SilverCrest Provides First Quarter Operational Results and Conference Call Details
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- SilverCrest Metals Inc.
- Ticker
- SIL
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Sonora, Mexico
- Primary commodity
- Silver
- Secondary commodities
- Gold
- Document categories
- Production, Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-09-16 23:08:36 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
SilverCrest Metals Inc. announced strong operational results for Q1 2024 from its Las Chispas Operation in Sonora, Mexico. The company achieved record silver equivalent processed grades of 874 gpt and recoveries of 98.3%, with silver sales exceeding plan. Underground ramp-up is progressing well, and plant availability improved to 92% in March.
Reasoning: SilverCrest reported strong Q1 2024 operational results from its Las Chispas Operation, including record processed grades and recoveries for silver equivalent, and silver sales exceeding plan, indicating robust performance and positive operational progress.
Positive factors
- record processed grades and recoveries for silver equivalent
- silver sales exceeding plan
- ramp-up of underground operations progressing well
- plant availability improved to 92% in March
Low confidence — this extraction should be reviewed alongside the original source.
Facts used in scoring: 24
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Silver equivalent process recovery reached a record 98.3% in Q1 2024, which is exceptional for a mill/CIL route.
Evidence · text
“record silver equivalent process grades of 874 grams per tonne and recoveries of 98.3%”
Production Beatpositive · Story-specific tag
No canonical definition is currently available.
Why it applies: Silver sales exceeded plan, positioning the company well to achieve its 2024 sales guidance.
Evidence · text
“silver sales exceeding plan and positioning us well to achieve 2024 sales guidance”
Operational Improvementpositive · Story-specific tag
No canonical definition is currently available.
Why it applies: Mobilization of a new mining contractor and ramp-up of underground operations are progressing well, contributing to overall operational strength.
Evidence · text
“Mobilization of our new mining contractor began in February 2024 and ramp-up of the underground continues to progress well.”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (6)
Fact 1Las Chispas Operation · goldRecovery: 98.6 %Head Grade: 4.97Head Grade Unit: gptView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Las Chispas Operation
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- mexico
- Reported Region
- Sonora, Mexico
- Ticker
- SIL
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Processing Route
- mill_cil
Recovery
- Recovery
- 98.6 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 4.97
- Head Grade Unit
- gpt
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2024-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Gold processed grade and recovery were high in Q1 2024, contributing to strong gold production.
Positive factors
- high processed grade
- high recovery percent
Evidence · table
“98.6 %”
Context: Process recovery
Tags used in scoring
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: 98.6% is at or above the exceptional band (95%)
Fact 2Las Chispas Operation · silverRecovery: 98 %Head Grade: 479Head Grade Unit: gptView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Las Chispas Operation
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- mexico
- Reported Region
- Sonora, Mexico
- Ticker
- SIL
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Processing Route
- mill_cil
Recovery
- Recovery
- 98 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 479
- Head Grade Unit
- gpt
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2024-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Silver processed grade and recovery were very high in Q1 2024, significantly contributing to silver production.
Positive factors
- high processed grade
- high recovery percent
Evidence · table
“98.0 %”
Context: Process recovery
Tags used in scoring
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: 98% is at or above the exceptional band (90%)
Fact 3Las Chispas Operation · silverRecovery: 98.3 %Head Grade: 874Head Grade Unit: gptView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Las Chispas Operation
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- mexico
- Reported Region
- Sonora, Mexico
- Ticker
- SIL
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Processing Route
- mill_cil
Recovery
- Recovery
- 98.3 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 874
- Head Grade Unit
- gpt
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2024-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Silver equivalent processed grade and recovery reached record highs in Q1 2024, indicating exceptional metallurgical performance.
Positive factors
- record high processed grade
- record high recovery percent
Evidence · table
“98.3 %”
Context: Process recovery
Fact 4Las Chispas Operation · goldRecovery: 97.5 %Head Grade: 4.06Head Grade Unit: gptHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Las Chispas Operation
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- mexico
- Reported Region
- Sonora, Mexico
- Ticker
- SIL
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Processing Route
- mill_cil
Recovery
- Recovery
- 97.5 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 4.06
- Head Grade Unit
- gpt
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2024-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2024-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical gold processed grade and recovery for Q1 2023 are provided for comparison with current quarter results.
Evidence · table
“97.5 %”
Context: Process recovery
Tags used in scoring
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: 97.5% is at or above the exceptional band (95%)
Fact 5Las Chispas Operation · silverRecovery: 91.9 %Head Grade: 419Head Grade Unit: gptHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Las Chispas Operation
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- mexico
- Reported Region
- Sonora, Mexico
- Ticker
- SIL
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Processing Route
- mill_cil
Recovery
- Recovery
- 91.9 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 419
- Head Grade Unit
- gpt
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2024-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2024-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical silver processed grade and recovery for Q1 2023 are provided for comparison with current quarter results.
Evidence · table
“91.9 %”
Context: Process recovery
Tags used in scoring
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: 91.9% is at or above the exceptional band (90%)
Fact 6Las Chispas Operation · silverRecovery: 94.4 %Head Grade: 742Head Grade Unit: gptHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Las Chispas Operation
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- mexico
- Reported Region
- Sonora, Mexico
- Ticker
- SIL
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Processing Route
- mill_cil
Recovery
- Recovery
- 94.4 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 742
- Head Grade Unit
- gpt
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2024-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2024-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical silver equivalent processed grade and recovery for Q1 2023 are provided for comparison with current quarter results.
Evidence · table
“94.4 %”
Context: Process recovery
How Atlas produces this analysis
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