Silver X Provides April Operations Update
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April 2022 Highlights
- 61,412 silver equivalent ounces (AgEq oz*) produced in April as ramp up continues to an initial target of 150,000 silver equivalent ounces per month
- Average processing plant head grade of 9.59 oz/T AgEq* in April with grades of 2.05 oz Ag/T, 1.23% Pb/T, 1.20% Zn/T, 0.16% Cu/T and 1.31 g Au/T. The plant operated with weighted combined plant recoveries of approximately 72%
- Revenues in April of ~USD $1,190,0000 with 161 tons of Silver/Lead/Gold concentrate and 120 tons of Zinc concentrates sold
- The average Silver/Lead/Gold concentrate grades included 77.213 oz Ag/t, 42.851 % Pb/t, 4.872 % Cu/t, and 48.85 g Au/t (1.571 oz Au/t)
*AgEq based on April averages of USD $1,934.47/oz Au, $24.541/oz Ag, $2,396.74/t Pb, $4,371.03/t Zn and $10,183.13/t Cu and does not consider metallurgical recoveries.
In April, the Nueva Recuperada processing plant resumed full operations after the Q1 2022 mill expansion and refurbishment was completed (please refer to our April 7, 2022 News Release). It reached 500 Tpd during the last week of April, at an average head grade of 9.59 oz/T AgEq* and an overall weighted combined metal recovery of 72.29%.