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Vortex Metals Signs Definitive Agreement for Option to Acquire up to 80% Interest in the Illapel Copper Project, Chile - InvestmentPitch Media Video
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 27, 2023) - Vortex Metals Inc. (TSXV: VMS...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Vortex Metals Signs Definitive Agreement for Option to Acquire up to 80% Interest in the Illapel Copper Project, Chile - InvestmentPitch Media VideoVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 27, 2023) - Vortex Metals Inc. (TSXV: VMS) has signed a definitive agreement for an option to acquire up to an 80% interest in the Illapel Copper Project, Chile. The agreement with \"Windows Minerals SCM and SLM Rio 27 De Farellon Sánchez\", follows the letter of Intent that was entered into on June 27, 2023, with SCM Ventana Minerals Group, a Santiago, Chile based mining Company.For more information, please view the InvestmentPitch Media video which provides additional information about this news and the company. If you are unable to view this video, please watch it on InvestmentPitch Media's YouTube Channel at this link: (click here)Cannot view this video? Visit:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGZgL2WHLusThe Illapel Copper Gold project, located in the Commune of Illapel, Choapa Province, is 250 km north of Santiago and about 25 km from Illapel, the closest town.Vikas Ranjan, CEO and Co-Founder, stated: \"We are very excited to conclude the Definitive Agreement and begin exploration work. Illapel is a drill-ready project that extends from, an existing copper mine. Opportunities like this are extremely rare and we look forward to drilling.\" Vortex is in the process of designing a systematic program of geology and drill-testing, and once all regulatory approvals, including the approval from the TSXV are obtained, Vortex to rapidly test high-priority, drill-ready targets while concurrently advancing the regional geologic work to generate additional targets for drilling. The region surrounding Illapel has seen extensive mining activity, both past and present. Of particular note, the El Espino copper-gold Project, approximately 14km to the north, has completed its Engineering feasibility and is awaiting final permits, with development presently planned by Pucobre. Several small gold and copper mines also operate in the immediate area.The Option also includes parts of Rio 27 Concessions that host the Rio 27 Mine, an existing mining operation owned by SLM Rio 27 De Farellon Sánchez, along with a right of first refusal on the Rio 27 Mine and processing facility. The Rio 27 mine has been in production since 2010 with its near...