Operations
Production Summary
| 2009 | 2010 | |||||||
| Consolidated Gold Production | 2007 | 2008 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 |
| El Castillo Mine | 2,193 | 14,473 | 5,968 | 6,421 | 7,655 | 8,724 | 10,242 | 10,062 |
| El Sastre Mine - 50% Attributable | 6,910 | 5,278 | 1,660 | 1,466 | 1,776 | 673 | --- | --- |
| Total Gold Production | 9,103 | 19,751 | 7,628 | 7,887 | 9,431 | 9,397 | 10,242 | 10,062 |
| 2009 | 2010 | |||||||
| El Castillo Mine - 100% Ownership *Indicated in thousands |
2007 | 2008 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 |
| Mine | ||||||||
| Ore Tonnes | 522,000 | 1,994,000 | 651,000 | 775,000 | 1,051,000 | 1,226,000 | 1,314,000 | 1,833,786 |
| Waste Tonnes | 929,000 | 2,421,000 | 858,000 | 1,087,000 | 3,044,000 | 1,573,000 | 1,576,000 | 1,583,381 |
| Total Tonnes | 1,451,000 | 4,415,000 | 1,510,000 | 1,862,000 | 2,595,000 | 2,799,000 | 2,890,000 | 3,417,167 |
| Strip Ratio | 1.78 | 1.21 | 1.32 | 1.40 | 1.47 | 1.28 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Grade (g/t) | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.58 | 0.47 | 0.42 | .38 | .39 | .34 |
| Ounces Gross | 8,458 | 31,738 | 12,147 | 11,712 | 14,196 | 15,127 | 16,430 | 20,245 |
| Processing Tonnes | ||||||||
| Run of Mine | 289,000 | 1,416,000 | 453,000 | 573,000 | 783,000 | 933,000 | 999,000 | 1,562,907 |
| Crushed | 233,000 | 572,000 | 199,000 | 202,000 | 268,000 | 294,000 | 314,000 | 270,879 |
| Total | 522,000 | 1,988,000 | 651,000 | 775,000 | 1,051,000 | 1,227,000 | 1,313,000 | 1,833,786 |
| Ounces produced | 2,193 | 14,473 | 5,968 | 6,421 | 7,655 | 8,724 | 10,242 | 10,062 |
| 2009 | 2010 | |||||||
| El Sastre - 100% Production | 2007 | 2008 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 |
| Mine | ||||||||
| Ore Tonnes | 262,000 | 264,000 | 91,000 | 66,000 | 56,000 | --- | --- | --- |
| Waste Tonnes | 504,000 | 438,000 | 77,000 | 25,000 | 35,000 | --- | --- | --- |
| Total Tonnes | 766,000 | 702,000 | 168,000 | 91,000 | 91,000 | --- | --- | --- |
| Strip Ratio | 1.93 | 1.66 | .85 | .38 | .63 | --- | --- | --- |
| Grade (g/t) | 2.58 | 2.28 | 1.87 | 1.49 | 1.21 | --- | --- | --- |
| Ounces Gross | 21,726 | 19,352 | 5,470 | 3,162 | 2,179 | --- | --- | --- |
| Processing Tonnes | ||||||||
| Run of Mine | 209,000 | 189,000 | 58,000 | 44,000 | 39,000 | 35,726 | --- | --- |
| Crushed | 53,000 | 75,000 | 33,000 | 22,000 | 17,000 | 17,406 | --- | --- |
| Total | 262,000 | 264,000 | 91,000 | 66,000 | 56,000 | 53,132 | --- | --- |
| Ounces Produced - 100% | 13,819 | 10,555 | 3,319 | 2,931 | 3,551 | 1,346 | --- | --- |
| Ounces Attributable - 50% | 6,910 | 5,278 | 1,660 | 1,466 | 1,776 | 673 | --- | --- |
