Overview
Stage | Production |
Mine Type | Underground |
Commodities |
|
Mining Method |
|
Production Start | ...  |
Mine Life | 7.3 years (as of Jan 1, 2021) |
Source:
p. 49,278
Company | Interest | Ownership |
Fresnillo plc.
|
100 %
|
Indirect
|
Minera Saucito S.A. de C.V.
(operator)
|
100 %
|
Direct
|
Contractors
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Deposit Type
- Epithermal
- Vein / narrow vein
Summary:
The Saucito project comprises a system of epithermal veins containing silver, gold, lead and zinc. The veins are polymetallic, containing gold, silver, lead, zinc and copper mineralization in sulfides.
Summary:
Saucito is an underground mine with a shaft approximately of 1000m depth. There are three types of veins Wide (> 2.5 mts), Medium (1.5-2.5 mts) and Narrow (< 1.5 mts) in Saucito. Bench & FIll and Cut & Fill methods are used for mining operations.
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Flow Sheet:
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Production:
Commodity | Product | Units | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Silver
|
Metal in concentrate
|
oz
| ......  | ......  | ......  | 19,780,721 | 21,215,072 | 21,946,059 |
Gold
|
Metal in concentrate
|
oz
| ......  | ......  | ......  | ......  | ......  | ......  |
Lead
|
Metal in concentrate
|
t
| ......  | ......  | ......  | ......  | ......  | ......  |
Lead
|
Concentrate
|
kt
| ......  | ......  | ......  | ......  | ......  | ......  |
Zinc
|
Metal in concentrate
|
t
| ......  | ......  | ......  | ......  | ......  | ......  |
Zinc
|
Concentrate
|
kt
| ......  | ......  | ......  | ......  | ......  | ......  |
Silver Equivalent
|
Metal in concentrate
|
M oz
| ......  | | | | | |
Pyrite
|
Concentrate
|
kt
| ......  | ......  | ......  | ......  | | |
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Operational Metrics:
Metrics | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Daily milling capacity
| ......  | ......  | 7,800 t | 7,800 t | 7,800 t | 7,800 t |
Annual milling capacity
| ......  | ......  | 2,600,000 t | 2,600,000 t | 2,600,000 t | 2,600,000 t |
Tonnes processed
| ......  | ......  | 2,752,638 t | 2,792,057 t | 2,753,876 t | 2,635,093 t |
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Reserves at May 31, 2021:
Mineral reserve cut-off grade is 223 g/t AgEq.
Mineral resource cut-off grade is 175 g/t AgEq.
Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Grade | Contained Metal |
Probable
|
17,721 kt
|
Silver
|
219 g/t
|
124,900 koz
|
Probable
|
17,721 kt
|
Gold
|
1.03 g/t
|
586 koz
|
Probable
|
17,721 kt
|
Lead
|
1.12 %
|
199 kt
|
Probable
|
17,721 kt
|
Zinc
|
1.96 %
|
348 kt
|
Proven & Probable
|
17,721 kt
|
Silver
|
219 g/t
|
124,900 koz
|
Proven & Probable
|
17,721 kt
|
Gold
|
1.03 g/t
|
586 koz
|
Proven & Probable
|
17,721 kt
|
Lead
|
1.12 %
|
199 kt
|
Proven & Probable
|
17,721 kt
|
Zinc
|
1.96 %
|
348 kt
|
Measured & Indicated
|
24,929 kt
|
Silver
|
257 g/t
|
206,175 koz
|
Measured & Indicated
|
24,929 kt
|
Gold
|
1.44 g/t
|
1,152 koz
|
Measured & Indicated
|
24,929 kt
|
Lead
|
1.39 %
|
346 kt
|
Measured & Indicated
|
24,929 kt
|
Zinc
|
2.45 %
|
611 kt
|
Inferred
|
33,391 kt
|
Silver
|
279 g/t
|
299,081 koz
|
Inferred
|
33,391 kt
|
Gold
|
0.96 g/t
|
1,030 koz
|
Inferred
|
33,391 kt
|
Lead
|
1.25 %
|
418 kt
|
Inferred
|
33,391 kt
|
Zinc
|
2.66 %
|
889 kt
|
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