| Risk and valuation analysis of the QUIRUVILCA MINE |
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| Title(s) of the QUIRUVILCA MINE |
 | Pan American Silver Corp.
Joint venture: 99.9% |
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| Pan American has operated the Quiruvilca polymettalic underground mine in Peru since late 1995. |
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| Location of the QUIRUVILCA MINE |
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The mine is located at an elevation of 3,800 meters in the Andes Mountains of northern Peru, approximately 130 kilometers inland from the coastal city of Trujillo.
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| History of the QUIRUVILCA MINE |
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Quiruvilca is one of Peru's oldest mines with mineralization first reported in the area in 1789. Since 1940, the mine has been in continuous operation. Initially, mining focused on the copper bearing veins on the property but, gradually, focus was sh more...
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| Production history |
| Metal | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
| COPPER (lbs) | 3,622,194 | | 3,979,343 | 2,965,217 | 2,881,441 | 2,383,197 | 3,992,571 | 2,440,517 | 2,654,365 | 2,678,616 |
| GOLD (oz) | 1,522 | 1,807 | 1,565 | 1,105 | 1,288 | | | | | |
| LEAD (lbs) | | | | | | | 9,614,359 | 14,259,499 | 18,426,235 | 19,268,401 |
| LEAD (oz) | | | | | | 134 | | | | |
| LEAD (lbs) | 7,120,931 | | 5,573,285 | 5,674,698 | 6,086,963 | | | | | |
| SILVER (oz) | 1,421,893 | | 1,568,996 | 2,105,474 | 1,891,437 | 2,776,714 | 2,736,162 | 2,742,847 | 3,575,983 | 3,983,923 |
| ZINC (lbs) | 24,235,416 | | 15,948,240 | 19,206,672 | 21,378,225 | 25,805,107 | | 39,356,923 | 46,316,916 | 53,929,478 |
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