{
  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "en",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/glencore-agua-rica-rigi-approval-oct-2026",
  "slug": "glencore-agua-rica-rigi-approval-oct-2026",
  "category": "mining-materials",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-02",
  "sourceName": "Argentina.gob.ar / Presidency of Argentina",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.argentina.gob.ar/noticias/milei-y-glencore-anunciaron-en-paris-el-desarrollo-del-proyecto-agua-rica",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Argentina",
    "Mining",
    "Copper",
    "Glencore",
    "RIGI investment regime",
    "October 2026"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "Glencore’s Agua Rica receives RIGI approval",
    "summary": "Argentina said the Agua Rica copper project in Catamarca was approved for the country’s large-investment incentive regime.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "heading": "Project agreement announced",
        "paragraphs": [
          "The Presidency reported on 2 October that President Javier Milei and Glencore CEO Gary Nagle announced an agreement on Agua Rica during a Paris visit. The evaluation committee approved the project’s admission to RIGI."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Argentina.gob.ar / Presidency of Argentina",
            "url": "https://www.argentina.gob.ar/noticias/milei-y-glencore-anunciaron-en-paris-el-desarrollo-del-proyecto-agua-rica"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Investment and schedule",
        "paragraphs": [
          "The government release cites Glencore’s estimated capital investment of US$4 billion. Construction is planned to begin in November 2027, so the announcement concerns a proposed development rather than an operating mine."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Argentina.gob.ar / Presidency of Argentina",
            "url": "https://www.argentina.gob.ar/noticias/milei-y-glencore-anunciaron-en-paris-el-desarrollo-del-proyecto-agua-rica"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "companies": []
}