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AusQuest, South32 on big copper hunt in Peru

South32-backed AusQuest had a very active year in 2018, testing two key prospects in Peru with some extremely interesting results from a virgin copper discovery at Cerro de Fierro, which is emerging as the junior’s flagship project.

Haydn Black
AusQuest has nine projects in Peru, two of which have been drilled under the alliance with South32

AusQuest has nine projects in Peru, two of which have been drilled under the alliance with South32

AusQuest managing director Graeme Drew told the Latin America Down Under conference in Perth, Western Australia, this week the bond between the two companies was strong and there was plenty of prospectivity...

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