Apologies if posted before but pertinent to current discussion....

Apologies if posted before but pertinent to current discussion.

http://m.miningweekly.com/article/f...r-issues-impede-growth-2017-07-03/rep_id:3861

In April, Argentina's government announced plans to invest $44-billion in water infrastructure, including a sewage system and treatment plant.

Depending on the nature of the mining industry in each country, BMI believed governments would respond differently to the task of regulating mining and protecting water resources.

......., in its regional overview of the Americas, BMI identified Argentina, Ecuador and Peru as emerging bright spots in mining, owing to improving regulatory environments.

Sector-wise, BMI highlighted lithium as a key growth area, noting that countries like Argentina and Chile would experience solid investment and production growth, supported by a tightening global lithium market pushing prices up over the coming years.

“We expect lithium prices to continue on a solid upward trajectory, as rising global demand growth outpaces that of production,” said BMI, adding that project development in both countries' lithium sectors remained on track.

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