AbraSilver Targets 19M Oz Silver in Peak Production Year | John Miniotis

John Miniotis, President & CEO of AbraSilver, joins Kitco Mining’s Paul Harris at the 2026 Precious Metals Summit in Beaver Creek to discuss how the Diablillos silver-gold project in Argentina is moving rapidly from exploration into development.

AbraSilver now has a 454-million-ounce silver-equivalent Measured & Indicated resource, environmental approvals from both Salta and Catamarca, RIGI approval and a completed definitive feasibility study. The company is advancing early works and engineering ahead of a targeted Q2 2027 final investment decision, while evaluating debt, streaming and a limited equity component to finance the roughly $722 million initial build without unnecessarily diluting shareholders.

Exploration is continuing alongside development through a 15,000-meter drill campaign, with further resource growth still targeted. Miniotis says Diablillos could reach 19 million ounces of silver in its peak production year, while the feasibility study outlines AISC of about $20 per silver-equivalent ounce over a 25-year mine life. AbraSilver is also advancing a heap-leach study as another potential source of project upside, with first production targeted before the end of 2029.

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00:20 - AbraSilver’s Shift From Explorer to Developer
03:49 - Financing a ~$722M Build Without Heavy Dilution
06:01 - Early Works and Engineering Ahead of Q2 2027 FID
06:49 - Local Hiring and Social License in Salta and Catamarca
09:18 - 15,000m Drill Program and Resource Growth
10:48 - RIGI Approval and 30-Year Fiscal Stability
12:53 - 19M Oz Peak Silver Production and Project Scale
14:32 - Valuation, Heap Leach and Expansion Upside
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