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Gorno Project

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Summary

Mine TypeUnderground
Study CompletedPreliminary Economic Assessment
StagePermitting
Commodities
  • Zinc
  • Lead
  • Silver
Mining Method
  • Drift & Fill
  • Longitudinal retreat
  • Transverse stoping
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SnapshotGorno is a high-grade polymetallic brownfield project with clean metallurgy, established infrastructure and solid growth potential. In January 2025, Altamin acquired Appian’s stake in Vedra Metals Srl, gaining full ownership of Gorno. As part of the transaction, Altamin agreed to launch a process to pursue either a direct or indirect sale or to identify a strategic partner. Argent Partners in London is leading this process.

Alternatively, Altamin may retain the project and advance it through permitting toward a Final Investment Decision and eventual production.

The Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) required an EIA for drilling outside the approved Cime EL scope. The EIA Technical Committee later issued a favourable opinion, subject to environmental conditions, for the EIA submitted in February 2025.

The next stages of the project are to complete the mine permitting process and the Definitive Feasibility Study.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Vedra Metals SRL (operator) 100 % Direct
Altamin Ltd. 100 % Indirect
Gorno is owned and operated by Vedra Metals Srl, a special purpose joint-venture company established by Altamin in 2022.

On 31 October 2024, Altamin announced the acquisition of Appian Italy B.V.'s (Appian) 29.85% interest in Vedra Metals Srl (Vedra), the joint venture company holding the Gorno Project under the Subscription and Joint Venture Agreement (SJVA). The acquisition was completed and the SJVA arrangements with Appian terminated on 24 January 2025, which resulted in Altamin achieving 100% ownership of the Gorno Project.

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Deposit type

  • Mississippi Valley Type
  • Stratabound
  • Breccia pipe / Stockwork

Summary:

The Gorno Project (‘Gorno’) encompasses an historically mined, under-explored and extensively mineralised Mississippi Valley type (‘MVT’) zinc-lead geological system with over 8km of demonstrated mineralised strike. To date the Company has explored only a portion of the western quarter of this system.

The Gorno mineral district is an Alpine Type lead-zinc deposit similar to Mississippi Valley Type (MVT) lead-zinc deposits. The mineralisation is broadly stratabound with some breccia bodies and veining also observed. Higher grade and thicker mineralisation are often associated with late-stage brittle faulting which is generally orientated north-south or east-west. The mineralogy is simple consisting of low iron sphalerite, argentiferous galena and minor pyrite. Mineralisation is hosted by the Metallifero Formation which consists predominantly of limestones with interbedded shales in the higher parts of the sequence. The Gorno deposit lies in the “Lombard Basin” of the Italian Southern Alps where during the Permian- Triassic periods a thick sedimentary pile was formed as a result of strong subsidence.

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Comminution

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Commodity Production

CommodityProductUnitsAvg. AnnualLOM
Zinc Payable metal M lbs 743 *
Zinc Concentrate kt 85 *630 *
Lead Payable metal t 77,748 *
Silver Payable metal koz 3,180 *
Lead-Silver Concentrate kt 14 *108 *
* According to 2021 study.

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* According to 2021 study.

Production Costs

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* According to 2021 study.

Project Costs

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Processing OpEx $M USD 97.9
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