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Mining Project

Los Azules

Address
San Juan
Stage
Preliminary Economic Assessment
Minerals
Copper
Remaining Life
27 Years
Los Azules

General Information

Address
San Juan
Location
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Description

• Since the 2023 PEA resource estimate was released, over 100,000 meters of additional drilling have been completed. Drilling was focused on upgrading the resource classification from Inferred to Indicated and from Indicated to Measured. • Next Steps: Updated resource estimate Q1 2025 and Feasibility Study first half 2025. • The project will be powered by 100% renewable energy sources. / Processing Heap leach producing green copper cathode. / No Tailings or Tailings Dam / CO2 neutral by 2038 • Financings: US$453 million raised, from 2021 to 2024, including two Large Shareholders – Rio Tinto (Nuton) & Stellantis

Processing

Heap Leaching.

Average Annual Production

Producción: 396.000.000 libras/año de placas de Cu grado A.

Resources & Reserves

  • Indicated resource: 10.9 billion pounds of copper, 0.46 Moz of gold and 10 Moz of silver.
  • Inferred resource: 26.7 billion pounds of copper, 4.24 Moz of gold and 149.1 Moz of silver.

Related companies

Operator

  • ANDES CORPORACION MINERA S.A.100%

Investor

  • ANDES CORPORACION MINERA S.A.100%

Project map

Mining Project: Los Azules | Panorama Minero