EX-99.1 2 v460375_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

NI43-101 TECHNICAL Report on the
Guanajuato Mine Complex CLAIMS AND
Mineral Resource EstimationS for the
gUANAJUATO mINE, SAN iGNACIO MINE, AND
eL hORCON and Santa Rosa PROJECTs

 

Location: Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico

 

-Prepared for-

 

Great Panther Silver Limited

1330 – 200 Granville Street

Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6C 1S4

 

Prepared by:

 

Robert F. Brown, P. Eng., Qualified Person & V.P. Exploration

 

Effective Date: August 31, 2016

 

Report Date: February 20, 2017

 

 

 

 

Great Panther Silver Limited

NI43-101Technical Report on the Guanajuato Mine Complex Claims and Mineral
Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El
Horcon and Santa Rosa Projects.

Guanajuato, Mexico

 

C o n t e n t s

 

1.0 summary 1-1
  1.1 Guanajuato Mine 1-2
  1.2 San Ignacio Mine 1-6
  1.3 El Horcon Project 1-9
  1.4 Santa Rosa Project 1-10
     
2.0 Introduction 2-1
  2.1 Guanajuato Mine 2-1
  2.2 San Ignacio Mine 2-3
  2.3 El Horcon Project 2-4
  2.4 Santa Rosa Project 2-4
     
3.0 Reliance on Other Experts 3-1
     
4.0 Property Description and Location 4-1
  4.1 Guanajuato Mine 4-1
  4.2 San Ignacio Mine 4-6
  4.3 El Horcon Project 4-7
  4.4 Santa Rosa Project 4-7
     
5.0 Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure, and Physiography 5-1
  5.1 Guanajuato Mine 5-1
    5.1.1 Accessibility 5-1
    5.1.2 Climate 5-1
    5.1.3 Local Resources 5-1
    5.1.4 Physiography 5-1
  5.2 San Ignacio Mine 5-1
    5.2.1 Topography, Elevation, and Vegetation 5-1
    5.2.2 Accessibility 5-2
    5.2.3 Climate and Physiography 5-2
    5.2.4 Infrastructure and Local Resources 5-2
  5.3 El Horcon Project 5-3
    5.3.1 Accessibility 5-3
    5.3.2 Climate 5-3
    5.3.3 Local Resources 5-3
    5.3.4 Physiography 5-3
  5.4 Santa Rosa Project 5-3
    5.4.1 Accessibility 5-3
    5.4.2 Climate 5-4
    5.4.3 Local Resources 5-4
    5.4.4 Physiography 5-4
     
6.0 History 6-1
  6.1 Guanajuato Mine 6-1
  6.2 San Ignacio Mine 6-3
  6.3 El Horcon Project 6-4

 

   

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Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El
Horcon and Santa Rosa Projects.

Guanajuato, Mexico

 

  6.4 Santa Rosa Project 6-5
     
7.0 Geological Setting and Mineralization 7-1
  7.1 Regional Geology 7-1
  7.2 Guanajuato Mine 7-4
    7.2.1 Local and Property Geology 7-4
    7.2.2 Mineralization 7-6
  7.3 San Ignacio Mine 7-14
    7.3.1 Local and Property Geology 7-14
    7.3.2 Mineralization 7-17
  7.4 El Horcon Project 7-17
    7.4.1 Local and Property Geology 7-17
    7.4.2 Mineralization 7-20
  7.5 Santa Rosa Project 7-24
    7.5.1 Local and Property Geology 7-24
    7.5.2 Mineralization 7-25
     
8.0 Deposit Type 8-1
     
9.0 Exploration 9-1
  9.1 Guanajuato Mine 9-1
  9.2 San Ignacio Mine 9-1
  9.3 El Horcon Project 9-4
  9.4 Santa Rosa Project 9-4
     
10.0 Drilling 10-1
  10.1 Guanajuato Mine 10-1
  10.2 San Ignacio Mine 10-8
    10.2.1 Summary of Results 10-8
    10.2.2 Summary of Procedures 10-11
  10.3 El Horcon Project 10-13
  10.4 Santa Rosa Project 10-17
     
11.0 Sample Preparation, Analyses, and Security 11-1
  11.1 Guanajuato Mine 11-1
    11.1.1 Sample Preparation 11-1
      11.1.1.1 Drill Samples 11-1
      11.1.1.2 Channel Samples 11-1
    11.1.2 Analyses 11-2
    11.1.3 Assay QA/QC 11-3
      11.1.3.1 Blanks 11-3
      11.1.3.2 Standards 11-4
      11.1.3.3 Duplicates 11-6
      11.1.3.4 Umpire Checks 11-6
      11.1.3.5 Sample Security 11-9
  11.2 San Ignacio Mine 11-9
    11.2.1 Assay Samples 11-10
    11.2.2 Bulk Density Samples 11-12
  11.3 El Horcon Project 11-12
    11.3.1 Sample Preparation 11-12
      11.3.1.1 Drill Samples 11-12
      11.3.1.2 Channel Samples 11-13

 

   

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Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El
Horcon and Santa Rosa Projects.

