Copper majors are taking another look at Argentina, McEwen says

Vast deposits and more welcoming policies have turned Argentina into a lithium hot-spot in recent years. Now the global copper industry is taking another look at the South American nation.

That’s the view of Rob McEwen, whose namesake company is drilling a property in San Juan province near the border with Chile. Called Los Azules, it’s attracted the attention of large producers such as Vale, Anglo American and Barrick Gold as a potential acquisition, he said. All three companies declined to comment.