Iglesia is a department of the province of
San Juan,
Argentina
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. It is located in the northwest mountainous corner of this province with substantial vegetation. Iglesia is one of the most visited departments in the province, particularly around
Rodeo
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.
Economy
Nearly 30 percent of the cultivated area is dedicated to logging. Next in land area are pasture and seeds (garlic, beans, lettuce, onions, peas). Fruit, cereals,
vegetables
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and aromatics are minor crops. Local farmers breed goats and sheep on the grassland.
Significant gold and silver mining occupy the Cordillera iglesiana, including the
Veladero
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mine
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Extraction or digging
* Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging
*Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine
Grammar
*Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun
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, which began production in 2005. Located 375 kilometers from the city of San Juan, the project is run by Minera Argentina Gold (MAGSA), a subsidiary of
Barrick Gold
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Departments of San Juan Province, Argentina