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Cerro Moro

Address
Santa Cruz
Stage
Production
Minerals
Gold · Silver
Employment
480
Capital Cost
$277,000,000.00
Remaining Life
3 Years
Cerro Moro

General Information

Address
Santa Cruz

Description

For 2025, Pan American Silver projects production of 2.8-2.9 Moz of silver and 93,000-115,000 oz of gold. Investments of the order of US$14-US$15.5 million are also forecast. Projected Capital Expenditure: US$14-US$15.5 million (2024)

Processing

The mineral is highly amenable to conventional cyanide leaching, with high gold and silver recoveries ; two stages crushing, using SAG mill, added to Flash flotation and gravity concentrator mill circuit. Subsequently, the ore is subjected to a three stage of flotation, plus extra-fine grinding of the concentrate, cyanide leaching, Merrill Crowe circuit, smelting in order to produce and export doré.

Average Annual Production

During 2024, Cerro Moro produced 2.969 Moz of silver.

Resources & Reserves

  • At 30 June 2024: 0.246 Moz of gold and 7.5 Moz of silver.
  • (Proven and Probable Reserves), 0.092 Moz of gold and 6.3 Moz of silver)
  • (Measured and Indicated Resources), and 0.15 Moz of gold and 3.6 Moz of silver (Inferred Resources)

Related companies

Investor

  • MINERA ARGENTA100%

Operator

  • ESTELAR RESOURCES LTD100%

Project map

Mining Project: Cerro Moro | Panorama Minero