{"id":30921,"date":"2025-11-04T16:38:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T19:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fund.ar\/publicacion\/a-shared-mountain-range-opportunities-for-argentina-chile-mining-integration-in-the-energy-transition\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T11:53:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T14:53:52","slug":"a-shared-mountain-range-opportunities-for-argentina-chile-mining-integration-in-the-energy-transition","status":"publish","type":"publicacion","link":"https:\/\/fund.ar\/en\/publicacion\/a-shared-mountain-range-opportunities-for-argentina-chile-mining-integration-in-the-energy-transition\/","title":{"rendered":"A shared mountain range: opportunities for Argentina-Chile mining integration in the energy transition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30921\" class=\"elementor elementor-30921 elementor-29428\" data-elementor-post-type=\"publicacion\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d70b1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d70b1d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc73755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc73755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>In the context of the energy transition, global demand for copper will grow significantly. The border shared by Argentina and Chile is home to world-class deposits capable of supplying more than one million tonnes of copper per year. This is the total projected supply gap in 2040 in the baseline transition scenarios.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This study examines the opportunities and limitations of the Treaty on Mining Integration and Complementation (TIyCM). It is a unique bilateral treaty signed in 1997, which has facilitated the development of activities in the high mountain range.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The instrument has been successful in advancing exploration and identifying exceptional resources. However, persistent challenges remain in moving to the exploitation stage. Whether due to regulatory asymmetries, socio-environmental tensions, or the absence of more robust and coordinated institutional mechanisms, there is still work to be done.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfd5c46 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cfd5c46\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b978418 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b978418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>In collaboration with:<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b5a354 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b5a354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cesco.cl\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/fund.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/logo-cesco-header-negro-v2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29527\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fund.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/logo-cesco-header-negro-v2.png 475w, https:\/\/fund.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/logo-cesco-header-negro-v2-300x81.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bcbc5e e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1bcbc5e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa2409 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7aa2409\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Published by:<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a10d6cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a10d6cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/publications.iadb.org\/es\/revista-integracion-y-comercio-no-50-ano-29-octubre-2025-conectando-america-latina-y-el-caribe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fund.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/bid-rf4xiapj96zf0oivg43yix7bq08nycnym8tod9s55m.png\" title=\"bid\" alt=\"bid\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f184d3f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f184d3f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66594ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66594ee\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62c4f17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62c4f17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/publications.iadb.org\/es\/revista-integracion-y-comercio-no-50-ano-29-octubre-2025-conectando-america-latina-y-el-caribe\">This article was published in Integration and Trade Magazine No. 50: Connecting Latin America and the Caribbean, pp. 131\u2013165.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"group-banner col-12 col-md-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6157260 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6157260\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0936a33 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0936a33\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01ceeaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01ceeaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Binational potential: productive, economic, employment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd7380 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2fd7380\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57970f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57970f5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8c3bde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8c3bde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>There is a great opportunity for copper development in the mountain range shared by the Province of San Juan and the Chilean regions of Atacama, Coquimbo, and Valpara\u00edso. <\/span> It could contribute <strong data-end=\"255\" data-start=\"203\">almost 1 million tonnes of fine copper per year<\/strong> from 2030 onwards, with more than <strong data-end=\"296\" data-start=\"285\">35 years<\/strong> of average production. The cluster has <strong data-end=\"426\" data-start=\"402\">1.2% of the resources<\/strong> and <strong data-end=\"453\" data-start=\"429\">0.4% of the reserves<\/strong> of the world&#8217;s copper.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734af81 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"734af81\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4ae8e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4ae8e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/fund.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Copy-of-Figura-3_Mapa-1024x843.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29464\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fund.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Copy-of-Figura-3_Mapa-1024x843.png 1024w, https:\/\/fund.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Copy-of-Figura-3_Mapa-300x247.png 300w, https:\/\/fund.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Copy-of-Figura-3_Mapa-768x632.png 768w, https:\/\/fund.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Copy-of-Figura-3_Mapa-1536x1264.png 1536w, https:\/\/fund.ar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Copy-of-Figura-3_Mapa.png 1863w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a288c3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a288c3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c74b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"21c74b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-467e5f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"467e5f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f55a69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f55a69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"c6ce4bf1-fccb-4474-bbfd-f80608a28441\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\">\n<p data-end=\"600\" data-start=\"0\">The economic potential of this cluster is enormous for both countries. <strong data-end=\"216\" data-start=\"148\">Argentina would capture\u00a0<\/strong><strong data-end=\"273\" data-start=\"236\">more than 16 billion dollars<\/strong> between mining works, plants and associated services. This flow would generate an increase in production in the national economy of more than <strong data-end=\"425\" data-start=\"402\">$24 billion<\/strong> and additional exports of <strong data-end=\"480\" data-start=\"458\">$5.3 billion<\/strong> annually. This amount is equivalent to <strong data-end=\"560\" data-start=\"507\">8% of the country&#8217;s total exports in 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1092\" data-start=\"602\">At the same time, Chile would receive a projected contribution of 9.3 billion to its domestic product and an increase in exports of 1.7 billion, or 1.8% of its exports in 2023.