Capire Mine and Production Centre
(In Care & Maintenance)
SNAPSHOT:
Location: State of Guerrero, Mexico
Primary Metals: Silver, Zinc & Lead
Size: Part of 211 sq. km regional property (incl. Royal Mines of Zacualpan)
Infrastructure: Well maintained local infrastructure
Ownership: 100% IMPACT
IMPACT's second production centre in the Zacualpan area is Capire which is located just 16 kilometers southwest of the Guadalupe Production Centre, in the Capire-Mamatla Mineral District.. Capire is currently on care and maintenance as management assesses next steps with the facility as metal prices strengthen. In 2016 IMPACT published a NI-43101 inferred mineral resource of over 4.5 million oz silver, 48 million lbs zinc and 21 million lbs lead (see IMPACT news release dated January 18, 2016, for details).
CAPIRE PRODUCTION PLANT
The facility includes a 200 tpd pilot plant and an open pit mine that was previously in production with capacity to expand. The property hosts a silver-rich volcanogenic disseminated and massive sulphide ("VMS") deposit with zinc and lead credits.
Management is studying the implementation of an XRT technology process that recognizes and sorts rocks based on the specific atomic density of the material. XRT sorts ore grade material from waste, reducing the amount of material to be processed and the costs during the milling process as well as tailings. The bulk sample XRT test results have been positive and the Capire zone is being reviewed for optimization in light of potential processing with XRT.
