Mining Project
Puna Operations
General Information
- Investment Company: SSR Mining
- Operating Company: MINA PIRQUITAS S.A
- Source of Capital: Canadá
- Address: San Martín 116 - 1° Piso - (4600) - San Salvador - Provincia de Jujuy
Project Details
– Location
Jujuy province
– Description
– Minerals
Zinc - Silver
– Stage
Production
– Capital Cost
$5,000,000,000.00
– Mine Operation
Open pit (processing of 4,500 tpd of mineral)
– Processing
Crushing, gravitational preconcentration, grinding and flotation
– Average Annual Production
9.6 Moz of silver
– Remaining Life
4 Years
– Resources & Reserves
- Mineral Reserves: Proven and Probable Mineral Reserves of 33.122 million ounces of silver at an average grade of 156 g/t (December 2023)
- Potential for mine life extension: Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources of 18.11 million ounces of silver at an average grade of 105 g/t (December 2023)
Project Photos
Additional Comments
Cortaderas target 2023 Exploration Program • Reinterpretation of historical drill results suggested an area of mineralization directly adjacent to the existing Cortaderas deposit • Exploration confirmed presence of high-grade silver and zinc mineralization, referred to as Cortaderas Hangingwall • Nine holes have returned assays since March 2023; seven of which intersected the north-dipping Cortaderas Hangingwall • Mineralization currently identified over a strike length of 450 m