Canadian mining group Lundin plans to begin operating its Argentine silver-gold-copper project Josemaria in 2026, after an investment of $ 3.09 billion, a company spokesman told Reuters on Wednesday.

Argentina is pointed out by many experts as a country with great untapped mineral wealth, mainly along the Andes mountain range. If San Juan province approves an environmental study this year, as expected, construction of the mine will begin in 2022.