Rio De Oro Corp is an Australian-based mineral exploration company with projects exclusively in Argentina and one of the newest entrants in the prolific Vicuña copper district.
The 100% owned portfolio consists of four highly prospective early-stage projects, targeting gold, copper and base metals, which are located in the provinces of Catamarca, Rio Negro and La Rioja.
Our accomplished Board and leadership group coupled with our exemplary technical team and in-country expertise provide strong foundations with a proven track record of discovery, value creation and corporate stewardship.
Location
Exclusively focused in Argentina, including prolific Vicuña district
People
Accomplished leadership, technical capability and in-country expertise with a proven track record
Projects
100% owned portfolio with ~A$10m pre-IPO exploration spend, targeting gold, copper and base metals
Approach
Leveraging strong technical and in-country expertise towards discovery of globally significant deposits
Our Projects
The company owns 100% interest in a portfolio of mineral exploration assets comprising four key project areas located across three Provinces in Argentina:
- Nivaldo – a porphyry copper target approx. 4km from the Josemaria deposit in the Vicuña district, La Rioja Province
- Somuncura – totals 39,000 hectares and comprises four separate projects prospective for gold and copper mineralisation located in the central part of the Rio Negro Province
- Pedernales – comprises five epithermal gold targets grouped in a claim block that totals 32,800 hectares, located in the Catamarca Province
- La Helvecia – comprised of two concessions in the polymetallic La Helvecia district in the Precordillera, La Rioja Province.
While all projects are considered early-stage, significant exploration work has been conducted across the portfolio to date. Recent exploration activities have focused on advancing target definition to bring all the prospects to drill ready status and has included access road rehabilitation, geological mapping, surface sampling, environmental base line studies, ground geophysics plus some pre-IPO diamond drilling, core assaying and metallurgical work.