San Juan is, along with Santa Cruz, one of the most active mining provinces in Argentina. Its profile is gold and copper deep in the Andes: Veladero —operated by Barrick and Shandong Gold— is one of the largest gold mines in the country, and alongside it a portfolio of world-class copper projects is growing, such as Los Azules (McEwen), Josemaría and El Pachón (Glencore), in southern San Juan.
These projects sit at 3,000, 4,000 and even over 4,500 meters above sea level, in the Iglesia and Calingasta areas and along the Chilean border. At that altitude, staff work on rotating shifts and need to be housed on site for weeks at a time: that is why demand for camps and housing modules is constant and grows with each new construction phase.
Weather rules everything. In winter there is snow, whiteout winds and temperatures well below zero, and the mountain roads become demanding. The modules we send to San Juan are built for that: Class A rock-wool insulation, a steel structure that withstands wind and earthquakes, and fast assembly that cuts on-site construction time at altitude, where every day is expensive.
From our base in Maipú, San Juan is just a few hours away via RN 40, which lets us coordinate deliveries of folding modules, expandables, dormitories and turnkey camps directly to the access roads of each project. We know high-altitude logistics and the entry protocols for the province's mining sites.
