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Pirquitas Project, Location

  • Pirquitas 43-101 Report


    (Espanol)

  • Project Animation


    (15MB Quicktime)

    (3MB Windows Media)

  • Pirquitas Process Facility Animation


    (13MB Windows Media)

Our 100%-owned Pirquitas project is a primary silver deposit situated in the Puna de Atacama of northwestern Argentina, in the Province of Jujuy. The project is held by our wholly-owned subsidiary, Mina Pirquitas, Inc. (formerly known as Sunshine Argentina, Inc.), and the project site is located approximately 355 kilometers northwest of the city of San Salvador de Jujuy. Access to the site is by public roads. The project is located in mountainous terrain with elevations ranging from 4,100 to 4,400 meters above mean sea level. A natural gas pipeline is located approximately 36 kilometers to the south of the project. The Project consists of 47 mineral concessions covering a total of 3,841 hectares. The Project also includes surface rights covering an area of approximately 7,498 hectares, which can be used for purposes such as housing, infrastructure facilities, processing plants, waste and tailing disposal sites, and other facilities to support mining operations.

For details on the reserves and resources of the Pirquitas Project,view the current Resource Summary (312 kb pdf).