Argentine MPs approve Milei-backed bill to allow mining in glaciers
The amendment passed 137-111 and would let provinces decide which glacier areas stay protected, a shift supporters say could unlock more than $30 billion in mining investment.
- Argentine MPs approved a bill promoted by President Javier Milei to allow mining in glacier and permafrost areas, passing with 137 votes in favor, 111 against, and three abstentions after 12 hours of debate.
- The bill amends the Glacier Law by easing protections and permitting mining of metals like copper, lithium, and silver in frozen parts of the Andes, with provinces having the authority to designate protected mining zones.
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Buenos Aires., The Chamber of Deputies of Argentina approved yesterday morning the reform to a law that protects Andean glaciers, an initiative promoted by the government of the ultra-right president Javier Milei to promote mining investments that is denounced by scientists and environmentalists, who warn about risks to the water resources of the country.
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Argentina’s Congress approved legislation April 9 to encourage investment in mining by narrowing the country’s broad protections on glaciers as part of President Javier Milei’s plan to unlock more mineral resources to transform the economy. The newly reformed version of the Large Investment Incentive Regime, or RIGI, could attract over $30 billion in investment over the next decade—about 70 percent of which are slated for copper, gold, and silve…
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After hours of debate, the Buenos Aires Parliament voted in favour of easing the Act on the Protection of Glaciers
Argentina approves glacier law reform, opens previously protected areas to mining
Argentina's Chamber of Deputies passed a reform of the National Glacier Law in the early hours of Thursday, an initiative pushed by President Javier Milei's government that reduces the scope of environmental protections in the Andean cordillera and opens previously restricted areas to mining. The vote was 137 in favor, 111 against and 3 abstentions, after more than eleven hours of debate in a special session. The bill had already been approved by
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