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Alamo Dorado Mine

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Summary

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusClosing / Closed
Commodities
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Copper
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
SnapshotAlamo Dorado mine in Mexico is in the reclamation phase and mining activity has ceased. Between 2017 and 2019, was completed the active closure and reclamation of the Alamo Dorado mine.

Owners

SourceSource
CompanyInterestOwnership
Pan American Silver Corp. 100 % Indirect

Deposit type

  • Epithermal
  • Vein / narrow vein
  • Breccia pipe / Stockwork

Summary:

The silver-gold mineralization at Alamo Dorado is predominantly fracture-controlled and associated with moderate to intense pervasive silification. About 50 percent of the silver mineralization is related to strongly fractured rhyodacites and about 30 and 10 percent in the rhyolites and dacites, respectively. The main silver mineral at Alamo Dorado appears to be chlorargyrite which is a silver mineral derived from a silver chloride complex occurring along with the quartzpyrite minerals filling the fractures. The gold mineralization occurs as free, micron-size particles and/or in the crystal lattices of micro-crystalline pyrite.

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Heavy Mobile Equipment

Fleet data has not been reported.

Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Commodity Production

CommodityProductUnits201720162015
Silver Metal in conc./ doré koz 6411,8642,970
Gold Metal in conc./ doré oz 2,1008,38020,340
Copper Metal in concentrate t 1330100

Operational metrics

Metrics201720162015
Tonnes milled 451.8 kt1,833 kt1,799 kt
Daily milling capacity 4,000 t4,000 t

Production Costs

CommodityUnits2017
Cash costs Silver USD 16.5 / oz **  
Total cash costs Silver USD
All-in sustaining costs (sold) Silver USD 17.7 / oz **  
** Net of By-Product.

Mine Financials

Units2017
Capital expenditures M USD
Revenue M USD 18  
After-tax Income M USD -7.4  
EBIT M USD -8.5  

Personnel

Mine Management

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