Mining Stock Daily Drill Update from Andina's Cobrasco and Piuquenes Projects
Mar 19, 2026
Joe Van Den Elsen, CEO of Andina Copper, leads porphyry copper-gold exploration across Latin America. He discusses recent drill updates at Piuquenes in Argentina and Cobrasco in Colombia. Short, high-grade intercepts, plans for remaining Argentina drilling, and scale targets and mining potential at Cabrasco are highlighted.
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Portfolio Strategy For South American Porphyries
- Andina's strategy is to assemble a portfolio of under-explored South American porphyry discoveries.
- Piuquenes was the seed asset, with ~10,000m drilled (historical + company) targeting gold-rich porphyry systems near major projects like Altar and Los Azules.
Piuquenes Balances High Grade With Bulk Potential
- Piuquenes drilling focuses on both high-grade, shallow gold-rich porphyries and a newly identified large MT anomaly.
- This season added property-wide geophysics and two active drill rings to convert high-grade outcrops into volume.
Maximize The Remaining Drill Season
- Continue intense drilling while the season allows and prioritize reporting outstanding results.
- Joe estimates ~2,500m possible in six weeks plus ~1,500m pending results, totalling ~4,000m remaining this season.