Pinos Altos (including Creston Mascota) had approximately 47 million tonnes of proven and probable reserves grading 2.1 grams of gold per tonne and 58.8 grams of silver per tonne, containing 3.1 million ounces of gold and 89 million ounces of silver, as of December 31, 2011.
Pinos Altos & Mascota Mines
Mineral Reserve & Resource Estimate |
| As of December 31, 2011 |
|
| CATEGORY & OPERATION |
Au
(g/t) |
Ag
(g/t) |
Cu
(%) |
Zn
(%) |
Pb
(%) |
Ag(oz)
(x000) |
Au(oz)
(x000) |
Tonnes
(x000) |
| Proven Reserves |
|
| Open Pit (Stockpiles) |
0.80 |
13.82 |
- |
- |
- |
377 |
22 |
848 |
| Underground |
2.59 |
79.73 |
- |
- |
- |
2,919 |
95 |
1,139 |
| Total Proven Reserves |
1.83 |
51.59 |
- |
- |
- |
3,296 |
117 |
1,987 |
| Probable Reserves |
|
| Open Pit |
1.68 |
37.51 |
- |
- |
- |
23,634 |
1,059 |
19,599 |
| Underground |
2.38 |
76.02 |
- |
- |
- |
61,578 |
1,927 |
25,193 |
| Total Probable Reserve |
2.07 |
59.17 |
- |
- |
- |
85,212 |
2,986 |
44,792 |
| Total Proven & Probable Reserves |
2.06 |
58.85 |
- |
- |
- |
88,508 |
3,103 |
46,779 |
| Indicated Resources |
|
| Open Pit |
0.95 |
12.25 |
- |
- |
- |
3,770 |
293 |
9,574 |
| Underground |
1.55 |
41.95 |
- |
- |
- |
14,838 |
549 |
11,002 |
| Total Idicated Resources |
1.27 |
28.13 |
- |
- |
- |
18,607 |
842 |
20,576 |
| Inferred Resources |
|
| Open Pit |
0.88 |
18.47 |
- |
- |
- |
11,974 |
571 |
20,159 |
| Underground |
2.22 |
51.17 |
- |
- |
- |
4,860 |
211 |
2,954 |
| Total Inferred Resources |
1.05 |
22.65 |
- |
- |
- |
16,833 |
782 |
23,113 |
*Mineral reserves are not a subset of mineral resources.
Please refer to the company press release dated February 15, 2012 for further details on the mineral reserves and resources. The technical information has been prepared under the supervision of, and reviewed by, Marc Legault P.Eng., Senior Vice-president Project Evaluation, and a “Qualified Person” for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101. The Qualified Person responsible for the Pinos Altos mineral reserves estimate is Dyane Duquette, P.Geo., Superintendent of Geology, Technical Services Group.