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Agua Rica Project
Agua Rica
Country Argentina 
Province North western argentina
Status MINE DEVELOPMENT 
Latitude / Longitude 27 S 45 / 60 W 19
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Risk and valuation analysis of the Agua Rica Project
Status Risk : Mine development
Country Risk : Moderate
Resource Risk : 59.00%
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Title(s) of the Agua Rica Project
Xstrata plc
Joint venture: 50%
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Goldcorp Inc.
Joint venture: 37.5%
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Yamana Gold Inc.
Joint venture: 12.5%
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Location of the Agua Rica Project
The Agua Rica deposit is located about 34 km (20 miles) from Northern Orion's Alumbrera mine in northwest Argentina, where the climate in generally mild and dry. There is road access to the Agua Rica site from the town of Andalgala (pop. 11,000) about 20 km (12 miles) away.
 
History of the Agua Rica Project
The mineral-rich area around Agua Rica has attracted miners and prospectors since at least the early 1900s. The first modern exploration began in the early 1960s in a restricted area known as Mi Vida around Quebrada Minas. More detailed and modern ex more...
 
Geology of the Agua Rica Project
Among its six principal rock types are two irregular bodies of feldspar porphyry that form the main host for porphyry copper mineralization and several types and generations of hydrothermal breccia related to epithermal precious metal mineralization  more...
 
Reserves and resources of the Agua Rica Project
TonnageGradeReserves and resources
MolybdenumGoldCopperSilverMolybdenumGoldCopperSilver
%g/t%g/tlbsozlbsoz
 Proven347,831,0000.040.250.573.83 268 392 632 2 795 7574 370 965 720 42 830 991
 Probable449,892,0000.030.210.433.46 327 307 887 3 037 5164 264 920 947 50 046 698
 Proven and Probable797,723,0000.030.230.493.62 595 700 519 5 833 2738 635 886 666 92 877 689
 Measured64,169,0000.010.170.494.91 14 146 843 350 724 693 195 302 10 131 792
 Indicated248,108,0000.011.300.402.74 54 698 451 10 361 9382 187 938 038 21 856 589
 Mesured and Indicated312,277,0000.011.070.423.19 68 845 294 10 712 6622 881 133 340 31 988 381
 Inferred651,000,0000.030.120.342.30 430 562 798 2 511 6164 879 711 711 48 139 313
 Total1 761 000 0001 095 108 610 19 057 55116 396 731 718 173 005 383
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Reserves and resources of the Agua Rica Project
MetalTotalReservesResourcesUnitIn situ value
ProvenProbableProven and ProbableMeasuredIndicatedMesured and IndicatedInferred
 Copper16 396 731 7184 370 965 7204 264 920 9478 635 886 666 693 195 3022 187 938 0382 881 133 3404 879 711 711lbs54 109 214 668 US$
 Gold 19 057 551 2 795 757 3 037 516 5 833 273 350 724 10 361 938 10 712 662 2 511 616oz26 459 122 506 US$
 Silver 173 005 383 42 830 991 50 046 698 92 877 689 10 131 792 21 856 589 31 988 381 48 139 313oz3 892 621 127 US$
 Molybdenum1 095 108 610 268 392 632 327 307 887 595 700 519 14 146 843 54 698 451 68 845 294 430 562 798lbs US$
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Data last updated on : 12/31/2008
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Cautionary Note to US Investors concerning estimates of Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources