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Ojos del Salado

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Ojos del Salado (ō`hōs thĕl sälä`thō), peak, 22,539 ft (6,870 m) high, on the border between Argentina and Chile, in the Andes. It is the second highest of the Andean peaks. In 1956 a Chilean expedition reported its height to be 23,239 ft (7,083 m), thus making it greater than Aconcagua Aconcagua (äkōnkä`gwä), peak, 22,835 ft (6,960 m) high, Mendoza prov., W Argentina, in the Andes, near the Chilean border.
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 and therefore the tallest peak in the Western Hemisphere, but this report has been unconfirmed.


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Valencia assembled a large land position totalling 9200 hectares at Cachinal late in 2004, entering into farm-in agreements with Compania Contractual Minera Ojos del Salado, an indirect Chilean subsidiary of Phelps Dodge Corporation (NYSE:PD), Silver Standard Resources Inc (NASDAQ:SSRI)(TSX:SSO) and Atna Resources Ltd (TSX:ATN) to acquire interests in their properties which cover the historic mining center.
Valencia")(TSX VENTURE:VVI) is pleased to announce that it has finalized formal agreements with Compania Contractual Minera Ojos del Salado ("CCMO"), an indirect Chilean subsidiary of Phelps Dodge Corporation (NYSE:PD), and Silver Standard Resources Inc (Nasdaq:SSRI)(TSX:SSO) to acquire interests in their properties which cover the historic Cachinal de la Sierra Silver District in Region II, Chile.
Having previously led two Mount Everest group expeditions, David Lim's summit expedition spans three weeks this month (January 4 - 28) and will demand tremendous strength as well as presence of mind as he will climb Ojos Del Salado alone.
 
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