Industrial Minerals


Argentina’s Jujuy Province declares lithium a strategic mineral

08 March 2011

by Mark Watts

Lithium-rich region decides new projects must be reviewed by expert committee

Keywords: lithium, Jujuy, Argentina, signumBOX, Lithium Americas, Rodinia, Orocobre

The government of Jujuy Province in northern Argentina has declared lithium a strategic mineral, bringing uncertainty to the progress of projects being developed in the region.A new act, named Decreto 7592/11, states that all present and future lithium projects must be studied by a special expert commission before being approved by local and national authorities.The decision is aimed at preserving resources in Jujuy –...