Capire Mine and Production Centre
Planned upgrade & restart in 2027
SNAPSHOT:
Location: State of Guerrero, Mexico
Primary Metals: Precious metals-rich concentrates of copper, lead and zinc
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. Management has initiated capital improvements and is completing final specifications for the restart of the Capire mill. 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 in 1,786,000 tonnes grading 79g/t Ag, 1.22% Zn and 0.54% Pb (see IMPACT news release dated January 18, 2016, for details).
CAPIRE PRODUCTION PLANT
The facility includes a 200 tpd pilot plant, tailings dam 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 costs during the milling process. 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.
