The Arcata mine is a large silver mine located in the south of Peru in Arequipa Region. Arcata represents one of the largest silver reserve in Peru and in the world having estimated reserves of 46.6 million oz of silver.[1]

Arcata mine
Location
Arequipa Region
CountryPeru
Production
Productssilver

Statistics

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2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Ore production (tonnes) 677,309 648,051 701,947 900,861 773,498 687,966 645,974 643,059 557,870 415,400
Average silver grade (g/t) 337 323 286 217 271 312 439 503 571 560
Average gold grade (g/t) 1.24 0.99 0.85 0.74 0.83 0.88 1.40 1.56 1.53 1.43
Silver produced (koz) 6,343 5,613 5,827 4,984 5,526 6,081 8,099 9,542 9,032 6,553
Gold produced (koz) 22.54 15.67 16.89 16.83 17.27 17.38 25.83 28.64 24.04 16.48
Silver equivalent produced (koz) 8,011 6,772 6,841 5,994 6,562 7,124 9,649 11,260 10,474 7,542
Silver sold (koz) 6,346 5,653 5,621 4,924 5,236 5,979 8,095 8,748 8,564 6,544
Gold sold (koz) 22.04 15.3 15.66 15.95 15.9 16.7 24.9 26.02 22.36 15.50
Resources (attrib. Moz Ag Eq) 104.2 117.6 108.7 99.4 106.4 112.3 98.7 79.4 87.2 70.3
Resource LOM (yrs) n/a n/a n/a 11.6 11.7 11.5 9.6 7.4 9.3 10.1
Capacity 2,500 2,500 1,500 1,750 1,750 1,750 1,750 1,750 1,200 1,000

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Reserves & resources". hochschildmining.com. 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
  2. ^ "Arcata – Peru".