While their exploration rights to the Laurani gold-silver-copper property in La Paz expired in 2009, and its expenses written off, the Malku Khota had a preliminary economic assessment completed demonstrating a high grade silver-indium-gallium deposit.
[1][2] However, despite its community relations program, the Malku Khota project was locally divisive and opposed by several indigenous groups, resulting in intimidation and violence.
[9] After exiting Bolivia, the company acquired a 20% stake in TSX Venture Exchange-listed High Desert Gold in 2013[10] and the remainder of the outstanding shares in 2014.
[13] Located in Santiago Metropolitan Region, the Escalones property is a copper, silver, gold, and molybdenum porphyry and skarn prospect.
The property is located 35 km east from El Teniente, the world’s largest underground copper mine, and 100 kilometers south-east of Santiago, Chile.