- Lara is a Canadian mineral exploration company operating in South America using a prospect generator model to fund exploration through joint ventures and project sales.
- The company has a portfolio of projects focused on precious metals, base metals, and industrial minerals. A key project is the Liberdade copper-gold discovery in Brazil which Lara is defending through legal action.
- In 2016, Lara expects payments from partners developing projects like Curionopolis copper in Brazil, and from the sale of coal and phosphate projects to Kiwanda. Drilling is also anticipated at the Corina gold project in Peru under an option with Hochschild.