The plant will be located in the area of Punta Colorada, in the Patagonian town of Sierra Grande, Río Negro province. The decision to install the plant in Río Negro over the initial proposal to build it in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires province, was made after an in-depth study commissioned to an international consulting firm. The port in Río Negro will be a great opportunity for the region,” Neuquén Governor Rolando Figueroa said Tuesday in a sector-related meeting before the news was known. Río Negro want to solidify itself as a mining and energy hubIn its presentation, the Río Negro government highlighted the presence of 670 mining quarries in its territory where silica sands, as well as raw materials for concrete and synthetic products, can be extracted. From there, a new 95 kilometer section would be built from the outskirts of General Roca to the intersection with provincial Route 8, running parallel to the Oldeval-Gasoducto NEUBA pipeline.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald August 01, 2024 04:11 UTC