REGIONAL NEWS - LATIN AMERICA
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throughput with the capability to process
up to 1,200 metric tons per day (mt/d).
A total of 23,666 mt of ore were pro-
cessed during March (760 mt/d). Higher
grade ore was blended with lower grade
stockpiles to ensure operating efficiency
throughout the month and 1,758 oz of
gold were produced during March.
The company says underground pro-
duction crews continue to build on their
expertise and efficiency. Production rates
and grade continue to increase as the
underground team adjusts to more con-
trolled stoping methods and additional
production faces open up.
Minsur Modifies EIS for San
Rafael Mine in Peru
The Peruvian Service of Environmen-
tal Certification for Sustainable Invest-
ments (Senace) has approved the mod-
ification of the Environmental Impact
Study (EIS) for the Re-approval of Tail-
ings project at the San Rafael mine,
which is owned by Minsur. The $344
million project will re-process tailings
to extract tin concentrates using a new
mineral processing facility. Located in
southern Peru, the mine is the country's
lone tin producer and the EIS modifica-
tion considers the impact of the reuse of
the tailings deposit.
In related news, Minsur reported
during late March that San Rafael sus-
tained no damages and was operating
normally despite the recent heavy rains
and flooding which have impacted the
northern and central regions of the coun-
try. The company is working closely with
the Peruvian Government, the National
Society of Mining, Oil and Energy (SN-
MPE) and subsidiaries of BRECA Group
on a number of diverse initiatives to help
those affected.
Pan American to Acquire New
Argentine Mining Project
Patagonia Gold plc and Pan American
Silver have entered an agreement to
basically exchange mining assets in
southern Argentina. Minera Triton Ar-
gentina, a subsidiary of Pan American
Silver, will acquire the Cap Oeste Sur
Este (COSE) project in Santa Cruz prov-
ince for $15 million. Patagonia Gold
gets an exclusive option to buy Minera
Aquiline Argentina, a subsidiary of Pan
American, which owns the Calcatreu
gold-silver project, for $15 million. Pa-
tagonia Gold will have six months to ex-
ecute the option.
Minsur plans to reprocess tailings at the San Rafael mine in the mountains of southern Peru.