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Mexico
Bolanitos Mine

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 Location:
10 km NE from Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico

  Regional Office:
Calle Cerro Gordo del Campestre No. 201, interior #208 Colonia Las Quintas
Leon Guanajuato
Guanajuato, Mexico
37125
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeUnderground
Commodities
  • Silver
  • Gold
Mining Method
  • Cut & Fill
  • Longhole stoping
  • Backfill
Processing
  • Filter press plant
  • Dewatering
  • Flotation
Latest NewsEndeavour Silver Announces Strong Year End 2021 Financial and Operating Results with Earnings Per Share of $0.08     March 10, 2022


Owners

Source: p. 8
CompanyInterestOwnership
Endeavour Silver Corp. 100 % Indirect
Endeavour Silver Corp. acquired the Bolañitos mine Project in 2007 from Industrias Peñoles S.A. de C.V. (Peñoles). Endeavour Silver Corp. controls the Bolanitos Project through its 100% owned subsidiary, Minera Bolañitos SA. de CV.

Deposit Type

  • Vein / narrow vein
  • Epithermal


Summary:

Of the geological formations associated with the Guanajuato district only the Esperanza and La Luz Formations occur in the Bolañitos mine area with mineralization residing primarily within the La Luz Formation. Mineralization is known to dissipate at the contact with the Esperanza Formation.

The Veta Madre historically was the most productive vein in the Guanajuato district, and is by far the most continuous, having been traced on the surface for nearly 25 km. The vein dips from 35° to 55º to the southwest with measured displacement of around 1,200m near the Las Torres mine and 1,700 m near La Valenciana mine. The most productive veins at Bolañitos strike parallel to the Veta Madre system.

Bolañitos mineralization is directly related to faulting. Mineralization occurs as open-space fillings in fracture zones or impregnations in locally porous wall rock. Veins which formed in relatively open spaces are the main targets for mining.

There are 21 veins within the Bolañitos mine area that are included in the mineral resource estimate. These mineralized veins are known to occur from an elevation of 2300 m down to an elevation of 1900 m.

Mineralized veins at Bolañitos consist of the classic banded and brecciated epithermal variety. Silver occurs primarily in dark sulfide-rich bands within the veins, with little mineralization within the wall rocks. The major metallic minerals reported include pyrite, argentite, electrum and ruby silver, as well as some galena and sphalerite, generally deeper in the veins. Mineralization is generally associated with phyllic (sericite) and silicification alteration which forms haloes around the mineralizing structures. The vein textures are attributed to the brittle fracturing-healing cycle of the fault-hosted veins during and/or after faulting.

Economic concentrations of precious metals are present in “shoots” distributed vertically and laterally between non-mineralized segments of the veins. Overall, the style of mineralization is pinch-and-swell with some flexures resulting in closures and others generating wide sigmoidal breccia zones.

Primary economic mineralization at Bolañitos is gold and silver. Bolañitos is postulated to be a low sulphidation system with pyrite but no arsenopyrite.

The silver-rich veins of Bolañitos contain quartz, adularia, pyrite, acanthite, naumannite and native gold. Native silver is widespread in small amounts. Much of the native silver is assumed to be supergene. Silver sulfosalts (pyrargyrite and polybasite) are commonly found at depth.


Mining Methods

  • Cut & Fill
  • Longhole stoping
  • Backfill


Summary:

The ground conditions at the San Miguel, La Luz and Lucero mines are considered to be good. The rocks are competent and require no special measures for support other than occasional rock bolting and regular scaling. Cable bolting is sometimes required during the preparation of stopes for longhole blasting. The cable bolts are installed by drilling holes in the hanging wall and fixing the bolts in place with cement pumped into the hole.

Conventional drill and blast methods are used to extract the ore at Bolañitos, and access to the mining areas is provided by ramps and audits. Mine development headings are drilled by jumbo and by jackleg. Traditionally a conventional bottom-up cut and fill mining method was employed with waste rock brought in using diesel loaders. The rock used to backfill the stopes is generated from the waste development underground.

Over the past eight years a transition to a modified long hole method has taken place wherever the width and dip of the vein is applicable to this method.

