The Project Coordination Unit established in SM for preparation purposes will continue to coordinate federal and provincial subcomponents, monitor and supervise, and handle consultancy arrangements, procurement and disbursement. The project would be implemented in five years. The project would support competitive sector growth by creating appropriate conditions for mining development and to attract long-term private investment. The legal and institutional framework and technical infrastructure and services that it will foster will assist in expanding and diversifying the country's economy and exports. Services provided at the national level will be improved.
Selected provinces are ready to do the proposed reforms and strengthen their administrative roles.
Once in motion, these activities should catalyze further reforms and sector growth in other provinces as well. Given the limited mining to date in Argentina , there has been little concern for related environmental issues. The Mining Code includes mostly safety provisions, and only two articles deal with environmental protection. However, environmental considerations increasingly permeate local policy and action, and general environmental laws and provisions are being discussed or implemented at all levels, providing an opportunity for establishing a well designed framework for environmentally sound mining. Certain components may not necessarily be included in the final project.