Amerigo's MVC Resumes Fresh Tailings Processing
GlobeNewswire News Room·2025-08-13 11:30

Core Points - Amerigo Resources Ltd. provides an operational update on its 100% owned Minera Valle Central (MVC) located in Chile [1] - The El Teniente underground copper mine has resumed operations in eight out of twelve sectors after receiving approval from Chile's National Geology and Mining Service [2] - MVC is now processing both fresh tailings from El Teniente and historic tailings, although daily throughput from fresh tailings is expected to be lower than initially forecasted [4][5] Company Operations - Amerigo Resources processes copper and molybdenum concentrates at MVC by utilizing fresh and historic tailings from Codelco's El Teniente mine [6] - Following a seismic event that led to the suspension of operations at El Teniente, Amerigo continued processing historic tailings during the downtime [3] - The company aims to mitigate production impacts by increasing the processing of historic tailings while monitoring El Teniente's throughput [5] Future Outlook - The timing of normalized operations at El Teniente will significantly influence MVC's production guidance moving forward [9]