Once sill development is completed and the limits of the ore have been defined, stope production can begin. For conventional cut and fill stoping, ore is mined upward in horizontal slices using jackleg drills. Cut and fill mining is a method of short hole mining with hole lengths usually less than 2m. For long hole mining the holes are typically 12-16m in length but vary from 6 to 16m depending on the stope.

For cut-and-fill, the production cycle starts by drilling upper holes using a jackleg. Geologists mark up the vein, and the stope is drilled and blasted accordingly. Drillholes on the vein are blasted first. After the ore has been mucked, the holes drilled in waste are then blasted to achieve the dimensions required for the scoop to work in the next production lift.

By comparison, longhole open-stoping, holes are drilled upwards from the sill level. Longhole methods are typically 6 to 16m in length and are more productive than cut and fill methods. Longhole stoping is also cheaper than conventional cut and fill stoping. As with cut and fill methods, longhole stopes are filled with waste rock from development headings or from surface waste.

Some of the ore produced with the longhole drill machines is generated by drilling old pillars. Other stopes are blind by drilling uppers and blasting a slot at the far end of the stope to enable the ore to break in the subsequent larger stope blasts. Uppers are drilled to a 10-15m height on vein projections in rows across the width of the vein. The rows closest to the slot are blasted first. The stope is mucked clean, or at least sufficiently to allow the next blast. The ore is extracted using remote- controlled scoops.

In areas of old workings which have had high grade sections of the vein removed or the vein has been selectively mined, the open stope areas over time have filled with collapsed vein and wallrock material. Often this fill material carries economic grades and are removed through cross cuts that act as draw points for the loose stope fill material. This material is known as ¨chorros¨in the area. Chorros are not budgeted nor are they calculated in the resource.


Crushing and Grinding
Flow Sheet: Source
Crusher / Mill TypeModelSizePowerQuantity
Jaw crusher 24" x 36" 1
Cone crusher ....................... Subscription required 4.25' 1
Cone crusher ....................... Subscription required 1
Ball mill 9.5' x 14' 600 HP 1
Ball mill 11' x 18'7" 1000 HP 1

Summary:

Run-of-mine ore is hauled by 10 and 20 tonne dumper trucks and discharge on a patio where it loaded with a front-end loader into a grizzly with opening 14”. Oversize rock (>14’) is broken by a backhoe hydraulic hammer. The undersize material falls in a feed bin and further crushed in a primary jaw crusher of size 24”x36”. After the primary crusher, the ore is held in two coarse ore bins of 350 and 450-t capacity.

From the coarse ore bins the ore is conveyed to a 6’x14’ vibratory screen with openings 3/8”, the undersize product is conveyed to the fine ore bins. The oversize material is fed to a 4.25’ standard head Symons secondary cone crusher where the ore size is crushed down to 1”. The secondary crusher product is screened by a 5’x10’ vibratory screen with openings 3/8”. The screen undersize product is conveyed to fine ore bins and the oversize material is crushed by a tertiary cone crusher (Metso, HP200).

The fine crushed ore (approx. 85-90% of -3/8”) is stored in two ore bins. The storage capacity of the first fine ore bin is 250 tonnes and of the second ore bin is 350 tonnes of ore.

The grinding circuit consists of two ball mills: No. 1 is of size 9’6” x 14’ with a 600 HP motor, the No. 2 mill is of size 11’x18’7” with a 1000 HP motor. The mills are fed independently from respective ore bins.

The grinding product is the cyclone overflow with 80-85% passing 74 microns and flows further to the flotation circuit. Each ball mill has a separate rougher and scavenger cell lines. The ball mill #1 line consists of four (4) flotation cells with capacity 500 ft3 each. The ball mill #2 line consists of nine (9) flotation cells with capacity 300 ft3 each. The rougher and scavenger concentrates from both lines are combined and fed to the column flotation cell.


Processing

  • Filter press plant
  • Dewatering
  • Flotation

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Summary:

Ore is processed in the on-site mill and floatation process capable of processing 1,600 tpd.

The plant processing rate is a planned 1,100 t/d which is designed to maximise recoveries. Previously the plant had operated at 1600 tpd from 1,200 t/d after the addition in 2012 of a 6’x14’ vibration screen, four additional flotation cells 500 ft3 each, six 1st cleaner cells 100 ft3 each, six 2nd cleaner cells 50 ft3 each, conveyor belts and a flocculent mixing system.