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    11.3.2 Analyses 11-13
    11.3.3 Assay QAQC 11-14
      11.3.3.1 Blanks 11-14
      11.3.3.2 Standards 11-16
      11.3.3.3 Duplicates 11-20
      11.3.3.4 Umpire Checks 11-21
    11.3.4 Sample Security 11-23
  11.4 Santa Rosa Project 11-23
    11.4.1 Sample Preparation 11-23
      11.4.1.1 Drill Samples 11-23
      11.4.1.2 Channel Samples 11-24
    11.4.2 Analyses 11-24
    11.4.3 Assay QAQC 11-25
    11.4.4 Sample Security 11-25
     
12.0 Data Verification 12-1
  12.1 Guanajuato Mine 12-1
  12.2 San Ignacio Mine 12-1
  12.3 El Horcon Project 12-2
  12.4 Santa Rosa Project 12-3
     
13.0 Mineral Processing and Metallurgical Testing 13-1
  13.1 Guanajuato Mine 13-1
  13.2 San Ignacio Mine 13-1
  13.3 El Horcon Project 13-2
  13.4 Santa Rosa Project 13-2
     
14.0 Mineral Resource Estimates 14-1
  14.1 Guanajuato Mine 14-1
    14.1.1 Previous Estimates 14-3
    14.1.2 Database – General Description 14-5
    14.1.3 Assays 14-6
    14.1.4 Core Recovery and RQD 14-7
    14.1.5 Density 14-8
    14.1.6 Mineralization Domains 14-8
    14.1.7 Underground Workings 14-10
    14.1.8 Assay Capping 14-10
    14.1.9 Composites 14-13
    14.1.10 Block Model and Grade Estimation Procedures 14-14
      14.1.10.1 Dimensions and Coding 14-14
      14.1.10.2 Geostatistics 14-15
      14.1.10.3 Grade Interpolation 14-15
    14.1.11 Block Model Validation 14-15
      14.1.11.1 Visual Inspection 14-16
      14.1.11.2 Comparison with Production Records 14-16
      14.1.11.3 Comparison of Block and Sample Means 14-16
      14.1.11.4 Cut-Off Value 14-17
    14.1.12 Classification 14-18
    14.1.13 Mineral Resource Tabulations 14-18
    14.1.14 Geological Potential 14-20
    14.1.15 Comparison to Previous Resource Estimate 14-21

 

   

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Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El
Horcon and Santa Rosa Projects.

Guanajuato, Mexico

 

  14.2 San Ignacio Mine 14-22
    14.2.1 Introduction 14-22
    14.2.2 Sample Database 14-22
    14.2.3 Domain Modelling 14-23
    14.2.4 Bulk Density 14-25
    14.2.5 Treatment of High-Grade Outliers 14-25
    14.2.6 Compositing 14-26
      14.2.6.1 Drill Hole Samples 14-26
      14.2.6.2 Underground Chip Samples 14-26
    14.2.7 Block Model Parameters 14-27
    14.2.8 Grade Interpolation 14-29
    14.2.9 Resource Classification 14-29
    14.2.10 Mineral Resource Tabulation 14-29
    14.2.11 Block Model Validation 14-32
    14.2.12 Comparison to Previous Resource Estimate 14-33
  14.3 El Horcon Project 14-36
    14.3.1 Database – General Description 14-36
    14.3.2 Assays 14-37
    14.3.3 Core Recovery and RQD 14-38
    14.3.4 Density 14-39
    14.3.5 Geological and Structural Domains 14-39
    14.3.6 Assay Capping 14-40
    14.3.7 Samples for Interpolation 14-40
    14.3.8 Block Model and Grade Estimation Procedures 14-41
      14.3.8.1 Dimensions and Coding 14-41
      14.3.8.2 Geostatistics 14-42
      14.3.8.3 Grade Interpolation 14-42
    14.3.9 Block Model Validation 14-43
      14.3.9.1 Visual Inspection 14-43
    14.3.10 Classification 14-43
    14.3.11 Mineral Resource Tabulations 14-43
    14.3.12 Comparison to Previous Resource Estimate 14-44
  14.4 Santa Rosa Project 14-45
     
15.0 Mineral Reserve Estimates 15-1
     
16.0 Mining Methods 16-1
  16.1 Guanajuato Mine 16-1
    16.1.1 Cata Clavo Zones 16-2
    16.1.2 Los Pozos Zone 16-5
    16.1.3 Santa Margarita Zones 16-8
    16.1.4 Guanajuatito Zones 16-12
    16.1.5 San Cayetano Zone 16-14
    16.1.6 Valenciana Zone 16-16
    16.1.7 Promontorio Zone 16-18
  16.2 San Ignacio Mine 16-20
  16.3 El Horcon Project 16-28
  16.4 Santa Rosa Project 16-28
     
17.0 Recovery Methods 17-1

 

   

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Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El
Horcon and Santa Rosa Projects.

Guanajuato, Mexico

 

18.0 Project Infrastructure 18-1
  18.1 Guanajuato Mine 18-1
  18.2 San Ignacio Mine 18-1
  18.3 El Horcon Project 18-2
  18.4 Santa Rosa Project 18-2
     
19.0 Market Studies and Contracts 19-1
  19.1 Market Studies 19-1
  19.2 Contracts 19-1
    19.2.1 Guanajuato Mine 19-1
    19.2.2 San Ignacio Mine 19-2
     
20.0 Environmental Studies, Permitting, and Social or Community Impact 20-1
  20.1 Reclamation Closure 20-1
     
21.0 Capital and Operating Costs 21-1
  21.1 Guanajuato Mine 21-1
  21.2 San Ignacio Mine 21-2
  21.3 El Horcon Project 21-2
  21.4 Santa Rosa Project 21-2
     
22.0 Economic Analysis 22-1
     
23.0 Adjacent Properties 23-1
  23.1 Guanajuato Mine 23-1
  23.2 San Ignacio Mine 23-1
  23.3 El Horcon Project 23-1
  23.4 Santa Rosa Project 23-2
     
24.0 Other Relevant Data and Information 24-1
     
25.0 Interpretation and Conclusions 25-1
  25.1 Guanajuato Mine 25-1
  25.2 San Ignacio Mine 25-2
  25.3 El Horcon Project 25-3
  25.4 Santa Rosa 25-3
     
26.0 Recommendations 26-1
  26.1 Guanajuato Mine 26-1
  26.2 San Ignacio Mine 26-1
  26.3 El Horcon Project 26-2
  26.4 Santa Rosa Project 26-2
     
27.0 References 27-1
     
28.0 DatE and Signature Page 28-1
     
29.0 Certificate of Qualified Person  

 

   

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Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El
Horcon and Santa Rosa Projects.

