View across the Bolivian Altiplano from a Tectoniq field traverse

Eastern Altiplano Polymetallic Belt

Resourcing the energy transition from the Andean Altiplano.

Tectoniq is a technology-driven mineral exploration company. We combine proprietary geological models, machine learning and boots-on-ground fieldwork to find the critical minerals the new global economy depends on. Self-funded through more than four years of research, fieldwork and ML screening, we are now advancing toward drilling.

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Drill-ready acreage in Salta, Argentina: 10,000 ha
Granted exploration licences in Bolivia: 37,000 ha
Legacy rock geochemistry localities calibrating our models: 23,000+
Recall for key target elements with MLTq machine learning: 80–90%

01The opportunity

Five years of model development. Now entering a deal-making phase.

Tectoniq has defined the Eastern Altiplano Polymetallic Belt (EAPB) — a new framework that extends beyond the historical Bolivian Tin Belt to capture the full diversity of related polymetallic mineralised systems — a belt that already hosts the world’s largest silver deposit and five of the world’s ten largest tin deposits.

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Proprietary predictive edge
A fourth-generation machine learning approach to geochemistry, proprietary satellite processing and reprocessed legacy geophysics — integrated into a novel magmatic mineralised system model.
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Ground-truthed, not theoretical
Our workflow has been validated over several seasons of high-altitude fieldwork, with predicted hotspots confirmed by rock chip and soil analyses.
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Advanced tenure position
Underexplored, highly prospective acreage across Argentina and Bolivia, with priority targets advancing toward drilling.
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Critical minerals exposure
Copper, silver, zinc, tin and associated critical elements in one of the world’s most historically productive mineral belts.

“This acquisition represents a step change in the business of Tectoniq. Following an extensive period of research and geological model development, we have now entered a new deal-making phase.”

Rob Schaefer — Director & Co-founder

02Approach

Combining advanced geoscience with machine learning to find mineral deposits.

Calibrated against world-class deposits in Peru, Bolivia and Argentina, our exploration workflow converts fragmented legacy data into ranked, field-validated targets — reducing discovery cost and time across a vast, underexplored terrain.

Tectoniq field notebook and geological hammer resting on an iron-stained gossan outcrop

Field validation

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Innovation
State-of-the-art geoscience
Proprietary satellite imagery and machine learning built on decades of global exploration expertise.
- Satellite imagery
- Machine learning
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Calibration
Tectoniq MLTq
Legacy rocks are rarely analysed for our target elements. MLTq predicts missing elemental content from each sample’s geochemical signature across 23,000+ localities.
- 80–90% recall
- Legacy geochemistry
MLTq geochemistry grid across Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina
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Prediction
EleGrid + SatPro
MLTq is deployed spatially across the Altiplano, then intelligently extrapolated into white space using proprietary satellite images and spatial machine learning.
- Spatial ML
- White-space targeting
SatPro imagery
EleGrid prospectivity
Representative examples from different project areas.
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Validation
Mineralisation hotspots
Predicted hotspots are validated by boots-on-ground fieldwork and rock analyses by our high-altitude field team.
- Fieldwork
- Rock chip + soil

03Portfolio

A high-impact portfolio, from concept to drill ready.

Proprietary predictive tools combined with fieldwork target high-value, in-demand resources critical to the modern economy.

Tectoniq team collecting a water sample from a red, metal-rich spring pool on the Salta Altiplano

Argentina

Drill ready

Salta Altiplano

Drill ready at Pumari: two high-priority porphyry Cu and Ag-Pb-Zn-Sb targets along a 1 km strike, with less than 2% of the tenure explored.

At the Cerro Aguas Calientes caldera, 125 km northwest of Salta, young volcanic rocks blanket older, fertile magmatism, hiding it from conventional exploration. Our regional screening pointed us there. The springs gave the first sign: groundwater carrying metals to surface. A 100 m soil grid in 2025 then outlined two coherent anomalies, and a walking-mag survey this year confirmed them with coincident magnetic anomalies: the signature of a shallow, intrusion-related system.

Area: 10,000 ha
Tenure: Minas + cateos
Basement depth: 0–100 m, likely <50 m
Model: Porphyry Cu / IRPS / IOCG

Highlights

Sits on the Calama–El Toro lineament, the structural corridor that hosts El Abra and Chuquicamata
Large intrusive source — granodiorite with distinctive magnetic signature
Magnetite + epidote veins with anomalous metals; highly altered granodiorite and ignimbrite
Highly metal-enriched spring waters (Cu, Ag, Zn, Pb, Sn, Li and others)
Q4 2025 survey: 144 soil samples on a 100 m grid and 21 rock chips analysed for 53 elements, plus 8 spring water samples
Soil results gridded and screened using median absolute deviation (MAD): anomalies are ≥ 3 MAD above background, calculated separately for each of three soil and landform types, so they are not artefacts of soil type
Southern anomaly of at least 400 × 300 m (Ag-As-Cd-Pb-Sb-Zn); north-eastern anomaly of ~300 × 300 m (As-Bi-Cd-Cu-Mo-Hg-Pb-Sb-V-Zn, minor Au). Both are open to the south and likely connect beneath cover
2026 walking-mag survey confirmed the soil anomalies, with magnetic anomalies coincident with both targets
Spatially coherent multi-metal soil and rock chip anomalies (Ag, Zn, Pb, Sb, As, Cd) with clear, accessible drill targets
Local lawyers, accountants and logistics already in place

Arsenic soil anomaly map — Pumari soil geochemistry — bedrock-specific anomalism (MAD ≥ 3)Single-element maps for six key pathfinders, with average and combined anomaly scores highlighting the southern and north-eastern targets.

