Southern Silver Exploration [TSXV:SSV] is currently exploring what could potentially be one of the largest and highest grade undeveloped silver projects in the world. A recent mineral resource update put its Mexico-based Cerro Las Minitas project at around 140m ounces of silver equivalent (indicated).
The purity of the resource is indicated at 349g/t AqEq. According to its PEA the site has a 15 year projected life. Southern Silver is the 100% owner.
Cerro Las Minitas ticks the boxes on infrastructure quite well: management stressed to us that it is located in a safe jurisdiction, with "non-narcotic related agriculture." The property is transacted by two federal highways, a railway line and transmission lines.
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We spoke with Robert MacDonald, vice president of Geological Services for the Manex Resource group of companies, who is also currently VP for exploration at Southern Silver Exploration. He said: "We have continued to de-risk the project which we believe is highly leveraged to silver and zinc. We are possibly looking at initiating drilling again in Q4."
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