The 65 companies driving these projects: who you sell to and who is already inside
28 are project holders: that is the direct demand we track. The other 37 already take part in this industry as suppliers, contractors or operators. They show who is already inside, how the chain is organised and —once we look at your company— who you could compete with, partner with or get in around.Each record opens in the province where that company takes part.
The 28 project holders: where the demand is
| Company | Province | What it does there | Ownership | Where it is from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AbraSilver Resource Corp (Diablillos) | Salta Diablillos, on the Salta/Catamarca border: Los Andes department (Salta) and Antofagasta de la Sierra (Catamarca) | Silver and gold project with its definitive feasibility study closed in June 2026 and RIGI accession approved in May 2026… | LISTED verif ↗TSX: ABRA · OTCQX: ABBRF | Canada |
| Challenger Gold (Hualilán) | San Juan Hualilán, Ullum department; processed at the Casposo plant (Calingasta) | The Australian junior that poured its first gold through toll milling at the Casposo plant | LISTED prob ↗ASX:CEL | Australia |
| Eramet Eramine (Centenario-Ratones) | Salta Salar Centenario-Ratones, Salta puna | The first plant to take Eramet's direct lithium extraction technology to industrial scale, and it is already delivering product… | PRIVATE prob ↗ | France |
| Fortuna Mining / Mansfield Minera (Lindero) | Salta Salar de Arizaro, Los Andes department — some 50 km from Tolar Grande, Salta puna | Open-pit gold mine with heap leaching, in production: it produced 87,489 ounces of gold in 2025 and 97,287 in 2024, and operates with guidance of 92,000 to 102,000 ounces for 2026… | LISTED verif ↗NYSE | Canada |
| Galan Lithium (Hombre Muerto Oeste) | Catamarca Salar del Hombre Muerto, western sector, Antofagasta de la Sierra department (~4,000 m above sea level) | Australian lithium junior that became the project with the largest local-content commitment in the country | LISTED prob ↗ | Australia |
| Glencore (El Pachón) | San Juan El Pachón, Calingasta department (~3,600 m above sea level) | The Swiss trading giant holding San Juan's second copper mega-deposit | LISTED verif ↗ | Switzerland |
| Glencore (El Pachón) | Catamarca Agua Rica, Andalgalá department, integrated with the plant and infrastructure of Bajo de la Alumbrera (Belén department) | Owner of 100% of Agua Rica, the largest capital project in Catamarca, with RIGI approval as it announced on Oct 2, 2026 | LISTED verif ↗ | Switzerland |
| Golar LNG | Río Negro Golfo San Matías (offshore) | Owner and converter of the two liquefaction vessels of the Southern Energy project, which it charters to SESA for 20 years: Hilli Episeyo… | LISTED prob ↗ | Bermuda |
| Litio Minera Argentina / Ganfeng (Mariana) | Salta Mariana project, province of Salta | A 20,000 t/year lithium chloride production base with an announced investment of some USD 600 M, entirely from Ganfeng… | PRIVATE prob ↗ | China |
| McEwen Copper (Los Azules) | San Juan Los Azules, Calingasta department (~6 km from the border with Chile) | The country's first 'green' copper cathode, with Stellantis and Rio Tinto on board | PRIVATE verif ↗ | United States and Canada |
| Minas Argentinas (Gualcamayo - grupo Eris/AISA) | San Juan Gualcamayo, Jachal department (~270 km north of the provincial capital) | The mature mine betting on a rebirth at depth (Carbonatos Profundos RIGI) | PRIVATE prob ↗ | Spain |
| Minera Andina del Sol (Veladero - JV Barrick/Shandong) | San Juan Veladero mine, Iglesia department (4,000-4,850 m above sea level) | The province's largest operating gold mine, the floor under the mining that makes up 87.6% of what San Juan exports | PRIVATE prob ↗ | Canada and China |
| Minera del Altiplano / Rio Tinto (Fénix y Sal de Vida) | Catamarca Salar del Hombre Muerto (western sub-basin), Antofagasta de la Sierra department; associated compressor plant at Olacapato, Los Andes, Salta | Operates Fénix, in the Salar del Hombre Muerto: 38,000 t/yr of lithium carbonate after Phase 1B… | LISTED prob ↗ | United Kingdom and Australia |
| Pampa Energía | Neuquén Rincón de Aranda | Shale-oil operator in Rincón de Aranda. The block's development plan began in August 2024… | LISTED verif ↗ | Argentina |
