YAMANA GOLD INC. (TSX:YRI; NYSE:AUY; LSE:AUY) (“Yamana” or “the
Company”) is pleased to announce an update on exploration
activities at its El Peñón mine, its Odyssey project at Canadian
Malartic and its Wasamac project. At El Peñón, positive initial
drill results have been received from the early stage, developing
South Deeps target located under cover and to the south of the El
Peñón deposit. The South Deeps area has had limited exploratory
drilling in previous campaigns which were targeting shallower
elevations in relation to the current exploration targets. The
Company believes these results have opened up a significant new
near-mine area for exploration at El Peñón with the potential for
adding primary and secondary veins which could ultimately result in
the Company leveraging the higher processing capacity of the plant.
At Odyssey, infill drill holes at East Gouldie further demonstrate
the continuity and robustness of the known mineralization. Step out
drilling continues to provide further mineralized intervals
expanding on the previously disclosed intercepts 1,300 metres to
the east. At Wasamac, infill drill results demonstrate a wide,
robust mineralized zone, with exploration, including recent
drilling at the newly discovered Wildcat South shear zone,
continuing to support the strategic plan for an annual production
platform of 200,000 ounces and a mine life of at least fifteen
years.
Near-mine exploration success has been a key
driver of the Company’s track record of year-over-year mineral
reserve replacement. Notably, mineral reserves continue to be
replaced despite depletion from the open pit at Canadian Malartic,
the Company’s largest mine. While annually replacing mineral
reserves, the Company has also substantially grown mineral
resources including at Canadian Malartic, where the Odyssey
project’s mineral resources are expected to result in future
conversion to mineral reserves.
The Company’s exploration success and track
record of mineral reserve replacement and mineral resource growth
provides a pathway for production growth of approximately 50% to
1,500,000 gold equivalent ounces (“GEO”)(1) within the ten-year
outlook horizon and to meaningfully extend the production platform
beyond that timeframe. Further growth beyond this level from the
MARA and Suyai projects, in addition to the opportunities currently
within the generative exploration portfolio provide additional
upside potential to the ten-year outlook. The Company will provide
an overview of the identified opportunities and optionality within
its existing portfolio in more depth at the upcoming Investor Day
scheduled for April 5, 2022.
Highlights:
- El Peñón Results:
Exploration drilling initiated in 2021 along multiple widely spaced
drill fences south of the core mine area is generating positive
results in the newly discovered South Deeps area. This prospective
target area represents an important new discovery stage opportunity
at El Peñón and will be a significant component of the near-mine
exploration program in 2022. Recent highlights in exploration drill
holes located up to 1.2 kilometres south of the El Peñón deposit
include the following core length intercepts: 1.55 metres grading
4.26 grams per tonne (“g/t”) of gold and 279.7 g/t of silver (6.66
g/t of gold equivalent over a horizontal mining width of 1.20
metres) in drill hole SDX0622; 2.32 g/t of gold and 69.9 g/t of
silver over 2.50 metres (3.25 g/t of gold equivalent over a
horizontal mining width of 1.20 metres) and high grade intercept of
15.90 g/t of gold and 415.0 g/t of silver over 0.50 metres (6.25
g/t of gold equivalent over a horizontal mining width of 1.20
metres) in drill hole SDX0617; and 1.57 metres grading 4.30 g/t of
gold and 261.0 g/t of silver (7.46 g/t of gold equivalent over 1.20
metre horizontal mining width) in drill hole UED0069. Drilling is
ongoing at this developing near-mine target, testing the southward
projections along trend of major producing vein structures at depth
below cover. In the core mine area, exploration and infill drilling
continues to expand on known veins, largely to depth below the
rhyolite and below low angle fault offsets, where several of the
main structures remain open for further expansion.
- Significance: The
previously held paradigm that mineralized en-echelon veins at El
Peñón likely did not extend south beyond their known extents has
been challenged by these latest results, which have proven that the
main mineralized structures extend up to at least 1,200 metres
south of the core mine area. These results have opened up a
significant new area of near-mine potential available for further
exploration. The South Deeps program is in the early stages of the
exploration process, with current drilling focused on establishing
the extent and orientation of potentially mineralized structures,
which transect the favourable rhyolite stratigraphy, following
which priority will shift to focus on drilling of the best and
higher grade veins identified. The Company is encouraged by the
initial drilling success the exploration team has generated at the
South Deeps target, which could provide additional mineral
resources and an opportunity to leverage the existing mining
infrastructure and higher processing capacity of the plant.
- Odyssey Results:
Exploration drilling continues to expand the East Gouldie
mineralization with drill hole RD21-4659, located 600 metres east
of the year end 2021 mineral resource envelope, reporting two
intervals in the East Gouldie Extension, including the following
estimated true width intercepts: 3.64 g/t of gold over 6.46 metres
and 2.64 g/t of gold over 7.41 metres. Results also continue to
define a second mineralized shear zone, the Titan Zone, located
parallel to and approximately 350 metres south of East Gouldie,
expanding the mineralized footprint and providing a new, little
tested target volume adjacent to East Gouldie.
- Significance: The
continuing exploration successes at Odyssey support the longer-term
potential for higher annual production than the currently
contemplated average annual production of 545,000 ounces (100%
basis) from 2029 onward and for extending mine life beyond
2039.
- Wasamac Results:
Infill drilling continues to confirm the wide, consistent nature of
mineralization along the Wasa shear zone. Highlights from this
drilling include the following estimated true width intercepts:
WS-21-556 with 3.17 g/t of gold over 14.78 metres; WS-21-539 with
3.41 g/t of gold over 5.02 metres; and WS-21-532 with 2.30 g/t of
gold over 16.71 metres. In addition, exploration is continuing to
follow up on the new Wildcat South shear zone previously announced.
- Significance:
Exploration continues to demonstrate the excellent exploration
upside and opportunity to further grow the mineral inventory and
support a production platform of 200,000 ounces per year over a
mine life of at least 15 years. This would significantly improve
the currently approved development plan of an average of 169,000
ounces per year over a mine life of 10 years, thereby meaningfully
increasing overall value.
El Peñón: Continuing exploration success
in the core mine and the South Deeps discovery extending the known
vein system that previously supported materially higher production,
furthering stated objective to utilize excess plant
capacity
El Peñón, located approximately 165 kilometres
southeast of the city of Antofagasta in northern Chile, is a
high-grade underground gold-silver mine. The operation has
maintained a mineral reserve life of six to eight years,
continually replacing ounces mined since entering production in
1999. El Peñón highlights Yamana’s ability to deliver value and
organic growth by consistently replacing mineral reserves beyond
depletion and increasing mine life. This record of exploration
success continues with the initial drill results from the new South
Deeps discovery as well as continued success expanding core mine
structures.
