Azuca
Phase: Exploration
Mine Type: Pit
Tags: andesite basalt rhyodacite tuff
The Azuca project located in southern Peru.
History:
In January 2012, Hochschild Mining announced that it had decided to delay a Feasibility Study process and continue exploration work at the project in order to provide a more comprehensive picture of the dispersed vein structures present in the area and potentially deliver a more robust and value accretive project going forward.
Local geology:
Azuca Project Surface map:
Mineral Resources (Dec. 31, 2018)
| Class | Ore (ktonnes) | Au grade (g/t) | Au (kg) | Au (oz * 1000) | Ag grade (g/t) | Ag (kg) | Ag (oz * 1000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measured | 191.00 | 0.77 | 147.00 | 4.70 | 244.00 | 46604.00 | 1500.00 |
| Indicated | 6859.00 | 0.77 | 5281.00 | 168.80 | 187.00 | 1282633.00 | 41200.00 |
| Inferred | 6946.00 | 0.89 | 6182.00 | 199.50 | 170.00 | 1180820.00 | 37900.00 |