Reserves & Resources
| Nuestra Señora Mine An updated mineral resource and reserve estimate prepared by independent consultant, Genivar Inc. of Val d'Or, QC (Genivar), was released on March 9, 2011. As of the date of the estimate, reserves alone at Nuestra Señora support approximately six years of production at the existing processing facility. The mineral resources at Nuestra Señora and other nearby projects are expected to provide additional years of production and are all open to expansion. Table 1. Nuestra Señora Mineral Resour... (10 KB) |
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| San Rafael Deposit The San Rafael deposit is located approximately 15 km by road from Scorpio's milling facility. The deposit consists of three distinct mineralized zones: Main, 120 and Upper; each having a unique mineralization style. The zinc-lead-silver Main Zone is a discrete, tabular, massive sulfide body at the contact between the overlying volcanics and the underlying limestones. The massive sulfide mineralization often contains greater that 75% sulfides and is... (8 KB) |
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| El Cajón Deposit The El Cajón Ag-Cu-Au deposit is located approximately 9 km from Scorpio's milling facility and has all-weather road access, power and water. The deposit is similar in mineralization style and geological setting to the San Rafael 120 Zone. The disseminated mineralization is hosted within a skarn-altered limestone country rock along the east and north sides of a diorite intrusive stock. Skarn mineralization can be found up to 150 m from the diorite contact. Metal deposition is associated with ... (3 KB) |
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