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Arcata Mine

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Arcata Mine

Location: 176 km NW from Arequipa, Peru

Regional Office:

Calle La Colonia No. 180 Urb. El Vivero Santiago de Surco
Lima
Peru
15023

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Overview

Mine TypeUnderground
StatusCare and Maintenance
Commodities
  • Silver
  • Gold
Mining Method
  • Mechanized Cut & Fill
  • Overhand stoping
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SnapshotThe Arcata mine was placed on temporary care and maintenance in February 2019.

Arcata is now a promising exploration project. There remains significant potential in the Arcata deposit area.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Hochschild Mining Plc. 100 % Indirect
Compañía Minera Ares S.A.C. (operator) 100 % Indirect
Hochschild Mining Plc. indirectly owns 100% interest in the Arcata mine through its wholly owned subsidiaries Compañía Minera Ares S.A.C. and Compañía Minera Arcata S.A.

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Deposit type

  • Epithermal
  • Vein / narrow vein

Summary:

The Arcata mine is conformed by vein systems where the epithermal vein deposits are of an intermediate sulphidation type with predominant silver values and variable quantities of gold and base metals. The main structures at Arcata are Mariana NE, Blanca, Amparo, Ramal Leslie, Alexia and Marion. The known structures at Arcata extend over 29 kilometres.

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Mining Methods

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Comminution

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Processing

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Production

CommodityUnits20192018201720162015
Silver koz 3113,4164,3916,3435,613
Gold koz 111152316
Silver Equivalent koz 3904,1995,5128,0116,772
Gold Equivalent koz 4.8577410892
All production numbers are expressed as metal in concentrate.

Operational metrics

Metrics20192018201720162015
Ore tonnes mined 37,049 t373,106 t499,385 t677,309 t648,051 t
Daily processing capacity 2,500 t2,000 t2,500 t
Daily processing rate 1,500 t1,750 t

Production Costs

CommodityUnits201920182017
Total cash costs (sold) Silver USD 20.2 / oz   16.9 / oz   14.5 / oz  
All-in sustaining costs (AISC) Silver Equivalent USD 22.8 / oz   19.6 / oz   18.4 / oz  
All-in sustaining costs (AISC) Gold Equivalent USD 1,847 / oz   1,448 / oz   1,362 / oz  

Operating Costs

Currency2019201820172016
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Financials

Units2020201920182017
Capital expenditures M USD  ....  Subscribe 0.04   0.5   17.6  
Revenue M USD 5.1   56.6   77.9  
Gross profit M USD -1.9   -6.3   -2.3  
Pre-tax Income M USD -2   -7.3   -4.2  
After-tax Income M USD -2   -7.3   -4.2  

Heavy Mobile Equipment

Fleet data has not been reported.

Personnel

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