2025, up 29%, as Milei’s government offers 30-year tax guarantees to attract global miners eyeing copper, lithium, and gold worth tens of billions of dollars. Eight major copper projects totaling $26 billion in planned investment could make Argentina a top-five global producer by 2035,