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Luca Mining looks to contractor Comvini for Campo Morado production boost

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Luca Mining Corp has engaged Cominvi, S.A. de C.V. to carry out core mining operations at the company’s 100% owned Campo Morado copper-zinc-gold mine in Guerrero state, Mexico.

Cominvi is, Luca Mining says, one of the largest and most respected mining contractors in Latin America with a particular expertise in underground mining. It has a well-earned reputation for delivering excellent results with the highest degree of safety and responsibility.

Working with Cominvi will allow Luca to quickly increase production at Campo Morado and will provide cost-effective access to newer mining equipment for the company’s ongoing operations. Luca Mining added: “The addition of Cominvi to our operations team will help ensure that Campo Morado can meet and exceed its daily production targets and will provide a rapid path to further increases in production and revenues without incurring significant capital expenditures. ”

Dan Barnholden, CEO of Luca Mining, said Comvini bring incredible expertise and experience to Campo Morado and will greatly enhance the company’s operational flexibility.

“The timing of this decision is fortuitous as Cominvi has just completed a major mining project nearby and, therefore, mobilisation will occur very quick,” he said. “We intend to increase our mill throughput from the current 1,400-1,600 t/d to 2,000 t/d by year end and continue to push forward to 2,400 t/d mill rate during 2025. These achievements, along with the company’s previously announced Campo Morado Improvement Project to increase metallurgical recoveries and produce higher value concentrates, will have a material positive impact on the company’s production, costs and cash flow.

“Cominvi’s seasoned team will be an important factor in the execution of these plans.”

Luca Mining is a diversified Canadian mining company with two 100%-owned producing mines in Mexico within the prolific Sierra Madre Mineral Belt. The company produces gold, copper, zinc, silver and lead from these mines that each have considerable development and resource upside.

Epiroc to supply drill rigs, bolters, loaders and trucks to Mexico’s CoMinVi

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Epiroc says it has won a large order for underground mining equipment from Mexican contractor CoMinVi for use at several mines throughout the country.

CoMinVi SA de CV, headquartered in Guanajuato, Mexico, has ordered a variety of Epiroc machines, including face drilling rigs, production drilling rigs, rock reinforcement rigs, loaders and mine trucks. The equipment will ensure the mines are operated with strengthened productivity, safety and cost efficiency, the OEM said.

The machines will be used at several mines in Mexico where CoMinVi serves as mining contractor. Aftermarket services such as on-site maintenance supervisor and spare parts consignment will be provided by Epiroc.

The total order value of the equipment exceeds $45 million, of which the majority was booked in the June quarter of 2021. The remaining part is expected to be booked in the second half of 2021.

“We are proud to partner with CoMinVi to enhance safety, productivity and sustainability in their operations,” Helena Hedblom, Epiroc’s President and CEO, said. “The equipment and services will support CoMinVi to successfully execute on their mining projects.”

Rafael Villagómez Contreras, CoMinVi’s CEO, said: “The acquisition of this new equipment is a historical part of CoMinVi’s growth in recent years and represents a competitive advantage for us. It will ensure our ability to respond immediately to our potential customers by having the necessary resources that allow us to be one step ahead of our competition. We are very satisfied with the commercial partnership with Epiroc as this is a long-term relationship that will be supported with a high-level technical backup and a reliable supply.”

The equipment includes Boomer face drilling rigs, Simba production drilling rigs, Boltec rock reinforcement rigs, Scooptram loaders and Minetruck haulers. The machines will be equipped with Epiroc’s Certiq system, which allows for intelligent monitoring of machine performance and productivity in real time, and some of the units will have Epiroc’s Rig Control System, RCS, installed. This system makes them ready for automation and remote control.

The equipment is to be delivered in 2021 and 2022.