Our production forecasts do not yet include this western potential. Thus, extending the mine’s life to the west, downwards, or both would have a positive impact on forecasts and the sum of the parts, all other factors remaining equal. The potential commissioning of the western side could also have a production-increasing or at least stabilizing effect, even if the mine life does not immediately lengthen (mine life extension is often a gradual process). As such, there should also be exploration potential in the Silver Mine area for future life extensions. This naturally requires sufficient funding and that production volumes can be sustainably increased, and the risks of chronic production problems do not materialize, so that mining is economically viable even in potentially weaker metal market conditions.
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