BUSINESS PLAN FOR THE fdMINING INDUfSTRY

THE LAMPOTAL
HYDROMETALLURGICAL LIXIVIATION
PLANT OF PRECIOUS METALS
MARCH 2016
LAMPOTAL PLANT
HISTORY
The Lampotal Plant is located on Ejido property in the Municipality of Veta Grande, Zacatecas,
Mexico, in the town of Lampotal.
The Plant’s original design was that of a 10 tank static vat leaching plant, which operated for
approximately 30 years, processing approximately 200 tons a day, of material from the Spanish
Colonial period, that was first processed by the mercury amalgamation process. In 1995, the
Plant shut down due to continued increases in operating expenses, and the low spot market price
of silver that came about in the later part of the 1980s.
Each leaching tank can hold approximately 320 metric tons of tailings. Traditionally, static vat
leaching plants processing this type of material, recover about 50% of the ore’s recoverable
precious metals values. The final product would be a concentrated precipitate of silver, gold,
mercury, copper, and other trash base metals and organic materials.
LAMPOTAL PLANT
HISTORY
In 2006, because the future for precious metals looked optimistic, a 20 year lease on the
plant and property was obtained, and plant renovations, modifications, testing and
designing was initiated for what was to be, a newer hydrometallurgical, more efficient,
more economical and environmentally safe, Pressure Controlled, Continuous Vat
Leaching System (PCCVLS) which is capable of recovering 85% or more of oxide
ores containing precious metal values - was designed and installed.
LAMPOTAL PLANT
HISTORY
The new PCCVLS hydrometallurgical recovery system is capable of processing in excess of 300
tons per day, depending on actual lixiviation period of the particular ore being processed.
This newer hydrometallurgical PCCVLS recovery system was initially designed and installed to
again process the estimated 2,000,000 metric tons of material on site that contains on average
two troy ounces of recoverable silver oxides contained in each ton of material, along with the
small amount of gold and mercury also contained in the tailings.
Unfortunately, however, due to present associated high costs of production, including: water,
electric, chemicals, labor, earth moving equipment, logistics, refining, etc., processing the on site
material is not economically feasible.
PROJECT
OVERVIEW
Faced with the reality that after nearly 10 years of research, development and that approximately
$1 million dollars had been invested to renovate, up-grade, modify and make operational the
Plant with a more efficient and economical recovery system, and in light of the sharp decline in
the spot market price of silver since 2011, a higher grade of feed ore has to be employed to make
the Plant attractively profitable.
Since 2011, Lampotal Partners have located several higher grade material sources in and around
the Zacatecas, including one in Durango, Mexico, which hold the best outlook for
profitability.
The Durango material has conservatively, 30 troy ounces of silver and 2.5 grams of gold per ton.
Based on processing 100 tons per day, the numbers below reflects estimated monthly projections.
SITUATI
ON
• The Plant can be Operational and Producing in 120 Days;
• The Plant Has an Experienced Work Crew;
• The Plant is in a Location Where it can be Operated Year Round;
• High Grade Ore Reserves of at Least 10 Years; and,
• All Operational Permits in Place.

ESTIMATED MONTHLY
PROJECTIONS
ESTIMATED MONTHLY
PROJECTIONS
VENTURE
PROPOSAL
For $1 Million U.S., the investor receives:
1. 20% Stake Hold and Partnership in Company and

Assets.
$500K to bring the Lampotal plant and Durango source

on line; with the reaming $500K to be held in reserve.
PLANT IN 2006
TESTING & SMALL SCALE PRODUCTION AT LAMPOTAL
PLANT IN 2009
Copper Extraction
Process
Copper With Precipitated Silver
Copper Collector Cells
Pressure Washing The Copper

RETORT
OVEN
Retorted Hg.
Loading Oven
THE
PRECIPITATE
S
RESERVE
VALUES
The plant has reserves for 20 years.
There are 2,000,000 tons of material on site contain on average 60 gms of
silver, 0.1 gms of gold and 150 gms of mercury, which at current spot market
prices has a combined value of:
THE NEW PCCVL LIXIVIATION
SYSTEM
CONTROL
STATION
ON SITE
RESERVES
Reserv
es
ON SITE
RESERVES
PROJECT 10
YEARS

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THE LAMPOTAL

• The Plant Has an Experienced Work Crew;

• The Plant is in a Location Where it can be Operated Year Round;

• High Grade Ore Reserves of at Least 10 Years; and,

• All Operational Permits in Place.

1. 20% Stake Hold and Partnership in Company and

$500K to bring the Lampotal plant and Durango source

Pressure Washing The Copper

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