SilverCrest Reports Contractor Fatality at Santa Elena Mine
24 Março 2014 - 6:26PM
Marketwired
SilverCrest Reports Contractor Fatality at Santa Elena Mine
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Mar 24, 2014) -
SilverCrest Mines Inc. (the "Company" or "SilverCrest") (TSX:SVL)
(NYSEMKT:SVLC) reports that a contractor employee died on Friday,
March 21 in an accident at the Company's Santa Elena mine in the
state of Sonora, Mexico.
The contractor employee was operating a haul truck on the lower
access ramp of the pit when it is believed he may have suffered a
medical condition causing him to lose control of the vehicle.
Subsequently, the vehicle breached a designated safety berm and
rolled off the ramp into the lower part of the pit. Several
witnesses on hand observed the accident but were powerless to
intervene in what appeared to be an unavoidable accident given the
circumstances. The open pit was shut down immediately and the area
of the accident remained closed while the Company worked with
Mexican authorities to conduct a full investigation of the
accident. Permission to re-commence pit operations has since been
received from the authorities.
All other operations at the mine including stockpile ore
crushing, pad leaching, underground work, and mill expansion start
up continued uninterrupted.
N. Eric Fier, President and COO of SilverCrest, stated, "We
extend our sincere condolences to the family of the deceased, and
we are working with the contractor to ensure the family is well
cared for."
SilverCrest Mines Inc. (NYSEMKT:SVLC) (TSX:SVL) is a Canadian
precious metals producer headquartered in Vancouver, BC.
SilverCrest's flagship property is the 100%‐owned Santa Elena Mine,
located 150 km northeast of Hermosillo, near Banamichi in the State
of Sonora, México. The mine is a high‐grade, epithermal silver and
gold producer, with an estimated life of mine of 8 years and
operating cash costs of $11 per ounce of silver equivalent (55:1
Ag:Au) for the open pit heap leach and underground mine.
SilverCrest anticipates that the new 3,000 tonnes per day
conventional mill facility at the Santa Elena Mine should recover
an average annual rate of 1.5 million ounces of silver and 32,800
ounces of gold over the current reserve. Major expansion and
construction of the 3,000 tonnes per day conventional mill facility
is nearing completion and is expected to significantly increase
metals production at the Santa Elena Mine (open pit and
underground) in 2014 and beyond. Exploration programs continue to
make new discoveries at Santa Elena and also have rapidly advanced
the definition of a large polymetallic deposit at the La Joya
property in Durango State, Mexico.
N. Eric Fier, President & COO
SILVERCREST MINES INC.
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Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as defined in the
policies of the TSX Exchange) accepts responsibility for the
adequacy or accuracy of this release.
SilverCrest Mines Inc.Fred Cooper(604) 694-1730 ext. 108Toll
Free: 1-866-691-1730(604)
694-1761info@silvercrestmines.comwww.silvercrestmines.comSilverCrest
Mines Inc.Suite 501 - 570 Granville StreetVancouver, BC Canada V6C
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