Andina Copper Exploration Update
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Andina Copper Corporation
- Ticker
- ANDC
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Chocó Department, Colombia
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Secondary commodities
- Molybdenum, Silver
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-08-22 22:45:45 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Andina Copper has provided an update on its Cobrasco copper project in Colombia, highlighting the completion of over 2,000m of drilling in the current campaign. The update includes restatements of significant historical copper-molybdenum intercepts and reports on ongoing surface exploration and geophysical survey preparations.
Reasoning: The release provides an update on ongoing exploration, primarily restating historical high-grade porphyry intercepts from previous drilling while announcing the continuation of CDH003.
Positive factors
- Wide porphyry style mineralization
- Significant copper and molybdenum intercepts
- Anomalous float samples
Negative factors
- Many reported intercepts are historical restatements
Facts used in scoring: 16
Classification and evidence
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: The release mentions a Qualified Person (Francisco Montes) and refers to previous news releases for assay context.
Evidence · text
“Francisco Montes, a consultant of Andina Copper Corp and a “qualified person” (“QP”)”
Stale Data Re-releasenegative
Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.
Why it applies: A significant portion of the reported drill intercepts are restatements of results from 2023.
Evidence · text
“refer 9 February 2023 News Release – Rugby Resources”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 16. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (16)
CDH001Cobrasco · copperGrade: 0.42Grade Unit: %Intercept: 808 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- CDH001
- Project
- Cobrasco
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- colombia
- Reported Region
- Chocó Department, Colombia
- Ticker
- ANDC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.42
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 808 m
- From
- 184 m
- To
- 992 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CDH001:184-992
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2023-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Restatement of a wide copper intercept from a 2023 news release.
Positive factors
- Significant width
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“CDH001 808 m @ 0.42% Cu, 79 ppm Mo (184 – 992 m)”
CDH001Cobrasco · molybdenumGrade: 79Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 808 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- CDH001
- Project
- Cobrasco
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Region
- colombia
- Reported Region
- Chocó Department, Colombia
- Ticker
- ANDC
Geometry
- Grade
- 79
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 808 m
- From
- 184 m
- To
- 992 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CDH001:184-992
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2023-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Restatement of molybdenum byproduct grade.
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“CDH001 808 m @ 0.42% Cu, 79 ppm Mo (184 – 992 m)”
CDH001Cobrasco · copperGrade: 0.77Grade Unit: %Intercept: 138 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- CDH001
- Project
- Cobrasco
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- colombia
- Reported Region
- Chocó Department, Colombia
- Ticker
- ANDC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.77
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 138 m
- From
- 768 m
- To
- 906 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CDH001:768-906
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2023-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade sub-interval within CDH001 restated from 2023.
Positive factors
- High grade sub-interval
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“138 m @ 0.77% Cu, 164 ppm Mo (768 – 906 m)”
CDH001Cobrasco · molybdenumGrade: 164Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 138 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- CDH001
- Project
- Cobrasco
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Region
- colombia
- Reported Region
- Chocó Department, Colombia
- Ticker
- ANDC
Geometry
- Grade
- 164
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 138 m
- From
- 768 m
- To
- 906 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CDH001:768-906
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2023-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Restatement of molybdenum sub-interval.
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“138 m @ 0.77% Cu, 164 ppm Mo (768 – 906 m)”
CDH001Cobrasco · copperGrade: 0.9Grade Unit: %Intercept: 82 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- CDH001
- Project
- Cobrasco
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- colombia
- Reported Region
- Chocó Department, Colombia
- Ticker
- ANDC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.9
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 82 m
- From
- 774 m
- To
- 856 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CDH001:774-856
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2023-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade sub-interval within CDH001 restated from 2023.
Positive factors
- High grade sub-interval
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“82 m @ 0.9% Cu, 199 ppm Mo (774 – 856 m)”
CDH001Cobrasco · molybdenumGrade: 199Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 82 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- CDH001
- Project
- Cobrasco
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Region
- colombia
- Reported Region
- Chocó Department, Colombia
- Ticker
- ANDC
Geometry
- Grade
- 199
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 82 m
- From
- 774 m
- To
- 856 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CDH001:774-856
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2023-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Restatement of molybdenum sub-interval.
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“82 m @ 0.9% Cu, 199 ppm Mo (774 – 856 m)”
CDH002Cobrasco · copperGrade: 0.46Grade Unit: %Intercept: 754 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- CDH002
- Project
- Cobrasco
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- colombia
- Reported Region
- Chocó Department, Colombia
- Ticker
- ANDC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.46
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 754 m
- From
- 152 m
- To
- 906 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CDH002:152-906
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2023-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Restatement of a wide copper intercept from 2023.
