
SilverCrest Metals Inc. (TSX: SIL) (NYSE American:SILV) is pleased to provide operational results for the third quarter of 2023 from the Company’s Las Chispas Operation located in Sonora, Mexico. Full disclosure of the Company’s Q3, 2023 financial results will be included in the Company’s consolidated interim financial statements for the period ended September 30, 2023 which will be released on November 8th, 2023. All amounts herein are presented in United States Dollars, unless otherwise stated.
Q3 2023 Operating Results and Sales
Q3, 2023 Operational Highlights
Unit | Q3, 2023 | Q2, 2023 | YTD, 2023 | ||
Ore mined | tonnes | 83,800 | 74,400 | 222,300 | |
Ore milled (1) | tonnes | 114,500 | 107,900 | 326,900 | |
Average daily mill throughput | tpd | 1,245 | 1,186 | 1,197 | |
Gold (Au) | |||||
Average processed grade | gpt | 4.35 | 4.84 | 4.42 | |
Process Recovery | % | 98.3 | 98.4 | 98.1 | |
Recovered | oz | 15,700 | 16,500 | 45,600 | |
Sold | oz | 14,500 | 13,400 | 42,100 | |
Average realized price | $/oz | 1,931 | 1,991 | 1,933 | |
Silver (Ag) | |||||
Average processed grade | gpt | 413 | 449 | 427 | |
Process Recovery | % | 98.1 | 97.9 | 96.1 | |
Recovered | million oz | 1.49 | 1.53 | 4.31 | |
Sold | million oz | 1.53 | 1.45 | 4.34 | |
Average realized price | $/oz | 23.41 | 24.36 | 23.60 | |
Silver equivalent (AgEq) (2) | |||||
Recovered | million oz | 2.74 | 2.84 | 7.93 | |
Sold | million oz | 2.68 | 2.52 | 7.69 | |
(1) | Ore milled includes material from stockpiles and ore mined. | ||||
(2) | Silver equivalent (“AgEq”) ratio used in this news release of 79.51:1 was calculated using metal prices of $1,650 per ounce for gold and $21 per ounce for silver and based on the updated technical report for Las Chispas titled “Las Chispas Operation Technical Report” dated September 5, 2023 with an effective date of July 19, 2023. For consistency with the comparative period, the AgEq ratio reported during Q1, 2023 was changed from 86.9:1 to 79.51:1, resulting in a change from 2.45 million oz AgEq to 2.35 million oz AgEq recovered and a change from 2.6 million AgEq oz sold to 2.5 million AgEq oz sold. |
Qualified Persons Statement
The Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects for this news release is N. Eric Fier, CPG, P.Eng, CEO for SilverCrest, who has reviewed and approved its contents.
ABOUT SILVERCREST METALS INC.
SilverCrest is a Canadian precious metals producer headquartered in Vancouver, BC, with an ongoing initiative to increase its asset base by expanding current resources and reserves, acquiring, discovering, and developing high value precious metals projects and ultimately operating multiple silver-gold mines in the Americas. The Company’s principal focus is its Las Chispas Operation in Sonora, Mexico. The Company is led by a proven management team in all aspects of the precious metal mining sector, including taking projects through discovery, finance, on time and on budget construction, and production.
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