Pan American Silver Reports Updated Silver Mineral Reserves and Resources
Pan American Silver Corp. today reported on its December 31, 2014 mineral reserves and resources. Pan American’s mineral reserves are estimated to contain 300 million ounces of silver and 2.32 million ounces of gold, down from the 323.5 million ounces of silver and 2.49 million ounces of gold reported a year ago. The Company used long term metal prices assumptions of$18.50 per ounce of silver and $1,250 per ounce of gold to estimate its current reserves, both lower than the long term prices used at the end of 2013. At the same time, the Company reported that its measured and indicated silver mineral resources increased 2% to 731 million ounces, while measured and indicated gold mineral resources increased 13% to 1.8 million ounces.