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T a b l e s

 

Table 1-1: Mineral Resource Estimates – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine 1-3
Table 1-2: Geological Potential – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine 1-5
Table 1-3: Mineral Resource Estimates – Great Panther Silver Limited – San Ignacio Mine 1-7
Table 1-4: Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate – Great Panther Silver Limited – El Horcon Project 1-10
Table 4-1: Claims that Comprise the GPR Holdings at the Guanajuato Mine Complex 4-3
Table 6-1: Guanajuato Mining Complex Production Figures – Great Panther Silver Limited - Guanajuato and San Ignacio Mine 6-2
Table 6-2: Guanajuato Mining Complex Production Figures – Great Panther Silver Limited - Guanajuato Mine 6-2
Table 6-3: Guanajuato Mining Complex Production Figures – Great Panther Silver Limited – San Ignacio Mine 6-4
Table 10-1: Drilling Contractors, Guanajuato Mine 10-5
Table 10-2: Drilling Contractors, El Horcon Project 10-16
Table 11-1:   Standard Values Outside 3 Standard Deviations – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine 11-6
Table 11-2: QC Sample Failure Rates 11-11
Table 11-3: Standard Values Outside 3 Standard Deviations – Great Panther Silver Limited – El Horcon Project 11-20
Table 14-1: Mineral Resources 2016 – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine 14-1
Table 14-2: Geological Potential – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine 14-3
Table 14-3: Previous Mineral Resource Estimate, 2015 – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato 14-4
Table 14-4: Changes from Previous Estimate – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine 14-5
Table 14-5: Drill Sample Statistics by Area – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine 14-6
Table 14-6: U/G Sample Statistics by Area – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine 14-7
Table 14-7: Recovery and RQD by Area – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine 14-7
Table 14-8: Zone Coding and Vein Orientation – Great Panther Silver Limited 14-9
Table 14-9: Drill Hole Assay Capping - Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine 14-11
Table 14-10: Underground Sample Assay Capping – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine 14-12
Table 14-11: Extent of all the Block Models- Great Panther Limited – Guanajuato Mine 14-14
Table 14-12: Comparison of Block and All DDH Samples – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine 14-17
Table 14-13: Comparison of Block and All UG Samples – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine 14-17
Table 14-14: Measured Mineral Resources - Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine 14-18
Table 14-15: Indicated Mineral Resources - Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine 14-19
Table 14-16: Measured plus Indicated Mineral Resources - Great Panther Silver Limited - Guanajuato Mine 14-19
Table 14-17: Inferred Mineral Resources - Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine 14-19
Table 14-18: Geological Potential - Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine 14-20

 

   

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Table 14-19: Comparison of 2016 to 2015 Mineral Resources- Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine 14-21
Table 14-20: Production outside Mineral Resource Estimate - Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine 14-22
Table 14-21: Descriptive Statistics for the Sample Database 14-23
Table 14-22: Descriptive Statistics of Silver Grade Grouped by Domain 14-24
Table 14-23: Descriptive Statistics of Gold Grade Grouped by Domain 14-24
Table 14-24: Descriptive Statistics of Bulk Density Grouped by Domain 14-25
Table 14-25: Capping Levels for Silver and Gold Grouped by Domain 14-26
Table 14-26: Descriptive Statistics of Composited Silver Grade Grouped by Domain 14-27
Table 14-27: Descriptive Statistics of Composited Gold Grade Grouped by Domain 14-27
Table  14-28: Extent of All Four Zones of San Ignacio Block Model 14-28
Table 14-29: Mineral Resource Estimates above a US$74/tonne Cut-off 14-30
Table 14-30: San Ignacio Mine Reconciliation 14-32
Table 14-31: Former Mineral Resource Estimate (Brown, 2016) 14-33
Table 14-32: Drill Sample Statistics by Area – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Project 14-37
Table 14-33: Recovery and RQD by Area – Great Panther Silver Limited – El Horcon 14-38
Table 14-34: Vein Orientation – Great Panther Silver Limited – El Horcon 14-40
Table 14-35: Drill Hole Assay Capping - Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Project 14-40
Table 14-36: Drill Hole Sample Statistics – Great Panther Silver Limited – El Horcon Project 14-41
Table 14-37: Block Model dimensions & Extent - Great Panther Limited – El Horcon Project 14-41
Table 14-38: Grade Interpolation Method – Great Panther Silver Limited – El Horcon Project 14-42
Table 14-39: Inferred Mineral Resources - Great Panther Silver Limited – El Horcon Project 14-44
Table 14-40: Previous Inferred Mineral Resources - Great Panther Silver Limited – El Horcon Project 14-45
Table 16-1: Guanajuato Production Figures – Great Panther Silver Limited - Guanajuato Mine and San Ignacio Mine 16-1
Table 16-2: Guanajuato Production Figures – Great Panther Silver Limited - Guanajuato Mine 16-2
Table 16-3: Guanajuato Production Figures – Great Panther Silver Limited - Guanajuato Mine and San Ignacio Mine 16-20
Table 16-4: Guanajuato Production Figures – Great Panther Silver Limited – San Ignacio Mine 16-21
Table 21-1: 2015 (January through August) Average Cost Report for GTO 21-1
Table 26-1: 2017 Budget for Proposed Work Plan at GMC 26-2

 

   

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Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El
Horcon and Santa Rosa Projects.

