The second phase of lithium prospecting studies begins in the Chaco - .::Agencia IP::.

Asunción, Agencia IP.- The Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) reports that work in the Mariscal Estigarribia area, in the department of Boquerón, was inspected by the Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy, Mauricio Bejarano, as part of the second phase of Chaco Minerals’ airborne magnetotelluric prospecting study. This initiative represents a committed investment […]

Asunción, Agencia IP.- The Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) reports that work in the Mariscal Estigarribia area, in the department of Boquerón, was inspected by the Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy, Mauricio Bejarano, as part of the second phase of Chaco Minerals’ airborne magnetotelluric prospecting study.

This initiative represents a committed investment of USD 30 million for the prospecting and exploration stages. Chaco Minerals is part of a consortium of five companies utilizing advanced technology in their prospecting studies. Each company in the group has been assigned an area of 400,000 hectares, covering 2 million hectares in the Paraguayan Chaco.

The Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy, Mauricio Bejarano, stated that they oversee the second campaign, which began recently and could provide valuable information for Paraguay.

«Above all, we are supporting an investment in a high-risk area where this type of study has never been conducted before. We are very pleased to be accompanying this process,» Bejarano added.