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Turkiye
Pinargozu Mine

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 Location:
25 km N from Kozan, Turkiye

  Regional Office:
Zeytinli Mahallesi Turhan Cemal Beriker Bulvari No:607/A Seyhan -
Adana
Turkiye
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeUnderground
Commodities
  • Zinc
  • Lead
  • Silver
Mining Method
  • Cut & Fill
  • Shrinkage stoping
  • Backfill
Production Start...
Production at the Pinargozu Mine is zinc sulphide product and zinc oxide product as direct shipping material (DSO).
Latest NewsPasinex Responds to Earthquake in Türkiye     February 7, 2023


Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Pasinex Resources Ltd. 50 % Indirect
Akmetal Madencilik AS 50 % Indirect
Horzum Arama Isletme AS (operator) 100 % Direct
Pasinex owns 50% of Horzum Maden Arama ve Isletme Anonim Sirketi (“Horzum AS”) which holds the producing Pinargozu high grade zinc mine, through its 100% owned subsidiary Pasinex Arama ve Madencilik Anonim Sirketi. The other 50% owner is Akmetal Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (“Akmetal”), a private Turkish company.

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Deposit Type

  • Mississippi Valley Type
  • Stratabound
  • Carbonate replacement


Summary:

Pinargozu and Horzum’s passive margin setting with inversion and collisional orogeny is favourable for the formation of MVT and Irish-type zinc deposits. The post-collisional Neogene magmatism on the Anatolian plateau is permissive of skarn/manto (or CRD) type deposits; CRD deposits typically form distal from porphyritic intrusions in magmatic arc or back-arc settings.

Pinargozu and Horzum occur within the Tufanbeyli–Horzum Zinc Belt, where mineralisation has generally been interpreted as MVT deposits, formed within the passive- margin platform carbonate sequences with fluid-flow systems related to the Cimmerian or Alpine orogenic compression and uplift. However, the deposits in the Nigde, Zamanti, Keban district have been described as intrusive-related.

Mining to date at Pinargozu has mainly been of secondary zinc mineralisation, formed through supergene oxidation of massive sulphide mineralisation. Primary massive sulphide mineralisation is becoming more dominant as the mine becomes deeper.

Sulphide Mineralisation
The primary mineralisation is characterised by coarse massive sphalerite-rich sulphide with subordinate pyrite. Massive galena also occurs and typically post-dates sphalerite, cutting and replacing sphalerite and associated with more abundant carbonate gangue. The carbonate weathers brown and is interpreted to be iron-rich and potentially manganoan. The absence of a black weathering patina suggests that manganese is subsidia ........


Mining Methods

  • Cut & Fill
  • Shrinkage stoping
  • Backfill


Summary:

Pinargozu is an underground mining operation that is currently producing high-grade zinc oxide and sulphide material of direct shipping grade. The mine currently produces from 3 adits with over 5.5 km of underground development.

90% of mining activity is via cut and fill(CAF) with the remaining 10% via shrinkage stoping. This flexibility is effective in response to changes in orebody geometry and technical limitations.

Production utilises semi mechanized CAF stoping by hand held phnomatic drillers, mini loaders and mini trucks, where the orebody is wider. Here, drifts are cut from the decline. In areas of narrower orebody geometry, a stope is driven flat with full wooden support and blasted material is mucked outside and the stope subsequently backfilled.

Some locations in the mine utilise shrinkage stoping, generally in areas where 1-3 m thick ore veins are limit the raises between drifts, to 2.0 x 2.0 m dimensions. The vein is blasted from the bottom to the top.

The Pinargozu mine has three zones defined, reflecting mining domains:

• The Upper Level (811 to 690 level), largely oxide material.
• The Middle Level (690 to 670 level), the transitional zone.
• The lower Level (670 to 550 level), fresh sulphide material.

The average dilution is 6% per wet tonne. There are good visible ore indicators.

The production schedule is based on seven days per week and 365 days per year. Crews work in ........


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Processing

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Production:

CommodityProductUnits2022202120202019201820172016
Zinc Ore wmt  ......  Subscription required ^  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required45,75757,67526,462
Zinc Metal in ore M lbs  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required313918
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Reserves at June 30, 2017:
Mineral Resource estimate, reported at a 10% Zn cut-off.

CategoryOreTypeTonnage CommodityGradeContained Metal
Inferred Sulphide 50 kt Zinc 35.3 % 18.1 kt
Inferred Oxide 150 kt Zinc 28.9 % 43.5 kt
Inferred Total 200 kt Zinc 31 % 61.6 kt
Inferred Sulphide 50 kt Lead 2.3 % 1.2 kt
Inferred Oxide 150 kt Lead 0.8 % 1.2 kt
Inferred Total 200 kt Lead 1.2 % 2.4 kt
Inferred Sulphide 50 kt Silver 95 g/t 160 koz
Inferred Oxide 150 kt Silver 108 g/t 520 koz
Inferred Total 200 kt Silver 104 g/t 680 koz

Commodity Production Costs:

CommodityUnits202120202019201820172016
Cash costs Zinc USD  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required† 0.25 / lb†   0.19 / lb†   0.29 / lb†  
† Net of By-Product.
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Operating Costs:

Units2021202020192018201720162015
UG mining costs ($/t milled) CAD 383313436229183288265

Financials:

Units202120202019201820172016
Revenue M CAD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 2.6   31.8   11.7  
Operating Income M CAD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 14.8  
After-tax Income M CAD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required -10.1   16.3   3.6  
Sales margin M CAD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 14.8   20.4   4.5  
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Water Supply

Water for the Horzum mine site facility is provided from the subterranean aquifer water supply of the local area. Pumps are located in a disused part of the old underground Horzum mine.

Water for the Pinargozu mine site comes from a small creek about 2 kms from the mine site. Both regular water and potable water for Adana comes from the Adana reticulated city water supply. Potable water at Horzum mine site facility and Pinargozu mine are provided by a contractor from Kozan in 19 l barrels daily.


Heavy Mobile Equipment as of June 30, 2017:
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Mine Management:

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Staff:

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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

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Corporate Presentation 2022
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Management Discussion & Analysis 2017
Technical Report 2017
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News:

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Pasinex Responds to Earthquake in Türkiye February 7, 2023

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