First Majestic Resource Corp. - Silver production commences at La Parrilla Silver Mine
Vancouver, British Columbia (ots/PRNewswire)
TSX Venture Exchange - FR
Pink Sheets - FMJRFVANCOUVER, British Columbia, August 3 /PRNewswire/ --
First Majestic Resource Corp. is pleased to announce that silver production has begun and the first silver concentrates have been shipped to the Penoles smelter in Torreon, Mexico.
Since the closing of the acquisition of the La Parrilla Silver Mine located outside of Durango, Mexico, First Majestic has been operating the mill on an on-and-off basis, testing, repairing and modernizing equipment.
Specific activities at the mine included; the primary and secondary crushers were overhauled; conveyors and electric systems were repaired or replaced; in the grinding circuit one of the ball mills was relined and a new rolling bearing cover was installed; in the crushing area two of the coarse bins were remanufactured; the flotation circuit was improved; and, in the cyanidation circuit the motors on the leaching tanks were changed in order to improve recovery's. A number of other improvements were also completed over the past weeks.
Management is very pleased with the quality of staff working at the mine and the speed in which the operations personnel were able to produce and sell the first silver concentrates.
During the month of August the mill will be operating on a full time basis producing silver concentrates for further shipments to Penoles smelter. First Majestic intends to announce its first full month of production in ounces of silver at the end of August.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Visit our website at www.firstmajestic.com or; phone Ryan Mulhern at +1-604-688-3033 or Toll Free: 1-866-529-2807; E-mail: info@firstmajestic.com.
FIRST MAJESTIC RESOURCE CORP.
"signed"
Keith Neumeyer President
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For further information: Visit our website at www.firstmajestic.com
or phone Ryan Mulhern at +1-604-688-3033 or Toll Free:
1-866-529-2807, E-mail: info@firstmajestic.com.