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F i g u r e s

 

Figure 4-1: Guanajuato Mine Complex Property 4-2
Figure 4-2: Guanajuato Mine Complex Claims 4-3
Figure 4-3: Mineral Claims Map Guanajuato Mine area 4-5
Figure 4-4: Mineral Claims Map San Ignacio Mine area 4-6
Figure 4-5: Mineral Claims Map El Horcon Project area 4-7
Figure 4-6: Mineral Claims Map Santa Rosa Project Area 4-8
Figure 7-1: Guanajuato Mine Complex Regional Geology 7-2
Figure 7-1a:  Guanajuato Mine Complex Regional Geology Legend 7-3
Figure 7-2: Local Area Geology for the Guanajuato Mine Complex – With Section Line of Figure 7-3 Shown 7-5
Figure 7-3: Local area geology cross section showing approximate ore outlines of Randall’s (1994) Lower Ore and the approximate ore outline of the Guanajuato Mine projected onto the section line 7-6
Figure 7-4: Property Geology - Guanajuatito – cross section 2940N with ramp access shown.  View looking north-northwest, Elevation masl 7-8
Figure 7-5: Property Geology – Cata Clavo – cross section 12.5N with ramp access shown.  View looking northwest, Elevation masl 7-9
Figure 7-6: Property Geology – Los Pozos – cross section 175N with ramp access shown.  View looking north-northwest, Elevation masl 7-10
Figure 7-7: Property Geology – Santa Margarita – cross section 100S with ramp access shown.  View looking north-northwest, Elevation masl 7-11
Figure 7-8: Property Geology – San Cayetano– cross section 300S.  View looking north-northwest, Elevation masl 7-12
Figure 7-9: Property Geology – Valenciana – cross section 1800N.  View looking north-northwest, Elevation masl 7-13
Figure 7-10: Property Geology – Promontorio – cross section 450S.  View looking north-northwest, Elevation masl 7-14
Figure 7-11: San Ignacio Mine Geology Map 7-16
Figure 7-12: Local Area Geology for the El Horcon Project 7-18
Figure 7-13: Detailed Geology Section 000 for the El Horcon Project 7-21
Figure 7-14: Detailed Geology Section 200N for the El Horcon Project 7-22
Figure 7-15: Detailed Geology Section 400N for the El Horcon Project 7-23
Figure 7-16: Geology and Drilling on the Santa Rosa Project 7-26
Figure 9-1: Exploration Rock Sample Locations at San Ignacio Mine 9-3
Figure 10-1: Guanajuato Mine Drill Hole Location Plan Map 10-2
Figure 10-2: Guanajuato Mine Longitudinal Section with Drill Holes 10-3
Figure 10-3: San Ignacio Mine Drill Hole Location Map 10-10
Figure 10-4: San Ignacio Mine Cross-Section 700N 10-11
Figure 10-5: El Horcon Drill Hole Location Plan Map 10-14
Figure 10-6: Longitudinal Section of Diamantillo Zone Drill Holes 10-15
Figure 10-7: Longitudinal Section of San Guillermo Zone Drill Holes 10-16
Figure 11-1: Silver (Ag) assays of “Blank” material sent to SGS-GTO 11-3
Figure 11-2: Gold (Au) assays of “Blank” material sent to SGS-GTO 11-4

 

   

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Horcon and Santa Rosa Projects.

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Figure 11-3: Silver (Ag) Assays of GPR Standard “GTS07” at SGS-GTO 11-5
Figure 11-4: Gold (Au) Assays of GPR Standard “GTS07” at SGS-GTO 11-5
Figure 11-5: Silver (Ag) Assays of GPR Standard “GTS09” at SGS-GTO 11-5
Figure 11-6: Gold (Au) Assays of GPR Standard “GTS09” at SGS-GTO 11-6
Figure 11-7: Comparison of ALS Chemex and SGS-GTO Silver assays 11-8
Figure 11-8: Figure Comparison of ALS Chemex and SGS-GTO Gold assays 11-9
Figure 11-9: Silver (Ag) assays of “Blank” material sent to SGS-GTO 11-15
Figure 11-10: Gold (Au) assays of “Blank” material at SGS-GTO 11-15
Figure 11-11: Gold(Au) Assays of GTS06 Standard 11-17
Figure 11-12: Silver(Ag) Assays of GTS06 Standard 11-17
Figure 11-13: Gold (Au) Assays of GTS05 Standard 11-18
Figure 11-14: Gold (Au) Assays of GTS05 Standard 11-18
Figure 11-15: Gold (Au) Assays of GTS03 Standard 11-19
Figure 11-16: Silver (Ag) Assays of GTS03 Standard 11-19
Figure 11-17: Silver (Ag) Assay Correlation of Duplicates 11-20
Figure 11-18: Gold (Au) Assay Correlation of Duplicates 11-21
Figure 11-19: Comparison of ALS Chemex and SGS-GTO Silver assays 11-22
Figure 11-20: Comparison of ALS Chemex and SGS-GTO Gold assays 11-22
Figure 16-1: Section Map 12.5 Cata with Wireframes and Block Model 16-4
Figure 16-2: Plan Map Cata 490 Level with Wireframes and Development 16-5
Figure 16-3: Section Map 175N Los Pozos with Wireframes and Block Model 16-7
Figure 16-4: Plan Map Los Pozos 375 Level with Wireframes and Development 16-8
Figure 16-5: Section Map 75S Santa Margarita with Wireframes and Block Model 16-11
Figure 16-6: Plan Map Santa Margarita 435 Level with Wireframes and Development 16-12
Figure 16-7: Section Map 2850N Guanajuatito with Wireframes and Block Model 16-13
Figure 16-8: Plan Map Guanajuatito 270 Level with Wireframes and Development 16-14
Figure 16-9: Section Map 350S San Cayetano with Wireframes and Block Model 16-15
Figure 16-10: Plan Map San Cayetano 490 Level with Wireframes and Development 16-16
Figure 16-11: Section Map 1800N Valenciana with Wireframes and Block Model 16-17
Figure 16-12: Plan Map Valenciana 350 Level with Wireframes and Development 16-18
Figure 16-13: Section Map 450S Promontorio with Wireframes and Block Model 16-19
Figure 16-14: Plan Map Promontorio 100 Level with Wireframes and Development 16-20
Figure 16-15: Section 700N San Ignacio Veins 16-23
Figure 16-16: Section 470N San Ignacio Veins 16-24
Figure 16-17: Section 300N San Ignacio Veins 16-25
Figure 16-18: Section 200N San Ignacio Veins 16-26
Figure 16-19: Section 100N San Ignacio Veins 16-27
Figure 16-20: Plan Map San Ignacio Veins at 2300m Elevation 16-28
Figure 17-1: Process Flow Sheet, Guanajuato Mine Complex Metallurgical Plant 17-3

