Candente Copper Corp. is a Canada-based mineral exploration company, which is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. The Company's projects include Canariaco Project, Arikepay Property and Don Gregorio Project. It is focused on the exploration and development of its Canariaco porphyry copper project, which comprises the Canariaco Norte and Canariaco Sur deposits, as well as the Quebrada Verde prospect located in Northern Peru. The Arikepay property is located in southern Peru in the Department of Arequipa, approximately 58 kilometers (km) south of the city of Arequipa and 45 km south of Freeport-McMoRan’s Cerro Verde copper-molybdenum mine. The Arikepay property consists of three mineral claims totaling 1,800 hectares. The Don Gregorio Project is located in northern Peru approximately 140 km north northeast of Chiclayo in the department of Cajamarca. The Don Gregorio property consists of one mineral claim totaling 900 hectares.