During 2021, exploration success in the core
mine has largely been driven by extending known veins to depth
beneath the rhyolite and across low angle faults. Infill and
exploration drilling at La Paloma and Pampa Campamento exemplify
this trend, with drilling highlights from La Paloma extending
mineralization to greater than 100 metres below the base of the
Peñón rhyolite, where mineralization remains open in several areas
for further expansion. Infill and exploration drilling highlights
from La Paloma include the following estimated true width
intercepts: 75.00 g/t of gold and 96.5 g/t of silver over 1.07
metres in drill hole UIU0040 (69.29 g/t of gold equivalent over
1.20 metre horizontal mining width); 33.15 g/t of gold and 140.6
g/t of silver over 1.39 metres in drill hole UIU0035 (35.03 g/t of
gold equivalent over 1.20 metre horizontal mining width); and 75.00
g/t of gold and 105.7 g/t of silver over 0.93 metres (59.41 g/t of
gold equivalent over 1.20 metre horizontal mining width) in drill
hole SEU0017. At Pampa Campamento, estimated true width infill
drilling highlights include: 56.00 g/t of gold and 110.5 g/t of
silver over 0.94 metres (45.98 g/t of gold equivalent over diluted
horizontal mine width of 1.2 metres) in hole UIP0068; 31.30 g/t of
gold and 1.334 kilograms of silver over 1.80 metres in hole UIP0075
(49.08 g/t of gold equivalent over 1.20 metre horizontal mining
width); and 38.14 g/t of gold and 603.4 g/t of silver over 0.93
metres (36.02 g/t of gold equivalent over diluted horizontal mine
width of 1.2 metres) in drill hole UIP0063. The Company is pleased
with the continuation of high gold and silver grades as drilling
further expands these core mine targets to depth below the rhyolite
contact.
Table 1. El Peñón New Infill & Exploration Drill
Intercepts, Core Mine Area, Select for Intervals Greater than 3.5
g/t of Gold Over Diluted Mining Width of 1.2 Metres. Gold
Equivalent Equals Au(g/t)+Ag(g/t)/75.
Hole |
Zone |
Type |
From(m) |
To(m) |
CoreLength (m) |
Est. TrueWidth(m) |
Gold (g/t) |
Silver (g/t) |
Gold Eq.(g/t)* |
Gold (g/t)Over DilutedWidth of 1.2
m |
Gold Eq. (g/t)Over DilutedWidth of 1.2
m |
SDX0624 |
Bermuda |
Exp. |
184.00 |
186.00 |
2.00 |
0.96 |
21.30 |
14.3 |
21.49 |
17.04 |
17.19 |
UED0062 |
Dorada Este |
Exp. |
192.05 |
192.85 |
0.80 |
0.46 |
16.49 |
16.1 |
16.70 |
6.29 |
6.37 |
SED0004 |
Dorada Este |
Exp. |
294.00 |
296.00 |
2.00 |
0.75 |
10.80 |
19.0 |
11.05 |
6.94 |
7.10 |
SED0005 |
Dorada NW (-20) |
Exp. |
437.50 |
439.50 |
2.00 |
0.65 |
20.00 |
63.9 |
20.85 |
11.08 |
11.56 |
SEE0031 |
Esmeralda Sur |
Exp. |
362.50 |
363.50 |
1.00 |
0.49 |
8.53 |
442.6 |
14.43 |
3.64 |
6.16 |
SEL0009 |
Laguna NW |
Exp. |
175.00 |
177.00 |
2.00 |
1.55 |
8.78 |
112.1 |
10.28 |
8.78 |
10.28 |
SEU0017 |
Paloma |
Exp. |
603.27 |
605.00 |
1.73 |
0.93 |
75.00 |
105.7 |
76.41 |
58.31 |
59.41 |
UIU0034 |
Paloma |
Infill |
310.50 |
311.90 |
1.40 |
0.59 |
11.19 |
92.9 |
12.43 |
5.59 |
6.21 |
UIU0035 |
Paloma |
Infill |
372.39 |
376.13 |
3.74 |
1.39 |
33.15 |
140.6 |
35.03 |
33.15 |
35.03 |
UIU0040 |
Paloma |
Infill |
399.45 |
402.80 |
3.35 |
1.07 |
75.00 |
96.5 |
76.29 |
68.13 |
69.29 |
UIU0043 |
Paloma |
Infill |
399.79 |
407.50 |
7.71 |
0.54 |
26.95 |
45.6 |
27.55 |
12.55 |
12.84 |
UIU0045 |
Paloma |
Infill |
310.43 |
311.90 |
1.47 |
0.69 |
16.97 |
122.6 |
18.60 |
10.04 |
11.01 |
UES0014 |
Pampa Campamento |
Exp. |
431.50 |
432.10 |
0.60 |
0.54 |
10.90 |
90.6 |
12.11 |
5.00 |
5.55 |
SIP0014 |
Pampa Campamento |
Infill |
396.90 |
397.70 |
0.80 |
0.45 |
18.34 |
253.6 |
21.72 |
6.94 |
8.22 |
SIP0016 |
Pampa Campamento |
Infill |
422.10 |
422.50 |
0.40 |
0.20 |
56.00 |
806.0 |
66.75 |
11.20 |
13.35 |
SIP0017 |
Pampa Campamento |
Infill |
603.10 |
603.91 |
0.81 |
0.36 |
56.00 |
83.5 |
57.11 |
25.20 |
25.70 |
SIP0018 |
Pampa Campamento |
Infill |
508.78 |
509.47 |
0.69 |
0.45 |
13.00 |
59.1 |
13.79 |
4.98 |
5.29 |
SIP0022 |
Pampa Campamento |
Infill |
418.00 |
419.00 |
1.00 |
0.29 |
15.10 |
213.9 |
17.95 |
3.65 |
4.34 |
SIP0023 |
Pampa Campamento |
Infill |
383.40 |
384.05 |
0.65 |
0.37 |
25.50 |
304.0 |
29.55 |
8.08 |
9.36 |
SIP0024 |
Pampa Campamento |
Infill |
500.54 |
502.27 |
1.73 |
0.96 |
6.28 |
41.0 |
6.83 |
5.23 |
5.69 |
UIP0056 |
Pampa Campamento |
Infill |
195.32 |
197.59 |
2.27 |
0.77 |
26.80 |
226.4 |
29.82 |
18.09 |
20.13 |
UIP0058 |
Pampa Campamento |
