Silver Elephant Announces 51,567 Tonnes of Paca Silver Oxide Delivered to Andean Precious Metals Corp. Since October 2023
Silver Elephant Announces 51,567 Tonnes of Paca Silver
Oxide Delivered to Andean Precious Metals Corp. Since
October 2023
Vancouver, British Columbia, April 5, 2024 — Silver Elephant Mining Corp. (“Silver
Elephant” or the “Company”) (TSX: ELEF, OTC:SILEF, Frankfurt:1P2N) announces from
October 17, 2023 to March 30, 2024 the Company mined a total of 51,567 tonnes of Paca oxide
materials with an average grade of 165.1 g/t silver (“Products”) and trucked the Products to
Andean Precious Metals Corp. (“Andean”).
Month Tonnes Grade g/t
October 2023 4,502 244.9
November 2023 7,269 156.5
December 2023 19,704 144.9
January 2024 4,283 146.0
March 2024 15,809 176.6
Total 51,567 165.1
All Products are excavated from the Paca resources tabulated below.
John Lee, CEO of Silver Elephant commented: “We are now consistently mining and trucking
Paca Products to Andean’s plant at the rate of over 1,000 tonnes per day. The operation was
paused temporarily from early January to mid-March pending the completion of certain
governmental filings. We don’t anticipate further interruptions going forward.”
Pursuant to the sales and purchase agreement and ma ster services agreement both dated
September 12, 2023 between Silver Elephant and Ande an, Silver Elephant plans to sell and
deliver up to 800,000 tonnes of Products to Andean for a total of up to US$7 million. Andean has
also agreed to reimburse Silver Elephant for operating expenses under the sales and purchase
agreement.
The Paca project hosts a high grade silver resource according to a technical report by Mercator
Geological Services, dated effective October 13, 20 20 titled “Mineral Resource Estimate
Technical Report for the Pulacayo Project, Potosi Department Antonnio Quijarro Province Bolivia”
(the “Technical Report”). The mineral resource estimate from the Technical Report is as follows:
Paca Zone Category Tonnes Ag g/t Ag Moz Zn% Pb %
Phase 1 Oxide In Pit Indicated 800,000 23 1 5.9 - -
Paca Zone Category Tonnes Ag g/t Ag Moz Zn% Pb %
Inferred 235,000 159 1.2 - -
Phase 2 Sulfide In Pit Indicated 1,810 ,000 256 14.9 1.22 1.22
Inferred 190 ,000 338 2.1 0.61 0.98
Oxide resources are based on a Pit-constrained estimate using a 90 g/t Ag cutoff. Sulfide resources are based on a
pit-constrained estimate using a 200 g/t Ag Eq cutoff. Ag Eq = Silver Equivalent (Recovered) = (Ag
g/t*89.2%)+((Pb%*(US$0.95/lb. Pb/14.583 Troy oz./lb./US$17 per Troy oz. Ag)*(10,000*91.9%))+((Zn%*(US$1.16/lb.
Zn/14.583 Troy oz./lb./US$17 per Troy oz. Ag)*(10,000*82.9%)). Sulphide zone metal recoveries of 89.2% for Ag,
91.9% for Pb, and 82.9% for Zn were used in the Silver Equivalent (Recovered) equation and reflect metallurgical
testing results disclosed previously for the Pulacayo Deposit. Matthew Harrington P. Geo. is the independent
Qualified Person for the resource estimate.
The Technical Report was filed on October 26, 2020 and is available under the Company’s profile on SED AR+ at
www.sedarplus.ca . This news release includes an estimate of mineral resources as disclosed in the Technical Report.
Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
About Pulacayo-Paca
The Paca project is part of the Company’s Pulacayo project with a total indicated resource of
106.7 million oz silver, 1.4 billion pounds of zinc and 690 million pounds of lead published in the
Technical Report and tabulated below. Silver Elephant and its subsidiaries have spent over $35
million on Pulacayo and Paca, which is considered t o be an advanced project with over 96,000
meters of drilling, and a historic feasibility study.
Combined Pulacayo and Paca Indicated Mineral Resources
Tonnes Ag g/t Pb % Zn %
Oxide 2,185,000 155 - -
Sulfide 45,855,000 65 0.69 1.37
Combined Indicated Mineral Resources includes Pulacayo pit-constrained and out-of-pit plus only Paca pit-
constrained resources. Oxide resources use a 50 g/t Ag cutoff. Sulfide resources use a 100 g/t Ag Eq cutoff. Ag Eq =
Silver Equivalent (Recovered) = (Ag g/t*89.2%)+((Pb%*(US$0.95/lb. Pb/14.583 Troy oz./lb./US$17 per Troy oz.
Ag)*(10,000*91.9%))+((Zn%*(US$1.16/lb. Zn/14.583 Troy oz./lb./US$17 per Troy oz. Ag)*(10,000*82.9%)). Sulphide
zone metal recoveries of 89.2% for Ag, 91.9% for Pb, and 82.9% for Zn were used in the Silver Equivalent
(Recovered) equation and reflect metallurgical testing results disclosed previously for the Pulacayo Deposit. Matthew
Harrington P. Geo. is the independent Qualified Person for the resource estimate.
A subsidiary of Silver Elephant entered into a Mini ng Production Contract (“MPC”) with
Corporación Minera de Bolivia (“COMIBOL”), a branch of the Bolivian Ministry of Mining and
Metallurgy on October 3, 2019. The MPC grants the Company’s subsidiary an exclusive right to
develop and mine at the Pulacayo and Paca concessions for up to 30 years.
The Pulacayo Project is at the center of a major silver mining district in Bolivia and is within 250
km driving distance to the San Cristobal mine, the Cerro Rico mine, Pan American’s San Vicente
mine, Eloro’s Iska Iska project, and New Pacific’s Silver Sands project.
Qualified Person
The technical contents of this news release have be en prepared under the supervision of Bill
Pincus, who is an independent consultant of the Com pany. Mr. Pincus is a qualified person as
defined by the guidelines of NI 43-101.
About Silver Elephant Mining Corp.
Silver Elephant Mining Corp. is an active silver mi ning and exploration company advancing its
flagship Pulacayo silver project in Bolivia.
Further information on Silver Elephant can be found at www.silverelef.com .
SILVER ELEPHANT MINING CORP.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
“John Lee”
Executive Chairman
For more information about Silver Elephant, please contact Investor Relations:
+1.604.569.3661 ext. 101
www.silverelef.com
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Forward-looking information in this news release in cludes the expected amount and timing for
delivery of Product to Andean.
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including but not limited to: changes in operating plans; ability to secure sufficient financing to
advance the Company’s project; conditions impacting the Company’s ability to mine at the project,
such as unfavourable weather conditions, developmen t of a mine plan, maintaining existing
permits and receiving any new permits required for the project, and other conditions impacting
mining generally; maintaining cordial business rela tions with strategic partners; meeting
regulatory requirements and changes thereto; risks inherent to mineral resource estimation,
including uncertainty as to whether mineral resourc es will be further developed into mineral
reserves; commodity price variation; and general ma rket, industry and economic conditions.
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