MENDOZA, ARGENTINA. April 18, 2012. Argentina Mining is pleased to announce that the Deloitte Group will join our company as Copper Sponsor at the 9th International Convention on Business Opportunities in Exploration, Geology and Mining, Argentina Mining 2012, which will take place September 4-6, 2012, in Salta Province.

Deloitte is a brand under which tens of thousands of professionals committed around the world meet to provide auditing, consulting, risk management, financial and tax assessment services for valued clients. These firms are part of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT). Each of the Firms members of the Group provide services in a specific geographical area and are subjected to laws and professional regulations of the countries where they operate.

Deloitte began its activities in Argentina in 1908, being the first international organization of professional services that established in the country. It provides services to the main local and multi-national companies operating in Argentina, keeping a leadership position in the provision of services to clients of paper, farming, agro-industrial, generation and distribution of electrical energy, oil and gas, automotive, petrochemical and milk industries, as well as tires and health, media, telecommunications and financial services, and also provides services to public companies and organisms.

“We are proud that such an important company as Deloitte joins us as Copper Sponsor in Argentina Mining 2012 and we are thankful for their support”, said Paola Rojas, manager of Argentina Mining, organizing company of the Convention Argentina Mining 2012.

Deloitte joins to the first line companies confirmed as sponsors at the 9th International Convention on Business Opportunities in Exploration, Geology and Mining, Argentina Mining 2012: Silver Standard, MWH and Cartellone (Platinum); AcmeLabs, ALS, Argentex and Votorantim (Gold); Pan American Silver Argentina (Silver); Deloitte and Ausenco Vector (Copper); Energía Mineral, Metallum, InfoMine, PCR and Manpower (Bronze) and Panedile (Business Center Sponsor).

About Argentina Mining:

Argentina Mining is an Events and Marketing firm focused on the Argentinean mining market, with offices in Mendoza and Salta. Its objectives are gathering the mining community in Argentina and providing a place to promote the activity in the world, developing business opportunities for its members. The company organizes the premium international event of the Argentinean mining sector, the Argentina Mining Convention, which takes place biennially in Argentina since 1996, and the Latin Exploration Conference, among others. Additionally, it provides advisory services in public relations and marketing and develops supplementary products. For further information, please visit www.argentinamining.com

About Deloitte:

During the last decades, the firms which are members of Deloitte have been centered in fostering its growth, scale and global scope. However, the current challenges of the market and the new opportunities demand a new strategic orientation. The vision and strategy for the 2010 decade, which was developed in collaboration with its leaders and partners of the member firms around the world, are focused in turning Deloitte into a model of excellence in all the sectors of the activity, and in all the services provided by the member firms. For further information, please visit www.deloitte.com