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Mines & Projects

Reserves & Resources

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.