Peñoles operates five mining units in Mexico; four of them produce zinc, lead and copper concentrates; and the Milpillas mine produces copper cathodes.

In the value chain, mines perform extraction, milling and beneficiation of mineral ore containing lead, zinc and copper. Our most polymetallic units are Sabinas, Tizapa and Capela, they also produce gold and silver in concentrates.

Our process diagram

  • SABINAS

    1.3 million tons milled / year

  • TIZAPA

    950 thousand tons milled / year

  • CAPELA

    1.5 million tons milled / year

  • ORE DEPOSIT EXPLORATION

  • GEOLOGICAL STUDIES

    • MINING PROCESS

    • COUNTRY ROCK

    • ELECTROLYTIC PLANT

    • COMMERCIALIZATION

    • BENEFICIATION PLANT

    • TAILINGS DAM

    • CONCENTRATES TO REFINING

  • VELARDEÑA

    2.8 million tons milled / year

  • MILPILLAS

    2.2 million tons deposited / year

We also consolidate production of our Fresnillo plc subsidiary, which produces gold and silver concentrates, doré bars, precipitates and other materials, in five underground and two open pit mines.

PRODUCTION 2022 %Chg vs 2021
Ore milled and deposited (Mt) 46.2
Contents
Gold (oz) 704,008
Silver (koz) 66,970
Lead (ton) 78,241
Zinc (ton) 269,262
Copper (ton) 9,920
Copper cathodes (ton) 5,530