Mendoza, where nature and innovation come together to transform opportunities into success.
Mendoza
of territory
100000
km²
inhabitants
2000000
million of exports
US$
0
millones
Invertir en la provincia es una gran oportunidad para acceder a recursos estratégicos en una región que combina estabilidad, crecimiento y
respeto por el medio ambiente.
Investment Areas
Mining
The province has a
key opportunity to drive the
energy transition of the future.
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Energy
Mendoza has regions with
suitable conditions for the
development of energy
projects.
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Oil and gas
Two significant oil and gas basins
of great importance
cross the region: Cuyana
and the Neuquina basins.
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Discover investment
opportunities
in mining.
Mining
Five metallogenic belts cross Mendoza
with copper potential.
MINERALS WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL
01 MALARGÜE WESTERN MINING DISTRICT (MDMO)
01 MALARGÜE WESTERN MINING DISTRICT
In an area covering 18,000 km² that is
environmentally suitable for mining development
jobs
500
mining projects
50
area
500
km²
It does not compete with other productive land or water user activities, such as tourism or livestock farming.
Out of 200 projects, there are:
- 65 exploration projects with approved EIS and law
- 71 projects under EIAs review
- +100 exploration and production projects with EIS under review (by 2026)
02 POTASSIUM RÍO COLORADO (PRC)
This comprehensive project includes the stages of
production, industrialization, and the distribution of
potassium chloride an agricultural fertilizer.
residents
500
hectares
50000
ha
The area is estimated to have reserves of 300,000,000 tons of KLC based on exploitation using the solution mining method and subsequent concentration by evaporation.
By 2027, they project annual production to reach 1.5 million tons.
Discover
energy investment
opportunities.
Energy
Mendoza has demonstrated a significant commitment to the development of renewable energy.
The province’s electrical power capacity is projected to grow by more than 100% by 2030 compared to the capacity recorded in 2015.
Projects available for investment
EL BAQUEANO 116 MW
USPALLATA 167 MW
PORTEZUELO DEL VIENTO 210 MW
NIHUIL 288 MW
SHP- LOWER MENDOZA RIVER 10 MW
LAVALLE I-II 17.6 MW/20 MW
BARRANCAS 90 MW
MENDOZA NORTE 150 MW
VALLE DE UCO 150 MW
EL CORTADERAL 150 MW
PAPAGAYOS 110 MW
EL SOSNEADO 50-100 MW
MENDOZA NORTE 220/132 kV
SAN RAFAEL - GRAL ALVEAR 220/132 kV
DIAMANTE-CHARLONE 500/220 kV
HIGH ALTITUDE TL 500 kV
EL CORTADERAL - PRC 500 kV/132 kV
AGUA DEL TORO - MALARGÜE - LA BATRA 200 KV
ARGENTINE-CHILE 500 kV
Discover
oil and gas
investment
opportunities.
Oil and gas
Mendoza is the fourth-largest oil-producing province in the country.
million BOE/year
0
Oil production
Average daily
5000
m³
Gas
per day on average
1
mill. m³
Part of the Vaca Muerta, territory, the most crucial shale formation in the country and one of the most promising in the world, is located in Mendoza.
01 VACA MUERTA
The formation covers an area of 30,000 km², but
4% of this territory is in the massive
development phase.
in Mendoza
1000
km²
m³ of oil (in Mendoza soil)
1000
millones
(en suelo mendocino)
There are more than 200 horizontal wells (lower and upper organic).
Navigation at two productive levels and the possibility of
developing a third level of navigation: +100 wells.
Ongoing projects in Vaca Muerta
Progress status: Advanced exploration
INVEST IN
VACA MUERTA
INVEST IN VACA MUERTA
Production*
50 m/oil & 64 mil m³/d gas
500
BOE/d
Annual
decline
10
%
Price per barrel
USD/BOE
10
Lifting cost: 20 USD/BOE
Approximate investment: USD 10 millones
Payback: 1 a 2 years
IRR: Over 30%
*1200m horizontal branch well, 13 fracture stages
Incentives
Strategic partners
It is a provincial initiative that promotes investment processes through research, legal advice, preliminary environmental studies, and reports on each region’s potential.