 

   

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Horcon and Santa Rosa Projects.

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G l o s s a r y

 

Units of Measure  
Centimeter cm
Grams per tonne g/t
Hectare ha
Kilotonnes kt
Kilometer km
Meters above sea level masl
Meter m
Millimeters mm
Million tonnes Mt
Million M
Ounce (troy) oz
Parts per million ppm
Tonne t
Tonnes per cubic metre t/m3

 

A b b r e v i a t i o n s   a n d   A c r o n y m s

 

Atomic Absorption Spectography AAS
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum CIM
Gold Equivalent AuEq
Gold Au
Great Panther Silver Limited GPR
Guanajuato Mine Complex GMC
Inverse Distance Cubed ID3
Inverse Distance Squared ID2
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia INEGI
MFW Geoscience Inc. MFW
Minera Mexicana El Rosario, S.A. de C.V MMR
Minera Villa Seca S.A. de C.V. MVS
National Instrument NI 43-101 NI 43-101
Qualified Person QP
Quality Assurance/Quality Control QA/QC
Silver Equivalent Ag eq
Silver Ag
Specific Gravity SG
Standard Deviation Std Dev

 

   

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Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El
Horcon and Santa Rosa Projects.

Guanajuato, Mexico

 

1.0summary

 

The purpose of this Technical Report “NI43-101 TECHNICAL REPORT ON THE GUANAJUATO MINE COMPLEX CLAIMS AND MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATIONS FOR THE GUANAJUATO MINE, SAN IGNACIO MINE, AND EL HORCON AND SANTA ROSA PROJECTS” is to support Great Panther Silver Limited’s (GPR) public disclosure related to the Guanajuato Mine Complex (GMC) mineral resource estimates. This Technical Report conforms to National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (NI 43-101) and, as GPR is a producing issuer as defined in NI 43-101, this report and the Mineral Resource Estimates for the deposits were completed by company personnel. The Company owns a 100% interest in the claims through Great Panther’s wholly-owned Mexican subsidiary, Minera Mexicana El Rosario SA de CV (MMR).

 

The GMC claims total 29,424.74ha in several claim blocks in the Guanajuato Mining District. This report is a new estimate building on former Mineral Resource Estimates for the GMC (Brown, 2016; Brown, 2015), and the Guanajuato Mine (Brown & Sprigg 2013), San Ignacio Mine (Waldegger & Brown, 2014), and El Horcon Project (Brown, 2013) plus some added information regarding geology and drilling from the Santa Rosa Project area. Presently, the mill at the Guanajuato Mine processes mined mineralization from both the Guanajuato Mine and the San Ignacio Mine. Conceptually, mineralization from the El Horcon project would also be processed at the Guanajuato Mine plant. The Santa Rosa project claims are exploration in nature, but again are easily within trucking distance to the Guanajuato Mine plant for processing.

 

The 1,200 tonnes per day (tpd) capacity flotation plant, located at the Guanajuato Mine, is currently operating at a rate of approximately 965 tonnes per calendar day (July 31, 2015 to August 31, 2016). It is processing Guanajuato Mine mineralization and has, since late November 2013, been processing San Ignacio Mine mineralization.

 

GPR is engaged in the exploration, development, and production of mineral properties, primarily for silver and gold. It is a silver-gold producing company with operating mines in Mexico. In addition to the GMC, GPR owns and operates the Topia silver-lead-zinc mine located in the state of Durango, Mexico. The Company has also recently signed an agreement to purchase the Coricancha Polymetallic Mine in Peru.

 

The 2017 budget is estimated at US$4,070,000 and includes 31,000 meters of core drilling (see Table 26-1).

 

   

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NI43-101Technical Report on the Guanajuato Mine Complex Claims and Mineral
Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El
Horcon and Santa Rosa Projects.

