Los Andes Copper Ltd.
Los Andes Copper's 100%-owned Vizcachitas copper-molybdenum porphyry project sits along Chile's prolific copper belt roughly 150km north of Santiago, with a 2023 Pre-Feasibility Study outlining a US$2.78 billion after-tax NPV8% and 24.2% IRR, backed by US$34 million in strategic investment from Queen's Road Capital and Ecora Resources as the company works toward a feasibility study.
Notable vs. Peers
- Financials score of 3.1/10 is weaker than the peer average of 6.2/10.
- Jurisdiction risk score of 6/10 is meaningfully riskier than the peer average of 7.6/10.
Lifecycle Milestones
A relative ranking of how closely this company matches the profile of juniors that have actually been acquired — not a probability, and not a reason to buy. Acquisitions are rare: only a few dozen significant deals happen a year across a universe of thousands of juniors, so even a high score here describes a long shot. The strongest signal the underlying research identifies — whether a major already holds a JV, earn-in, or 5–19.9% strategic stake — isn't tracked yet and is absent from this score.
Your Rankings
Management Team
Controller of Los Andes Copper Ltd. Certified Accountant with more than 30 years of experience at multinational firms, bringing extensive regional financial experience from Chile and Peru.
Manager, Public Affairs of Los Andes Copper Ltd. Sociologist with a Master's in Political Communication and 10 years of community management experience with utilities and mining companies.
Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Geologist of Los Andes Copper Ltd., appointed interim CEO effective February 19, 2026 following Santiago Montt's resignation to become Chile's Minister of Mines. A Chartered Geologist with 32 years of experience across Asia, Africa and South America, and a Qualified Person under NI 43-101. Has managed exploration projects and founded a geological consulting firm in Chile specializing in project evaluation and technical reports.
Mining Project Director of Los Andes Copper Ltd. Mining Engineer with over 40 years of experience in Chilean and international mining, having acted in Mine Manager, General Manager and Project Director roles across greenfield and brownfield mining projects including Los Pelambres, Antamina, Collahuasi and Spence. Recently led the Norte Abierto joint venture for Newmont and Barrick.
Senior Mining and Project Consultant of Los Andes Copper Ltd. Mining Engineer with 30 years of experience in operations, planning and projects. Formerly Vice President of Project Construction at Barrick Gold and Vice President of Projects at Xstrata, where he led the expansion of the Collahuasi copper project.
Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability of Los Andes Copper Ltd. Lawyer with extensive corporate and community affairs experience, previously managing community and stakeholder affairs at CMPC and working for the Chilean government on public service coordination.
Geologist Consultant of Los Andes Copper Ltd. Geologist with more than 35 years of experience in Chile and internationally. Worked at Antofagasta Minerals and Placer Dome, and served as head of exploration geology for the El Salvador Division at Codelco.
Chief Financial Officer of BP Silver Corp. A Managing Director of Malaspina Consultants Inc., providing CFO and strategic financial advisory services to clients across many industries. A CPA CMA with a BCom from the University of British Columbia.
Insiders, Investors & Smart Money
Notable shareholders and insiders whose involvement is worth knowing about, plus what we're seeing from institutional/large-investor activity.
Los Andes Copper's register includes a real, high-confidence specialist: Resource Capital Fund VI L.P. (managed by RCF Management, LLC), one of the most established mining-sector-dedicated private equity fund families globally, holds 12.89% -- comfortably clearing the top specialist band on its own. A handful of smaller named holders round out the register, none individually material. One director, Warren Philip Gilman, bought shares on the open market in April 2026; no producer or corporate strategic backer is disclosed, and the roughly 47.8% of the register that isn't individually named could not be further attributed.
No notable insiders tracked for this miner yet.
Reports, Presentations & Documents
Vizcachitas PFS (23 Feb 2023): Initial Proven+Probable Reserves of 1,220 Mt containing 10.889 billion lbs CuEq (9.623B lbs Cu, 365M lbs Mo, 43.6M oz Ag). Measured+Indicated Resources of 14.801 billion lbs CuEq (13.021B lbs Cu, 526M lbs Mo, 54M oz Ag). ouncesFound left null: copper-commodity company, see file header methodology note.