Candente Copper Corp. is a Canadian mining company specialising in metals such as gold, silver, copper and zinc. It is active in Mexico and Peru. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. Candente owns the Cañariaco Norte mine deposit, a large copper deposit in northern Peru estimated to contain 7.5 billion lbs of copper (Measured and Indicated at 0.45% Cu cutoff). Candente estimates that the mine will yield 75,000 tonnes per day with a minimum life of nineteen years. In September 2008, Candente announced plans to mine up to 1.43 million ounces of gold and 36.5 million ounces of silver from Cañariaco Norte.In May 2007, Michael Bourgeois, CEO of Candente, was awarded a "Mining Entrepreneurs 2001-2006 Gold Medal and Honour Diploma" Joanne Freeze became CEO in 2010.In 2012, Candente Copper was allowed to resume its exploration and feasibility drilling at its Canariaco project in Peru.