Silver X Mining Corp.'s (AGX:TSX.V) next target for growth is the development and possible expansion of the past-producing Plata unit at its Nueva Recuperada district-scale property in central Peru, the company announced in a news release.
"A former producing area of the project with abundant veins that have been only lightly exploited, Plata has strong exploration potential to increase overall production," the release noted.
Plata boasts a high-grade system with 17 surface-exposed veins containing silver, lead, and zinc mineralization. The project spans 3,829 hectares (3,829 ha) and is 10 kilometers south of the Nueva Recuperada plant.
The current Inferred resource at Plata is 448,812 tons of 220.81 grams per ton silver, 2.55% lead, and 4.58% zinc. This was calculated based on historical exploration work and included in the 2022 Nueva Recuperada preliminary economic assessment.
Additionally, Silver X pointed out in its 2024 corporate presentation, "Evidence from historical sampling and development work indicates the existence of higher-grade mineralization at depths below 4,460 meters (4,460m) above sea level, highlighting untapped exploration potential."
Robust Growth Pipeline
Silver X, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, consolidates and develops undervalued assets with which it creates value by expanding resources and increasing production. The company owns two properties in Peru: Nueva Recuperada and Coriorcco.
Its flagship, Nueva Recuperada, covers 230 mining concessions over 20,000 ha in a tier 1 mining jurisdiction. Along with Plata, Nueva Recuperada comprises two other mining units, Tangana, the producing silver, gold, lead, zinc, and copper project, and Red Silver.
Coriorcco is a 2,000-ha, exploration-stage gold property in Ayacucho, southeast of Nueva Recuperada, with the potential for standalone development. It has known gold-silver mineralization at surface with vein widths ranging from 1−2.5m in width.
Both properties offer significant exploration potential, the company said.
Silver In Bull Market Uptrend
The global demand for silver is forecast to reach 1,200,000,000 ounces in 2024, the second highest level recorded, according to The Silver Institute.
Factors behind this 1% increase over 2023 are continued strength in industrial applications of the metal and a returned desire for jewelry and silverware.
At the same time, the supply of the white metal continues to be in a deficit, wrote Rich Checkan, president and chief operating officer of Asset Strategies International, in a recent note. He predicts the silver price will "move above and sustain levels above previous all-time highs."
Mary Anne and Pamela Aden, editors of The Aden Forecast, agree. Silver, "a sleeping giant," they wrote on February 23, 2024, is holding quietly in a bull market uptrend, should continue its bullish momentum in 2024, and is poised to rise a lot further.
"Silver has great potential going forward in technology and in green energy," the Adens added. "Silver is a Buy and hold for several years."
Technical Analyst Clive Maund wrote earlier this month that the medium and long-term outlook for silver "could scarcely be better as [the metal] is considered to be probably the most undervalued asset in the world."
The Catalysts: Progress on Two Fronts
Silver X plans to carry out drilling and mine preparation at Plata this year, and related news could move up its share price.
"2024 will be a year of resource definition, and we hope we can be in production or [have] the first cash flows in 2025," President and CEO Jose M. Garcia said in a video.
Also, at Tangana, the company intends to ramp up processing, aiming to eventually reach 2,220 tons per day from the current 720.
In a recent report, Technical Analyst Clive Maund recommended Silver X as a Buy for "all time frames."
Overall, Silver X is working toward completing two goals at Nueva Recuperada by 2026, the company said.
One is expanding the project's current Measured and Indicated resource by four times. The second is tripling its current production to about 6,000,000 ounces of silver equivalent.
Analyst sentiment toward the Canadian silver producer is positive.
In a recent report, Maund recommended Silver X as a Buy for "all time frames." He wrote the stock was "at a very low price and close to strong support," and the company's fundamental prospects were improving quickly. The price then was CA$0.21 per share; now, it is hovering around CA$0.1750.
Red Cloud Securities Analyst Timothy Lee and Echelon Wealth Partners Analyst Gabriel Gonzalez also have a Buy rating on Silver X.
The company is an option for investors looking to get into or add to their position in silver, experts said, particularly at this juncture as Silver X is pursuing and achieving growth.
Streetwise Ownership Overview*Ownership and Share Structure
According to Reuters, Silver X has 166.58 million (166.58M) shares outstanding and 119.53M free float traded shares.
Silver X said management and insiders own approximately 17% of the company. According to Reuters, President and CEO Jimenez Jose Maria Garcia owns 8.40% of the company, Vice President Sebastian Wahl owns 7.85%, Executive Chairman Luis Zapata owns 0.50%, Director Michael Hoffman owns 0.24%, and CFO Ronald Anibal Marino Sanchez owns 0.06%.
The company said institutional investors own 23%. Some listed by Reuters include Baker Steel Resources Trust Ltd. owns 11.71%s, US Global Investors Inc. owns 4.8%, Earth Resource Investment Group owns 1.05%, and Sprott Asset Management LP owns 1.11%.
Retail investors own the remaining.
Silver X has a market cap of CA$20.97 million and a 52-week trading range of CA$0.165−0.47 per share.
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