Argentina opposition candidate Fernandez meets with mining companies, governors – by Cassandra Garrison (Reuters U.S. – August 26, 2019)

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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s opposition candidate Alberto Fernandez told mining companies and governors from key mining provinces on Monday that exports were “the only solution” for Argentina, his coalition said.

Fernandez, the front-runner for October’s presidential election, told the companies that his team has been working on a plan to create a legal framework that provides certainty for investments in the Vaca Muerta shale oil play and the country’s lithium mining sector, according to a press release about the meeting from his “Frente de Todos” coalition.

Speaking in front of representatives for companies with mining activity in Santa Cruz and Catamarca provinces, Fernandez also said he wanted to promote the flow of dollars into Argentina, without putting controls on taking money out, a source present for the meeting said, adding that his comments were “reassuring.”

“If I do my job right, companies will want to keep their money in Argentina,” Fernandez said during the meeting, attended by between 30 and 40 people in a hotel in downtown Buenos Aires, according to the source.

Representatives from companies including Glencore Plc, Galan Lithium, Neo Lithium, Livent Corp, Posco, Antofalla Minerals, Newmont Goldcorp and Galaxy Lithium America, attended the meeting, the coalition said.

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