Infill |
214.44 |
217.08 |
2.64 |
1.03 |
13.47 |
89.8 |
14.67 |
11.68 |
12.71 |
UIP0059 |
Pampa Campamento |
Infill |
226.42 |
226.85 |
0.43 |
0.40 |
56.00 |
172.5 |
58.30 |
18.67 |
19.43 |
UIP0060 |
Pampa Campamento |
Infill |
246.10 |
249.35 |
3.25 |
0.81 |
14.60 |
82.6 |
15.70 |
9.98 |
10.73 |
UIP0062 |
Pampa Campamento |
Infill |
229.39 |
230.40 |
1.01 |
0.95 |
36.90 |
970.0 |
49.83 |
29.21 |
39.45 |
UIP0063 |
Pampa Campamento |
Infill |
252.25 |
253.23 |
0.98 |
0.93 |
38.14 |
603.4 |
46.18 |
29.75 |
36.02 |
UIP0064 |
Pampa Campamento |
Infill |
373.60 |
374.62 |
1.02 |
1.00 |
30.76 |
1569.0 |
51.68 |
25.92 |
43.54 |
UIP0068 |
Pampa Campamento |
Infill |
288.74 |
290.95 |
2.21 |
0.94 |
56.00 |
110.5 |
57.47 |
44.80 |
45.98 |
UIP0071 |
Pampa Campamento |
Infill |
293.80 |
294.20 |
0.40 |
0.32 |
17.70 |
29.3 |
18.09 |
4.72 |
4.82 |
UIP0075 |
Pampa Campamento |
Infill |
348.60 |
354.60 |
6.00 |
1.80 |
31.30 |
1333.8 |
49.08 |
31.30 |
49.08 |
UIP0077 |
Pampa Campamento |
Infill |
230.00 |
233.47 |
3.47 |
1.57 |
12.63 |
167.6 |
14.86 |
12.63 |
14.86 |
UIP0079 |
Pampa Campamento |
Infill |
450.87 |
452.32 |
1.45 |
1.22 |
9.87 |
47.8 |
10.51 |
9.87 |
10.51 |
UES0018 |
Sorpresa |
Exp. |
252.93 |
254.60 |
1.67 |
1.44 |
4.19 |
73.9 |
5.18 |
4.19 |
5.18 |
SIS0013 |
Sorpresa Este |
Infill |
368.95 |
369.68 |
0.73 |
0.41 |
15.70 |
116.3 |
17.25 |
5.50 |
6.04 |
UIS0015 |
Sorpresa Este |
Infill |
74.24 |
74.77 |
0.53 |
0.42 |
13.20 |
865.0 |
24.73 |
4.66 |
8.74 |
UIS0021 |
Sorpresa Este |
Infill |
59.88 |
60.42 |
0.54 |
0.54 |
16.80 |
291.0 |
20.68 |
7.56 |
9.31 |
UIS0017 |
Sorpresa Este (-15) |
Infill |
116.90 |
117.30 |
0.40 |
0.33 |
22.30 |
1599.0 |
43.62 |
6.50 |
12.72 |
UES0016 |
Sorpresa Este Norte |
Exp. |
241.96 |
242.91 |
0.95 |
0.93 |
7.60 |
278.0 |
11.31 |
6.33 |
9.42 |
Figure 1: El Peñón, La Paloma Vein
Longitudinal Section, Looking East, Highlighting Recent Infill and
Exploration Drilling
Results.https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/d00a94a2-6e48-41a1-85ba-e6d637e4d2f6
In 2021, the Company initiated a program of
exploratory drilling to test a new conceptual exploration target
south of the El Peñón vein system, where the Peñón rhyolite, a key
host unit in the core mine, was projected to extend at depth below
cover along the projected southern extensions of key core mine
structures. The Peñón vein system is a very large complex vein
array characterized by several wide, core vein structures within a
much larger halo of secondary veins. In spite of the challenges
inherent to exploration below cover, and the early stage of the
drilling campaign, initial drill results are considered highly
encouraging and establish the continuation south of the El Peñón
vein system. Limited exploration drilling to date in this new area,
up to 1,200 metres south of the existing workings, has generated
positive results along two widely separated sections located two
kilometres apart in an east-west direction. Exploratory drilling
highlights from these areas include the following core length
intervals: 4.22 g/t of gold and 6.1 g/t of silver over 2.00 metres
(3.94 g/t of gold equivalent over 1.20 metre horizontal mining
width) in drill hole SDX0621; 2.32 g/t of gold and 69.9 g/t of
silver over 2.50 metres (3.25 g/t of gold equivalent over 1.20
metre horizontal mining width) and high grade intercept of 15.90
g/t of gold and 415.0 g/t of silver over 0.50 metres (6.25 g/t of
gold equivalent over 1.20 metre horizontal mining width) in drill
hole SDX0617; 4.26 g/t of gold and 279.7 g/t of silver over 1.55
metres (6.66 g/t of gold equivalent over 1.20 metre horizontal
mining width), including 1.00 metre grading 6.00 g/t of gold and
372.0 g/t of silver (5.89 g/t of gold equivalent over 1.20 metre
horizontal mining width) in drill hole SDX0622; and 4.30g/t of gold
and 261.0 g/t of silver over 1.57 metres in hole UED0069 (7.46 g/t
of gold equivalent over 1.20 metres horizontal mining width). See
Table 2 for these and other select exploration results from the
South Deeps area. Exploration in 2022 will focus on step out and
new sectional drilling to identify the widest structures in this
new domain south of the mine.
Table 2. El Peñón South Deeps Drill
Intercepts, Select for Intervals Greater than 2.5 g/t of Gold Eq.
Over Diluted Width of 1.2 Metres. Gold Equivalent Equals
Au(g/t)+Ag(g/t)/75.