Positive factors
- Significant width
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“CDH002 754 m @ 0.46% Cu, 76 ppm Mo (152-906 m)”
CDH002Cobrasco · molybdenumGrade: 76Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 754 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- CDH002
- Project
- Cobrasco
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Region
- colombia
- Reported Region
- Chocó Department, Colombia
- Ticker
- ANDC
Geometry
- Grade
- 76
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 754 m
- From
- 152 m
- To
- 906 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CDH002:152-906
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2023-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Restatement of molybdenum byproduct grade.
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“CDH002 754 m @ 0.46% Cu, 76 ppm Mo (152-906 m)”
CDH002Cobrasco · copperGrade: 0.74Grade Unit: %Intercept: 172 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- CDH002
- Project
- Cobrasco
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- colombia
- Reported Region
- Chocó Department, Colombia
- Ticker
- ANDC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.74
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 172 m
- From
- 474 m
- To
- 646 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CDH002:474-646
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2023-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade sub-interval within CDH002 restated from 2023.
Positive factors
- High grade sub-interval
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“172 m @ 0.74% Cu, 78 ppm Mo (474-646 m)”
CDH002Cobrasco · molybdenumGrade: 78Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 172 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- CDH002
- Project
- Cobrasco
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Region
- colombia
- Reported Region
- Chocó Department, Colombia
- Ticker
- ANDC
Geometry
- Grade
- 78
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 172 m
- From
- 474 m
- To
- 646 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CDH002:474-646
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2023-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Restatement of molybdenum sub-interval.
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“172 m @ 0.74% Cu, 78 ppm Mo (474-646 m)”
CDH003Cobrasco · copperGrade: 0.69Grade Unit: %Intercept: 144.6 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- CDH003
- Project
- Cobrasco
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- colombia
- Reported Region
- Chocó Department, Colombia
- Ticker
- ANDC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.69
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 144.6 m
- From
- 156 m
- To
- 300.6 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CDH003:156-300.6
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2023-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Restatement of historical copper intercept from Rugby Resources.
Positive factors
- Significant width
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“CDH003 144.6 m @ 0.69% Cu, 155 ppm Mo, 1.4 g/t Ag (156–300.6 m (EOH))”
CDH003Cobrasco · molybdenumGrade: 155Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 144.6 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- CDH003
- Project
- Cobrasco
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Region
- colombia
- Reported Region
- Chocó Department, Colombia
- Ticker
- ANDC
Geometry
- Grade
- 155
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 144.6 m
- From
- 156 m
- To
- 300.6 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CDH003:156-300.6
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2023-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Restatement of molybdenum byproduct grade.
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“CDH003 144.6 m @ 0.69% Cu, 155 ppm Mo, 1.4 g/t Ag (156–300.6 m (EOH))”
CDH003Cobrasco · silverGrade: 1.4Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 144.6 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- CDH003
- Project
- Cobrasco
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- colombia
- Reported Region
- Chocó Department, Colombia
- Ticker
- ANDC
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.4
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 144.6 m
- From
- 156 m
- To
- 300.6 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CDH003:156-300.6
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2023-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Restatement of silver byproduct grade.
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“CDH003 144.6 m @ 0.69% Cu, 155 ppm Mo, 1.4 g/t Ag (156–300.6 m (EOH))”
CDH003Cobrasco · copperGrade: 2.69Grade Unit: %Intercept: 2.6 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- CDH003
- Project
- Cobrasco
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- colombia
- Reported Region
- Chocó Department, Colombia
- Ticker
- ANDC
Geometry
- Grade
- 2.69
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 2.6 m
- From
- 298 m
- To
- 300.6 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CDH003:298-300.6
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2023-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade end-of-hole sub-interval restated from 2023.
Positive factors
- High grade sub-interval
Negative factors
- Historical data
- Narrow interval
Evidence · text
“The last 2.6 m ended in 2.69% Cu, 151 ppm Mo, 7.3 g/t Ag”
CDH003Cobrasco · molybdenumGrade: 151Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 2.6 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- CDH003
- Project
- Cobrasco
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Region
- colombia
- Reported Region
- Chocó Department, Colombia
- Ticker
- ANDC
Geometry
- Grade
- 151
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 2.6 m
- From
- 298 m
- To
- 300.6 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CDH003:298-300.6
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2023-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Restatement of molybdenum sub-interval.
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“The last 2.6 m ended in 2.69% Cu, 151 ppm Mo, 7.3 g/t Ag”
CDH003Cobrasco · silverGrade: 7.3Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 2.6 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- CDH003
- Project
- Cobrasco
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- colombia
- Reported Region
- Chocó Department, Colombia
- Ticker
- ANDC
Geometry
- Grade
- 7.3
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 2.6 m
- From
- 298 m
- To
- 300.6 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CDH003:298-300.6
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2023-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Restatement of silver sub-interval.
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“The last 2.6 m ended in 2.69% Cu, 151 ppm Mo, 7.3 g/t Ag”
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