Map Overview

Projects Overview

We own or control a portfolio of around a dozen precious metals projects located in Mexico, Argentina and Nevada (USA).

  1. Velardeña Properties (Mexico) –
    • Stopped operations in late Feb. 2024
  2. Yoquivo (Mexico) - 
    • Silver-gold, low-sulfidation epithermal vein system with limited historic production
    • Initial Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate released Q1 2023
  3. Sarita Este (Argentina) -
    • Gold prospect in Salta Province located near First Quantum's Taca Taca project
    • Three successful drill programs completed to date
  4. Rodeo (Mexico) –
    • Generated over $57M revenue and $18M net operating margin (operated Jan. 2021 - Sept. 2003)

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Rodeo
Durango State, Mexico

We concluded operations at the Rodeo open pit gold-silver mine during the third quarter of 2023. During its 2021-2023 lifespan, Rodeo generated over $57 million in revenue and $18 million in net operating margin for Golden Minerals.

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Rodeo

Velardeña
Durango State, Mexico

The Velardeña Properties in Durango State, Mexico contain two past-producing underground silver and gold mines and two processing mills. 

The company restarted mining operations at Velardeña in late December 2023 but stopped operations in late February 2024. The Velardeña plan called for progressively increasing production at the mine during the first half of 2024 until it achieved positive cash flow. However the initial performance of the mine and processing plant during the course of the initial several months of production did not achieve the results projected by the company; therefore, the company elected to cease mining operations. As a result, the company intends to evaluate potential alternatives for the Velardeña Properties, which may include a sale of properties or winding up of certain of the company’s Mexico operations.

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Velardeña

Yoquivo
Chihuahua State, Mexico

Yoquivo is a district-scale silver-gold exploration project (Chihuahua State, Mexico) with historic high-grade silver production. Our claims cover an underexplored epithermal precious metals district with excellent access in the productive part of the Sierra Madre. We have completed three drill programs, with reported results (Jan. 2022, Feb. 2022, Aug. 2022) indicating the presence of potentially economic grades on several veins in this multi-vein system property. We released an initial Mineral Resource Estimate for Yoquivo in Q1 2023. Golden holds an option to purchase the 7 concessions that comprise the Yoquivo property, totaling 1,975 hectares, subject to 2 to 3% NSR royalty interests on production, capped at $2.8 million.

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Yoquivo

El Quevar
Salta Province, Argentina

El Quevar is a district-scale, advanced exploration-stage silver project in Salta, Argentina. We announced a positive PEA for Quever in 2018 and have had an ongoing earn-in agreement with Barrick Gold since 2020. Barrick has the opportunity to earn up to a 70% interest by spending $10M+ and completing a Pre-Feasibility study demonstrating a profitable operation with 2M+ AuEq oz within 8 years.

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El Quevar

Santa Maria
Chihuahua State, Mexico

Santa Maria is an underground silver and gold mine with a positive (Sept. 2018) PEA, low capital cost, and a potential source of near-term production. In the fourth quarter of 2023, Golden Minerals sold its Santa Maria ownership to a third party for consideration of $2.5 million, including initial cash proceeds of $1.5 million and a 1.5% royalty, capped at $1 million.

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Santa Maria

Other Exploration Properties
Nevada, USA and Mexico

We added the Sarita Este gold-silver prospect in Salta, Argentina and the Sand Canyon gold-silver project in Nevada to our portfolio of properties in 2019. We also own or control additional exploration properties, most of which lie in and around the traditional silver-producing areas in Mexico.

We hold an option to acquire 51% of the Sarita Este concession from Cascadero Minerals Corp. We've completed three successful drill programs at this project  and are planning to conduct additional drilling. We have notified Cascadero of our intention to proceed with the joint venture as 51% owners of the concession.

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Other Exploration Properties
Velardeña Santa Maria Rodeo Yoquivo Mogotes Navegantes El Quevar