Silver soil anomaly map — Pumari soil geochemistry — bedrock-specific anomalism (MAD ≥ 3)Single-element maps for six key pathfinders, with average and combined anomaly scores highlighting the southern and north-eastern targets.

Next phase

Drill ready, with district-scale upside

Pumari is drill ready, with a drilling campaign being prepared. Less than 2% of the 10,000 ha tenure has been matured to date.

DrillTest Pumari for a near-term discovery.
ScaleA district-wide drone magnetics survey to build a pipeline of drill targets across the tenure.

Both can run in parallel, or a partner can choose where to start.

Bolivia

Licensed · Pre-drill

Morococala & Tanka Tanka

37,000 ha granted on the trend that hosts Potosí, with >1% Cu and 14 g/t Au already in breccia.

Prime exploration licences granted over 37,000 hectares. The Morococala concessions represent the optimal upper portions of Tectoniq’s proprietary Hyper-Aluminous Mineralised System (HAMS) model.

Granted: 37,000 ha
Stage: Pre-drill
Breccia assays: >1% Cu, 14 g/t Au
Model: HAMS epithermal

Highlights

Underexplored segment of the Corocoro–Oruro–Potosí trend, host to the world’s largest Ag-Sn-Zn system
Newly identified epithermal systems correspond to the remobilised upper portions of the main system beneath
Chalcopyrite-bearing epithermal vein systems identified at Tanka Tanka
Breccia samples in the Morococala region contain >1% Cu and 14 g/t Au

Next phase

From targets to drill ready

All 37,000 ha are granted, so work can start now.

SurveyDetailed drone magnetics over the new epithermal targets at Morococala and Tanka Tanka.
ValidateField mapping and sampling on the magnetic anomalies.
DrillRanked, drill-ready targets, building on the >1% Cu and 14 g/t Au breccia results.

The same program then scales across the full 37,000 ha district.

04Partnership

Seeking a JV partner or strategic investor to advance to drilling.

Tectoniq is engaging with majors, mid-tiers and specialist investors who share our view of the Eastern Altiplano Polymetallic Belt. We are open to structures that align capital with technical conviction.

Drill ready in Argentina
Pumari is ready to drill now, with district-scale upside across a Salta tenure that is less than 2% explored.
Proprietary technology
Access to MLTq, EleGrid and SatPro predictive outputs to de-risk target selection across the belt.
Regional pipeline
Granted and pending Bolivian acreage plus a model designed to scale globally beyond the Altiplano.
Proven operators
A board spanning BHP, MMG, Tullow Oil and leading research institutions, with an experienced high-altitude field team.

Tectoniq field vehicle on a gravel track across the high Altiplano, with snow-capped peaks behind — On the ground in the Altiplano

05Team

A board with discovery, deal-making and major-company experience.

Our directors bring decades of exploration success across six continents, combined with senior corporate leadership at global miners.

Director
Dr Jon Teasdale
BSc (Hons), PhD, FGS
- Global geologist with 30 years’ experience in mineral and petroleum exploration
- Inventor of GEM™, the Geognostics Earth Model; co-founder of Frogtech and founder of Geognostics
- Involved in discovery of >20 bboe hydrocarbons, >2 Moz gold and significant base metals across six continents
- Andean geological specialist
Director
Prof Bruce Schaefer
BSc (Hons), PhD, FAIG
- Leading field geologist and isotope geochemist (Macquarie, Monash, Open University)
- 25+ year research career with 60+ publications; author of ‘Isotope Geochemistry for Industry Professionals’
- Expert in exploration of magmatic systems and pioneer of new geochemical exploration methods
- Andean geological specialist
Director
Joel Corcoran
BSc (Hons), MSc
- Highly experienced geoscientist and exploration manager
- Pioneer in machine learning for hydrocarbon and minerals exploration
- Key role in Hansa Hydrocarbons team that discovered and farmed out Ruby, the largest offshore Dutch/German gas discovery in 25 years
- Senior positions at Tullow Oil, including GELT, which opened 7 new oil provinces
Director
Rob Schaefer
BCom, CA, GAICD
- Leading global corporate executive in the minerals industry
- VP Projects and GM Marketing at BHP, GM Finance at MMG, CCO at Syrah Resources
- Metals trader with experience in copper, coal, uranium and graphite
- Background in accounting, finance and treasury

Advisors & consultants

Advisor
Shaun Verner
CEO & Managing Director, Syrah Resources · Ex-Senior VP, BHP
Advisor
Richard Evans
Co-Founder & Senior VP, Elemental Royalties · Ex-Geologist, WMC
Consultant
Charlie Good
Field Operations Manager · High Altitude Specialist

06News

Resourcing the energy transition from the Andean Altiplano.

Five years of model development. Now entering a deal-making phase.

Proprietary predictive edge

Ground-truthed, not theoretical

Advanced tenure position

Critical minerals exposure

Combining advanced geoscience with machine learning to find mineral deposits.

State-of-the-art geoscience

Tectoniq MLTq

EleGrid + SatPro

Mineralisation hotspots

A high-impact portfolio, from concept to drill ready.

Salta Altiplano

Morococala & Tanka Tanka

Seeking a JV partner or strategic investor to advance to drilling.

Drill ready in Argentina

Proprietary technology

Regional pipeline

Proven operators

A board with discovery, deal-making and major-company experience.

Dr Jon Teasdale

Prof Bruce Schaefer

Joel Corcoran

Rob Schaefer

Recent announcements.

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