Hole |
Zone |
Including |
From(m) |
To(m) |
CoreLength (m) |
Est. TrueWidth (m) |
Gold (g/t) |
Silver (g/t) |
Gold Eq.(g/t)* |
Gold (g/t)Over DilutedWidth of 1.2
m |
Gold Eq. (g/t)Over DilutedWidth of 1.2
m |
UED0066 |
South Deeps |
|
281.10 |
282.20 |
1.10 |
0.90 |
1.74 |
141.4 |
3.63 |
1.31 |
2.72 |
UED0069 |
South Deeps |
|
280.43 |
282.00 |
1.57 |
1.15 |
4.30 |
261.0 |
7.78 |
4.12 |
7.46 |
SDX0617 |
South Deeps |
|
444.50 |
445.00 |
0.50 |
0.35 |
15.90 |
415.0 |
21.43 |
4.64 |
6.25 |
|
445.50 |
448.00 |
2.50 |
1.75 |
2.32 |
69.9 |
3.25 |
2.32 |
3.25 |
|
844.20 |
845.20 |
1.00 |
0.77 |
4.51 |
7.1 |
4.60 |
2.89 |
2.95 |
SDX0620 |
South Deeps |
|
684.50 |
685.50 |
1.00 |
0.90 |
3.80 |
32.4 |
4.23 |
2.85 |
3.17 |
SDX0621 |
South Deeps |
|
514.00 |
516.00 |
2.00 |
1.10 |
4.22 |
6.1 |
4.30 |
3.87 |
3.94 |
SDX0622 |
South Deeps |
|
587.00 |
588.55 |
1.55 |
1.00 |
4.26 |
279.7 |
7.99 |
3.55 |
6.66 |
Incl. |
587.55 |
588.55 |
1.00 |
0.65 |
6.00 |
372.0 |
10.96 |
3.23 |
5.89 |
Figure 2: El Peñón, Plan Map Showing the
Core Mine Deposit (Total Production to Year End 2021 of 5.5 Million
Ounces of Gold and 137.6 Million Ounces of Silver)
and Close Up View of the New South Deeps Discovery Area
Highlighting Recent Drilling
Results.https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/8f7870a8-1262-44c3-8856-3ed98ea905bc
Figure 3: El Peñón, South Deeps Cross
Section (A-A’ on Figure 2) (Looking North) Showing Geology and
Highlighting Recent Drilling
Results.https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/6ee957ac-7b60-4111-8965-038871ca6eac
Odyssey: Infill drilling confirming
robustness and continuity of known mineralization and step-out
drilling points to continuity of the east extension at East
Gouldie
Yamana and Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd., who each
hold a 50% interest in the Canadian Malartic General Partnership
(the “Partnership”), owner and operator of the Canadian Malartic
mine, announced a positive construction decision for the Odyssey
underground project at Canadian Malartic on February 11, 2021.
In 2021, twelve surface drills completed 123,680
metres of drilling and two underground drills completed 9,722
metres of drilling. The focus of the surface drilling was to
infill and extend the East Gouldie deposit and test the Odyssey
internal zones. The underground drilling was primarily focused
on infill drilling of inferred mineral resources to indicated
mineral resources at the Odyssey South deposit.
At East Gouldie, the 2021 drilling campaign
continued to infill the core of the deposit and extended the
boundaries of the known mineralization with 82 new pierce points in
the East Gouldie mineralized envelope. Over 50% of the inferred
resource has been drilled to 75 metre centres with selected volumes
drilled to 40 metre centres. At year end 2021, approximately
1.5 million ounces (11.9 million tonnes grading 3.88 g/t of gold)
had been converted to indicated mineral resources and an additional
1.2 million ounces (10.7 million tonnes at 3.4 g/t of gold) had
been added to inferred mineral resources for a total of 6.1 million
ounces of gold in 61.6 million tonnes at 3.1 g/t of gold (100%
basis).
The infill drilling continues to define robust
North and South lenses of mineralization that locally merge into a
single zone of significant width and grade. New highlights from the
south lens include MEX 21-226W with 5.90 g/t of gold over an
estimated true width of 21.31 metres, MEX 21-226 with 2.08 g/t of
gold over an estimates true width of 64.89 metres, including
estimated true width intervals of 3.48 g/t of gold over 11.25
metres and 3.38 g/t of gold over 13.41 metres. Highlights from the
North lens include MEX 21-207W with 4.80 g/t of gold over an
estimated true width of 40.90 metres, MEX 21-208WA with 5.37 g/t of
gold over an estimated true width of 32.24 metres. The unified
north and south lens include highlights of MEX 21-207 with 3.95 g/t
of gold over an estimated true width of 58.50 metres and wedge hole
MEX21-207WZ with 3.96 g/t of gold over an estimated true width of
38.91 metres, including 5.36 g/t of gold over 10.00 metres.
Recent underground drill results in the Odyssey
Internal Zone and the Jupiter Zone continue to demonstrate the
potential to add mineral resources in close proximity to the
Odyssey North and Odyssey South deposits. Drill hole
MEV21-213R intersected mineralization in this internal zone and
returned three intercepts yielding 3.21 g/t of gold over 20.80
metres (core length) at 558 metres depth, 3.90 g/t of gold over
9.90 metres (core length) at 641 metres depth and 3.88 g/t of gold
over 8.70 metres (core depth) at 1,095 metres depth. Drill Hole
MEV21-215 in Odyssey South returned 4.30 g/t of gold over a core
length of 24.50 metres. This information will help develop models
for these internal zones.
Table 3. East Gouldie, Odyssey and
Jupiter Drill Intercepts, Select for Intervals Greater than 50 gram
metre metal factor (Gold g/t Uncapped Multiplied by Core Length in
Metres).
