MAG Silver Reports First Quarter Production From Juanicipio
April 28 2021 - 10:10AM
MAG Silver Corp. (TSX / NYSE American: MAG) (“MAG”
or “MAG Silver”) is pleased to report 2021 first quarter production
of underground development material from the Juanicipio Project
(56% / 44% joint venture between Fresnillo plc (“Fresnillo”) and
MAG Silver). As reported to MAG by the project operator Fresnillo,
36,395 tonnes of development material were processed during the
quarter ended March 31, 2021. On a 100% basis, total production for
the quarter based on provisional estimates before liquidation
adjustments from the prior quarter, totaled 462,321 silver ounces
and 697 gold ounces (attributable to MAG: 203,421 ounces of silver
and 307 ounces of gold). The associated lead and zinc production
will be reported with MAG’s first quarter filings.
The development material is being processed
through the nearby Fresnillo processing plant (100% owned by
Fresnillo) with the lead (silver rich) and zinc concentrates
treated at market terms under off-take agreements with Met-Mex
Peñoles, S.A. de C.V. in Torreón, Mexico. The revenue from this
production, net of processing and treatment charges, will be used
by the joint venture to offset initial project capital cash
requirements.
“We’ve now successfully milled approximately
108,000 tonnes of development material at the Fresnillo plant since
early August of 2020 generating cash-flow to help offset capex,
gaining valuable metallurgical understanding, and providing
confidence for the high stope grades expected once full scale
mining production commences,” said George Paspalas, MAG Silver’s
President and CEO. “We’ll continue to see these benefits
through to Q4 2021 when we transition to the Juanicipio processing
facility.”
Project development and construction of the
Juanicipio processing plant is making good progress at site, with
the plant still expected to commence commissioning in Q4-2021
according to Fresnillo, the operator. Mineralized material from
development will continue to be batch processed on commercial terms
at a targeted rate of 16,000 tonnes per month at the Fresnillo
plant until the Juanicipio plant is commissioned. Construction
photos are available at
https://magsilver.com/projects/photo-gallery/#photo-gallery.
Qualified Person: Dr. Peter
Megaw, Ph.D., C.P.G., has acted as the Qualified Person as defined
in National Instrument 43-101 for this disclosure and supervised
the preparation of the technical information in this release. Dr.
Megaw has a Ph.D. in geology and more than 38 years of relevant
experience focused on ore deposit exploration worldwide. He is a
Certified Professional Geologist (CPG 10227) by the American
Institute of Professional Geologists and an Arizona Registered
Geologist (ARG 21613). Dr. Megaw is not independent as he is Chief
Exploration Officer and a Shareholder of MAG.
About MAG Silver Corp.
(www.magsilver.com )
MAG Silver Corp. (MAG: TSX / NYSE A) is a
Canadian development and exploration company focused on becoming a
top-tier primary silver mining company by exploring and advancing
high-grade, district scale, silver-dominant projects in the
Americas. Its principal focus and asset is the Juanicipio Project
(44%), being developed in a Joint Venture partnership with
Fresnillo Plc (56%), the Operator. Juanicipio is located in the
Fresnillo Silver Trend in Mexico, the world's premier silver mining
camp, and the Joint Venture is currently developing an underground
mine and constructing a 4,000 tonnes per day processing plant which
is expected to commence commissioning in Q4-2021. Underground mine
production of development material commenced in Q3-2020, and an
expanded exploration program is in place targeting multiple highly
prospective targets both at Juanicipio by the Joint Venture and by
MAG at the Deer Trail 100% earn-in project in Utah.
This release includes certain statements that
may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning
of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All
statements in this release, other than statements of historical
facts are forward looking statements, including statements that
address future mineral production, reserve potential,
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Although MAG believes the expectations expressed in such
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such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual
results or developments may differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, changes in
commodities prices, changes in mineral
production performance, exploitation and exploration
successes, continued availability of capital and financing, and
general economic, market or business conditions, political risk,
currency risk and capital cost inflation. In addition,
forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, including
that data is incomplete and considerable additional work will be
required to complete further evaluation, including but not limited
to drilling, engineering and socio-economic studies and
investment. The reader is referred to the Company’s filings
with the SEC and Canadian securities regulators for disclosure
regarding these and other risk factors. There is no certainty that
any forward-looking statement will come to pass and investors
should not place undue reliance upon forward-looking
statements.Neither the Toronto Stock Exchange nor the NYSE American
has reviewed or accepted responsibility for the accuracy or
adequacy of this press release, which has been prepared by
management.
Please Note: Investors are urged to consider
closely the disclosures in MAG's annual and
quarterly reports and other public filings, accessible through
the Internet at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov
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