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1092\" data-start=\"602\"><b>In addition to revenue, both countries would benefit from productive linkages in services, logistics, and construction, with distributive effects extending to mountain regions that are currently lagging behind.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Binational complementarity increases regional added value, optimises costs and reduces emissions. If the mining portfolio were to move forward under a coordinated regulatory framework, the copper cluster could boost integration in the Southern Cone while ensuring a cleaner and more coordinated energy transition.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37adc2e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37adc2e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-631102f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"631102f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cf57b7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7cf57b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea9cdad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea9cdad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>In terms of employment,<\/span><b> when the projects are fully operational, for every direct job within the mining operation, three more jobs will be created in related activities.<\/b><span> Growth is expected in transport, services, maintenance, supplies and local trade. In other words, for every person working directly in mining, three others will find work thanks to the economic activity generated by the project.\u00a0<\/span>During the peak of construction, it is estimated that there will be between <strong>74,000 and 79,000 jobs<\/strong>, including direct and indirect employment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7dfaa4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7dfaa4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0547c8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0547c8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17be2b1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17be2b1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f2cf03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f2cf03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Atlantic or Pacific?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d999805 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d999805\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a9ff4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75a9ff4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Transporting goods to a port in Chile (Pacific) or Argentina (Atlantic) can make a difference in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that projects producing SxEw cathodes are smaller in volume than projects producing copper concentrates. The latter are bulk materials with copper contents of around 25%-28%, while SxEw cathodes contain 99.99% copper.<\/p>\n<p><span>In all cases, <strong>the option of exporting the final product via the Atlantic generates more GHG emissions<\/strong>, despite the fact that much of this journey would be made by train (requiring new investment) and this has a lower emission factor than lorries per kilometre travelled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The greatest differences occur with the shipment of concentrates, as fine copper is accompanied by additional inert material that increases the volume to be transported by up to four times on average. Specifically, in projects closer to Chilean ports, emissions would be reduced by almost six times compared to shipping via the Atlantic.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94faa3d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"94faa3d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f4305 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"00f4305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee3352e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee3352e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7954b72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7954b72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Opportunities for improving the Treaty on Mining Integration and Complementation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f67e43 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8f67e43\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-478db56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"478db56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li data-end=\"583\" data-start=\"263\"><strong data-end=\"313\" data-start=\"263\">Update the Treaty&#8217;s management timescales<\/strong><br data-end=\"316\" data-start=\"313\" \/>The Arbitration Commission should meet more frequently and have more agile approval mechanisms. In the mountains, weather conditions impose short working windows: missing a season can mean years of delay in an investment.<\/li>\n<li data-end=\"919\" data-start=\"585\"><strong data-end=\"637\" data-start=\"585\">Build a public information platform<\/strong><br data-end=\"640\" data-start=\"637\" \/>Today, there is no consolidated data on how much is invested or what environmental impact projects under the Treaty have. A platform shared between Argentina and Chile would make it possible to closely monitor operations, make spending transparent, and facilitate state and citizen oversight.<\/li>\n<li data-end=\"1246\" data-start=\"921\"><strong data-end=\"974\" data-start=\"921\">Monitoring the balance between countries<\/strong><br data-end=\"977\" data-start=\"974\" \/><span>Statistical monitoring of payrolls and the procurement of goods and services is proposed in order to identify the balance between the two countries. This would enable actions to be coordinated to correct significant deviations and ensure that integration is perceived as fair by both parties.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-end=\"1555\" data-start=\"1248\"><strong data-end=\"1279\" data-start=\"1248\">Simplify taxation<\/strong><br data-end=\"1282\" data-start=\"1279\" \/>The differences between the tax systems of both countries can hinder the development of joint projects. A unified regime for binational mining would avoid double taxation and simplify oversight, benefiting both governments and companies.<\/li>\n<li data-end=\"1872\" data-start=\"1557\"><strong data-end=\"1600\" data-start=\"1557\">Provide a legal framework for private contributions<\/strong><br data-end=\"1603\" data-start=\"1600\" \/><span>Currently, there is no clear mechanism for companies to be held accountable for &#8220;consequential expenses&#8221;\u2014such as dedicated customs, audits, or border controls. This is provided for in the Treaty but not regulated, and doing so would free up public resources.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19f2dc0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"19f2dc0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04ae579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04ae579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Opportunities for binational integration<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e33a1df e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e33a1df\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed9b7c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed9b7c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li data-end=\"627\" data-start=\"244\"><strong data-end=\"291\" data-start=\"244\">Coordinate shared environmental management<\/strong><br data-end=\"294\" data-start=\"291\" \/>It is proposed to create a binational institutional framework for environmental assessment and control of projects in the mountain range. Integrating the environmental agencies of both countries\u2014such as SEA and SMA in Chile, and national and provincial authorities in Argentina\u2014would allow for standardising criteria and reducing socio-environmental conflicts.<\/li>\n<li data-end=\"925\" data-start=\"629\"><strong data-end=\"666\" data-start=\"629\">Modernise border crossings<\/strong><br data-end=\"669\" data-start=\"666\" \/>The current infrastructure is insufficient to handle the increased traffic that mining projects would entail. The Cristo Redentor system and its integrated customs facilities need to be optimised, and new works should only be considered when they are technically and economically justified.<\/li>\n<li data-end=\"1228\" data-start=\"927\"><strong data-end=\"979\" data-start=\"927\">Harmonising regulations and strengthening the Treaty<\/strong><br data-end=\"982\" data-start=\"979\" \/>Joint mining development requires clear and coordinated rules. 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