First Majestic is a publicly traded mining company focused on silver and gold production in Mexico and the United States. The Company presently owns and operates four producing underground mines in Mexico: the Los Gatos Silver Mine (the Company holds a 70% interest in the Los Gatos Joint Venture that owns and operates the mine), the Santa Elena Silver/Gold Mine, the San Dimas Silver/Gold Mine, and the La Encantada Silver Mine, as well as a portfolio of development and exploration assets, including the Jerritt Canyon Gold project located in northeastern Nevada, U.S.A.
The Los Gatos Silver Mine is 70% owned by First Majestic Silver Corp. and is comprised of mining concessions that totals 103,140 hectares. The remaining 30% is owned by Dowa Metals & Mining Co., Ltd. The Los Gatos operation consists of an underground mine, processing plant and associated surface facilities. The processing plant employs a conventional design and flotation technology typical of silver-zinc-lead operations. The processing flow sheet is comprised of a crushing and grinding circuit, including jaw crusher, semi-autogenous grinding mill and ball mill, which feeds a flotation plant consisting of lead and zinc flotation circuits (including rougher, regrind and cleaner stages), lead and zinc concentrate thickening, and tailings thickening. The current operating throughput target is approximately 3,500 tons per day.
The Santa Elena Silver/Gold Mine is located approximately 150 kilometres northeast of the city of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. The operating plan for Santa Elena involves the processing of ore in a 3,000 tons per day cyanidation circuit from underground reserves. Santa Elena consists of a central processing plant that can receive ore from two separate underground mining operations, Santa Elena and Ermitaño. The Company owns 100% of the Santa Elena mine including mining concessions totaling 102,244 hectares.
The San Dimas Silver/Gold Mine is located approximately 130 kilometres northwest of the city of Durango, Durango State, Mexico. San Dimas is the largest producing underground mine in the state of Durango with over 250 years of operating history. The San Dimas operating plan involves processing ore from several underground mining areas with a 2,500 ton per day capacity milling operation that produces silver/gold doré bars. The mine is accessible via a 40-minute flight from the Durango International Airport to a private airstrip in the town of Tayoltita, or by improved roadway. The Company owns 100% of the San Dimas mine that includes 71,868 hectares of mining claims located in the states of Durango and Sinaloa, Mexico.
The La Encantada Silver Mine is an underground mine located in the northern Mexico State of Coahuila, 708 kilometres northeast of Torreon. La Encantada has 4,076 hectares of mineral concessions and surface land ownership of 1,343 hectares. La Encantada also has a 4,000 ton per day cyanidation plant, a camp with 120 houses as well as administrative offices, laboratory, general store, hospital, airstrip and all the necessary infrastructure required for such an operation. The mine is accessible via a two-hour flight from the Durango International Airport to the mine’s private airstrip, or via an improved road from the closest city, Muzquiz, Coahuila State, which is 225 kilometres away. The Company owns 100% of the La Encantada mine.
Management strongly believes that investors are set to benefit from rising silver prices due to growing industrial and investor demands for silver. For this reason, the Company continues to focus on growing production and the development of its core assets currently within three world class mining districts. This growth and development are backed by smart accretive merger and acquisition transactions, industry leading technological advancements, and R&D. With an experienced Management team comprised of proven company and mine builders, shareholders are poised to capitalize on First Majestic's exceptional organic growth plans and industry-leading silver exposure. We are a diverse and inclusive organization, committed to socially responsible mining, and strive to become the world’s largest primary silver producer.
First Majestic is also proud to own and operate its own minting facility, First Mint, LLC, and to offer a portion of its silver production for sale to the public. Bars, ingots, coins and medallions are available for purchase online at some of the lowest premiums available.