EPISODE 14. Anthony Milewski and Christian Purefoy chat to Brian Miller, CEO and Director of Astra Exploration, a high-grade gold and silver project in Argentina and Chile.
Argentina’s mining exports totaled a record US$6.037 billion in 2025, up 29.2% year-over-year, driven, in particular, by gold’s 65% price surge — its best performance in nearly half a century.
- Gold: US$4.078 billion (record, 67.5%)
- Lithium: US$905 million (record, 15%)
- Silver: US$870 million (14.4%)
- other minerals: US$184 million (3%)
Argentina has long held world-class mining potential, but historically underexploited its mining potential. This is now at an historic turning point, with a new regulatory framework driven by President Javier Milei against a stronger global conditions helping to unlock major investment as the US (and wider West) seek to secure mineral supply chain, especially with the conflict in the Middle East and Russia.
Not only is Argentina’s mining sector becoming a broader mining jurisdiction (after being heavily lithium-led since approx 2021), but this growth significantly outpaces that of most other established mining countries.
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