Drill hole |
Zone |
Type |
Including |
From (m) |
To(m) |
Core Length (m) |
EstimatedTrueWidth (m) |
Gold grade(g/t)(uncapped) |
Gold grade(g/t) (20 g/t
Au,capped) |
Depth ofmidpointbelowsurface(m) |
CP-ODY-20-03A |
Unknown |
Expl. |
|
1730.00 |
1751.50 |
21.50 |
- |
3.29 |
- |
-1739 |
MEV21-211 |
Odyssey - Internal Zone |
Expl. |
|
332.30 |
357.50 |
25.20 |
- |
3.79 |
3.10 |
-245 |
Incl. |
332.30 |
337.00 |
4.70 |
- |
16.00 |
12.03 |
-237 |
Expl. |
|
427.10 |
449.30 |
22.20 |
- |
3.30 |
- |
-314 |
MEV21-213R |
Jupiter |
Expl. |
|
581.00 |
597.00 |
16.00 |
7.10 |
3.50 |
- |
-492 |
Odyssey - Internal Zone |
Expl. |
|
658.00 |
678.80 |
20.80 |
- |
4.10 |
3.21 |
-558 |
Expl. |
|
764.00 |
773.90 |
9.90 |
- |
6.30 |
3.90 |
-641 |
Expl. |
|
1325.00 |
1333.70 |
8.70 |
- |
19.50 |
3.88 |
-1095 |
MEV21-215 |
Odyssey - Internal Zone |
Expl. |
|
316.30 |
340.80 |
24.50 |
- |
4.30 |
4.19 |
-262 |
MEV21-218 |
Odyssey South |
Expl. |
|
364.90 |
391.00 |
26.10 |
2.30 |
3.20 |
- |
-285 |
MEV21-222 |
Odyssey South |
Expl. |
|
276.45 |
348.60 |
72.15 |
- |
1.59 |
- |
-261 |
Expl. |
Incl. |
330.25 |
348.60 |
18.35 |
- |
2.58 |
- |
-284 |
MEX21-197W |
East Gouldie - South Zone |
Infill |
|
2067.05 |
2087.00 |
19.95 |
16.21 |
3.22 |
- |
-1891 |
MEX21-197Z |
East Gouldie - South Zone |
Infill |
|
2027.00 |
2049.30 |
22.30 |
19.24 |
2.32 |
- |
-1768 |
MEX21-197ZB |
East Gouldie - South Zone |
Infill |
|
2062.00 |
2085.65 |
23.65 |
20.37 |
3.22 |
- |
-1930 |
MEX21-198ZA |
East Gouldie - South Zone |
Infill |
|
1800.00 |
1812.70 |
12.70 |
10.50 |
6.70 |
- |
-1629 |
MEX21-198ZBEXT |
N of East Gouldie - South Zone |
Infill |
|
1737.00 |
1758.00 |
21.00 |
18.13 |
5.43 |
- |
-1564 |
East Gouldie - South Zone |
Infill |
|
1773.30 |
1803.50 |
30.20 |
26.07 |
2.06 |
- |
-1594 |
MEX21-199ZB |
East Gouldie - North Zone |
Infill |
|
1372.15 |
1384.50 |
12.35 |
12.10 |
6.60 |
6.10 |
-1096 |
MEX21-200 |
East Gouldie - North Zone |
Infill |
|
1011.90 |
1053.00 |
41.10 |
20.20 |
3.00 |
- |
-866 |
MEX21-203RWA |
East Gouldie - North Zone |
Infill |
|
1700.30 |
1709.00 |
8.70 |
7.69 |
6.47 |
- |
-1446 |
East Gouldie - South Zone |
Infill |
|
1729.00 |
1745.00 |
16.00 |
14.18 |
4.20 |
- |
-1469 |
MEX21-203RWB |
East Gouldie - North Zone |
Infill |
|
1714.00 |
1746.00 |
32.00 |
27.04 |
2.48 |
- |
-1436 |
MEX21-203RZ |
East Gouldie - South Zone |
Infill |
|
1703.00 |
1732.50 |
29.50 |
28.40 |
4.30 |
- |
-1452 |
MEX21-203RZA |
East Gouldie - South Zone |
Infill |
|
1730.00 |
1753.00 |
23.00 |
20.29 |
2.80 |
- |
-1484 |
MEX21-204 |
East Gouldie - South Zone |
Infill |
|
1705.15 |
1747.00 |
41.85 |
35.90 |
7.10 |
5.40 |
-1462 |
MEX21-204ZA |
East Gouldie - South Zone |
Infill |
|
1708.00 |
1746.10 |
38.10 |
32.70 |
7.80 |
6.90 |
-1474 |
Incl. |
1729.20 |
1745.60 |
16.40 |
14.08 |
15.50 |
13.50 |
-1483 |
MEX21-206 |
East Gouldie - NS Unified Zone |
Infill |
|
1702.30 |
1750.50 |
48.20 |
41.90 |
1.57 |
- |
-1490 |
MEX21-206Z |
East Gouldie - NS Unified Zone |
Infill |
|
1714.00 |
1743.25 |
29.25 |
28.20 |
3.90 |
2.50 |
-1491 |
MEX21-207 |
East Gouldie - NS Unified Zone |
Infill |
|
1723.00 |
1786.30 |
63.30 |
58.50 |
3.95 |
3.80 |
-1543 |
MEX21-207W |
East Gouldie - North Zone |
Infill |
|
1710.00 |
1757.30 |
47.30 |
40.90 |
4.80 |
- |
-1569 |
MEX21-207WAZ |
East Gouldie - North Zone |
Infill |
|
1710.50 |
1759.50 |
49.00 |
45.72 |
2.75 |
2.59 |
-1549 |
Incl. |
1723.20 |
1731.00 |
7.80 |
7.28 |
10.70 |
- |
-1542 |
East Gouldie - South Zone |
Infill |
|
1766.35 |
1787.00 |
20.65 |
19.31 |
8.38 |
7.76 |
-1581 |
Incl. |
1769.00 |
1780.70 |
11.70 |
10.94 |
13.70 |
12.60 |
-1579 |
MEX21-207WZ |
East Gouldie - NS Unified Zone |
Infill |
|
1739.35 |
1788.00 |
48.65 |
38.91 |
3.96 |
3.90 |
-1561 |
Incl. |
1745.30 |
1752.00 |
6.70 |
5.36 |
10.00 |
9.80 |
-1549 |
S of East Gouldie - NS Unified Zone |
Infill |
|
1795.60 |
1816.25 |
20.65 |
15.80 |
2.44 |
- |
-1594 |
MEX21-208W |
East Gouldie - North Zone |
Conversion |
|
1503.00 |
1528.00 |
25.00 |
23.80 |
10.60 |
10.30 |
-1025 |
MEX21-208WA |
East Gouldie - North Zone |
Conversion |
|
1511.70 |
1545.40 |
33.70 |
32.24 |
5.37 |
5.31 |
-1050 |
MEX21-210 |
Odyssey - Internal Zone |
Infill |
|
498.00 |
509.00 |
11.00 |
- |
5.00 |
- |
-470 |
East Gouldie - North Zone |
Infill |
|
1697.00 |
1710.80 |
13.80 |
13.00 |
3.90 |
- |
-1498 |
MEX21-212 |
East Gouldie - North Zone |
Infill |
|
1434.25 |
1466.40 |
32.15 |
27.30 |
5.98 |
- |
-1264 |
East Gouldie - South Zone |
Infill |
|
1507.30 |
1539.00 |
31.70 |
26.20 |
2.80 |
- |
-1317 |
MEX21-212WZ |
East Gouldie - North Zone |
Infill |
|
1404.00 |
1443.80 |
39.80 |
36.09 |
3.96 |
- |
-1155 |
Incl. |
1405.90 |
1411.30 |
5.40 |
4.90 |
12.20 |
- |
-1146 |
MEX21-212Z |
East Gouldie - North Zone |
Infill |
|
1398.10 |
1415.80 |
17.70 |
16.50 |
4.60 |
- |
-1190 |
MEX21-219 |
Odyssey - Internal Zone |
Infill |
|
694.00 |
730.50 |
36.50 |
- |
1.66 |
- |
-676 |
East Gouldie - South Zone |
Infill |
|
1849.35 |
1905.50 |
56.15 |
46.84 |
1.88 |
- |
-1690 |
Infill |
Incl. |
1890.15 |
1897.55 |
7.40 |
6.17 |
4.58 |
|
-1702 |
MEX21-220W |
East Gouldie - North Zone |
Conversion |
|
1535.50 |
1581.75 |
46.25 |
45.33 |
4.84 |
4.83 |
-1072 |
Incl. |
1540.00 |
1558.25 |
18.25 |
17.89 |
9.08 |
9.04 |
-1067 |
MEX21-224 |
East Gouldie - NS Unified Zone |
Infill |
|
1755.00 |
1795.05 |
40.05 |
35.62 |
2.64 |
2.53 |
-1577 |
MEX21-224WZ |
East Gouldie - NS Unified Zone |
Infill |
|
1723.70 |
1759.00 |
35.30 |
30.30 |
