Rio Tinto considers raising stake in Argentina's Los Azules copper project
Geopolitics · Mining.com ·
Rio Tinto is evaluating the economic potential of McEwen Copper's giant Los Azules project in Argentina as the mining group considers increasing its 17.2% stake. Los Azules is among the world's 10 largest undeveloped copper projects, highlighting Rio Tinto's push for large-scale copper assets to meet surging demand from data centres and the global clean energy transition.