Exploration to Date

Historical exploration work which was undertaken by CCHEN, General Minerals, Teck, and the owners of the Productora mine, defined the presence of a 6.1km N-S by 2km E-W zone of geophysical and geochemical anomalism over the Productora area.

The primary target is defined by two elongate NNE-trending chargeability anomalies as defined by Teck-General Minerals IP survey over the project. These anomalies represent the primary target footprint for initial exploration which includes detailed mapping and exploration and resource drilling.

The Productora underground copper mine is in operation within the central mining lease of the Productora project. Investigation of mine development plans, underground sampling and underground tours of the operation by Hot Chili confirm the presence of mineralisation that is being actively exploited by mechanized underground development. Information provided suggests the mine is operating at a rate of 250,000 tpa utilising approximately 250m of newly developed decline access for ore extraction. The central mining operation allows access to underground drilling platforms and bulk tonnage ore parcels for future metallurgical test work.