Eldorado 2001 - The New World Au & FeOx Cu-Au of South America

On the Punta del Cobre District Field Workshop with Rodrigo Diaz. After a comprhensive classroom briefing, a full day was spent inspecting the geology, regional and local alteration patterns and copper and iron oxide occurrences of the district which also hosts the world class La Candelaria deposit. Left: David Cass of Anglo American, North America and Rodrigo Diaz (right). Photographs by Mike Porter