{"id":1187666,"date":"2020-06-01T17:36:08","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T22:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1025794"},"modified":"2020-06-01T17:36:08","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T22:36:08","slug":"80-of-mexico-mines-have-restarted-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1187666","title":{"rendered":"80% of Mexico mines have restarted operations"},"content":{"rendered":"

About 80% of Mexico’s mining sector has restarted as the country continues to ease restrictions on miners amid the coronavirus pandemic, Francisco Quiroga, Mexico’s undersecretary of mines with the country’s Ministry of Economy, said in an interview with S&P Global Market Intelligence<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The country shut down the mining sector in late March<\/a> in response to covid-19 and started to allow restarts in mid-May after it declared mining an essential service. <\/p>\n

Operations have started to ramp up at Newmont’s Penasquito gold mine and Alamos Gold’s Mulatos gold mine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Mexico’s mining sector shut down in late March in response to covid-19 and started to allow restarts in mid-May after it declared the mining an essential service<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

On Monday, Excellon Resources (TSX:EXN) announced<\/a> the restart of its operations in the country, including Platosa, Mexico\u2019s highest-grade silver mine.<\/p>\n

Avino Silver & Gold (TSX: ASM, NYSE:ASM) also reported<\/a> on Monday it is starting a phased ramp-up of operational activities at its Avino mine near Durango, Mexico. <\/p>\n

Exploration and development company Bacanora Lithium (LON:BCN) announced<\/a> it expects to reopen the Hermosillo pilot plant at its flagship Sonora lithium project this month.<\/p>\n

Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR) (NYSE: EXK) has also resumed operations<\/a> at its three underground silver-gold mines in Mexico. Meanwhile, Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE: FSM) (TSX: FVI) has resumed operations at its San Jos\u00e9 mine<\/a>, in Mexico\u2019s southern state of Oaxaca.<\/p>\n

Mexico is responsible for nearly 23% of world production of silver, churning out more than 200 million ounces last year, up from 196.6 million ounces in 2018.<\/p>\n

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Courtesy of CEIC Data<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The country also has major copper and zinc mines, operated by Grupo Mexico and Southern Copper, and produces a significant amount of gold, making the mining sector responsible for about 4% of the nation\u2019s gross domestic product.<\/p>\n

“Sanitary authorities have repeatedly called the mining sector the best equipped and best prepared to go back to operations,” Quiroga said in the S&P Global Market Intelligence<\/em> interview.<\/p>\n

Quiroga said Mexico’s Department of Labor would have coronavirus-specific health inspections by officials who could visit mine sites without announcing their arrival first.<\/p>\n

“They will not have a punitive focus,” Quiroga said. “If there’s something wrong, we will invite companies to fix it.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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