Vizcachitas Project
Vizcachitas
Country Chile 
Close to Santiago
Status ADVANCED DISCOVERY 
Surface 48 km² / 11,784 acres
Latitude / Longitude 32 S 34 / 69 W 51
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Risk and valuation analysis of the Vizcachitas Project
Status Risk : Advanced discovery
Country Risk : Light
Title(s) of the Vizcachitas Project
LOS ANDES COPPER
Joint venture: 51%
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The Vizcachitas project consists of three essentially concentric rings of claims. In the center of the property and of the currently known mineralized zone, lies the San Jose concession held by Sociedad Minera San Jose of which Los Andes owns 51%, with a JV partner holding the balance.
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Location of the Vizcachitas Project
The Vizcachitas project is located approximately 130 km northeast of Santiago, in the Rio Rocin Valley, 45 km from the town of Putaendo. The Vizcachitas camp is located at an elevation of 1950m above mean sea level (AMSL), and the average site elevation is around 2400m AMSL.
 
History of the Vizcachitas Project
Following the staking of the original San Jose claim, alteration and mineralization were first reviewed by Compañía de Petroleos de Chile, S.A. (“COPEC”) in 1975. In 1981, COPEC completed detailed geologic mapping, petrographic work and geochemistry, which confirmed that Vizcachitas was a porphyry copper-molybdenum prospect.
 
Geology of the Vizcachitas Project
At Vizcachitas, there are at least six equigranular intrusive rock types, three porphyritic rock types and four distinct types of breccia, all of which cover an area of approximately four km2 . All of these rock types intrude the Cretaceous-age porp more...
 
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Data last updated on : 12/31/2008
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