EL COMPAS
Overview
El Compas, is located in Zacatecas, the 3rd largest historic silver mining district in Mexico. The fully permitted mine and leased plant were acquired in 2016, we commenced development in 2017 and attained commercial production in Q1, 2019.
| Location | 1 km south of Zacatecas City |
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| Access | Maintained all-weather gravel road |
| Property | 4,217 hectares in three land packages, El Compas, Calicanto, Veta Grande |
| Infrastructure | On power grid, readily available water and labour in Zacatecas |
| Mine | Initial 250 tpd underground, ramp access, mechanized long hole and cut-and-fill mining methods |
| Plant | Initial 250 tpd capacity flotation plant to produce high-grade bulk sulfide concentrates |
| District | Large, multi-vein silver-rich historic district 20 km long by 10 km wide |
| Widths | 1-5 m, average 2 m |
| Potential | 10 untested vein targets at El Compas and recently acquired Calicanto and Veta Grande properties have known veins, small historic mines and good exploration potential |
2020 Operating Statistics
| Production | 89,374 oz Ag 8,362 oz Au 0.8 million oz Ag Eq (80:1 silver:gold) |
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| Grades | silver 53 gpt, gold 4.32 gpt |
| Recoveries | silver 66.1%, gold 75.9% |
Archived Monthly Project Updates (2017-2018)
El Compas Construction Update - April 2018(opens in new window)
El Compas Construction Update - March 2018(opens in new window)
El Compas Construction Update - February 2018(opens in new window)
El Compas Construction Update - January 2018(opens in new window)
El Compas Construction Update - December 2017(opens in new window)
El Compas Construction Update - November 2017(opens in new window)
El Compas Construction Update - October 2017(opens in new window)
El Compas Construction Update - September 2017(opens in new window)
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El Compas

