MAG Silver Provides Juanicipio Commissioning Update
September 13 2022 - 6:50AM
MAG Silver Corp. (TSX / NYSE American: MAG)
(“MAG”, or the
“Company”) reports that it
has received communication from Fresnillo Plc
(“
Fresnillo”), the operator of the Juanicipio
Project, that all construction activities related to final tie-in
to the electrical grid have been completed and all systems are
ready to be energized. Prior to making the final tie-in to the
electrical grid, as a precautionary measure to ensure uninterrupted
service to the surrounding area, the state-owned electricity
regulator, CFE (Comisión Federal de Electricidad), have requested
additional testing to verify compatibility between new and updated
substation equipment installed by Juanicipio and existing older CFE
infrastructure. Specialized start-up protocols and operations
controls may also need to be implemented during initial mill
start-up to prevent local power fluctuations.
The Fresnillo project team indicates that power
for final commissioning and start of operations should be available
by the end of October, and that production ramp up will commence in
Q4 of this year. Fresnillo further advise that stoping, underground
development and material stockpiling at Juanicipio will continue
uninterrupted with Fresnillo continuing to make available unused
plant capacity at its Saucito and Fresnillo operations.
MAG remains in a strong financial position with
$45 million in cash at June 30, 2022 and appreciable cash
accumulation in Juanicipio with $38 million at June 30, 2022. The
Juanicipio Project continues to deliver strong operating
performance with over 1 million payable ounces of silver produced
and sold in July 2022.
“Having a safe and successful commissioning is
crucial and we are respectful of the prudent approach being taken
by the regulators in Mexico,” said George Paspalas, MAG’s President
and CEO. “Whilst we await the final tie-in, we are pleased with
Juanicipio’s continued strong operating performance and increased
processing opportunities at Fresnillo’s Saucito and Fresnillo
facilities.”
About MAG Silver Corp.
(www.magsilver.com )
MAG Silver Corp. 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 with Fresnillo Plc (56%), the operator. The project
is located in the Fresnillo Silver Trend in Mexico, the world's
premier silver mining camp, where the operator is currently
developing an underground mine and constructing a 4,000 tonnes
per day processing plant. Underground mine production of
mineralized development material commenced in Q3 2020, and an
expanded exploration program is in place targeting multiple highly
prospective targets at Juanicipio. MAG is also executing a
multi-phase exploration program at the Deer Trail 100%
earn- in Project in Utah and has recently acquired the Larder
Project, located in the historically prolific Abitibi region
of Canada.
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American has reviewed or accepted responsibility for the accuracy
or adequacy of this press release, which has been prepared by
management.
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 our expectations with respect to the timing and success of
plant pre-commissioning and commissioning activities, processing
rates of development materials, future mineral production, and
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that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in
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(both direct and indirect) of COVID-19, supply chain constraints
and general costs escalation in the current inflationary
environment heightened by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, timing
of receipt of required permits, changes in applicable laws, 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 MAG Silver’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.
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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Contact Michael J. Curlook, VP Investor Relations and Communications
Phone: (604) 630-1399
Website: www.magsilver.com
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