Feb 24 (Reuters) - Gold producer Newmont ( NEM ) will ​invest

approximately $800 million in ‌Argentina's Cerro ⁠Negro mine, the

country's ⁠Economy Minister, Luis ‌Caputo, ‌said on Tuesday.

The ​investment ‌will be used to restart ​and ​expand ‌the Cerro

Negro Expansion 1 (CNE1) project, which ⁠aims to

extend the ⁠mine's operational life beyond 2035.

"This investment ⁠aims ‌to strengthen ‌the company's

operational ⁠safety, boost employment, and promote regional

development," Caputo wrote in a post ​on X.

(Reporting by Iñigo Alexander, ​Editing ‌by Natalia ​Siniawski)