Coeur d’Alene Mines announced that its San Bartolomé silver mine in Bolivia has begun mining operations in a higher grade material located in the Huacajchi deposit above the 4400 meter level under its agreement with the Cooperative Reserva Fiscal.
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation announced the appointment of Stuart O’Brien as General Manager for the company’s San Bartolomé in Bolivia, Coeur’s largest silver producer and the largest pure silver mine in the world.
Reported operations are performing according to plan resulting in continued increases in monthly silver production. In November, the mine produced a record 818,000 ounces of silver, representing a 34% increase over October production of 611,000 ounces and 112% higher than September’s operating results.