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Amapola deposit

Chihuahua, Mexico · Underground

Under Development
SilverZincLeadGold
Overview
The Amapola deposit is one of three identified silver-lead-zinc deposits within the Los Gatos District, alongside the operational Cerro Los Gatos mine and the Esther deposit. It is considered to be in an advanced exploration stage.
Expansion
Detailed mapping and drill testing is ongoing, with follow-up drilling expected after new detailed mapping is analysed with historical and recent drilling results.
Companies & ownership
  • Gatos Silver, Inc.
    TSX:GATO · NYSE:GATO
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Kudz Ze Kayah

Yukon, Canada · Open Pit

Operating
GoldSilver
Companies & ownership
  • Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
    TSX:WPM · LSE:WPM · NYSE:WPM
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Esther deposit

Chihuahua, Mexico · Underground

Under Development
SilverZincLeadGold
Companies & ownership
  • Gatos Silver, Inc.
    TSX:GATO · NYSE:GATO
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Hemlo

Ontario, Canada · Underground

Operating
Gold
Companies & ownership
  • Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
    TSX:WPM · LSE:WPM · NYSE:WPM
  • Perenti Limited
    ASX:PRN
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Cerro Los Gatos Mine

Chihuahua, Mexico · Drift And Fill

Operating
SilverZincLeadGoldCopper
End year
2032
Overview
The Cerro Los Gatos Mine, operated by the Los Gatos Joint Venture (LGJV) where Gatos Silver holds a 70% interest, encompasses the South-East Deeps (SE Deeps) zone. The mine utilizes longhole and drift-and-fill mining methods and processes ore using conventional sulphide flotation.
Production
For the full year 2024, the Cerro Los Gatos mine produced 9.68 million ounces of silver, 69.7 million pounds of zinc, 46.4 million pounds of lead, and 5,530 ounces of gold.
Processing
conventional sulphide flotation to produce separate lead and zinc concentrates. Plans to install a copper-lead separation circuit, expected to be operational in 2026.
Equipment
modern trackless mobile equipment for all development and mining activities
Expansion
The SE Deeps zone is a focus of resource expansion drilling, expected to contribute to the extension of the mine's life. There are plans to install a copper-lead separation circuit, expected to be operational in 2026, to produce a separate copper concentrate.
Companies & ownership
  • Gatos Silver, Inc.
    TSX:GATO · NYSE:GATO
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Goose

Nunavut, Canada · Underground

Operating
Gold
Companies & ownership
  • Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
    TSX:WPM · LSE:WPM · NYSE:WPM
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Cozamin

Zacatecas, Mexico · Underground

Operating
Silver
Companies & ownership
  • Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
    TSX:WPM · LSE:WPM · NYSE:WPM
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Antamina

Ancash, Peru · Open Pit

Operating
Silver
Companies & ownership
  • Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
    TSX:WPM · LSE:WPM · NYSE:WPM
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Aljustrel

Alentejo, Portugal · Underground

Operating
Silver
Companies & ownership
  • Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
    TSX:WPM · LSE:WPM · NYSE:WPM
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Twin Creek Mine

Nebraska, United States · Quarry

Closed
Kaolin
End year
2025
Workforce
average of two employees who conducted 200 hours of office work at the mine site in 2023
Companies & ownership
  • Brickworks Limited
    ASX:BKW
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Cushwa Plant

Maryland, United States · Processing Facility

Operating
Overview
The Cushwa Plant, operated by Brickworks Limited, is a brick manufacturing facility located in Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland. The primary commodity is brick, produced from shale mined on-site through surface mining. The plant is known for producing genuine moulded bricks, including handmade and machine-moulded varieties. Brickworks Limited acquired the plant in late 2019/early 2020 through its North American subsidiary, Glen-Gery.
Processing
producing genuine moulded bricks, including handmade and machine-moulded varieties
Equipment
reclamation conveyor
Companies & ownership
  • Brickworks Limited
    ASX:BKW
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Manassas Pit #1

