Projects | March 14, 2022

Nueva Esperanza - Arqueros

Chile

  • Country: Chile
  • Industry: Mining
  • Location: Atacama
  • Property: Laguna Resources Chile
  • Investment: 215 million
  • Term: 2024
  • Bidding: Private
  • Status: Factibility. Impact study approved

Description:

The project considers the exploitation of the Arqueros, Teterita and Chimberos mining properties, whose total resources to date reach 34.6 million tons of ore with average grades of 1.7 gr/t gold, which makes a total recoverable of 1.9 million ounces of gold equivalent. According to the latest feasibility study, the operations would produce around 120 thousand ounces of gold equivalent per year, during the first 5 of a total of 10 years of useful life of the future operation.