Guanajuato, Mexico

 

1.1Guanajuato Mine

 

The Guanajuato Mine is an operating underground silver-gold mine (Brown, 2016; Brown, 2015) located within the city of Guanajuato, Mexico. The mine consists of several deposits along an approximately 4.2-kilometer strike length. The deposits on the Veta Madre trend, the principal host structure, have been mined since the 16th century. GPR purchased the property in 2005 and recommenced underground operations and milling the following year. GPR has carried out exploration and continues to explore the property. Currently, the major facilities associated with the Guanajuato Mine are:

 

·An operating underground mine producing at a rate of approximately 430 tonnes per calendar day (July 31, 2015 to August 31, 2016).

 

·Extensive underground workings along 4.2km veins including 5 main shafts used for ventilation and access, levels, 3 access ramps, and internal shafts.

 

The Guanajuato Mine contains estimated Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources of 151,175 tonnes above varying $US NSR cut-offs, at an average grade of 253g/t silver and 1.45g/t gold, for a total of 1,725,179 equivalent silver ounces (“Ag eq oz”). This includes Measured Mineral Resources of 114,695 tonnes at an average grade of 264g/t silver and 1.53g/t gold, for a total of 1,372,961 Ag eq oz and Indicated Mineral Resources of 36,480 tonnes at an average grade of 216g/t silver and 1.19g/t gold, for a total of 352,218 Ag eq oz. In addition, estimated Inferred Mineral Resources are 147,327 tonnes at an average grade of 129g/t silver and 2.13g/t gold, for 1,324,867 Ag eq oz.

 

The mineral resources detailed at Guanajuato Mine cover the Guanajuatito, Valenciana, Cata, Los Pozos, Santa Margarita, and San Cayetano areas. This Mineral Resource Estimate for the Guanajuato Mine has an effective date of 31 August 2016 and updates the previous resource estimate for reasons of depletion because of mining and resource definition resulting from successful exploration activities.

 

Table 1-1 provides a summary tabulation of the estimates.

 

   

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Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El
Horcon and Santa Rosa Projects.

Guanajuato, Mexico

 

Table 1-1: Mineral Resource Estimates – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine

 

GTO Mine Measured August 31, 2016      
Vein Tonnes Ag (g/t) Ag (oz) Au (g/t) Au (oz) Ag eq
(g/t)
Ag eq
(oz)
Totals Cata 34,051 371 405,879 1.78 1,947 496 543,330
Totals Pozos 22,179 279 199,210 1.07 759 355 252,781
Totals Guanajuatito 43,703 222 311,623 1.04 1,465 295 415,045
Totals Valenciana - - - - - - -
Totals Promontorio - - - - - - -
Totals Santa Margarita 8,046 130 33,735 3.65 945 388 100,485
Totals San Cayetano 6,715 111 23,872 2.46 530 284 61,320
Total Measured 114,695 264 974,318 1.53 5,647 372 1,372,961
               
GTO Mine Indicated August 31, 2016      
Vein Tonnes Ag (g/t) Ag(oz) Au (g/t) Au (oz) Ag eq
(g/t)
Ag eq
(oz)
Totals Cata 5,957 383 73,333 1.54 295 492 94,187
Totals Pozos 6,237 237 47,570 1.08 217 314 62,836
Totals Guanajuatito 19,860 176 112,401 0.95 607 243 155,239
Totals Valenciana - - - - - - -
Totals Promontorio - - - - - - -
Totals Santa Margarita 1,540 202 10,023 1.93 95 338 16,758
Totals San Cayetano 2,887 114 10,549 1.93 179 250 23,199
Total Indicated 36,480 216 253,876 1.19 1,394 300 352,218
       
GTO Mine Measured & Indicated August 31, 2016      
Vein Tonnes Ag (g/t) Ag(oz) Au (g/t) Au (oz) Ag eq
(g/t)
Ag eq
(oz)
Totals Cata 40,008 373 479,212 1.74 2,242 496 637,517
Totals Pozos 28,416 270 246,780 1.07 976 346 315,617
Totals Guanajuatito 63,563 207 424,024 1.01 2,072 279 570,284
Totals Valenciana - - - - - - -
Totals Promontorio - - - - - - -
Totals Santa Margarita 9,586 142 43,758 3.38 1,041 380 117,243
Totals San Cayetano 9,602 112 34,421 2.30 710 274 84,519
Total M & I 151,175 253 1,228,195 1.45 7,040 355 1,725,179

 

   

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NI43-101Technical Report on the Guanajuato Mine Complex Claims and Mineral
Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El
Horcon and Santa Rosa Projects.

Guanajuato, Mexico

 

GTO Mine Inferred August 31, 2016      
Vein Tonnes Ag (g/t) Ag (oz) Au (g/t) Au (oz) Ag eq (g/t) Ag eq (oz)
Totals Cata 2,336 219 16,484 0.78 59 275 20,631
Totals Pozos 7,733 228 56,705 0.99 247 298 74,114
Totals Guanajuatito 11,310 160 58,093 0.91 331 224 81,489
Totals Valenciana 105,910 101 342,944 2.32 7,899 264 900,600
Totals Promontorio - - - - - - -
Totals Santa Margarita 11,286 319 115,639 2.16 786 472 171,100
Totals San Cayetano 8,752 79 22,356 2.75 773 273 76,933
Total Inferred 147,327 129 612,220 2.13 10,095 280 1,324,867

 

Notes Guanajuato Mine Mineral Resource Estimates August 31, 2016

 

1.Cut-offs are based on the marginal operating costs per mining area being US$76/tonne for Cata, US$85/tonne for Santa Margarita / San Cayetano, US$72/tonne for Los Pozos, US$66/tonne for Guanajuatito, and US$74/tonne for Valenciana
2.Block model grades converted to US$ value using plant recoveries of 87% Ag, 86.8% Au, and net smelter terms negotiated for pyrite concentrates.
3.Rock Density for all veins is 2.68t/m³
4.Totals may not agree due to rounding.
5.Grades in metric units  
6.Contained silver and gold in troy ounces
7.Minimum true width 1.0m
8.Metal Prices US$18.00/oz silver, and US$1,300/oz gold.

