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Catamarca
Eight libertarian deputies supported the provincial Executive's project to modify the legal structure of the mining and energy company. Francisco Monti and Laura Quintero voted against it along with other opposition blocs; due to the changes introduced, the initiative now returns to the upper chamber.
La Rioja
The regional meeting will take place on August 14 with representatives from Córdoba, San Juan, Mendoza, Santiago del Estero, Catamarca, and the host province. Production, employment, development, and distribution of resources will be part of a discussion that also aims at political reorganization towards 2027.
Santiago del Estero
The Nation, Santiago del Estero, and Catamarca will sign the launch of a project of 99,769 million pesos financed by the IDB. The project will have an estimated duration of 36 months and aims to expand drinking water access to more than 35,900 inhabitants.
Tucumán
The estimate distributes the national unspent balance of the road trust by kilometers and does not constitute a formal debt with the Province. The fund executed 26.2% of what was collected since 2024 and had more than one trillion pesos outside the works.
National
Michael Meding, head of McEwen Copper, said Argentina can help cover part of the global copper deficit if it turns major projects into production with added value and traceability.
Tucumán
The Tucumán senator accompanied the rejection of Convicción Federal to the project that will arrive at the venue on Thursday. The bloc questioned the expansion of foreign rural ownership from 15% to 25% and linked soil protection with roots, employment and regional economies.
Catamarca
The head of the Frente de Todos bloc in the provincial lower house asked Catamarca's three senators to reject the federal bill on August 6. He challenged the removal of limits on foreign buyers and called for protection of provincial resources.
Salta
Argentina approved the second stage of POSCO's project for the large-investment regime. The plan, located between Salta and Catamarca, targets 23,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate a year and annual exports exceeding US$300 million.
Catamarca
Raúl Jalil's administration came under pressure in the provincial legislature for keeping public resources in financial investments while teacher arrears and unmet needs persist. Deputies Mamerto Acuña, Natalia Herrera and Javier Galán turned an accounting dispute into a direct challenge over state priorities.
Catamarca
Residents of El Desmonte and communities in northern Belén blocked National Route 40 to demand local labor hiring in mining projects and the Ampajango solar park. After meetings with authorities, the protesters lifted the measures, but the demand for work persists in the interior of Catamarca.
Salta
The silver-gold project in the Argentine Puna has had the definitive feasibility study technical report since July. With an initial investment of US$ 481 million under the RIGI, the venture projects 25 years of production and a net present value of US$ 3,000 million.
Catamarca
Raúl Jalil welcomed the approval of LIEX's project under the RIGI framework, with a USD 709 million investment to expand lithium carbonate production at the Tres Quebradas salt flat.
Catamarca
The RIGI Committee approved a 547-million-dollar investment for POSCO's new phase at the Salar del Hombre Muerto. The goal is to reach 23,000 tonnes per year of lithium carbonate and exports worth more than 300 million dollars.
Salta
The gold and silver project joined the large-investment regime. The province expects production growth, more employment and agreements with Catamarca to divide suppliers and labour equally.
National
Diego Santilli is promoting a strategy to eliminate the primaries and allow provincial forces to link their legislative lists to Javier Milei's presidential ticket under the Single Paper Ballot system.
Catamarca
Researchers and fellows demonstrated outside the agency's local office to denounce disrupted healthcare services, growing job insecurity and the risk of scientific positions being lost.
