First Andes Silver Ltd, formerly Mantaro Precious Metals Corp., is a Canada-based exploration-stage company. The Company holds a diversified portfolio of gold and silver-focused mineral properties in Bolivia and Peru. It holds an option to acquire up to an 80% interest in the advanced Golden Hill orogenic gold property (Golden Hill), located in the underexplored Precambrian Shield, Bolivia. It also has a 100% interest in the high-grade Santas Gloria silver property, as well as a 100% interest in each of the La Purisima, Cerro Luque and Huaranay properties. It also holds highly prospective licenses for East Trend and Media Sur properties, in the San Ramon Greenstone belt in Bolivia. The East Trend property comprises a total of 2,650 hectares and is located within the San Ramon gold-producing district. The Media Sur property comprises a total of 4,750 hectares and is centered on the underexplored southern arm of the metasedimentary - metavolcanic faulted greenstone belt.
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