“Over 40 years of mining but no drilling undertaken previous to Hot Chili”
Exploration to Date
The owners of Los Mantos are presently exploiting high-grade copper ore (+4% Cu as indicated by production discussions with mine management) from both surface and shallow underground workings. The production grades indicated have been confirmed by Hot Chili’s own sampling and geological investigation and are considered reasonable.
The project has been privately owned and operated for over 40 years with only limited work completed. Historically, CCHEN has undertaken limited radiometric surveying and rock chip sampling and more recently Empresa Nacional de Mineria (ENAMI) undertook basic geological mapping and completed a survey of surface and underground workings.