Nicaragua

Porvenir Project

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Overview

Mine TypeUnderground
StagePre-Feasibility
Commodities
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Zinc
Mining Method
  • Bench & Fill
  • Avoca
  • Sub-level stoping
  • Transverse stoping
  • Cemented rockfill
  • Unconsolidated rockfill
  • Unconsolidated hydraulic fill
Mine Life9 years (as of Jan 1, 2022)
ShapshotOn March 16, 2023, Mineros S.A. announced the results of the Hemco Technical Report, which included the results of the pre-feasibility study on the Porvenir Project.

The Porvenir Project is a pre-development-stage project located 10.5 km southwest from the existing Hemco facilities. Mineralization consists of a volcanic hosted gold-zinc-silver system.

In the third quarter of 2023, with the aim of increasing or upgrading the category of current
Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, the Company completed 4,433 metres of diamond drilling in 14 holes, achieving approximately 102% of the 2023 drilling plan. Analytical results and geological model updates are expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2023, with a Mineral Resource update anticipated for 2024.
Related AssetHemco

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Mineros S.A. 99.9975 % Indirect
Hemco Nicaragua S.A. (operator) 100 % Direct
Mineros holds a 99.9975% interest in the Hemco Property through its interest in its subsidiary, Hemco Nicaragua S.A. Mineros holds a 99.995% interest in Hemco Nicaragua directly, and a further 0.0025% interest indirectly through Mineros Aluvial S.A.S. BIC (Mineros Aluvial), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mineros. The remaining 0.0025% interest in Hemco Nicaragua is held by Mercantil Colpatria S.A. (Colpatria), a major shareholder of Mineros. Hemco Nicaragua holds a 100% interest in the majority of the concessions that constitute the Hemco Property.

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Deposit type

  • Epithermal
  • Volcanic hosted
  • Vein / narrow vein

Summary:

The Porvenir, Leticia, and San Antonio deposits are within the Constancia Group. The majority of mineralization within the concession area consists of volcanic hosted gold-silver ± copper, lead, and zinc epithermal quartz veins of intermediate sulphidation type. There is a vertical zonation of metals, and base metal contents are higher at depth, although, in general, gold grades appear to stay constant except in those areas near surface where residual gold has been liberated by the oxidation of pyrite and weathering/disintegration of host rock. The epithermal veins at Bonanza are characterized by moderate to intense propylitic alteration of the andesite wall rocks locally accompanied by argillic alteration and silicification. There are several variations in style of mineralization among the veins. In the Bonanza district, all of the veins are interpreted to lie in the middle to deeper levels of an epithermal system. On the basis of base metal content, the Porvenir, Leticia and San Antonio veins in the Constancia Group are interpreted to be deeper relative to the Pioneer and Panama groups. The Porvenir gold vein system comprises five main veins, part of the Constancia Group. The five main veins at Porvenir are Porvenir Norte, Oro Fino, Real McKoy, Elena, and Porvenir Sur.

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Comminution

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Production

CommodityProductUnitsAvg. AnnualLOM
Gold Payable metal koz 497,263
Gold Metal in conc./ doré koz 57510
Silver Payable metal koz 1,001,123
Silver Metal in conc./ doré koz 1121,011
Zinc Metal in zinc concentrate M lbs 38346
Zinc Payable metal M lbs 290
Gold Equivalent Payable metal koz 755,441
Gold Equivalent Metal in doré koz 816,370

Operational metrics

Metrics
Daily ore mining rate 0000
Daily processing capacity 0000
Annual ore mining rate 000
Ore tonnes mined, LOM 0000
Tonnes processed, LOM 0000
* According to 2022 study.

Production Costs

CommodityUnitsAverage
All-in sustaining costs (AISC) Gold Equivalent USD 000
Assumed price Zinc USD 0000
Assumed price Silver USD 00
Assumed price Gold USD 0000
* According to 2022 study / presentation.

Operating Costs

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UG mining costs ($/t milled) USD 41.4 *  
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G&A costs $M USD 11.3
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Mine Management

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