2.35 |
- |
-1522 |
MEX21-226 |
East Gouldie - South Zone |
Infill |
|
1837.00 |
1912.00 |
75.00 |
64.89 |
2.08 |
- |
-1719 |
Incl. |
1847.00 |
1860.00 |
13.00 |
11.25 |
3.48 |
- |
-1701 |
Incl. |
1887.00 |
1902.50 |
15.50 |
13.41 |
3.38 |
- |
-1735 |
MEX21-226W |
East Gouldie - South Zone |
Infill |
|
1861.15 |
1885.70 |
24.55 |
21.31 |
5.90 |
- |
-1665 |
MEX21-227 |
Odyssey - South Zone |
Infill |
|
475.00 |
519.00 |
44.00 |
17.24 |
3.26 |
2.21 |
-479 |
East Gouldie - South Zone |
Infill |
|
1629.70 |
1675.00 |
45.30 |
36.05 |
3.43 |
- |
-1527 |
MEX21-228 |
East Gouldie - South Zone |
Infill |
|
1752.00 |
1794.00 |
42.00 |
38.72 |
2.54 |
- |
-1575 |
MEX21-230 |
Odyssey - South Zone |
Infill |
|
478.05 |
493.70 |
15.65 |
3.98 |
4.03 |
- |
-382 |
East Gouldie - North Zone |
Infill |
|
1433.20 |
1461.50 |
28.30 |
28.14 |
2.21 |
- |
-1016 |
Figure 4: East Gouldie Longitudinal and
Cross Sections Demonstrating Infill Drilling Results and East
Extension Exploration Drilling Results
Highlights.https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/b16499ab-361d-4f9f-85e0-6a8a54985c60
Exploration drilling also continues to expand
the East Gouldie mineralization to the east. Exploration step outs
were previously reported in September 2021 (Please see the press
release issued September 7, 2021, titled ‘Yamana Gold Reports
Positive Exploration Results At It’s Producing Mines; New Zones And
Targets Identified At All Operations With The Potential To
Significantly Expand The Mineral Resource Base And Increase Mine
Life; East Gouldie Results Highlight Continuity And Scale Of The
Zone’, available at www.yamana.com) and additional drilling
completed to date has generated further positive results with drill
hole RD21-4659 reporting two intervals in East Gouldie Extension,
including estimated true width intercepts: 3.64 g/t of gold over
6.46 metres and 2.64 g/t of gold over 7.41 metres. This drill hole
is located 600 metres east of the year end 2021 resource envelope.
Drill hole RD21-4683 intersected 3.48 g/t of gold over an estimated
true width of 2.67 metres within a broader mineralized interval
assaying 1.38 g/t of gold over an estimated true width of 9.89
metres. Modest results also continue to define a second mineralized
shear zone, the Titan Zone, located approximately 350 metres south
of East Gouldie, expanding the mineralized footprint and providing
a new, little tested target volume adjacent East Gouldie.
Table 4. East Gouldie East Extension
Drill Intercepts, Select for Intervals Greater than 5.0 gram metre
metal factor (Gold g/t Multiplied by Core Length in
Metres).
Drill hole |
Zone |
Including |
From(m) |
To(m) |
CoreLength(m) |
HorizontalWidth (m) |
EstimatedTrue Width(m) |
Gold grade(g/t)(uncapped) |
Depth of midpointbelow surface (m) |
RD21-4683 |
South Porphyry |
|
1226.60 |
1234.00 |
7.40 |
2.70 |
- |
1.22 |
-1145 |
|
1256.00 |
1268.50 |
12.50 |
4.50 |
- |
0.96 |
-1175 |
|
1423.50 |
1427.00 |
3.50 |
1.20 |
- |
2.54 |
-1327 |
East Gouldie Extension |
|
2229.50 |
2240.60 |
11.10 |
- |
9.89 |
1.38 |
-2039 |
Incl. |
2231.00 |
2234.00 |
3.00 |
- |
2.67 |
3.48 |
-2037 |
RD20-4677BB |
Titan |
|
2293.00 |
2301.30 |
8.30 |
- |
7.37 |
1.53 |
-1956 |
|
2307.50 |
2308.85 |
1.35 |
- |
1.20 |
6.13 |
-1963 |
RD20-4659 |
East Gouldie Extension N |
|
1702.00 |
1709.00 |
7.00 |
- |
6.46 |
3.64 |
-1390 |
East Gouldie Extension S |
|
1739.00 |
1747.00 |
8.00 |
- |
7.41 |
2.64 |
-1419 |
Titan |
|
2109.30 |
2130.00 |
20.70 |
- |
18.82 |
0.97 |
-1680 |
RD21-4688 |
North of #12 Porphyry |
|
579.50 |
597.20 |
17.70 |
7.00 |
- |
3.22 |
-548 |
|
605.40 |
609.35 |
3.95 |
1.50 |
- |
7.05 |
-565 |
At the Canadian Malartic mine, the Company
expects to spend approximately $11.9 million (50% basis) for
136,800 metres (100% basis) of exploration and conversion drilling.
The program will continue to advance the infill drilling at East
Gouldie, focused on the conversion of inferred mineral resources to
indicated mineral resources, and to continue further resource
expansion. With ramp development under way as part of the
Odyssey Mine project, the Company expects to be able to continue
underground conversion drilling from the ramp in 2022. In
addition, the Company is planning to spend approximately $4.1
million (50% basis) on 21,900 metres (100% basis) of exploration
drilling to expand mineralization towards the east in the East
Gouldie horizon and the new Titan zone at depth on the Rand
property. This drilling should provide 300 to 500 metre centres
that will inform future exploration of this high potential
volume. Some drilling is also planned on the nearby East
Amphi property to extend the Nessie and Kraken zones.
Canadian Malartic royalty repurchase
agreement
The Partnership has entered into a royalty
repurchase agreement with Tintina Mines Limited (“Tintina Mines”)
effective March 17, 2022 to exercise its buy-out option to
repurchase the 2% net smelter return royalty on its Rand property
for $7,000,000. The Partnership originally acquired the Rand
property on March 25, 2019 and in connection with the transaction,
granted a wholly owned subsidiary of Tintina Mines a net smelter
royalty equal to 2% of the net smelter returns from precious metals
produced from the property, with an accompanying repurchase right,
which has now been exercised. With the completion of this
transaction, there are now no further royalties that remain on the
Rand property.
