Rio Alto Mining Limited (BVL: RIO- TSX: RIO- OTCQX: RIOAF- Frankfurt: MS2) is a Canadian based resource company focussed on the development of the 21,000 ha La Arena gold / copper project, located in north central Peru, the most prolific gold mining district in the country.
The district is home to a number of world class and medium size gold mines including Barrick Gold’s Lagunas Norte Mine, 15 km west of La Arena (2008 production: 1.2 million ounces of gold ), Newmont´s Yanacocha Mine, 100 km to the north (2008 production: 1.8 million ounces of gold), and 10km to the north of the privately owned La Virgen Mine (2008 production: approx 80,000 ounces of gold).