Virginia, United States · Open Pit

Closed
End year
2010
Overview
Manassas Pit #1 was a surface mine in Prince William County, Virginia, operated by Glen-Gery Corporation, a subsidiary of Brickworks Limited. It extracted common shale for brick manufacture, supporting an adjacent plant. The mine is listed as abandoned, with mining use ending around 2010, consistent with the plant's closure in 2019.
Companies & ownership
  • Brickworks Limited
    ASX:BKW
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Lower Heidelberg

Pennsylvania, United States · Quarry

Closed
End year
2000
Workforce
5 employees
Companies & ownership
  • Brickworks Limited
    ASX:BKW
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Alwine Quarries

Pennsylvania, United States · Quarry

Closed
Kaolin
End year
2008
Workforce
three
Overview
The Alwine Brick Company in New Oxford, Pennsylvania, used clay from open pits to manufacture building brick.
Companies & ownership
  • Brickworks Limited
    ASX:BKW
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Redfield Pit

Iowa, United States · Open Pit

Closed
Opened
2000-01-01
End year
2019
Workforce
zero employees
Companies & ownership
  • Brickworks Limited
    ASX:BKW
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Utica Clay

Illinois, United States · Open Pit

Closed
End year
2023
Workforce
average of two to three employees between 2000 and 2009
Overview
The Utica Clay mine, operated by Glen-Gery Corporation, a subsidiary of Brickworks Limited, is a surface mine. It was abandoned as of August 25, 2023, likely due to the shutdown of the nearby Glen-Gery brick manufacturing plant in Marseilles, Illinois, which ceased operations by June 3, 2023, citing economic challenges.
Companies & ownership
  • Brickworks Limited
    ASX:BKW
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Glen-Gery Lawrenceville Plant

Virginia, United States · Open Pit

Operating
Kaolin
Opened
1946-01-01
Workforce
74 employees
Overview
Surface clay mine and brick manufacturing facility located in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States. The plant produces a variety of brick products, including extruded brick, glazed brick, Klaycoat brick, and thin brick.
Production
50 million brick equivalents annual capacity
Processing
brick manufacturing facility for facebrick and pavers, producing extruded brick, glazed brick, Klaycoat brick, and thin brick
Equipment
new crusher and feeding system, an upgraded computer management system, new extruders, and a new setting machine
Expansion
extensive upgrades to the Lawrenceville Plant to reduce manufacturing costs and expand production capability. A major site upgrade was completed in 2021
Companies & ownership
  • Brickworks Limited
    ASX:BKW
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Brick Yard Pit

Iowa, United States · Open Pit

Operating
Workforce
1 or 5 employees
Companies & ownership
  • Brickworks Limited
    ASX:BKW
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Glen-Gery Corporation, Pittsburgh Plant

Pennsylvania, United States · Open Pit

Operating
Kaolin
Workforce
three employees (mine only)
Overview
Surface fire clay mine and brick manufacturing facility. Formerly known as the Harmar Plant, it was renamed the Pittsburgh Plant on 27 August 2020. The mine and plant are owned and operated by Glen-Gery Corporation, a subsidiary of Brickworks Limited.
Production
One of Glen-Gery's manufacturing locations that produce a variety of brick products, contributing to overall production capacity.
Processing
The general process involves quarrying clay and shale, transporting the raw materials to the plant, grinding and mixing them to the desired consistency with water and other additives, and then shaping the bricks. After shaping, the bricks are dried to remove excess moisture before being fired in a kiln.
Expansion
significant investments in its mining operations to build layered stockpiles of red and cream burning clays to improve product consistency
Companies & ownership
  • Brickworks Limited
    ASX:BKW
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Hanley Plant

