
First Majestic Silver Corp. (NYSE: AG) (TSX: AG) (FSE: FMV) announces that total production in the second quarter of 2025 from the Company’s four producing underground mines in Mexico, namely the Los Gatos Silver Mine (the Company holds a 70% interest in the Los Gatos Joint Venture that owns the mine), the Santa Elena Silver/Gold Mine, the San Dimas Silver/Gold Mine, and the La Encantada Silver Mine reached 7.9 million silver equivalent attributable ounces, consisting of 3.7 million silver ounces, 33,865 gold ounces, 16.1 million pounds of zinc and 9.0 million pounds of lead.
“First Majestic continues to deliver on the commitments made at the start of the year,” said Keith Neumeyer, President & CEO. “During the first half of the year, our operations achieved strong and consistent production, supported by disciplined cost management. We closed Q2 ahead of budget with strong momentum, despite weather-related disruptions and power outages in the final days of June that impacted production at Los Gatos, San Dimas and La Encantada. Looking ahead, we are revising our 2025 guidance positively to reflect improved production and cost targets. The integration of Los Gatos is progressing well, with numerous synergies and opportunities already being identified and leveraged. Operational performance at Santa Elena and San Dimas continues to meet or exceed expectations, allowing us to capitalize on the favourable metal price environment. While La Encantada had a slower start to the year, we anticipate a stronger second half, with both production and cost performance expected to improve.”
Q2 2025 PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS
Attributable Consolidated Production Details:
Q2 | Q2 | Y/Y | Q1 | Q/Q | |
2025 | 2024 | Change | Attributable Consolidated Production Results | 2025 | Change |
1,003,804 | 674,570 | 49% | Ore processed/tonnes milled | 944,373 | 6% |
7,852,311 | 5,289,439 | 48% | Silver equivalent ounces produced | 7,711,709 | 2% |
3,701,995 | 2,104,181 | 76% | Silver ounces produced | 3,704,503 | 0% |
33,865 | 39,339 | (14)% | Gold ounces produced | 36,469 | (7)% |
16,063,947 | N/A | N/A | Zinc pounds produced | 12,492,869 | 29% |
9,014,545 | N/A | N/A | Lead pounds produced | 7,487,065 | 20% |
Q2 2025 Mine-by-Mine Production Details:
Mine | Ore Processed | Tonnes per Day | Ag Grade (g/t) |
Au Grade (g/t) |
Ag Recovery |
Au Recovery |
Ag Oz Produced |
Au Oz Produced |
AgEq Oz Produced |
Los Gatos (100%) | 333,543 | 3,665 | 230 | 0.20 | 88% | 47% | 2,178,499 | 1,009 | 3,481,031 |
Los Gatos (70%) | 233,480 | 2,566 | 230 | 0.20 | 88% | 47% | 1,524,949 | 706 | 2,436,722 |
Santa Elena | 269,830 | 2,965 | 55 | 2.54 | 64% | 94% | 306,224 | 20,637 | 2,318,618 |
San Dimas | 219,198 | 2,409 | 197 | 1.90 | 90% | 93% | 1,242,717 | 12,472 | 2,464,029 |
La Encantada | 281,296 | 3,091 | 106 | 0.01 | 65% | 90% | 628,105 | 49 | 632,942 |
Los Gatos Silver Mine (reported on a 70% attributable basis):
Santa Elena Silver/Gold Mine:
San Dimas Silver/Gold Mine:
La Encantada Silver Mine:
2025 OUTLOOK
The Company is updating its full year 2025 guidance, primarily to reflect the following changes:
As a result of the Company’s strong production results in H1 2025 and continued operating efficiencies, the 2025 attributable consolidated production guidance has increased to 30.6 – 32.6 (mid-point: 31.6) million AgEq ounces, representing a 7% increase compared to the original guidance of 27.8 – 31.2 (mid-point: 29.5) million AgEq ounces, with a 6% and 2% increase in silver and gold production (mid-points), respectively, along with 11% and 8% increases in lead and zinc production (mid-points), respectively.
A mine-by-mine breakdown of the Company’s revised 2025 production and cost guidance is included in the table below. The Company reports cost guidance to reflect cash costs and all-in sustaining costs on a per AgEq attributable payable ounce basis. The metal price and foreign currency assumptions that were used to calculate the numbers below were: silver: $30.00/oz, gold: $2,800/oz, lead: $0.95/lb, zinc: $1.25/lb and MXN:USD 19.5:1.
