From March 3 to 6, the most important international mining exhibition, Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada 2024 (PDAC, according to the abbreviation), is being held, and it is confirmed that San Juan will have representatives. Despite the turmoil in the national mining region — the mining secretariat remains without appointments following Royon's departure — the provincial government is finalizing its agenda..
Reduced task, composed of ruler Marcelo Origo Minister of Mining Juan Pablo PereaIt will seek to promote projects and investments in the Mecca of global mining. Sector sources indicated the possibility of another minister joining at the last minute, but the matter is not confirmed. The sources said, “There are no more than 3 or 4 people,” and explained that the travel costs are not borne by the governorate, but by the Federal Investment Council (CFI).
king Beria He said last week that San Juan would participate, and that they were developing an agenda, in an interview on Radio Light. “I think it is very important to participate so that they know our potential and convince them by explaining our goal so that they come to invest in the province,” the regional official said. He stressed that San Juan “is not just a destination in Argentina, nor in the world,” which is why a regional presence at the fair is essential. “We have to be present at all these types of exhibitions and events to show the world and investors our potential,” he noted.
Since the first quarter, this international event represents the trends that global mining investments will have throughout the year, and in this context, the “Argentina Day” is scheduled to be held. As published by BAE and because a replacement for Flavia Royon has not yet been named, the Argentine Embassy in Canada is expected to participate there, and The possibility of the participation of a body from the Ministry of National Economy is being considered.
The exhibition contains two special panels: one exclusive to the mining authorities of the provinces of San Juan, Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta and Santa Cruz, and one can be added from Mendoza and La Rioja, and another for the private sector, where you can hope to have companies from San Juan and Santa Cruz. It is possible to add some theses from projects from Jujuy and Catamarca.
Authorities from business chambers and associations linked to the sector are supposed to speak. The Chamber of Argentine Mining Enterprises (CAEM) expects at least fifteen mining companies to be part of the delegation to Canada. In the Mining Chamber of San Juan, they have not yet been able to decide who will travel or to which company they will be responsible, but they have confirmed that in the Argentine delegation there will be special representatives from San Juan.
And mining suppliers?
In San Juan, there was a dispute between the two supplier chambers, CAPRIMSA and CASEMI, over representation at the Canada Expo. Fernando Godoy, President of CAPRIMSA, announced that his entity is a member, along with its peers from Catamarca, Salta and Jujuy, in the new Federal Roster of Mining Suppliers, and that they are defining the program of activities. CASEMI, the historical entity of service providers, is not part of this agenda, but they made sure to publicize that they were developing a road map with the provincial government and the San Juan Industrial Federation. The government distanced itself from this offer and denied that it had a common agenda. The same thing happened with UISJ. Furthermore, the government has made it clear that it will not pay for private tickets, and neither will CFI.
This morning from CASEMI chose to remain silent and did not respond to a question about whether they still planned to travel to Toronto. Those who have already warned that they will not go are CAPRIMSA members.
Fernando Godoy Representatives of CAPROMIN in Catamarca, CAPEMISA in Salta and CAPROMISA in Santa Cruz will come from the federal roster of mining suppliers, he said. But not from San Juan. “CAPRIMSA has decided not to attend, in line with the situation of several partners who do not currently have contracts. He stressed that the table will be very well represented by the other rooms that will attend the exhibition. Godoy.
He added that within Caprimsa, daily tasks continue in order to strengthen mining suppliers. The businessman said: “At this time that requires austerity and cost optimization, investments are being recalculated, and efforts and expectations are directed to be presented at Expo Minera San Juan next May.”