Wasamac: Positive results confirming
wide mining widths and continuous mineralization
Wasamac is a development-stage underground gold
project located 15 kilometres west of Rouyn-Noranda in the prolific
Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of the mining-friendly province of
Quebec. The project is well located, adjacent to the Trans-Canada
highway and 100 kilometres west of the Company’s 50%-owned Canadian
Malartic mine.
Exploration activities continued to ramp up
during the fourth quarter, with a focus on infill drilling on the
Wasamac resource area, with 21,649 metres of infill drilling in 31
drill holes completed in 2021. Three drill rigs will continue to
advance the infill drilling and exploration programs during 2022.
Drilling completed in the fourth quarter also included 2,293 metres
of geotechnical drilling in 28 drill holes in the ramp area,
bringing total geotechnical drilling completed in 2021 to 6,463
metres in 36 drill holes. Exploration drilling completed in 2021
totaled 7,291 metres in 22 holes, divided between the West Wasa
Shear offset, Wildcat, Wildcat South and West 117 Wasa targets.
Results are pending for most drill holes.
Results received to date include several new
intercepts in Zone 2, which have returned positive results
confirming wide mining widths and consistent mineralized zone in
this area. Highlights from this drilling include the following
estimated true width intercepts: WS-21-556 with 3.17 g/t of gold
over 14.78 metres; WS-21-539 with 3.41 g/t of gold over 5.02
metres; WS-21-532 with 2.30 g/t of gold over 16.71 metres; and
WS-21-534 with 4.46 g/t of gold over 3.45 metres.
Table 5. Wasamac Project, 2021 Drilling
Highlights for Intervals Greater Than 10.0 Gram*Metres (Gold g/t
Uncapped Multiplied by Estimated True Width in
Metres).
Drill hole |
Zone |
Including |
From(m) |
To(m) |
CoreLength (m) |
EstimatedTrue Width(m) |
Gold grade(g/t)(uncapped) |
Metal Factor - Gold (g/t) x Est. TrueWidth
(m) |
WS-21-532 |
Wasa Shear Zone |
|
505.00 |
531.00 |
26.00 |
16.71 |
2.30 |
38.44 |
WS-21-534 |
Lower Hanging Wall Zone |
|
598.40 |
620.90 |
22.50 |
17.24 |
1.01 |
17.41 |
Incl. |
611.90 |
620.90 |
9.00 |
6.89 |
1.71 |
11.79 |
Wasa Shear Zone |
|
620.90 |
625.40 |
4.50 |
3.45 |
4.46 |
15.37 |
WS-21-535 |
Wasa Shear Zone |
|
421.12 |
434.85 |
13.73 |
7.88 |
1.81 |
14.25 |
Incl. |
421.12 |
423.24 |
2.12 |
1.62 |
3.54 |
5.75 |
Incl. |
427.94 |
434.85 |
6.91 |
3.46 |
2.34 |
8.08 |
WS-21-539 |
Wasa Shear Zone |
|
361.95 |
367.75 |
5.80 |
5.02 |
3.41 |
17.13 |
WS-21-551 |
Lower Hanging Wall Zone |
|
518.00 |
531.25 |
13.25 |
10.15 |
1.15 |
11.67 |
WS-21-552 |
Lower Hanging Wall Zone-Wasa Shear Zone |
|
422.50 |
449.00 |
26.50 |
24.90 |
0.93 |
23.16 |
Incl. |
425.50 |
430.30 |
4.80 |
4.35 |
2.38 |
10.35 |
WS-21-553 |
Upper Hanging Wall Zone |
|
607.60 |
663.90 |
56.30 |
39.81 |
0.82 |
32.64 |
Incl. |
611.15 |
616.20 |
5.05 |
3.87 |
2.55 |
9.86 |
Incl. |
628.95 |
633.70 |
4.75 |
3.36 |
1.62 |
5.44 |
Incl. |
646.80 |
652.00 |
5.20 |
3.34 |
2.33 |
7.79 |
Wasa Shear Zone |
|
728.30 |
752.68 |
24.38 |
13.98 |
1.83 |
25.59 |
Incl. |
732.58 |
752.68 |
20.10 |
11.53 |
2.07 |
23.86 |
WS-21-556 |
Wasa Shear Zone |
|
510.10 |
529.40 |
19.30 |
14.78 |
3.17 |
46.87 |
WS-21-557 |
Upper Hanging Wall Zone |
|
625.65 |
646.40 |
20.75 |
15.90 |
1.77 |
28.13 |
Wasa Shear Zone |
|
784.90 |
812.30 |
27.40 |
19.37 |
0.94 |
18.21 |
Incl. |
785.75 |
790.40 |
4.65 |
3.29 |
1.64 |
5.39 |
Incl. |
804.30 |
812.30 |
8.00 |
5.66 |
1.49 |
8.43 |
Figure 5: Wasamac Longitudinal Section (Looking North)
Demonstrating Recent Infill Drilling Results
Highlights.https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/38d9449d-fe02-48cd-9966-87322ce3b53a
As previously reported (Please see the press
release issued December 1, 2021, titled ‘Yamana Gold Announces The
Discovery Of New Mineralized Zones At Wasamac And Provides An
Update On Its Growth Projects’, available at www.yamana.com),
exploration drilling at Wasamac continues to deliver promising
results. An exploration hole WS-21-524, drilled south of the
Wildcat zone testing targets from the 2021 magnetic susceptibility
survey, intersected two new mineralized zones, referred to as South
Wildcat. The first is a zone of shearing and quartz carbonate
stockwork in altered mafic volcanic rocks intercepted at a downhole
depth of 402.93 metres, which returned 7.31 g/t of gold over an
estimated true width of 3.37 metres. The drill hole ended in a wide
zone of shearing and strong alteration with anomalous gold grades
including 2.3 g/t of gold over a core length of 0.6 metres and 1.3
g/t of gold over a core length of 0.3 metres. This drill hole
demonstrates the excellent potential of the area south of the
Wasamac shear and north of the Cadillac Tectonic zone where
follow-up drilling is ongoing.
Completed inaugural Climate Action
Report Yamana has completed its inaugural Climate Action
Report disclosing information on the recommendations of the Task
Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) which will
be available on the Company's website on April 11, 2022. The report
builds on the Company's 2021 climate action work and includes
information on Company's approaches to climate governance,
strategy, risk management, and targets, metrics and performance.
