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Pucamarca Mine

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Pucamarca Mine

Location: 51 km NE from Tacna, Peru

Address:

Jirón Giovanni Batista Lorenzo Bernini 149, Office 501 – A, San Borja
Lima
Peru

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Summary

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Gold
  • Silver
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotPucamarca is a world class mine, considered to be among the most efficient in the world due to its management of costs.

The Pucamarca MU produces high-quality gold efficiently, creating dore bars with a gold content of 40% to 50%, while the remainder consists of silver.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Minsur S.A. 100 % Direct
Minsur S.A. operates the Pucamarca mining unit (Tacna).

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Deposit type

  • Epithermal
  • Breccia pipe / Stockwork

Summary:

The Pucamarca mineralization is considered to be high sulphidation epithermal gold hosted in brecciated volcanics with associated vuggy silica alteration or silica – alunite alteration. The hydrothermal breccias at surface are characterized by abundant iron oxide cement within zones of silica – alunite alteration.

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Mining Methods

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Commodity Production

CommodityUnits20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Gold koz  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe102 103 100 106 121 
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All production numbers are expressed as metal in doré. ^ Guidance / Forecast.

Operational metrics

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Ore tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe8,242,116 t7,715,582 t7,692,322 t7,970,675 t
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Tonnes milled  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe8,219,641 t7,801,777 t7,692,322 t7,839,602 t
Daily milling capacity  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe21,000 t

Production Costs

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Cash costs Gold USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 441 / oz   352 / oz   338 / oz  

Operating Costs

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Mine Financials

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Capital expenditures (planned) M USD  ....  Subscribe
Capital expenditures M USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 6.9   30.2   25.8  
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Personnel

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Workforce

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