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Mining - Copper and gold/Mendoza
approved

PSJ Cobre Mendocino (San Jorge) — copper and gold

regime-eligible assets
613USD M
verif · May 28, 2026 ↗

First Mendoza copper project in the RIGI: a political-regulatory milestone for a province where metal mining had historically been blocked (Ley 7722). Employment estimated by the press: +6,300 direct and indirect jobs.

operator
Minera San Jorge S.A.
approving act
Resolución 801/2026
what it will need
2procurement fronts
Summary
share among the 22 approved RIGI projects we tracktotal USD 33,041 M
PSJ Cobre Mendocino1.9%
the other 21USD 32,428 M
011 declared gaps, with what would close themWhat we could not confirmsee

The projectwhat it is, the route, the owners, the works and the contractors

Who owns it

Minera San Jorge S.A. (CUIT 30-69228382-8) verif · May 28, 2026 ↗

We have not worked on this yet · 2 blocks
  • The works, milestone by milestone — We have not built this project’s timeline. Dated milestones with their source close it.
  • Who already has a contract — We have not surveyed this project’s awards. A published contract with its source closes them.

How to supply itwhere to register, what they ask for and what they will buy

How to become a supplier

We have not worked on this yet

We have not built this project’s entry map. It is our gap, not a prohibition: it closes by opening the provincial register and the operator’s single window.

What it will buy, and when

Each phase buys different things at different times.

not started yet2 phases

No phase has started yet. Open the one you care about to see what will be bought and get ready before it goes to tender.

Construction of the open-pit mine and the concentrator plantJune 2027 → January 2029not startedno items
Operationfrom January 2029not startedno items
Looking for work rather than to supply? What this project leaves the people of Mendoza (in Spanish)

What it will need and has no supplier for yet

tesisOur own reading of the project, not company-reported data.

Civil works, mountain roads and concentrator plant assembly

high

Construction from June 2027 with capacity to process 10 Mt/year: capex concentrated in 18-24 months of works.

Supplied byconstruction firms / metalworking

Environmental and social-license services (water monitoring in Uspallata)

high

Mendoza is the province with the greatest water and environmental sensitivity towards mining: environmental compliance and monitoring is a condition of operating.

Supplied byenvironmental consultancies / laboratories
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What it leaves in Mendozajobs, works, taxes, promises and the outlook

How many jobs it creates

In construction

3,900 direct and indirect jobs in the construction stage ⚠️ COMBINED figure of direct and indirect jobs, with no published breakdown prob · Feb 17, 2025 ↗

In operation

2,400 direct and indirect jobs during an operating phase estimated at 16 years ⚠️ COMBINED figure of direct and indirect jobs, with no published breakdown prob · Feb 17, 2025 ↗

We have not worked on this yet · 3 blocks
  • The works that stay behind — We have not surveyed this project’s permanent works. A published size with its source closes them.
  • What it already pays in taxes and royalties — We have not broken down this project’s local fiscal contribution: the primary source that sets each item still has to be opened, and an act of the State is not published on press backing.
  • Who promised what — We have not surveyed the public promises about this project. A dated, verifiable commitment with its source closes them.

What could stall itrisks and how to track them

We have not worked on this yet · 2 blocks
  • What could stall it — We have not documented this project’s risks. An identifiable vector with its source closes them.
  • How to tell whether it is advancing — We have not defined this project’s indicators: what observable fact marks its progress still has to be identified.

How we verified thisthe act, the gaps and the sources

The RIGI act, in detail

Administrative file number

EX-2025-123845536- -APN-SCEYM#MEC verif · May 28, 2026 ↗

Accession date

May 13, 2026 verif · May 28, 2026 ↗

The act’s articles, in detail

4 facts on the commitment
Local content set by the act

27 % of the amount earmarked for suppliers that goes to LOCAL suppliers verif · May 28, 2026 ↗

What that local content is calculated on

The entire investment amount earmarked for paying suppliers, goods and infrastructure works, during the Project's construction and operation stages verif · May 28, 2026 ↗

Deadline for the commitment

1 September 2028 to complete the minimum investment amount. verif · Sep 1, 2028 ↗

Vehículo de Proyecto Único

Minera San Jorge S.A. (MSJSA), tax ID 30-69228382-8, registered at 9 de Julio 1190, 3rd floor, Office 3, city of Mendoza. verif · May 28, 2026 ↗

What we could not confirm

There are 1 in this project. Each says why it could not be confirmed and what it would take to close it.

H-01The direct/indirect breakdown of the 3,900 construction jobs and the 2,400 in operation+

Both loaded figures are sums of direct plus indirect jobs. A split of 800 direct and 1,600 indirect jobs for the operation circulates, but it could not be opened in a source of its own.

What would close itThe Environmental Impact Report filed with the Mining Directorate of Mendoza, which is the document the press took the figures from.
How to read the seals →   verif primary source · prob primary source pending · unconf not sufficiently backed · estim our own calculation · thesis our reading
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