| Pampa Energía | Río Negro Golfo San Matías (LNG) | Partner in the Southern Energy floating LNG project with 20% of SESA (alongside PAE 30%, YPF 25%, Harbour 15% and Golar 10%)… | LISTED verif ↗ | Argentina |
| Pan American Energy (PAE) | Neuquén Vaca Muerta | Second-largest oil producer IN THE COUNTRY: ~105,762 bbl/d (12.2% of national crude, Dec-2025)… | PARENT LISTED prob ↗ | Argentina, China and the United Kingdom |
| Pan American Energy (PAE) | Río Negro Loma Guadalosa / Golfo San Matías | Operator of Loma Guadalosa, which the provincial government presents as Río Negro's first unconventional concession… | PARENT LISTED prob ↗ | Argentina, China and the United Kingdom |
| Phoenix Global Resources | Río Negro Confluencia Norte / Confluencia Sur (Río Negro's Vaca Muerta) | Pioneering shale operator on the Río Negro side of Vaca Muerta. In the exploratory stage of Confluencia Norte and Sur it drilled and completed seven… | PRIVATE verif ↗ | Switzerland |
| Pluspetrol | Neuquén Vaca Muerta | Operator; ~62,557 bbl/d country-wide, of which ~45,269 bbl/d in Neuquén (Dec-2025) verif… | PRIVATE prob ↗ | Netherlands |
| Pluspetrol | Neuquén La Escalonada and Rincón La Ceniza (Rincón de los Sauces) | Partner with 20% of two unconventional Vaca Muerta blocks (La Escalonada, 239 km², volatile oil and gas condensate; Rincón La Ceniza, 220.77 km², gas condensate and wet gas)… | PRIVATE prob ↗ | Netherlands |
| Posco Argentina / POSCO (Sal de Oro) | Salta Salar del Hombre Muerto (Salta/Catamarca border strip) + hydroxide plant at General Güemes | Operates the lithium hydroxide plant in the General Güemes Industrial Park, inaugurated on 24 October 2024 with 25,000 t/year of capacity… | PRIVATE prob ↗ | South Korea |
| Rincón Mining / Rio Tinto (Salar de Rincón) | Salta Salar de Rincón, Los Andes department (84,687 ha) | Rio Tinto's lithium operation in Salta. The initial «Rincón 3000» plant (3,000 t/year) has been producing since November 2024… | PRIVATE verif ↗ | United Kingdom and Australia |
| SACDE | Río Negro VMOS route (joint venture) · operations base in Villa Regina | Techint's partner in the joint venture that built the VMOS oil pipeline (437 km, 30 inches, Allen→Punta Colorada): construction since February 2025… | PRIVATE verif ↗ | Argentina |
| SICIM | Río Negro San Matías pipeline: Tratayén (Neuquén) → the Golfo San Matías coast | Leader (51%) of the JV with Víctor Contreras (49%) that won the civil works for the three sections of the San Matías pipeline: about USD 530 M… | PRIVATE prob ↗ | Italy |
| TanGo Energy | Río Negro Entre Lomas, Jarilla Quemada, Charco del Palenque, Jagüel de los Machos, 25 de Mayo-Medanito SE | Concession holder under Decreto 509/26: it receives five oil and gas areas and three transport concessions… | PARENT LISTED prob ↗ | Singapore and Mexico |
| Techint Ingeniería y Construcción | Río Negro VMOS route: Allen → Chelforó → Punta Colorada | Builder of the VMOS oil pipeline in a JV with SACDE: 437 km, 30 inches, 2 sections (~110 km Allen→Chelforó + 327 km Chelforó→Punta Colorada)… | PRIVATE prob ↗ | Italy and Argentina |
| Tecpetrol | Neuquén Fortin de Piedra / Los Toldos | Leading shale gas producer at Fortín de Piedra; the country's second-largest unconventional gas producer in 2024… | PRIVATE prob ↗ | Luxembourg |
| Vicuña Corp (JV BHP - Lundin Mining) | San Juan Josemaría and Filo del Sol, Iglesia department | The country's largest copper project: a JV of two global majors | PRIVATE verif ↗ | Australia and Canada |
| Vista Energy | Neuquén Vaca Muerta (Bandurria Sur) / Neuquén | Unconventional-oil operator in Vaca Muerta; it strengthened its position in Bandurria Sur after acquiring Equinor's assets (2026). | LISTED verif ↗ | Mexico |
| Víctor Contreras | Río Negro San Matías pipeline: Tratayén (Neuquén) → the Golfo San Matías coast | Argentine partner (49%) in the SICIM-led JV (51%) prob that won the civil works for the three… | PRIVATE verif ↗ | Argentina |
| YMAD (Yacimientos Mineros de Agua de Dionisio) — Farallón Negro | Catamarca Farallón Negro / Alto de la Blenda mining complex, Hualfín district, Belén department (2,000-2,500 m above sea level); refinery and head office in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca (Salta 1127) | The provincial state's miner: it produces Catamarca's only gold and silver and runs, in the capital, the country's only gold and silver refinery | PRIVATE verif ↗ | Argentina |
