Dr. Jose Frutos

Dr. Professor José Frutos is a professional geoscientist and Co-Founder & Chairman Emeritus of Gold Hart Copper Corp., a mineral exploration company focused on copper and gold properties in Chile. He holds an M.Sc. in Geology from the University of Chile and a PhD from Université de Paris. Frutos is a founding member of the Geological Society of Chile (1986) and served as National Director of the Geological Survey of Chile.

Dr. Frutos discovered the largest copper mine in the world, Escondida, as well as the largest gold deposit on the continent (Barrick & Newmont-GoldCorp's multi-billion dollar Norte Abierto asset). Specifically, he personally staked Escondida (now the world's largest copper mine) and led the discovery of Cerro Casale, the largest gold deposit on the continent, which was acquired by Kinross for $3.5 billion. He has published the Atlas of Chile documenting 1,200 mineral deposits, published 46 geology journals and textbooks, and accumulated 665 global citations.

Career history

• Continent Head of Andes Cordillera Project, Placer Dome (Barrick Gold) Latin-America
• Exploration Manager, Kinross Gold
• Exploration Manager, BHP Chile
• Roles at Falcon Bridge, Chevron (Chile), and Cominco (Teck) Chile
• National Director, Geological Survey of Chile

Frutos has served as Honorary Professor and Former Chair of the Geosciences Department at the University of Chile, visiting professor at University of Heidelberg Germany, and visiting professor of Economic Geology at Tohoku University. What Dr. Frutos could bring to his current role as Co-Founder & Chairman Emeritus at Gold Hart Copper: With over 50 years of exploration experience in Chile, government-level geological expertise, and a track record of discovering the world's largest and most valuable copper and gold deposits, Dr. Frutos brings unparalleled credibility in identifying and developing high-potential mining assets in the Americas' premier mining districts.