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Argentina named the province - the leader in the export of metals

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The Province of Santa Cruz is the Argentine market leader in terms of metal exports abroad. Located in the south of the country, the region is famous for its gold and silver mines.

Argentina named the province - the leader in the export of metals

The share of the province of Santa Cruz in the total structure of Argentine metal exports in 2018 exceeded 50 percent. In monetary terms, the price of metal exports from the province exceeded USD 1.53 billion during the reporting period.

- Gold and silver mined in the mines of "San Jose", "Cerro Vanguardia", "Cerro Negro", "Manantial Espejo", "Cerro Moro" and "Don Nicholas" are sent to buyers by sea from the ports of Puerto Deseado and Comodoro Rivadavia, says the latest report from the region's governor, Alicia Kirchner.

By According to the official, the authorities of the province entrusted to her in 2018 authorized the sale abroad of over 1 million ounces of gold and about 23 million ounces of silver (+ 12.8 percent compared to 2017).

The main buyers of these metals were companies from Switzerland, the USA, Germany and South Korea.

The share of gold and silver in the total export structure of the province of Santa Cruz is 63.5 percent or 1.53 out of 2.419 billion US dollars.

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