Knowledge about investment opportunities in exploration and mining are an important factor to strengthen the economic ties between the EU and Latin America. Opportunities in exploration and mining are usually made public and kept up-to-date by either the Geological Survey of the country in question or the relevant mining authorities. This section summarizes possible sources of current investment opportunities in each of the participating countries and provides the links to their homepages.
Relevant mining authorities in the Latin American countries Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay:
| COUNTRY | MINING MINISTRIES | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| ARGENTINA | Ministerio de Energía y Minería | www.argentina.gob.ar/energiaymineria |
| BRAZIL | Ministério de Minas e Energia | www.gov.br/mme |
| CHILE | Ministerio de Minería | www.minmineria.cl |
| COLOMBIA | Ministerio de Minas y Energía | www.minenergia.gov.co |
| MEXICO | Dirección General de Minas | www.siam.economia.gob.mx |
| PERU | Ministry of Energy and Mines – MINEM | www.minem.gob.pe |
| URUGUAY | Ministerio Industria, Energía y Minería (MIEM) | www.gub.uy/ministerio-industria-energia-mineria/ |
Relevant mining authorities in the EU Member States:
| COUNTRY | MINING MINISTRIES | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| AUSTRIA | Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy | www.bmbwf.gv.at |
| BELGIUM | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences-Geological Survey of Belgium | www.naturalsciences.be |
| BULGARIA | Ministry of Environment and Water | www.moew.government.bg/ |
| CROATIA | Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship, Mining Department | www.mingo.gov.hr |
| CYPRUS | Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment | www.moa.gov.cy |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | Czech Mining Authority | www.cbusbs.cz/cs |
| DENMARK | Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate | www.stateofgreen.com |
| ESTONIA | Ministry of the Environment, Mineral Resources Department | www.envir.ee |
| FINLAND | Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment | www.tem.fi/en/ |
| FRANCE | Ministry for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition | www.gouvernement.fr |
| GERMANY | Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy - Referat IV B 5 | www.bmwi.de |
| GREECE | Ministry of Environment and Energy | www.ypen.gov.gr |
| HUNGARY | Ministry of National Development | www.kormany.hu |
| IRELAND | Exploration and Mining Division (EMD) | www.mineralsireland.ie |
| ITALY | Ministry of Economic Development | www.mise.gov.it |
| LATVIA | Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development | www.varam.gov.lv |
| LITHUANIA | Ministry of Environmental of the Republic of Lithuania | www.am.lrv.lt/lt |
| LUXEMBOURG | Ministry of Labour Employment and tne Social and Solidarity Economy | mteess.gouvernement.lu |
| MALTA | Malta Resources Authority – MRA | www.mra.org.mt |
| NETHERLANDS | Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, State Supervision of Mines | www.government.nl |
| POLAND | Ministry of Environment | www.mos.gov.pl |
| PORTUGAL | General Secretariat of Economy (SGE) | www.sgeconomia.gov.pt |
| ROMANIA | National Agency for Mineral Resources | www.namr.ro |
| SLOVAKIA | Ministry of Environment | www.minzp.sk |
| SLOVENIA | Ministry of Infrastructure | www.gov.si/en/state-authorities/ministry-of-infrastructure |
| SPAIN | Ministerio para la Trnasición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico | www.energia.gob.es |
| SWEDEN | Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation | www.government.se |