Sierra Metals Announces a Measured and Progressive Restart to Operations at Its Yauricocha Mine
September 28 2022 - 6:50AM
Business Wire
Sierra Metals Inc. (TSX: SMT) (BVL or Bolsa de Valores de
Lima: SMT) (NYSE AMERICAN: SMTS) (“Sierra Metals” or “the Company”)
reports that an agreement has been reached with residents from the
town of Alis following the blockade of the main access road to the
Yauricocha Mine, operated by the Company’s subsidiary, Sociedad
Minera Corona.
Efforts to ensure critical safety and maintenance have been
ongoing at the mine throughout the blockade. The safety and
well-being of its employees and contractors remains of utmost
importance to the Company. Accordingly, safety inspections and
reviews are underway to support a safe and progressive restart to
the operations at Yauricocha Mine.
Sierra Metals will continue to collaborate with the host
communities in its area of influence, in order to promote their
development, while supporting long-term, stable operations at the
Yauricocha Mine.
At this time, it is not clear when the mine will reach its
pre-suspension production levels and as such, production and
financial guidance will remain suspended.
About Sierra Metals
Sierra Metals Inc. is a diversified Canadian mining company with
Green Metal exposure including increasing copper production and
base metal production with precious metals byproduct credits,
focused on the production and development of its Yauricocha Mine in
Peru, and Bolivar and Cusi Mines in Mexico. The Company is focused
on increasing production volume and growing mineral resources.
Sierra Metals has recently had several new key discoveries and
still has many more exciting brownfield exploration opportunities
at all three Mines in Peru and Mexico that are within close
proximity to the existing mines. Additionally, the Company also has
large land packages at all three mines with several prospective
regional targets providing longer-term exploration upside and
mineral resource growth potential.
The Company's Common Shares trade on the Bolsa de Valores de
Lima and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "SMT" and
on the NYSE American Exchange under the symbol "SMTS".
For further information regarding Sierra Metals, please visit
www.sierrametals.com
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without limitation, the risks described under the heading "Risk
Factors" in the Company's annual information form dated March 16,
2022 for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and other risks
identified in the Company's filings with Canadian securities
regulators and the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission, which filings are available at www.sedar.com and
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