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Illapel Copper Project


Manto type Stratabound deposit


Three mineral leases totalling 6,000 hectares.


Drill Ready: Eight high potential target areas have been identified on the basis of geology, geochemistry, and geophysics.


In close proximity to the El Espino mine, valued at US$380m, with annual production projected to be 26,000 mt/Cu and 13,000 oz/Au.

Illapel Highlights

Proximity to El Espino: Receiving an estimated value of US $380 million with annual expected production of 26,000 mt of fine copper and 13,000 oz of gold.1

Advanced brownfield Copper project in Choapa Province of Chile

  • Proximity to major infrastructure, exploration sites are easily accessed by
  • road 223 km North of the capital city of Santiago de Chile
  • Access to paved roads, a power grid, and a water supply

Permitted for exploration, rock sample grades show 1.39% Cu

  • Regulatory Approvals in place for immediate project advancement
  • Attractive copper, silver and gold grades enhancing economic viability

Vortex Metals will have a working interest on the remainder of the project with potential to expand the resource significantly

  • Focus on exploration and discovery of a sizable and economical deposit

ROFR on Rio 27 Mine, with a current probable, indicated, and inferred resource of 6.2M tons source internal estimate (non 43-101 compliant)

Promising outlook for increased reserves and production capacity

Illapel Targets

Phase-1 drill targets identified 

  • Free of environmental issues
  • 5 km from Central Transmission Line SIC
  • Infrastructure, water access (30 minutes from Pan-American highway)
  • Easy access to Water
  • Low elevation: 1,500 m above sea level “Working condition, all year round”