Pennsylvania, United States · Quarry

Operating
Kaolin
Opened
1924-01-01
Overview
The Hanley Plant, located in Summerville, Pennsylvania, is a brick manufacturing facility operated by Glen-Gery, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brickworks Limited. The facility has been in operation since 1893 and produces architectural brick products, including facebrick, thin brick, glazed brick, and klaycoat® brick. Raw material (clay) is sourced from an associated quarry operation.
Production
Capacity to increase by 15 million bricks per year due to upgrades.
Processing
brick manufacturing facility producing facebrick, thin brick, glazed brick, and klaycoat® brick.
Expansion
US$10 million investment in facility upgrades to improve product quality and increase production capacity by 15 million bricks per year, scheduled for completion by early 2021.
Companies & ownership
  • Brickworks Limited
    ASX:BKW
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Shale Rd quarry

Western Australia, Australia · Open Pit

Operating
Kaolin
Opened
2008-01-01
Overview
The Shale Rd quarry, also known as the "Shale Pit", is an open-cut clay extraction operation in Cardup, Western Australia. It extracts pastel shale and greenstone clay for brickmaking at the adjacent Austral Bricks facility. The quarry has been operational since 2008.
Production
approximately 100,000 tonnes per annum
Processing
excavating the clay from the pit area and placing it onto stockpiles within the pit area and alongside the haul road
Equipment
trucks
Companies & ownership
  • Brickworks Limited
    ASX:BKW
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Marulan Shale Quarry

New South Wales, Australia · Quarry

Operating
Mineral Sands
Mine life
30 years
Production
The staged extraction of up to 350,000 tonnes per year of unweathered shale material is undertaken. The project also involves the importation of up to 50,000 tonnes per year of selected construction, concrete and waste bitumen material for recycling and blending, and up to 125,000 tonnes per year of quarry products from other quarries for blending.
Processing
The processing involves crushing and blending of extracted shale with other materials to produce quarry products.
Expansion
The quarry has a forward program for 2025-2028 and an annual rehabilitation report for 2025. A Rehabilitation Management Plan was in place as of 2024.
Companies & ownership
  • Brickworks Limited
    ASX:BKW
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Punchbowl Brickworks

New South Wales, Australia · Processing Facility

Operating
Opened
1946-01-01
Overview
The Punchbowl site, operated by a subsidiary of Brickworks Limited, has a history of both quarrying and brick manufacturing, though current official company documents refer to it as a manufacturing plant. In 2018, Brickworks sold the 9-hectare property at 62 Belmore Road, Punchbowl, and entered into a 10-year leaseback (with a 10-year option) for a two-hectare portion to continue operating its specialised brick plant.
Processing
The facility manufactures bricks, which involves the firing of clay and shale in a kiln.
Equipment
at least one kiln
Companies & ownership
  • Brickworks Limited
    ASX:BKW
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Broken Hill Operations

New South Wales, Australia · Underground

Operating
ZincLeadSilverCopper
Opened
1885-01-01
Workforce
For the year ended 31 December 2024, the Broken Hill Operation employed approximately 390 people directly. For the year ended 31 December 2022, the operation employed approximately 407 direct employees and around 281 additional full-time contractors.
Production
For the year ended 31 December 2024, production was approximately 91,150 tonnes of contained zinc and lead combined, and 1,044,000 ounces of contained silver. For the year ended 31 December 2022, the operation produced approximately 86,855 tonnes of contained zinc and lead combined, and 1,288,000 ounces of contained silver.
Processing
Ore is processed at the concentrator located at the Southern Operations, which produces zinc and lead concentrates. These concentrates are transported by rail to Port Pirie in South Australia for export.
Equipment
The operation comprises three main underground mining areas: the Southern Operations, Potosi Operations, and the North Mine. Ore is crushed underground before being hoisted to the surface for processing at the Southern Operations concentrator. Mining methods include longhole open stoping and pillar extraction.
Expansion
On 12 January 2025, a fire in the Southern Operations led to the temporary evacuation of 46 workers and a halt to operations. Perilya entered a binding agreement with Hydrostor in September 2023 to construct a 200 MW / 1,600 MWh advanced compressed-air energy storage facility within the Potosi Mine workings.
Companies & ownership
  • Tronox Holdings plc
    NYSE:TROX
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