Amancaya is located 120 kilometres southwest of Yamana’s El Peñón mine in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.
Project Status
Exploration
Project History
The property, acquired in 2004 as part of a much larger land acquisition in the area, is host to a low sulphidation epithermal vein deposit that has been outlined along 1,200 metres of strike length and 250 metres of dip length.
Highlights
- Amancaya is being evaluated as a stand-alone project or in conjunction with the further expansions at El Peñón.
- The exploration and infill drilling program continued in 2008 and into 2009.
Resources
(at December 31, 2008)
Inferred Resources
(exclusive of reserves)
1.4M tonnes at 7.9 grams/tonne gold = 351,000 ounces gold
1.4M tonnes at 73 grams/tonne silver = 3.3M ounces silver