Saucito
Including the Saucito II expansion, Saucito is one of the Group’s most important assets; Saucito contributed 32% to total silver production in 2018 and generated 21.9% of total adjusted revenue.
| Ownership: | 100% Fresnillo plc |
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| Location: | Zacatecas 8km SW of the Fresnillo mine |
| Commodity: | Silver, Gold |
| Operational since: | 2011 |
| Facilities: | Underground mine and flotation plant |
| Workforce: | 836 employees, 2,452 contractors |
| Milling Capacity : | 7,800 tpd/2,600,000 tpy |
| Average ore grade in reserves: | 261 g/t Silver, 1.39 g/t Gold |
| Mine Life: | 5.3 years (2017: 5.8) |
Quarterly Production
|
2Q19 |
1Q19 |
% change |
2Q18 |
|
|
Ore processed (t) |
662,023 |
665,650 |
-0.5 |
711,463 |
|
Production |
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|
Silver (koz) |
4,507 |
4,332 |
4.0 |
5,161 |
|
Gold (oz) |
17,987 |
18,729 |
-4.0 |
22,722 |
|
Lead (t) |
4,562 |
5,877 |
-22.4 |
5,327 |
|
Zinc (t) |
5,941 |
9,110 |
-34.8 |
7,549 |
|
Ore grades |
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|
Silver (g/t) |
242 |
243 |
-0.4 |
260 |
|
Gold (g/t) |
1.15 |
1.13 |
1.8 |
1.25 |
|
Lead % |
0.83 |
1.03 |
-19.4 |
0.86 |
|
Zinc % |
1.33 |
1.94 |
-31.4 |
1.64 |
Annual Silver Production
