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Market: TSX-V, NYSE MKT
Sector: Platinum & Precious Metals
EPIC: SVL
Latest Price: 1.84  (1.66% Ascending)
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SilverCrest Mines
www.silvercrestmines.com

SilverCrest Mines Inc. (TSX-V: SVL) is a Mexican precious metals producer with headquarters based in Vancouver, BC. SilverCrest’s flagship property is the 100%-owned Santa Elena Mine, which is located 150km northeast of Hermosillo, near Banamichi in the State of Sonora, México. The mine is a high-grade, epithermal gold and silver producer, with an estimated life of mine cash cost of US$8 per ounce of silver equivalent (55:1 Ag:Au). SilverCrest anticipates that the 2,500 tonnes per day facility should recover approximately 4,805,000 ounces of silver and 179,000 ounces of gold over the 6.5 year life of the open pit phase of the Santa Elena Mine. A three year expansion plan is underway to double metals production at the Santa Elena Mine and exploration programs are rapidly advancing the definition of a large polymetallic deposit at the La Joya property in Durango State.

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Stonecap keeps SilverCrest Mines at "Outperform" after "strong" Q3 earnings

16th Nov 2012, 10:33 am by Joyanta Acharjee
'SilverCrest’s Santa Elena mine has delivered another strong quarter of production and the company has increased its silver production guidance for 2012,' Stonecap analyst Christos Doulis said in a note. "SilverCrest’s Santa Elena mine has delivered another strong quarter of production and the company has increased its silver production guidance for 2012," Stonecap analyst Christos Doulis said in a note.

Stonecap Securities has retained its "Outperform" rating on SilverCrest Mines (CVE:SLV) after the company posted "strong" third-quarter earnings.

It has a $3.85 target price on SilverCrest, which is a Canadian precious metals producer whose flagship property is the 100 per cent-owned Santa Elena Mine, located 150 km northeast of Hermosillo, near Banamichi in Sonora, Mexico.

"SilverCrest’s Santa Elena mine has delivered another strong quarter of production and the company has increased its silver production guidance for 2012," Stonecap analyst Christos Doulis said in a note. 

"SilverCrest remains on track with its plan to double annual production to approximately 4 million ounces Ag Eq at Santa Elena by 2014."

Stonecap said cash costs came in at $7.60 per silver equivalent ounce (Ag eq oz) beating both management’s guidance of $8.20/oz and Stonecap's own estimate of $10/oz.

Management increased its 2012 silver production guidance to 535,000 ounces (from 435,000) and re-iterated its 2012 gold production guidance of 33,000 ounces. Stonecap is maintaining its estimates of 538,000 ounces silver and 33,000 ounces gold.

Cash and equivalents at quarter-end were $36.1 million. Subsequent to the quarter-end, SilverCrest raised net proceeds of approximately $32.6 million and settled its hedge book at a cost of around $23.3 million, so Stonecap estimates current cash at around $45 million. 

"SilverCrest continues to build cash that will ultimately be used to help fund the expansion plant at Santa Elena," Stonecap's Doulis said.

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