Argentina expects investments in the mining sector to total US$3.855 million in 2014, officials said
"Next year the mining sector in our country will invest over US$3.855 million to start construction of new projects, continue existing project, optimize production projects and pursue mineral exploration," said Argentina Mining Secretary Jorge Mayoral. "The industry will continue to grow steadily and 2014 constitute a new record of investment."
He also said that in the last decade, mining projects in Argentina grew from 18 to 700, and jobs in the sector grew from 79,000 to 500,000.