Our operation
La Mesa: gold and silver mining unit.
The La Mesa mining unit is located in the municipality of Pueblo Nuevo, Durango. The project is in its development stage: we are building the infrastructure and the leaching plant that will produce gold and silver precipitate, doré and refined metals.
Fact sheet
General data of the operation.
- Mining unit
- La Mesa
- State
- Durango
- Municipality
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Minerals
- Gold and silver
- Mine type
- Underground
- Stage
- Development
- Processing
- Leaching
- Product
- Precipitate, doré and refined metals
Process
How we work.
- 01
Exploration and geology
Drilling, sampling and geological modelling to define the mineralised bodies precisely and plan extraction.
- 02
Development and extraction
Preparation of access, works and infrastructure, and underground mining in accordance with the safety plan and the authorised environmental management programme.
- 03
Leaching
Crushing of the ore and recovery of gold and silver by leaching, with precipitation and smelting to obtain precipitate and doré.
- 04
Refining and sales
Precipitate and doré are refined into pure metals to be sold to specialised refiners and buyers, with the traceability and documentation required by law.
Compliance
We develop the project with every permit in order.
Valid titles before the Ministry of Mines, with timely payment of duties and production reports.
Environmental Impact Statement, land-use change and water and waste permits in accordance with SEMARNAT and CONAGUA.
Compliance with NOM-023-STPS-2012 and SEDENA permits for the handling of explosives.
Valid temporary-occupation agreements with the ejido.