Taca Taca Project
Taca Taca
Country Argentina 
Province Salta
Close to Salta
Status ADVANCED DISCOVERY 
Latitude / Longitude 25 S 0 / 68 W 0
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Risk and valuation analysis of the Taca Taca Project
Status Risk : Advanced discovery
Country Risk : Moderate
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Title(s) of the Taca Taca Project
Global Copper Corporation
Interest: 100%
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The Company owns a 100% interest in the Taca Taca mining rights, located in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina. No exploration work was conducted on the property during the year.
Lumina Copper Corp.
Owner: 100%
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Location of the Taca Taca Project
The Taca Taca property is located in the Puna (altiplano) region of northwest Argentina, in western Salta province. It is approximately 230 km due west of the city of Salta and 55 km east of the Chilean border. The property is immediately west of (and partially beneath) the Salar de Arizaro, the largest dry salt lake in Argentina.
 
History of the Taca Taca Project
Copper mineralization was first recognized at the Taca Taca Property in the mid-1960s and the property has previously undergone several exploration campaigns by Falconbridge, GAMSA, Corriente, BHP, and Río Tinto. The most recent activity involved dri more...
 
Geology of the Taca Taca Project
The Taca Taca property contains a large Andean type "porphyry copper" hydrothermal system that has generated a significant amount of supergene and hypogene copper, molybdenum and gold mineralization. The supergene zone is typically 20 m to 60 m thick and consists of chalcocite and covellite coatings on hypogene chalcopyrite and pyrite.
 
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Data last updated on : 11/30/2008
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