Arcata mine
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Arequipa Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Production | |
| Products | silver |
The Arcata mine is a large silver mine located in the south of Peru in Arequipa Region. Arcata represents one of the largest silver reserve in Peru and in the world having estimated reserves of 46.6 million oz of silver.[1] In March 2025 Compañía Minera Ares S.A.C, a subsidiary of Hochschild Mining PLC, sold the mine to Sierra Caraz S.A.C.[2]
Statistics
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |
| Ore production (tonnes) | 677,309 | 648,051 | 701,947 | 900,861 | 773,498 | 687,966 | 645,974 | 643,059 | 557,870 | 415,400 |
| Average silver grade (g/t) | 337 | 323 | 286 | 217 | 271 | 312 | 439 | 503 | 571 | 560 |
| Average gold grade (g/t) | 1.24 | 0.99 | 0.85 | 0.74 | 0.83 | 0.88 | 1.40 | 1.56 | 1.53 | 1.43 |
| Silver produced (koz) | 6,343 | 5,613 | 5,827 | 4,984 | 5,526 | 6,081 | 8,099 | 9,542 | 9,032 | 6,553 |
| Gold produced (koz) | 22.54 | 15.67 | 16.89 | 16.83 | 17.27 | 17.38 | 25.83 | 28.64 | 24.04 | 16.48 |
| Silver equivalent produced (koz) | 8,011 | 6,772 | 6,841 | 5,994 | 6,562 | 7,124 | 9,649 | 11,260 | 10,474 | 7,542 |
| Silver sold (koz) | 6,346 | 5,653 | 5,621 | 4,924 | 5,236 | 5,979 | 8,095 | 8,748 | 8,564 | 6,544 |
| Gold sold (koz) | 22.04 | 15.3 | 15.66 | 15.95 | 15.9 | 16.7 | 24.9 | 26.02 | 22.36 | 15.50 |
| Resources (attrib. Moz Ag Eq) | 104.2 | 117.6 | 108.7 | 99.4 | 106.4 | 112.3 | 98.7 | 79.4 | 87.2 | 70.3 |
| Resource LOM (yrs) | n/a | n/a | n/a | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 10.1 |
| Capacity | 2,500 | 2,500 | 1,500 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 1,750 | 1,200 | 1,000 |
See also
References
- ^ "Reserves & resources". hochschildmining.com. 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
- ^ Hochschild Mining cierra la venta de la mina Arcata y el proyecto minero Azuca
- ^ "Arcata – Peru".
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