Operations

LME Mine (Ying Mining District)

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Introduction

LME

  • Silver-lead-zinc mine ~12 km southeast of SGX, ~2.4 km east of LMW
  • Operates under the Tieluping-Longmen Mining License
  • Owned 80% by Silvercorp
  • Property acquired in November 2007 and production resumed in March 2008

MINING

Mine Type Ramp and shaft supported underground
Mining Method Re-suing and shrinkage
Reserve tonnage 1 910 kt
Reserve grades 1 325 g/t silver
0.27 g/t gold
1.61% lead
0.38% zinc
% of Ying’s LOM ore production 7%
Primary metal Silver
By-product metals Lead, zinc, gold

1 Mineral reserves estimate as of December 31, 2021.

Exploration and Geology