Amerigo Provides Update Following Heavy Rains in Chile
June 26 2024 - 7:30AM
Amerigo Resources Ltd. (TSX: ARG; OTCQX: ARREF)
(“Amerigo” or the “Company”) is providing an operational update on
Minera Valle Central (“MVC”), the Company’s 100% owned operation
located near Rancagua, Chile.
Following the Company’s June 17, 2024 news
release, Amerigo reports that heavy rains continued at MVC and have
now ended. The total reported rainfall at MVC from June 13 to June
23, 2024, was 267 mm. As a reference, recent full-year
precipitations were 287 mm in 2022 and 247 mm in 2021.
Our power supply was unaffected, and MVC is
processing fresh tailings normally. The rains caused water
accumulation in the Cauquenes historic tailings deposit, halting
the processing of historic tailings. MVC deployed floating pumps to
remove water from Cauquenes. As of this news release, MVC estimates
that 1.6 million cubic meters of accumulated rainwater have been
extracted from Cauquenes. Water removal is expected to conclude on
June 29, 2024, and processing of historical tailings is expected to
resume on June 30, 2024.
The impact on production from these rains is
estimated at 1.0 million pounds of copper. MVC’s 2024 production
guidance of 62.4 million pounds of copper and 1.2 million pounds of
molybdenum remains in place, as actual production outperformed
guidance before these rains.
No further heavy rain is currently forecast in
the region where MVC operates.
“Since our market update on June 17, 2024, MVC
has been able to continue removing water from Cauquenes
uninterruptedly despite heavy rains. Our team expects to resume
processing Cauquenes tailings by quarter end,” said Aurora
Davidson, Amerigo’s President and CEO. “MVC continues to showcase
their ability to anticipate operational disruptions and safely
deploy the appropriate response plans,” she added.
About Amerigo and MVC
Amerigo Resources Ltd. is an innovative copper
producer with a long-term relationship with Corporación Nacional
del Cobre de Chile (“Codelco”), the world’s largest copper
producer.
Amerigo produces copper concentrate and
molybdenum concentrate as a by-product at the MVC operation in
Chile by processing fresh and historic tailings from Codelco’s El
Teniente mine, the world's largest underground copper mine. Tel:
(604) 681-2802; Web: www.amerigoresources.com; Listing: ARG:
TSX.
Contact Information
Aurora Davidson |
Graham Farrell |
President and CEO |
Investor Relations |
(604) 697-6207 |
(416) 842-9003 |
ad@amerigoresources.com |
Graham.Farrell@Harbor-Access.com |
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