Del Toro Silver Mine
 Aerial View of the Del Toro Silver Mine |
The Del Toro Silver Mine is 100% owned by First Majestic Silver Corp. and consists of 399 hectares of mining rights within 22 titled concessions. Production at Del Toro commenced at 1,000 tpd in the first quarter of 2013, making it First Majestic's fifth producing silver mine. Mining operations consist of production from four different underground areas (San Juan, Perseverancia, San Nicolas and Dolores). By 2014, it is expected that Del Toro will reach 4,000 tpd, making it the Company's largest operation.
Location
The Del Toro Silver Mine is located in the Municipality of Chalchihuites, Zacatecas, Mexico. The site is just 60 km southeast of the Company's La Parrilla Silver Mine and will benefit from the local infrastructures (electricity, water and telephones) that are presently available in the area. Basic facilities including restaurants, hotels and gas stations can also be found in Chalchihuites, while major services including banks, repair shops, etc. can be found in Vicente Guerrero town and in Sombrerete town, both located just 50 km away. Access to the property is easily achieved due to the close proximity of Interstate 45 and the state roads which connect the Chalchihuites town to most of the mining claims.
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Above: Construction at Del Toro
Del Toro is located in the Chalchihuites silver mining district in the north-western part of Mexico, at the border zone between the physiographic provinces of Sierra Madre Occidental and Mesa Central. The mineralization at Del Toro occurs as an assemblage of metasomatic and hydrothermal mineral deposits with high-grade silver content including veins, replacement concentrations, stockworks and breccia zones.
Exploration
Exploration at Del Toro has been primarily focused on the investigation of two areas: the San Juan and Perseverancia areas within the projects holdings. Both the San Juan and Perseverancia were historic mines; the Perseverancia was mined for high grade silver rich sulphide ore and the San Juan is believed to be the oldest mine in the district, possibly dating back 500 years.
More recently, the San Nicolas and Dolores areas have also been receiving attention. The San Nicolas and Dolores are two new areas of interest that are currently being defined by drilling. They consist of breccia chimney and vein deposits. Preliminary investigations for these two areas include underground development for both mapping and channel sampling to determine the size and quality of mineral deposits.
For more detailed geological information, readers are encouraged to review the Company's most recent NI 43-101 report (PDF, 20.6 Mb) on the Del Toro Silver Mine.
Reserves & Resources
*For Del Toro, the resulting numbers listed here are in the NI 43-101 results, dated August 20, 2012 with a cut-off date of June 30, 2012 shown on an In-Situ basis using US$ 25.00 oz/Ag, $0.90 Lb/Pb and $0.90 Lb/Zn and $1,600 /oz Au. The technical report issued for Del Toro was reviewed by Leonel Lopez, C.P.G., P.G. of Pincock Allen & Holt as the independent Qualified Person for the Company.
The Reserves/Resources inventories are reported in NI 43-101 Technical Reports published periodically by the Company. The complete report can be viewed in the Reserves/Resources section or on SEDAR.
 Surrounding Mining Districts |
 Del Toro Topographical Map |
 Mining Claims |
) San Juan Mine |
) Perseverancia Mine |
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) Underground Potential |
) San Nicolas Mine |
) Dolores Mine |
) Dolores Mining Claim |