Companies Lundin Mining Corporation y BHP They announced that within the framework of their project Filo del Sol, Located in the province of San Juan, they made “The greatest discovery of copper in unconventional deposits of the last 30 years.”
Jack Lundin, president and executive director of the Minera, stressed that “the initial mineral resource has highlighted the potential for one of the open -pit copper projects without developing from greater law in the world and one of the biggest gold and silver resources worldwide. Filo del Sol and the Vicuña district are ready to become a world -class site that will support a world -renowned mining complex. ”
Vicuña Corp is a 50/50 joint agreement between Lundin Mining and BHP and has the Filo del Sol and Josemaría projects. “The proximity of the Filo del Sol and Josemaría projects allows greater economies of scale, shared infrastructure and greater flexibility for gradual expansions that support a world -renowned mining complex”, Explained the official part.
The Filo del Sol site is a cupriferous exploration project in the advanced stage, located on the border between the province of San Juan, Argentina, and the Atacama region, Chile. Meanwhile, the Josemaría project is an advanced stage coupriferous project, located approximately 10 km from the Filo del Sol in the province of San Juan, Argentina. The company expects to publish a Comprehensive Technical Report that combines the Filo del Sol and Josemaría projects in the first quarter of 2026.
The mining boom is part of the official plan to squeeze natural resources, in coordination with the IMF guidelines.