¿WHY YOU SHOULD PARTICIPATE?

Argentine Mining industry will have 15,000 million dollars investments during the next years. Minera Alumbrera (Xstrata: 50% - Goldcorp and Yamana 37,5%) was the first biggest mine developed in the 1990’s. Later on the following companies began the construction and production of their projects:

• Salar del Hombre Muerto (FMC Corporation - USA);
• Cerro Vanguardia (AngloGold Ashanti – Sudáfrica);
• Veladero (Barrick – Canadá);
• Pirquitas (Silver Standard – Canadá);
• Gualcamayo (Yamana – Canadá);
• Manantial Espejo (Pan American Silver – Canadá);
• Martha (Coeur – USA);
• San José (Hochschild – Perú y Minera Andes - Canadá);
• Sierra Grande (MCC – China)

Above companies invested over 3,500 million dollars.

Argentine mining industry future is more auspicious, taking into account that Barrick has begun the construction of Pascua Lama and Troy – Casposo project and the advance of following projects:

• Agua Rica (Yamana – Canadá);
• Potasio Río Colorado (Vale – Brasil);
• San Jorge (Coro – Canadá);
• El Pachón (Xstrata – Suiza);
• Los Azules (Minera Andes – Canadá);
• Cerro Negro (Andean – Australia);
• Navidad (Aquiline – Canadá)

Investment estimated for above projects is above 15,000 million dollars.