Group of Experts in Metallogeny and Mineral Resources

BACKGROUND:

The Group of Experts in Metallogeny and Mineral Resources of ASGMI was created in 2018, in compliance with the agreements of the Workshop on the Metallogenic Map of Central America and the Caribbean, held that year in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The initial objective was to elaborate the aforementioned map under the coordination of Dr. Eduardo Zappettini, at that time Director of the Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources of the Argentinian Geological Mining Service -SEGEMAR-, and currently President of SEGEMAR itself.

The group was strengthened in 2019 with the incorporation of new members, and especially by the impact of the theoretical-practical course on Metallogeny and Metallogenetic Cartography that, organized by SEGEMAR and directed by Dr. Martín Gozálvez, coordinator of the group, took place in Buenos Aires, Salta and Jujuy, Argentina, in November 2019, with the support and sponsorship of ASGMI by granting scholarships to professionals of the geological services members of the Association.

MISSION AND VISION OF THE GROUP OF EXPERTS IN METALLOGENY AND MINERAL RESOURCES:

The initial mission, as indicated, was the realization of the Metallogenetic Map of Central America and the Caribbean, a mission that with the expansion of the group of experts has been extended to other objectives such as the updating of the metallogenetic information that supports the Metallogenetic Map of South America, the elaboration of a cartography of critical minerals in the region, and to promote training in the field of professionals working in the geological services members of ASGMI.

The vision of the group is to become a nucleus of reference in the knowledge of the mineral resources of Ibero-America, contributing to the valorization of the mining potential of the region through the development and dissemination of basic and specialized information on the subject.

SHORT AND MEDIUM TERM OBJECTIVES:

In 2022, it was proposed to resume the objectives set in previous years. Specifically, to maintain the cooperation links between the geological risk departments of the geological services with the representatives in the GEAG. This was proposed especially with regard to sharing information on events likely to cause natural catastrophes, proposing, if necessary, the signing of the necessary agreements and the realization of the inventory of mass movements in Ibero-America at the operational level.

At present, the group has the following objectives and lines of action:

• Considering that the Metallogenetic Map Subcommission, as part of the Commission for the Geological Map of the World, intends to carry out the Metallogenetic Map of the World through the unification of the continental maps already made and the inclusion of geological and metalogenetic information of the seabed, the group expects to complete the updating of the Metalogenetic Map of South America in 2023.
• Preparation of the inventory of critical minerals in Ibero-America, both of interest to the region and to the rest of the world, and a map of critical minerals in South America, whose first draft will be presented at the Second Meeting of the EU LATAM Dialogues on Critical Minerals Project to be held in May 2023 in Buenos Aires.
• Participation, in support of the ASGMI General Secretariat, in the organization and dissemination of the event that the AlSiCal project plans to hold in Latin America.

DOCUMENTS GENERATED BY THE GROUP OF EXPERTS:

Since its creation, GEMET members have met monthly.

One of its notable achievements was the publication of the Metallogenic Map of Central America and the Caribbean at a scale of 1:4,000,000 in 2020. This publication was carried out under the general coordination of Dr. Eduardo Zappettini, President of SEGEMAR, Argentina.

The map and its corresponding explanatory report was presented to the international scientific-technical community in an ASGMI webinar held on October 20, 2020 and is published in the ASGMI web site and in the web sites of the geological services of Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico and the United States of America.

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In addition, GEMET has supported the ASGMI General Secretariat in carrying out its tasks as part of the consortia implementing projects with European Union funding. Specifically, for the AlSiCal Project and the EU-Latin America Partnership on Raw Materials, GEMET has participated in the following events:

• 1st Meeting of Political Dialogues within the EU-LATAM Convention about Raw Materials and Critical Raw Materials (Chile, nov 2022).
• Convention UE-Latin America about Raw Materials (nov 2022)
• Metallogenetic Map Workshop (Brazil, nov 2022).
• 2nd Meeting of Political Dialogues within the EU-LATAM Convention about Raw Materials and Critical Raw Materials (Buenos Aires, mayo de 2023).

REPORTS ON ALUMINUM IN IBEROAMERICA: MINERAL DEPOSITS AND PRODUCTION:

ARGENTINA
BRAZIL
COLOMBIA
ECUADOR
SPAIN
PORTUGAL
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
URUGUAY

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YEAR 2022

Annual Report 2022