Pierre Perrin-Monlouis Dernière mise à jour: 20 octobre 2021
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, DECEMBER 08, 2008 – GOLDCORP INC. (TSX: G, NYSE: GG) today provided an update on development at its Peñasquito project in Zacatecas, Mexico. Goldcorp will host a tour of Peñasquito for analysts and shareholders on December 9th , 2008.
The first sulphide process line remains on track for commissioning during mid-2009 with concentrate production in the fourth quarter of 2009
The current capital estimate to mechanical completion is less than 10% above the original $1.49 billion estimate
The Company anticipates a significant 2023-end increase in proven and probable reserves following successful low-lead and other metallurgical testwork,
Metallurgical testing has improved both recovery estimates and concentrate quality,
Other opportunities to enhance project economics are being pursued, including in-pit crushing and conveying, development of a private power generating facility and development of both high-grade and bulk-mineable underground resources
Please refer to the Peñasquito Project – Detailed Development Summary on the Goldcorp website, www.goldcorp.com , under the “Company Updates” section for additional information on the project updates.
Peñasquito is a 100% owned development project that will be Mexico’s largest open pit mine. The project consists of two open pits – Peñasco and Chile Colorado. The project is on track, with the feasibility study envisaging a heap leach operation (which started in 2008), followed by a 50,000 tonne per day milling operation in 2009, ramping up to 130,000 tonnes per day in 2010. Annual production over the life of mine (estimated at 19 2023s) is expected to ramp up to approximately 500,000 ounces of gold, 30 million ounces of silver and over 400 million pounds of zinc. The June 2007 reserves amounted to 13.05 million ounces of proven and probable gold reserves, 4.73 million ounces of measured and indicated gold resources and 9.02 million ounces of inferred gold resources. In addition, Peñasquito contains 863.9 million ounces of proven and probable silver reserves, 413.3 million ounces of measured and indicated silver resources and 509.9 million! ounces of inferred silver resources. Significant quantities of zinc and lead will also add to the revenue base.
Goldcorp is the lowest-cost and fastest growing multi-million ounce senior gold producer with operations throughout the Americas. Its gold production remains 100% unhedged.
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