The flotation layout considers two cleaning stages though the 2nd cleaning stage was shut down in December 2013 since the concentrate grade obtained in the column cell was meeting the target silver grade between 7 and 9 kg/t.

The final concentrate flows by gravity to a thickener, where it is thickened to 60% of solids, then it is pumped to a filter press where concentrate is dewatered down to 13-17% of moisture. The filtered concentrate is stored, then loaded on 35 t trucks and shipped to concentrate traders.

Recoveries & Grades:

CommodityParameter2021202020192018201720162015
Silver Recovery Rate, %  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required80.481.379.683.9
Silver Head Grade, g/t  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required868081118
Gold Recovery Rate, %  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required83.683.681.582.3
Gold Head Grade, g/t  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required1.792.242.311.99

Production:

CommodityProductUnits2022202120202019201820172016
Silver Metal in concentrate koz  ......  Subscription required ^  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required9769341,053
Gold Metal in concentrate koz  ......  Subscription required ^  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
Silver Equivalent Payable metal koz  ......  Subscription required ^  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
Silver Payable metal koz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required9478971,011
Gold Payable metal koz  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
^ Guidance / Forecast.
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics202120202019201820172016
Ore tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required316,708 t439,005 t446,924 t507,704 t
Daily ore mining rate  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required868 t1,203 t1,224 t1,391 t
Tonnes processed  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required316,708 t439,005 t446,924 t507,704 t
Daily processing capacity  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required1,600 t1,600 t1,600 t1,600 t
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Reserves at December 31, 2021:
Bolañitos, Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve cut-off grades are based on 141 g/t silver equivalent for La Luz, Lucero, San Miguel and 149 g/t silver equivalent for Belen. Metallurgical recoveries were 85.7% silver and 90.1% gold for Bolañitos.

CategoryTonnage CommodityGradeContained Metal
Proven 119,000 t Silver 33 g/t 125,000 oz
Proven 119,000 t Gold 2.74 g/t 10,500 oz
Proven 119,000 t Silver Equivalent 252 g/t 964,000 oz
Probable 394,000 t Silver 65 g/t 821,000 oz
Probable 394,000 t Gold 2.08 g/t 26,300 oz
Probable 394,000 t Silver Equivalent 231 g/t 2,925,000 oz
Measured 58,000 t Silver 99 g/t 183,000 oz
Measured 58,000 t Gold 2.73 g/t 5,100 oz
Measured 58,000 t Silver Equivalent 317 g/t 587,000 oz
Indicated 759,000 t Silver 135 g/t 3,296,000 oz
Indicated 759,000 t Gold 2.03 g/t 49,500 oz
Indicated 759,000 t Silver Equivalent 297 g/t 7,254,000 oz
Inferred 974,000 t Silver 112 g/t 3,510,000 oz
Inferred 974,000 t Gold 2.23 g/t 69,900 oz
Inferred 974,000 t Silver Equivalent 290 g/t 9,099,000 oz

Commodity Production Costs:

CommodityUnits2021202020192018201720162015
Cash costs Silver USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 10.5 / oz 10.3 / oz 8.68 / oz 10.3 / oz
Cash costs Gold USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 849 / oz 767 / oz 646 / oz 746 / oz
Cash costs Silver USD  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required† 2.14 / oz† -4 / oz† -8.37 / oz† 4.31 / oz†
All-in sustaining costs (AISC) Silver USD  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required† 9 / oz† 1.62 / oz† -4.77 / oz† 11.8 / oz†
† Net of By-Product.
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Operating Costs:

Units20212020201920182017201620152014
Direct operating costs ($/t milled) USD 79.470.177.364.267.757.17287.4

Financials:

Units2022202120202019201820172016
Capital expenditures (planned) M USD  ......  Subscription required
Sustaining costs M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required3.5   1.6   1.6  
Revenue M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required39.8   48.4   56.1  
Pre-tax Income M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required12.5   17.5   22.8  
After-tax Income M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required11.5   15   16.1  
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Heavy Mobile Equipment as of December 31, 2020:
HME TypeModelSizeQuantityLeased or
Contractor
Bolter ....................... Subscription required 10 ....................... Subscription required
Bolter ....................... Subscription required 10 ft ....................... Subscription required
Drill 4 ft ....................... Subscription required
Drill ....................... Subscription required 4 ft ....................... Subscription required
Drill 14 ft ....................... Subscription required Leased
Drill 16 ft ....................... Subscription required Leased
Drill jumbo (single boom) ....................... Subscription required 16 ft ....................... Subscription required
Jumbo ....................... Subscription required 4 ft ....................... Subscription required
Jumbo ....................... Subscription required 14 ft ....................... Subscription required Leased
Jumbo ....................... Subscription required 10 ft ....................... Subscription required Leased
Personnel Carrier ....................... Subscription required 3 t ....................... Subscription required
Scoop Tram 3.5 cu. yd ....................... Subscription required Leased
Scoop Tram 6 cu. yd ....................... Subscription required Leased
Scoop Tram ....................... Subscription required 3.5 cu. yd ....................... Subscription required
Scoop Tram ....................... Subscription required 6 cu. yd ....................... Subscription required
Scoop Tram ....................... Subscription required 2 cu. yd ....................... Subscription required
Scoop Tram ....................... Subscription required 3.5 cu. yd ....................... Subscription required
Scoop Tram ....................... Subscription required 3.5 cu. yd ....................... Subscription required Leased
Scoop Tram ....................... Subscription required 1.5 cu. yd ....................... Subscription required
Scoop Tram 1.5 cu. yd ....................... Subscription required Leased
Truck (dump) ....................... Subscription required 7 t ....................... Subscription required
Truck (underground) ....................... Subscription required 20 t ....................... Subscription required
Truck (underground) ....................... Subscription required 30 t ....................... Subscription required
Truck (underground) ....................... Subscription required 30 t ....................... Subscription required
Truck (underground) 4 t ....................... Subscription required
Truck (underground) ....................... Subscription required 10 t ....................... Subscription required
Truck (underground) ....................... Subscription required 15 t ....................... Subscription required
Truck (underground) 7 cu. m ....................... Subscription required Leased
Truck (underground) 14 cu. m ....................... Subscription required Leased
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Mine Management:

Job TitleNamePhoneEmailProfileRef. Date
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Staff:

EmployeesContractorsTotal WorkforceYear
Subscription required Subscription required Subscription required 2021
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
Annual Information Form 2022
Corporate Presentation 2022
Press Release 2022
Technical Report 2022
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Financial Review 2018
Management Discussion & Analysis 2018
Press Release 2018
Press Release 2018
Technical Report 2018
Annual Report 2017
Corporate Presentation 2017
Financial Review 2017
Management Discussion & Analysis 2017
Press Release 2017
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2017
Financial Review 2016
Management Discussion & Analysis 2016
Form 40-F 2015
Management Discussion & Analysis 2015
Technical Report 2015
Management Discussion & Analysis 2013
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News:

NewsDate
Endeavour Silver Announces Strong Year End 2021 Financial and Operating Results with Earnings Per Share of $0.08 March 10, 2022
Endeavour Silver Announces Filing of NI 43-101 Reports on Guanacevi and Bolanitos Projects January 19, 2022
Endeavour Silver Ends the Year on a Strong Note; FY2021 Annual Production Surpasses Upper End of Guidance January 11, 2022
Endeavour Silver Drilling Intersects High-Grade Gold-Silver Mineralization at the Bolanitos Mine in Durango, Mexico May 20, 2021
Endeavour Silver Updates 2020 Mineral Reserve and Resource Estimates February 3, 2021
Endeavour Silver Restarts Mining Operations in Mexico May 28, 2020
Endeavour Silver: Mexican Government Declares COVID-19 National Health Emergency, Only Essential Services to Remain Open, Endeavour Silver Suspending its Mexican Mining Operations Until April 30, 2020 April 2, 2020
Endeavour Silver Reports High Grade Silver-Gold Drill Intersections from 2019 Exploration Program at the Bolanitos Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico May 22, 2019
Endeavour Silver Updates Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource Estimates for its Operating Mines and Development Projects and Reports Initial Mineral Resource Estimate for New Parral Properties February 7, 2018

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