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accession: "0001104659-24-125949"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MUX"
cik: "0000314203"
company_name: "McEwen Inc."
filed_at: "2024-12-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T07:37:24.154936+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# McEwen Copper secures environmental permit for Los Azules copper project in Argentina

## Summary
- EIA approved by San Juan Ministry of Mines; submitted April 2023, reviewed over 3,000 pages.
- Definitive feasibility study expected H1 2025; potential construction start as early as 2026.
- Project designed for carbon neutrality by 2038 and one of lowest water footprints in mining.
- McEwen Mining (MUX) holds interest via subsidiary McEwen Copper; permit de-risks development.
- Strong community partnership with Calingasta; sustainability commitments reaffirmed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-125949
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MUX
- cik: 0000314203
- company_name: McEwen Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-12-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314203/000110465924125949/0001104659-24-125949-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314203/000110465924125949/tm2430312d1_8k.htm

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