MAG Silver Reports on the Juanicipio Project
December 28 2022 - 6:50AM
MAG Silver Corp. (TSX / NYSE American: MAG)
(“
MAG”, or the “
Company”) reports
that it has received confirmation from Fresnillo Plc
(“
Fresnillo”), the operator of the Juanicipio
Project (the “
Project” or
“
Juanicipio”), that final testing of the
downstream power distribution and control systems at the Project is
now complete. The entire system has now been energized and
Juanicipio has been connected to the national power grid.
We have been advised that this concludes the
additional testing requested by the state-owned power company, CFE
(Comisión Federal de Electricidad), to verify compatibility between
new and updated substation equipment installed by Fresnillo on
behalf of Fresnillo and MAG Silver as part of the Project, and
existing older CFE infrastructure.
“Connection to the power grid is a long-awaited
milestone for the Juanicipio Project, our stakeholders and
shareholders alike, and we are thankful for the understanding and
patience as the final steps to connect the plant to the national
power grid were concluded,” said George Paspalas, MAG’s President
and CEO. “We now turn to working with Fresnillo to maximize value
generation from Juanicipio as we head into ramp-up and full-scale
operations with Juanicipio graduating into a Tier-1 silver
producer.”
Commissioning of the Project, initially with
low-grade stockpiles is envisioned. As previously reported, plant
components post the comminution circuit were commissioned on
auxiliary power allowing for a rapid ramp-up with Fresnillo
advising an objective of reaching full nameplate capacity in the
second quarter of 2023. Once commissioning is concluded, high-grade
mineralized material will be processed at the Juanicipio plant and,
to the extent mining rates allow, will continue to be processed at
the nearby Saucito and Fresnillo operations.
About MAG Silver Corp.
(www.magsilver.com)
MAG Silver Corp. is a growth-oriented Canadian
development and exploration company focused on becoming a top-tier
primary silver mining company by exploring and advancing
high-grade, district scale, precious metals 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
advancing underground mine development and commissioning 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
multi-phase exploration programs at the Deer Trail 100% earn-in
Project in Utah and the recently acquired Larder Project, located
in the historically prolific Abitibi region of Canada.
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.
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
events or developments. Forward-looking statements are often, but
not always, identified by the use of words such as "seek",
"anticipate", "plan", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "may",
"will", "project", "predict", "potential", "targeting", "intend",
"could", "might", "should", "believe" and similar expressions.
These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ
materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking
statements. Although MAG believes the expectations expressed
in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, 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, impacts
(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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For further information on behalf of MAG Silver Corp.
Contact Michael J. Curlook, Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications
Phone: (604) 630-1399
Website: www.magsilver.com
Toll Free: (866) 630-1399
Email: info@magsilver.com
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