ESTE DE ALUMBRERA

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The Este de la Alumbrera property is located in the Catamarca province of the Republic of Argentina . Orosur Mining has entered into an option agreement with a private owner to acquire a 100% interest in the 2,500 hectare property (press release, May 22, 2008).

The Este de la Alumbrera property is favourably located in the Farallón Negro Volcanic Complex about 15 km east from the Xtrata-Goldcorp-Yamana owned Bajo de la Alumbrera mine and is within the regional trend that also hosts Yamana's Agua Rica gold-copper development project located about 34 km to the north. Immediately adjacent to the south is the Cerro Atajo gold-copper porphyry and gold-silver epithermal vein project and the historic, poly-metallic Farallon Negro mine is located in the western portion of the same district.