The report also describes how the Company will achieve its 1.5ºC
science-based target compared to pre-industrial levels by 2030. The
Company is well positioned to achieve its 2030 climate action
target with only modest expenditures.
2022 Investor DayThe Company will host an
Investor Day on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. ET. A webcast of the event will be available at
www.yamana.com.
Qualified Persons
Scientific and technical information contained
in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Sébastien
Bernier (P. Geo and Senior Director, Reserves and Resources).
Sébastien Bernier is an employee of Yamana Gold Inc. and a
"Qualified Person" as defined by Canadian Securities
Administrators' National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of
Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
Quality Assurance and Quality
ControlYamana incorporates a Quality Assurance and Quality
Control (“QA/QC”) program for all of its mines and exploration
projects which conforms to industry best practices.
Samples are transported in security sealed bags
for preparation at ALS Geochemistry. ALS and SGS are both ISO
9001:2008 and 17025 certified laboratories. Gold is analyzed by
gold fire assay with 30 grams aliquot and AAS finish (lab code:
Au-AA25). Au-AA25 is certified from 0.01 to 100 g/t gold. Samples
over 100 g/t gold are re-analyzed by gravimetric finish methods.
Silver is determined using a four acid digestion and ICP-MS finish
(ultra trace). The ME-MS61 method we use for silver is certified
0.01 to 100 ppm. Five percent of all pulps are further checked by a
secondary certified laboratory (SGS) using the same ore grade fire
assay analytical method.
All exploration diamond drill cores are split in
half by core sawing and sampled at appropriate intervals for assay.
The remaining core, and pulps are stored on-site in a secure
location. We disposed of the rejects at the lab after the QA/QC was
complete.
Certified reference standards, blanks and
duplicates (preparation and analytical) are routinely inserted into
the sample stream as a control for assay accuracy, bias, precision
and contamination. The results of these checks are tracked and
failures are re-analyzed. This information also includes pulp
checks carried out in the secondary lab.
About YamanaYamana Gold Inc. is
a Canadian-based precious metals producer with significant gold and
silver production, development stage properties, exploration
properties, and land positions throughout the Americas, including
Canada, Brazil, Chile and Argentina. Yamana plans to continue to
build on this base through expansion and optimization initiatives
at existing operating mines, development of new mines, the
advancement of its exploration properties and, at times, by
targeting other consolidation opportunities with a primary focus in
the Americas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE
CONTACT:Investor Relations
416-815-02201-888-809-0925Email: investor@yamana.com
FTI Consulting (UK Public Relations)Sara Powell
/ Ben Brewerton+44 7931 765 223 / +44 203 727 1000
Peel Hunt LLP (Joint UK Corporate
Broker)Ross Allister / David McKeown / Alexander
AllenTelephone: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900
Berenberg (Joint UK Corporate
Broker)Matthew Armitt / Jennifer Wyllie / Detlir Elezi
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 3207 7800
Credit Suisse (Joint UK Corporate
Broker)Ben Lawrence / David Nangle Telephone: +44 (0) 20
7888 8888
END NOTES
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GEO is calculated as the sum of gold ounces and the gold equivalent
of silver ounces using an assumed ratio of 72.00 for guidance. |
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STATEMENTS: This news release contains or incorporates by reference
“forward-looking statements” and “forward-looking information”
under applicable Canadian securities legislation and within the
meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Forward-looking information includes, but is not
limited to information with respect to the Company’s strategy,
plans and expected project exploration and development, including
exploration drilling plans and results from the Company’s
generative program and other exploration programs and potential to
significantly extend mine lives at the Company’s projects; new
significant near-mine areas for exploration; ability to leverage
existing infrastructure and plants, results supporting strategic
plans; future conversion of mineral resources to mineral reserves;
potential to add mineral resources at the Company’s projects;
production growth within 10 years and beyond and other expected
timelines. Forward-looking statements are characterized by words
such as “plan", “expect”, “budget”, “target”, “project”, “intend”,
“believe”, “anticipate”, “estimate” and other similar words, or
statements that certain events or conditions “may” or “will” occur.
Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions, assumptions
and estimates of management considered reasonable at the date the
statements are made, and are inherently subject to a variety of
risks and uncertainties and other known and unknown factors that
could cause actual events or results to differ materially from
those projected in the forward-looking statements. These factors
include the Company’s expectations in connection with the
production and exploration, development and expansion plans at the
Company's projects discussed herein being met, the impact of
proposed optimizations at the Company's projects, changes in
national and local government legislation, taxation, controls or
regulations and/or change in the administration of laws, policies
and practices, and the impact of general business and economic
conditions, global liquidity and credit availability on the timing
of cash flows and the values of assets and liabilities based on
projected future conditions, fluctuating metal prices (such as
gold, silver, copper and zinc), currency exchange rates (such as
the Canadian Dollar, the Brazilian Real, the Chilean Peso and the
Argentine Peso versus the United States Dollar), the impact of
inflation, possible variations in ore grade or recovery rates,
changes in accounting policies, changes in mineral resources and
mineral reserves, risks related to asset dispositions, risks
related to metal purchase agreements, risks related to
acquisitions, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be
refined, changes in project development, construction, production
and commissioning time frames, risks associated with infectious
diseases, including COVID-19, unanticipated costs and expenses,
higher prices for fuel, steel, power, labour and other consumables
contributing to higher costs and general risks of the mining
industry, failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as
anticipated, unexpected changes in mine life, final pricing for
concentrate sales, unanticipated results of future studies,
seasonality and unanticipated weather changes, costs and timing of
the development of new deposits, success of exploration activities,
permitting timelines, government regulation and the risk of
government expropriation or nationalization of mining operations,
risks related to relying on local advisors and consultants in
foreign jurisdictions, environmental risks, unanticipated
reclamation expenses, risks relating to joint venture operations,
title disputes or claims, limitations on insurance coverage, timing
and possible outcome of pending and outstanding litigation and
labour disputes, risks related to enforcing legal rights in foreign
jurisdictions, as well as those risk factors discussed or referred
to herein and in the Company's Annual Information Form filed with
the securities regulatory authorities in all provinces of Canada
and available at www.sedar.com, and the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 40-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission. Although the Company has attempted to identify
important factors that could cause actual actions, events or
results to differ materially from those described in
forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause
actions, events or results not to be anticipated, estimated or
intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements
will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events
could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking
statements if circumstances or management’s estimates, assumptions
or opinions should change, except as required by applicable law.
The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking information
contained herein is presented for the purpose of assisting
investors in understanding the Company’s plans and objectives in
connection with its exploration programs and results of exploration
and may not be appropriate for other purposes.
(All amounts are expressed in United States Dollars unless
otherwise indicated.)
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