 

It is the opinion of the Qualified Person and author of this report that all data used in the generation of the mineral resource models and the processes by which these data were collected and stored are acceptable and of industry standard.

 

The author also offers zones of Geological Potential (Table 1-2) with historic mining. In the zones of Geological Potential, the author cautions that the potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature, that there has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource and that it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the target being delineated as a mineral resource. Geological Potential was estimated within ranges for areas that contain historic stopes with limited topographic control. This includes areas drilled and evaluated underground including Promontorio, parts of Los Pozos, and parts of Valenciana. It should be noted that at Los Pozos and Valenciana, mining activity consists of the removal of old pillars and sections of mineralization left by previous operators.

 

   

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Table 1-2: Geological Potential – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine

 

Guanajuato Mine (Geological Potential) August 31, 2016    
Vein Range Tonnes Range Grade Ag (g/t) Range Grade Au (g/t)
Low High Low High Low High
Promontorio 77,990 129,983 49 70 2.01 2.87
Pozos above 275 23,418 39,030 173 248 1.01 1.45
Valenciana            
Val1 53,911 89,851 123 175 1.02 1.46
Sugey2 4,066 6,776 101 145 0.77 1.10
sugey3 3,347 5,578 96 137 0.94 1.35
BO 9,818 16,364 151 216 1.61 2.31
Omar 1,029 1,715 96 137 0.81 1.15
Val2 13,330 22,217 83 118 2.40 3.43
TOTALS 186,908 311,514 96 137 1.56 2.22

 

The listed zones of Geological Potential have had some drilling, and in some cases underground access, which has allowed for a geological interpretation of the orientation of the zones. All the zones of Geological Potential have had some former mining (pre-GPR) and as the dimensions of the former mining are unknown, and the old workings are unsafe and inaccessible, it is impossible to ascertain the volume and subsequent tonnage of what remains in place now.

 

It needs to be noted that 53,974 tonnes of material mined between August 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016 was from outside the stated mineral resource. This is approximately 35% of the total production in the same period of 152,064 tonnes. A large part of the mined material outside the mineral resource was from areas of Geological Potential.

 

It is recommended that GPR continues mining operations at the Guanajuatito deposit, and that it proceeds with exploration activities in current and other prospective areas to extend the mine life. For 2017 a concerted effort at detailing the Guanajuatito, Promontorio, and Valenciana areas along the Veta Madre is essential and as such an underground drill program of 10,975 meters is recommended.

 

   

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NI43-101Technical Report on the Guanajuato Mine Complex Claims and Mineral
Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El
Horcon and Santa Rosa Projects.

Guanajuato, Mexico

 

1.2San Ignacio Mine

 

The San Ignacio Mine lies within La Luz mining camp of the Guanajuato Mining District, which is in the southern part of the Mesa Central physiographic province. The Mesa Central is an elevated plateau of Cenozoic volcanic and volcanoclastic rocks located in central Mexico. It is bounded to the north and east by the Sierra Madre Oriental, to the west by the Sierra Madre Occidental, and to the south by the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. Cretaceous volcanic rocks of La Luz Basalt underlie the San Ignacio property.

 

The mineralization on the property consists of epithermal silver-gold veins. Average silver grades of the veins range from 24g/t to 159g/t and the average gold grades from 1.43g/t to 3.75g/t. Great Panther has completed 195 diamond drill holes at the San Ignacio Property, and Mineral Resource Estimates on zones between grid line 50N and 1100N and delineated mineralized veins up to a strike length of 1,050m.

 

Detailed geological mapping, structural geological studies, outcrop sampling, underground drift development and re-sampling of old underground workings have been completed to highlight additional priority targets along the 4km of prospective structures.

 

In late November 2013, Great Panther commenced ramping and developing along the Intermediate and Melladito veins. New surface facilities, including roads, a mechanical shop, an electrical substation, diesel storage, waste dumps, and security facilities, have been built as part of the San Ignacio Mine infrastructure.

 

Currently, the major facilities associated with the San Ignacio Mine are:

 

·An operating underground mine producing approximately at a rate of 535 tonnes per calendar day (July 31, 2015 to August 31, 2016).

 

·Underground workings along a 700-meter-long trend on eight veins including one old shaft and adit used for ventilation, levels, and one main access ramp.

 

·The San Ignacio property contains estimated Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources of 541,725 tonnes above a US$57 NSR cut-off, at an average grade of 114g/t silver and 2.80/t gold, for a total of 5,420,897 equivalent silver ounces (“Ag eq oz”).  This includes Measured Mineral Resources of 408,327 tonnes at an average grade of 116g/t silver and 2.88g/t gold, for a total of 4,191,435 Ag eq oz and Indicated Mineral Resources of 133,398 tonnes at an average grade of 106g/t silver and 2.56g/t gold, for a total of 1,229,462 Ag eq oz. In addition, estimated Inferred Mineral Resources are 645,318 tonnes at an average grade of 121g/t silver and 2.15g/t gold, for 5,665,137 Ag eq oz.

 

   

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Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El
Horcon and Santa Rosa Projects.