| YPF S.A. | Neuquén Vaca Muerta / Neuquén city | The leading unconventional oil and gas operator: in Dec-2025 it produced 56% of Neuquén's oil verif… | LISTED verif ↗ | Argentina |
| YPF S.A. | Río Negro Punta Colorada / Golfo San Matías | Anchor of the Río Negro export corridor: partner in VMOS (terminal at Punta Colorada, RIGI accession under Resolución 302/2025)… | LISTED verif ↗ | Argentina |
LISTED public filings and presentations: you can read its capex plan before pitching · PARENT LISTED the Argentine subsidiary does not report; the parent does — an indirect signal, not the project’s numbers · PRIVATE no public financial information: whatever you need to know, you have to ask
28 companies, 33 rows: 5 operate in two provinces and appear once in each, because what they do there is different.
The 37 suppliers, contractors and operators already in the chain
These companies already take part in the sectors and projects we track. They are not automatically competitors of your company: depending on what you do, they can be competition, a reference, integrators, contractors to sell to or possible partners.
| Line of business | Companies |
|---|---|
| Construction and civil works | 9 |
| Engineering and consulting | 6 |
| Logistics, transport and marine services | 5 |
| Manufacturers and industrial suppliers | 3 |
| Oilfield services | 2 |
| Mine operation services | 1 |
| Line of business not stated by the source | 11 |
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What decision this changes
What follows does not come from a source that states it: it is what we read when we cross the figures on this page. Every number behind it is above, with its confidence mark and its source.
Knowing who is there is not enough. A company’s position in the chain changes with the project, the province and the trade. To decide whether a company is a buyer, a competitor, a contractor or a possible way in, you have to cross that map with what your company does.
The project list tells you where the work is. This one tells you who signs the purchase order, which is not the same thing: the RIGI holder is usually a vehicle with a different name and tax ID from the brand you know.
What to do today: before sending a proposal, check the Ownership column. For a listed company you can read the capex plan in its quarterly report and know what it is about to buy; a private one you have to ask.
The 37 already in the chain hold the relationship and have set the price in their own line of work. Where your trade overlaps one of theirs, meeting them head-on in their specialty is the most expensive way in; where it does not overlap, that same company can be who you sell to or who you go in with.
What to do today: the report crosses these companies with what yours does and says which is a competitor, which could be a client and which a partner.
This page shows who buys and who already takes part in the chain. The company analysis does the cross-check that is missing: which holders could buy what you make, which companies already offer something comparable and which door would make most sense.
Where my company can get inWant to see first what a company gets? See the real case →
How to read this, and what it does not say
Where it comes from. From the 65 records in data/empresas/, with the confidence mark and source they already carry. No figure is computed on this page: it collects and groups.
Holder or service company is decided by the sector, not by us. Same rule the province panel uses: oilfield services, steel and pipe are suppliers; everything else is a holder. A company that does both falls on the side of its declared sector.
“Listed” refers to the Argentine vehicle, not the group. Several holders are local companies that do not list even though their parent does; the column says so and the detail is in the record. An empty field is never published as “not listed”.
What it does NOT say. This is nobody’s supplier register and not the full list of companies in these provinces: these are the ones that show up in the projects in this portfolio. A company missing here is not a company that is absent.
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