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 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.
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)
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$350m
Saucito
Location: Zacatecas
| Mine Production | FY22 |
|---|---|
| Silver (koz) | 11,977 |
| Gold (oz) | 73,497 |
| Lead (kt) | 17,816 |
| Zinc (kt) | 28,415 |
- Ownership:
- 100% Fresnillo plc
- Location:
- Zacatecas 8km SW of the Fresnillo mine
- Commodity:
- Silver, Gold
- Operational since:
- 2011
- Facilities:
- Underground mine and flotation plant
- Workforce:
- 1,470 employees, 2,244 contractors
- Milling Capacity :
- 7,000 tpd/2,600,000 tpy
- Mine Life:
- 6.6 (2021: 7.3)
Ciénega (incl. San Ramón satellite)
Location: Durango
| Mine Production | FY22 |
|---|---|
| Gold (Koz) | 37,466 |
| Silver (koz) | 4,709 |
| Lead (kt) | 3,518 |
| Zinc (kt) | 5,387 |
- Ownership:
- 100% Fresnillo plc
- Location:
- Durango
- Commodity:
- Gold, Silver
- Operational since:
- 1992
- Facilities:
- Underground mine, flotation and leaching plant
- Workforce:
- 649 employees, 1,172 contractors
- Milling Capacity:
- 4,000 tpd / 1,340,000 tpy
- Mine Life:
- 4.2 (2021: 4.2)
Herradura
Location: Sonora
| Mine Production | FY22 |
|---|---|
| Gold (oz) | 349,715 |
| Silver (koz) | 776 |
- Ownership:
- Minera Penmont (100% Fresnillo plc)
- Location:
- Sonora
- Commodity:
- Gold
- Operational since:
- 1997
- Facilities:
- Open-pit, heap leach & Merrill-Crowe plants; two dynamic leaching plants (DLP)
- Workforce:
- 2,230 employees, 708 contractors
- Mine Life:
- 10.9 (2021: 11.8)
Pyrites Plant
Location: Zacatecas
- Ownership:
- 100% Fresnillo plc
- Location:
- Zacatecas, Fresnillo District
- Facilities:
- Leaching plant (Saucito mine), flotation plants (Saucito, Fresnillo mines)
- Commercial Production:
- 2Q18 (phase I), 2H20 (phase II)
- Anticipated Production:
- Annual average 3.5 moz silver and 13.0 koz gold
- Capex:
- US$ 155 million
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 | 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)
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)
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)
- Mining Operations
- Development Projects
- Advanced exploration