All operations
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Our core operations are in Mexico, a country with significant geological resources, strong potential for continued growth, a skilled workforce and solid infrastructure, with a mining history extending more than 500 years.
Fresnillo has seven operating mines; Fresnillo, Saucito, Ciénega (including the San Ramón satellite mine Las Casas Rosario & Cluster Cebollitas), Herradura, Soledad-Dipolos1, Noche Buena and San Julián (Veins and Disseminated Ore Body); three development projects - the Pyrites Plant at Fresnillo, the optimisation of the beneficiation plant also at Fresnillo and Juanicipio, and six advanced exploration projects - Orisyvo, Centauro great potential and Centauro Deep, Guanajuato, Rodeo and Tajitos as well as a number of other long term exploration prospects, with mining concessions and exploration projects in Mexico, Peru and Chile.
We have a strong and long tradition of mining, a proven track record of mine development, reserve replacement, and production costs in the lowest quartile of the cost curve for silver.
Our goal is to maintain the Group's position as the world's largest primary silver company and Mexico's largest gold producer.
1Operations at Soledad-Dipolos currently suspended.
Fresnillo
Location: Zacatecas
| Mine Production | FY20 |
|---|---|
| Silver (koz) | 13,055 |
| Gold (oz) | 38,388 |
| Lead (kt) | 21,319 |
| Zinc (kt) | 34,116 |
- Ownership:
- 100% Fresnillo plc
- Location:
- Zacatecas
- Commodity:
- Silver
- Operational since:
- 1554
- Facilities:
- Underground mine and flotation plant
- Workforce:
- 1,253 employees, 2,315 contractors
- Milling Capacity:
- 8,000 tpd / 2,640,000 tpy
- Average ore grade in reserves:
- 265 Silver (g/t), 0.76 Gold (g/t)
- Total Reserves:
- 131.0 Silver (moz), 378 Gold (oz)
- Mine Life:
- 6.6 years (2019: 8.1)
Saucito
Location: Zacatecas
| Mine Production | FY20 |
|---|---|
| Silver (koz) | 15,532 |
| Gold (oz) | 84,878 |
| Lead (kt) | 28,592 |
| Zinc (kt) | 42,774 |
- Ownership:
- 100% Fresnillo plc
- Location:
- Zacatecas 8km SW of the Fresnillo mine
- Commodity:
- Silver, Gold
- Operational since:
- 2011
- Facilities:
- Underground mine and flotation plant
- Workforce:
- 882 employees, 2,345 contractors
- Milling Capacity :
- 7,800 tpd/2,600,000 tpy
- Mine Life:
- 5.2 years (2019: 4.7)
Ciénega (incl. San Ramón satellite)
Location: Durango
| Mine Production | FY20 |
|---|---|
| Gold (Koz) | 64,101 |
| Silver (koz) | 5,762 |
| Lead (kt) | 6,112 |
| Zinc (kt) | 9,263 |
- Ownership:
- 100% Fresnillo plc
- Location:
- Durango
- Commodity:
- Gold, Silver
- Operational since:
- 1992
- Facilities:
- Underground mine, flotation and leaching plant
- Workforce:
- 527 employees, 937 contractors
- Milling Capacity:
- 4,000 tpd / 1,340,000 tpy
- Mine Life:
- 3.4 years (2019: 3.9)
Centauro Deep
Location: Sonora
- Ownership:
- Minera Penmont (100% Fresnillo plc)
- Location:
- Sonora, below Centauro main pit at Herradura
Herradura
Location: Sonora
| Mine Production | FY20 |
|---|---|
| Gold (oz) | 425,288 |
| Silver (koz) | 1,306 |
- Ownership:
- Minera Penmont (100% Fresnillo plc)
- Location:
- Sonora
- Commodity:
- Gold
- Operational since:
- 1997
- Facilities:
- Open-pit, heap leach & Merrill-Crowe plants; two dynamic leaching plants (DLP)
- Workforce:
- 1,629 employees, 1,129 contractors
- Mine Life:
- 12.6 years (2019: 11.7)
Pyrites Plant
Location: Zacatecas
- Ownership:
- 100% Fresnillo plc
- Location:
- Zacatecas, Fresnillo District
- Facilities:
- Leaching plant (Saucito mine), flotation plants (Saucito, Fresnillo mines)
- Commercial Production:
- 2Q18 (phase I), 2H20 (phase II)
- Anticipated Production:
- Annual average 3.5 moz silver and 13.0 koz gold
- Capex:
- US$ 155 million
Orisyvo
Location: Chihuahua
- Ownership:
- Minera Fresnillo, S.A. de C.V. (100% Fresnillo plc)
- Location:
- Chihuahua
- Anticipated production:
- Avg. annual production of 136 koz gold
- Indicated and inferred resources:
- 9.6 moz gold, 12.3 moz silver
- Estimated Pre-operative Capex:
- US$350m
Soledad-Dipolos
Location: Sonora
- Ownership:
- Minera Penmont (100% Fresnillo plc)
- Location:
- Sonora
- Operational since:
- 2010
- Commodity:
- Gold
- Facilities:
- Open-pit, heap leach & Merrill-Crowe plant (smelting at Herradura)
- Workforce:
- 405 employees, 388 contractors
- Average ore grade in reserves:
- 0.64 g/t Gold
- Total Reserves:
- 436,000 oz Gold
Noche Buena
Location: Sonora
| Mine Production | FY20 |
|---|---|
| Gold (oz) | 87,998 |
| Silver (koz) | 39 |
- Ownership:
- Minera Penmont (100% Fresnillo plc)
- Location:
- Sonora
- Commodity:
- Gold
- Operational since:
- 2012
- Facilities:
- Open-pit mine, heap leach and Merrill-Crowe plant
- Workforce:
- 482 employees, 322 contractors
- Mine Life:
- 3.1 years (2019: 2.4)
Juanicipio
Location: Zacatecas
- Ownership:
- JV: 56% Fresnillo plc, 44% MAG Silver
- Location:
- Zacatecas, Fresnillo District
- Facilities:
- Underground mine and flotation plant
- Commercial Production:
- 2H20 (flotation plant: mid-2021)
- Avg. Annual Anticipated Production:
- 11.7 moz silver, 43.5 koz gold
- Total Budgeted Capex:
- US$440m (Fresnillo: US$246.4 million)
San Julián (Phase I and II)
Location: Chihuahua/Durango border
| Mine Production | FY20 |
|---|---|
| Gold (oz) | 64,925 |
| Silver (koz) | 13,306 |
- Ownership:
- 100% Fresnillo plc
- Location:
- Chihuahua/Durango border
- Commodity:
- Silver/Gold
- Operational since:
- 2H16 (Vein System) / 2Q17 (Disseminated Ore Body)
- Facilities:
- Underground mine, flotation plant and a dynamic leaching plant
- Workforce:
- 382 employees, 1,829 contractors
- Life of Mine:
- 2.8 years VS (2019: 3.4), 3.6 years DOB (2019: 5.4)
Optimisation at Fresnillo
Location:
- Ownership:
- 100% Fresnillo plc
- Location:
- Zacatecas, Fresnillo district
- Facilities:
- Zinc thickener (phase I), flotation cells (phase II) and vibrating screens (phase III)
- Commercial production:
- Fully operational only when mine is developed and prepared for expansion
- Anticipated production:
- Average annual production of 3 moz silver
- Capex:
- US$30 million
- Mining Operations
- Development Projects
- Advanced exploration