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Mission Statement

Maximize shareholder value through the identification and acquisition of copper assets with significant size potential in attractive political and economic environments.

AQM Copper Inc. (formerly Apoquindo Minerals) is a Canadian based mineral exploration company whose principal purpose is the acquisition and development of base metal deposits in South America. AQM will invest in projects where there is a clear development or value adding strategy with appropriate infrastructure, and identifiable off-take or development partners. The Company strives to be the junior mining company partner of choice with major players seeking to reduce their exploration risk profile by ensuring transparent and professional execution of work programs.

Through its wholly owned Peruvian subsidiary, AQM Copper is the operator of a 50/50 JV with Teck Resources for the Zafranal Copper-Gold Porphyry Project located in the Southern Peru Cu-Porphyry Belt. Zafranal has seen continuous, aggressive drilling in 2010, with a minimum of 40,000m planned that include:
  • Grid drilling in the 2km long segment of the 3.5+km east-west trending mineralized area known as the Main Zone
  • Testing of the east and west extensions and deep drilling on the Main Zone
  • Testing the other five porphyry copper-gold satellite targets within the Zafranal Project
Through its wholly owned Chilean subsidiary, AQM Copper has a JV partnership with Minera S.A. as the operator of Antakena, which is developing a near surface, leachable copper oxide deposit in the prolific copper belt of Northern Chile, where almost 40% of the world's copper is produced. There is excellent infrastructure, available water and electricity supply, as well as a knowledgeable work force. Minera fully vested its 50% share in the JV in February 2010, and projects the completion of a resource update and pre-feasibility study by October 2010.

Management and Directors have extensive experience working for the world's largest mining companies, as well as several junior exploration companies. The Company was incorporated in British Columbia on March 24, 2005 and commenced trading on the Toronto Venture Stock Exchange on November 29, 2006. Apoquindo Minerals has offices in Santiago, Chile, Lima, Peru and Vancouver, Canada.