News of san juan

Mining threatens scarce water resources in the Andes

Today 19:09 San Juan Province is facing a persistent water shortage due to climate change, while mining advances across the Andes and its thousands of glaciers.

CHINA & ARGENTINA

On Argentina’s side of the Andes, Beijing builds a city for 5,000 miners

11-06-2026 18:54 Lundin Mining-BHP copper mining project in San Juan Province is moving ahead with unprecedented infrastructure work, but the construction of a modular complex in the Andes for thousands of workers has put national industries on alert.

by Eugenia Muzio

MINING & ENVIRONMENT

High in the Andes, Milei pushes Argentina’s copper revolution

23-05-2026 15:21 Argentina is accelerating copper extraction under President Javier Milei as investors pour in and fears grow over glaciers and water supplies.

SUBMARINE TRAGEDY

‘We’re still waiting’: Families of ARA San Juan disaster victims seek justice

05-03-2026 18:09 Relatives of the 44 sailors who died in the 2017 ARA San Juan submarine disaster hope the long-awaited proceedings in Río Gallegos will finally deliver justice.

ANALYSIS

ARA San Juan tragedy: Trial exposes limits in explaining sinking

04-03-2026 16:15 There is no certainty answers will be found as prosecutors seek to clarify why one of the Navy’s worst tragedies occurred.

SUBMARINE TRAGEDY

2017 implosion of ARA San Juan submarine was 'foreseeable,' trial hears

04-03-2026 15:37 Trial into shocking submarine tragedy that killed 44 sailors in November 2017, the country's worst naval disaster in decades, gets underway.

CRIME & INSECURITY

ARA San Juan trial to determine criminal liability begins

03-03-2026 18:51 Court proceedings get underway in a Federal Criminal Oral Court in Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz Province.

ARA SAN JUAN SUBMARINE

Eight years on, trial into ARA San Juan submarine tragedy begins

03-03-2026 11:24 Trial into shocking submarine implosion that killed 44 sailors in November 2017, the country's worst naval disaster in decades, gets underway.

MINING INVESTMENT

Vicuña unveils US$18bn mining investment via RIGI scheme

17-02-2026 19:16 Vicuña to invest US$18 billion in gold, silver and copper mining; Joint venture between BHP and Lundin targets world top-five copper, gold and silver output; San Juan project could rank among world’s largest operations, with first production slated for 2030.

ENVIRONMENT VERSUS ECONOMY

Milei seeks to accelerate copper boom by easing glacier rules

13-11-2025 18:38 President plans to modify regulations that protect Andean glaciers in order to unlock tens of billions of dollars of mining investments.

GEOPOLITICS

Milei halts Chinese radio-telescope project in Argentina’s west

04-11-2025 16:44 US-leaning administration of President Javier Milei ends a decade-long scientific cooperation project; Cancellation of the China-Argentina Radio Telescope in San Juan seen as part of foreign policy shift.

ARA SAN JUAN SUBMARINE

Macri in clear as Supreme Court closes ARA San Juan espionage case

29-10-2025 17:07 Argentina’s top court rejects legal push by victims’ relatives and rules to acquit former president Mauricio Macri and former intelligence officials of spying claims.

RIGI INVESTMENT INCENTIVE SCHEME

One year in, RIGI investor incentive scheme fails to take off

27-08-2025 09:18 One of President Javier Milei’s flagship policies, the RIGI incentive scheme for large investors, is not taking off – one year on from its launch, three projects have imported a mere US$26 million. Seven initiatives have been approved with 11 others pending and a Chinese rejection.

by Gonzalo Martínez

RIGI INVESTMENT BOOST

Glencore seeks incentives for US$13-billion copper mining projects

18-08-2025 16:46 Switzerland-based commodities firm Glencore files applications to have two copper projects with combined capital expenditure estimated at more than US$13 billion included in RIGI investment incentive scheme.

POLITICS: MIDTERMS 2025

Peronist list closure: unity, local names, strategy of division

11-08-2025 17:50 In half of Argentina's provinces, the Fuerza Patria banner managed to bind all the Peronist options together, but in other territories unity will have a different name.

RACISM ALLEGATION

England's racism claim in Argentina clash upheld by World Rugby

21-07-2025 18:15 World Rugby have upheld England's claim that their players were subjected to racist abuse from Argentina fans during a recent tour match in San Juan.