SilverCrest Provides Third 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
- 2026-08-24 11:00:31 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
SilverCrest Metals Inc. announced strong operational results for the third quarter of 2024 from its Las Chispas Operation in Sonora, Mexico. The company achieved record revenues of $80.4 million, driven by consistent performance and strong metal prices. With high process recoveries for gold (98.5%) and silver (98.3%), SilverCrest is well-positioned to meet or exceed its 2024 annual sales guidance.
Reasoning: SilverCrest reported strong operational results for Q3 2024, including record revenues and high metal recoveries, positioning the company to meet or exceed its annual sales guidance.
Positive factors
- Record revenues achieved in Q3 2024
- Consistent operational performance at Las Chispas Operation
- Strong metal prices for gold and silver
- Well-positioned to meet or exceed 2024 annual sales guidance
- Increased ore mined and operational flexibility
- Successful capacity testing at the plant
- Exceptional process recoveries for both gold and silver
Facts used in scoring: 15
Classification and evidence
Production Updatepositive · Story-specific tag
No canonical definition is currently available.
Why it applies: The document provides interim operational results for the third quarter of 2024, including ore mined, ore milled, processed grades, and recovered/sold metal.
Evidence · text
“SilverCrest Provides Third Quarter Operational Results and Conference Call Details”
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Gold process recovery of 98.5% and silver process recovery of 98.3% are both exceptional for their respective commodities and processing routes.
Evidence · table
“98.5 %”
Context: Gold (Au)
Guidance Maintained/Exceededpositive · Story-specific tag
No canonical definition is currently available.
Why it applies: The company states it is 'well positioned to deliver at or above the top end of our 2024 annual sales guidance'.
Evidence · text
“well positioned to deliver at or above the top end of our 2024 annual sales guidance of 10 to 10.3 million ounces AgEq”
QP/CP Signedpositive · Story-specific tag
Qualified Person (QP) or Competent Person (CP) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association (e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo) with relevant experience.
Why it applies: The news release states that N. Eric Fier, CPG, P.Eng, CEO for SilverCrest, reviewed and approved its contents as the Qualified Person.
Evidence · text
“N. Eric Fier , CPG, P.Eng, CEO for SilverCrest, who has reviewed and approved its contents.”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 0. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
No stored fact records are available for this extraction.
How Atlas produces this analysis
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