Technology transfer in the mining sector: options for the Latin American Mining Organization (OLAMI)

The mining sector could play a decisive role in increasing the region’s exports, the need for which is even more pressing because of the burden of the external debt. In this respect, a very promising development is the establishment of OLAMI, whose main tasks will consist of building up a regional mining information system and promoting the transfer of technology through vertical and horizontal integration and horizontal co-operation in the fields of finance, management, prospection, production and marketing.