At the beginning of the meeting headed by the president of the Mining commission, deputy Juan Esteban Romero; the CEO of the Mining Company, Carlos Ramosexplained that it is a world-class copper exploration project, located 15 km from the town of Tolar Grande, in the Los Andes department, which is estimated to generate an export of 2,000 million dollars per year, which is why he considered which with its completion will further boost Salta into a pioneer province in mining activity.
In this sense, he explained that there are five world-class mines in the country, which are linked to the exploitation of copper, and one of them is Taca Taca, which would bring about important economic development for the province, both in terms of collection, as well as labor.
Likewise, he highlighted that it has an estimated construction cost of 3.6 billion dollars and a projected useful life of 32 years, making it a pillar for the sustainable growth of the region.
Employment
When asked by legislators, he explained that, at the time of construction of the base, there will be 4 thousand direct workers in the 4 years of construction; while when it is already in operations it would be 2,600 direct, which quadruples with respect to indirect workers.
Environment
Regarding the environmental impact reports, Ramos indicated that he considers all the demands made necessary, since it is a very large and open-air exploitation, at the same time he assured compliance with each of the requirements by the company, and confirmed that the project will promote great benefits for the people of Salta.
Regarding the transportation of the products, he specified that it would be carried out through the railway system, with a frequency of 4 to 6 per day, which also entails an investment in the conditioning of roads for the area.
The deputies were present at the meeting Juan Esteban Romero, Patricio Penalba, Guillermo Durand Cornejo, Geronimo Arjona, Enzo Chauque, Roque Cornejo, Griselda Galleguillos and Luis Mendaña.
