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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 eight operating mines; Fresnillo, Saucito, Juanicipio, Ciénega, Herradura, Soledad-Dipolos1, Noche Buena and San Julián (Veins and Disseminated Ore Body); one development project - the Pyrites Plant at Fresnillo and Juanicipio, which has been completed and awaiting tie-in to national electricity grid, and four advanced exploration projects – Orisyvo, Rodeo, Guanajuato and Tajitos, as well as a number of other long term exploration prospects.

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, with mining concessions and exploration projects in Mexico, Peru and Chile.

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.

 

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Fresnillo

Location: Zacatecas

Mine Production FY22
Silver (koz) 13,609
Gold (oz) 34,432
Lead (kt) 21,756
Zinc (kt) 43,343
Ownership:
100% Fresnillo plc
Location:
Zacatecas
Commodity:
Silver
Operational since:
1554
Facilities:
Underground mine and flotation plant
Workforce:
1,617 employees, 2,433 contractors
Milling Capacity:
8,000 tpd / 2,640,000 tpy
Average ore grade in reserves:
242 Silver (g/t), 0.77 Gold (g/t)
Total Reserves:
91.6 Silver (moz), 291 Gold (oz)
Mine Life:
4.8 at 7,350 tpd (2021: 6.0), (2,424k tpy)
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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
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Saucito

Location: Zacatecas

Mine Production FY22
Silver (koz) 11,977
Gold (oz) 73,497
Lead (kt) 17,816
Zinc (kt) 28,415
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:
1,470 employees, 2,244 contractors
Milling Capacity :
7,000 tpd/2,600,000 tpy
Mine Life:
6.6 (2021: 7.3)
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Ciénega (incl. San Ramón satellite)

Location: Durango

Mine Production FY22
Gold (Koz) 37,466
Silver (koz) 4,709
Lead (kt) 3,518
Zinc (kt) 5,387
Ownership:
100% Fresnillo plc
Location:
Durango
Commodity:
Gold, Silver
Operational since:
1992
Facilities:
Underground mine, flotation and leaching plant
Workforce:
649 employees, 1,172 contractors
Milling Capacity:
4,000 tpd / 1,340,000 tpy
Mine Life:
4.2 (2021: 4.2)
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Herradura

Location: Sonora

Mine Production FY22
Gold (oz) 349,715
Silver (koz) 776
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:
2,230 employees, 708 contractors
Mine Life:
10.9 (2021: 11.8)
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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
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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
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Noche Buena

Location: Sonora

Mine Production FY22
Gold (oz) 79,669
Silver (koz) 20
Gold ore grade (g/t) 0.53
Ownership:
Minera Penmont (100% Fresnillo plc)
Location:
Sonora
Commodity:
Gold
Operational since:
2012
Facilities:
Open pit mine, heap leach, Merrill Crowe plant and Carbon in Column process
Workforce:
407 employees, 186 contractors
Mine Life:
0.8 (2021: 1.5)
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San Julián (Phase I and II)

Location: Chihuahua/Durango border

Mine Production FY22
Gold (oz) 43,397
Silver (koz) 4,638
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:
668 employees, 1,262 contractors
Life of Mine:
4.8 Veins (2021: 4.4), 2.8 Disseminated Ore Body (2021: 3.1)
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Juanicipio

Location: Zacatecas

Mine Production FY22
Silver (koz) 5,180
Gold (oz) 12,461
Lead (t) 2,755
Zinc (t) 4,521
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)
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