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La Colorada

Zacatecas, Mexico

  • 103.3 Moz silver reserves, proven + probable*
  • 8.2 Moz silver produced*
  • $2.99 cash costs per ounce*
* See footnote

In 2018, Pan American Silver made a major exploration discovery at its La Colorada mine. For further details, see La Colorada Skarn.

Polymetallic Silver Mine

La Colorada is Pan American’s largest silver producing mine. An expansion of the mine was completed in 2017, encompassing a new 618-metre deep mine shaft, a new sulphide processing plant, further development of the underground mine, and a new 115 kilovolt power line.

Ownership

100%

Products

Silver and gold doré
Silver-rich lead and zinc concentrates

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OPERATIONS

Mining & Processing

MINE TYPE:

AVERAGE PLANT THROUGHPUT:
Underground 1,800 TPD

The La Colorada operation produces both oxide and sulphide ore, which is processed through separate plants. The total nominal plant capacity is 1,800 tonnes per day with the current life of mine plan projecting the processing of 1,400 tonnes per day of sulphide ore and 400 tonnes per day of oxide ore. The oxide plant comprises a conventional cyanide leach circuit consisting of crushing, grinding, leaching, Merrill Crowe zinc precipitation, and on-site refining to produce precious metal doré. The sulphide plant has a conventional flotation circuit comprised of crushing, grinding and selective lead and zinc froth flotation to recover precious and base metals into separate lead and zinc concentrates.

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RESOURCE

Geology & Mineralization

RESERVES:
103.3 Moz Ag

La Colorada is a typical epithermal silver-gold deposit, with a transition at depth to a more base metal predominant system. There are three separate active mining areas on the property, including the Candelaria, Estrella, and Recompensa areas. Four dominant types of mineralization are present, including breccia pipes, vein-hosted mineralization, replacement mantos within limestone, and deeper seated transitional mineralization.

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Recent Operating Performance

To learn more about the performance of our La Colorada mine, see the Individual Mine Performance section of Pan American Silver’s most recent Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

Quarterly Reports

 

Vive La Colorada Publication

La Colorada digital magazine

CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY

Pan American Silver is determined to conduct its business in a responsible and sustainable manner. 

0 84%
significant environmental incidents occurred at our operations of the revenue generated by our mines remains in the countries where we operate
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Corporate Team

People are Pan American Silver’s most important asset. Our people provide the intelligence, ideas and the energy that drive our industry-leading performance. 

7,630 99%
total employees and contractors of our employees are from the countries where we operate

 

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Footnote:

For the period ended December 31, 2019. Cash costs per ounce is a non-GAAP measure; please refer to the Non-GAAP Measures. 
Estimated mineral reserves as of June 30, 2020. For complete mineral reserve and resource information, refer to the Reserves and Resources page on this website.