Santa Cruz was recognized at an international fair for its leadership in hiring women in the mining sector

The province of Holy Cross was honored at the World Mining Summit « Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) 2023 for spearheading the employment of women in the sector among the country’s mineral-producing districts.

Recognition was granted by the International Woman in Mining (WIM) during the exhibition of prospectors and mining promoters which takes place in Toronto from March 5 to 8.

According to official data, the district of argentinian patagonia recorded 759 women hired during the 2022 period, which represented 20.1% of the recorded employment in this province.

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The delegation that traveled from the south of the country to Canada is led by the Minister of Production Silvina Cordoba. “Our goal is always, in these types of events, to maintain production and continue to increase exploration, knowing that this is the only viable way to support mining in the province,” Córdoba told Toronto.

Santa Cruz was presented at the most important international event in this sector as the main producing province of gold and silver. It is within this framework that the distinction for female employment generated in recent times has been won.

The presentation of Santa Cruz took place during the argentina daywhere the country’s mineral-producing provinces have exposed their potential by trying to monopolize investments to develop in Argentine territory.

Rio Negro, Mendoza, San Juan, Catamarca, Salta and Jujuy They were part of the day when the country exhibited its resources to attract companies in the sector.

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The Santa Cruz delegation was made up of the President of FOMICRUZ, Esteban Tejada, the Secretary of Mines, Gerardo Terraz, and the Undersecretary of Mines, Mercedes Arguello.

At the Mining Congress, meanwhile, the exhibition entitled Mining in Argentina, where the Argentine Ambassador to Canada, Josefina Martínez Gramuglia, the President of the Argentine Chamber of Mining Entrepreneurs, Franco Mignacco, the President of the Federal Council, talked about investments, Ignacio Lamothe, the Secretary for Energy, Flavia Royon, the Secretary for Mines, Fernanda Ávila and the Undersecretary for Macroeconomic Programming, Germán Plessen.

Then the panel of Critical and Strategic Minerals in Argentina was developed.

Officials from all the mining provinces of Argentina have traveled to Canada to participate in the event that is held every year and brings together the developers of the most important projects in this economic sector through lithium.

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In addition to the offer presented by Patagonia, the regions of Cuyo and North have sent delegations with the mission of attracting projects to begin the exploration or exploitation of the lands where potential resources have been identified.

An example of this is the litho triangle, made up of Catamarca, Salta and Jujuy, where the world’s second largest reserve of this mineral, sought after worldwide for its ability to conserve energy, is concentrated.

Until 2022, mining in Argentina had received announcements of investment for 12,885 million dollars for the exploitation of traditional deposits.

The delegation from Santa Cruz explained to Canada that the benefits of mining projects have focused on creating female employment and, at the same time, have enabled the development of local suppliers generating businesses in local communities, which has resulted in real work for the citizens of this province.

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