Guidance for Full Year 2025:
Operation | Silver Oz (M) |
Gold Oz (k) |
Lead Lbs (M) |
Zinc Lbs (M) |
Silver Eqv. Oz (M) | Cash Cost ($ per AgEq Oz) |
AISC ($ per AgEq Oz) |
Los Gatos, Mexico (70%) | 5.6 – 6.0 | 3 | 33 – 35 | 52 – 56 | 9.1 – 9.7 | 11.14 – 11.46 | 14.62 – 15.13 |
Santa Elena, Mexico | 1.5 – 1.6 | 79 – 84 | – | – | 8.8 – 9.4 | 13.56 – 13.95 | 17.39 – 18.02 |
San Dimas, Mexico | 4.9 – 5.2 | 53 – 57 | – | – | 9.9 – 10.5 | 14.11 – 14.56 | 18.38 – 19.10 |
La Encantada, Mexico | 2.8 – 3.0 | – | – | – | 2.8 – 3.0 | 22.29 – 23.15 | 28.16 – 29.42 |
Operations Total | 14.8 – 15.8 | 135 – 144 | 33 – 35 | 52 – 56 | 30.6 – 32.6 | $13.94 – $14.37 | $18.11 – $18.79 |
Corporate | |||||||
Corp. G&A and Services | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.91 – 2.03 |
Total Consolidated | 14.8 – 15.8 | 135 – 144 | 33 – 35 | 52 – 56 | 30.6 – 32.6 | $13.94 – $14.37 | $20.02 – $20.82 |
For the full year of 2025, the Company now estimates silver production will range between 14.8 to 15.8 million ounces compared to the prior guidance of 13.6 to 15.3 million ounces, a 6% increase at the mid-point. Additionally, gold production is estimated to range between 135,000 to 144,000 ounces compared to the prior guidance of 129,000 to 144,000, a 2% increase at the mid-point.
Annual cash costs are now expected to be within the range of $13.94 to $14.37 per ounce, an improvement from previous guidance of $14.10 to $14.86 per ounce, primarily due to higher production.
The Company is projecting its consolidated 2025 AISC to be within the range of $20.02 to $20.82 on a per consolidated payable AgEq ounce basis, in-line with the original guidance range of $19.89 to $21.27 with a 1% improvement on the mid-point average. Excluding non-cash items, the Company anticipates its 2025 AISC to be within the range of $19.41 to $20.17 per payable AgEq ounce. An itemized AISC cost table is provided below:
All-In Sustaining Cost Calculation | FY 2025 ($ per AgEq oz) |
||
Total Cash Costs per Payable Equivalent Silver Ounce | 13.94 – 14.37 | ||
General and Administrative Costs | 1.46 – 1.56 | ||
Sustaining Development Costs | 0.68 – 0.71 | ||
Sustaining Property, Plant and Equipment Costs | 1.77 – 1.88 | ||
Profit Sharing | 1.03 – 1.09 | ||
Lease Payments | 0.53 – 0.56 | ||
Share-based Payments (non-cash) | 0.45 – 0.48 | ||
Accretion and Reclamation Costs (non-cash) | 0.16 – 0.17 | ||
All-In Sustaining Costs (AgEq Oz) | $20.02 – $20.82 | ||
All-In Sustaining Costs (AgEq Oz excluding non-cash items) | $19.41 – $20.17 |
UPDATED CAPITAL INVESTMENTS IN 2025
In 2025, the Company plans to invest approximately $193 million in capital expenditures, including $76 million for sustaining activities and $117 million for expansionary projects. This represents a 7% increase over the original 2025 guidance, primarily driven by higher investments in Property, Plant and Equipment to support increased production forecasts for 2025 and beyond. Key initiatives include upgrades at Santa Elena to gradually increase throughput to 3,500 tpd, ongoing studies and early-stage development at the Navidad discovery, and the acquisition of additional equipment to support higher mining and processing rates at Los Gatos. These investments are fully aligned with the Company’s long-term growth strategy.
Capital Guidance for 2025:
Area | Sustaining ($M) | Expansionary ($M) | Total ($M) |
Underground Development | $21 | $61 | $82 |
Exploration | – | $43 | $43 |
Property, Plant and Equipment | $54 | $13 | $67 |
Corporate Projects | $1 | – | $1 |
Total | $76 | $117 | $193 |
The updated 2025 annual guidance includes total capital investments of $82 million for underground development; $43 million in exploration; $67 million towards property, plant and equipment; and $1 million towards corporate innovation projects.
Under the updated 2025 budget, the Company is planning to complete a total of approximately 44,000 m of lateral underground development, representing a 24% increase to what was set out in the original guidance. In addition, the Company is now planning to complete a total of approximately 255,000 m of exploration drilling in 2025, representing a 6% decrease compared to the original guidance. The decrease in exploration spend and metres is mostly at Los Gatos reflecting forecasted improved cost per metre guidance as a result of takeover synergies and a program rationalization where the Company will defer drilling in the South East Deep zone to prioritize Central and North West Deep drilling for an overall cost and total metre reduction.
In the first half of 2025, the Company completed 23,100 m of underground development drilling and 128,141 m of exploration drilling.
Management may revise the Company’s guidance during the year to reflect actual and anticipated changes in metal prices or to the business. There can be no assurance that cost estimates related to the Company’s 2025 guidance will prove to be accurate. For further details regarding risks related to the allocation of capital by the Company, see the section in the Company’s most recently filed Annual Information Form (“AIF”) entitled “Risk Factors – Financial Risks – Allocation of Capital – Sustaining and Expansionary Capital”.
ABOUT FIRST MAJESTIC
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.
First Majestic is 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 http://www.firstmint.com/, at some of the lowest premiums available.
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