Guanajuato, Mexico

 

Table 1-3 summarizes the Mineral Resource Estimates for the San Ignacio Mine. The Mineral Resource Estimation at San Ignacio Mine has an effective date of December 31, 2015.

 

Table 1-4: Mineral Resource Estimates – Great Panther Silver Limited – San Ignacio Mine

 

MEASURED MINERAL RESOURCE      
Vein TONNES Ag (g/t) Ag (oz) Au (g/t) Au(oz) Ag eq
(g/t)
Ag eq (oz)
Melladito 269,709 115 1,000,922 2.91 25,200 321 2,780,009
Intermediate 52,262 155 260,868 2.78 4,671 352 590,629
Intermediate 2 19,166 159 98,107 3.75 2,310 424 261,214
Melladito Splay 54,250 72 126,274 2.74 4,775 266 463,389
Melladito Step 1,299 27 1,124 1.79 75 153 6,397
Melladito HW 4,994 85 13,656 2.42 389 256 41,112
Nombre de Dios 6,647 115 24,634 1.59 341 228 48,687
Nombre de Dios 2 - - - - - - -
TOTAL 408,327 116 1,525,584 2.88 37,760 319 4,191,435
               
INDICATED MINERAL RESOURCE          
Vein TONNES Ag (g/t) Ag (oz) Au (g/t) Au(oz) Ag eq
(g/t)
Ag eq (oz)
Melladito 71,028 92 210,578 2.63 6,006 278 634,631
Intermediate 19,657 156 98,807 2.53 1,600 335 211,770
Intermediate 2 11,409 154 56,376 3.03 1,111 368 134,825
Melladito Splay 20,238 60 39,190 2.41 1,569 230 149,943
Melladito Step 430 26 364 1.61 22 140 1,938
Melladito HW 3,594 149 17,273 1.73 200 272 31,391
Nombre de Dios 7,043 138 31,173 2.11 479 287 64,965
Nombre de Dios 2 - - - - - - -
TOTAL 133,398 106 453,762 2.56 10,987 287 1,229,462

 

   

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MEASURED & INDICATED MINERAL RESOURCE        
Vein TONNES Ag (g/t) Ag (oz) Au (g/t) Au(oz) Ag eq
(g/t)
Ag eq (oz)
Melladito 340,737 111 1,211,500 2.85 31,206 312 3,414,639
Intermediate 71,919 156 359,675 2.71 6,271 347 802,399
Intermediate 2 30,574 157 154,484 3.48 3,421 403 396,039
Melladito Splay 74,487 69 165,463 2.65 6,344 256 613,331
Melladito Step 1,729 27 1,488 1.74 97 150 8,335
Melladito HW 8,587 112 30,929 2.13 589 263 72,503
Nombre de Dios 13,690 127 55,807 1.86 819 258 113,651
Nombre de Dios 2 - - - - - - -
TOTAL 541,725 114 1,979,346 2.80 48,747 311 5,420,897

 

INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE        
Vein TONNES Ag (g/t) Ag (oz) Au (g/t) Au(oz) Ag eq
(g/t)
Ag eq (oz)
Melladito 104,596 77 260,343 2.36 7,929 244 820,134
Intermediate 69,813 116 260,448 1.68 3,769 235 526,518
Intermediate 2 77,271 155 385,727 2.32 5,765 319 792,701
Melladito Splay 17,820 39 22,380 2.44 1,400 212 121,223
Melladito Step 8 24 7 1.43 0 125 34
Melladito HW 5,059 89 14,554 2.05 333 234 38,053
Nombre de Dios 218,829 126 885,860 1.92 13,505 261 1,839,279
Nombre de Dios 2 151,922 141 690,506 2.43 11,851 313 1,527,194
TOTAL 645,318 121 2,519,826 2.15 44,551 273 5,665,137

 

Notes:

1.US$57 NSR per tonne Cut-off
2.Silver equivalent was calculated using a 70.6 to 1 ratio of silver to gold value

 

   

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3.Rock Density for Melladito, Intermediate, Intermediate 2, Melladito Splay, Melladito Step and Melladito HW is 2.63t/m³, and for Nombre de Dios and Nombre de Dios 2 is 2.62t/m³.
4.Totals may not agree due to rounding
5.Grades in metric units
6.Contained silver and gold in troy ounces
7.7.Minimum true width 1.0m
8.8.Metal Prices US$18.00/oz silver, and US$1,300/oz gold

 

With the successful 2015 surface drilling program and ongoing underground development, the operational budget for 2016 includes 2,000 meters of underground drilling be focused on improving the mineral resource classification below present development on the Melladito and Intermediate veins, and 4,000 meters of surface drilling focused on the southern extension of Melladito vein, as well as down dip testing of the historical San Pedro and Mexiamora mining areas.

 

For the recommended 2017 budget a concerted effort at detailing the Melladito, Intermediate, Nombre de Dios, and Nombre de Dios 2 veins is essential and as such an underground drill program of 13,025 meters is recommended. Surface drilling for 2017 is budgeted at 8,000 meters and will focus on detailing areas south of present mining along the Melladito vein structure, as well as in the San Pedro and Mexiamora areas, and lastly in the far south of the San Ignacio project near the old San Jose de Gracia shaft.

 

1.3El Horcon Project

 

The Mineral Resource Estimate for the El Horcon Project detailed in this report covers the Diamantillo, Diamantillo HW, Natividad, and San Guillermo veins within the El Horcon Project, Jalisco, Mexico. This Mineral Resource Estimate has an effective date of August 31, 2016.

 

Inferred Mineral Resources are estimated at a total of 162,140 tonnes grading 3.44g/t Au, 76g/t Ag, 2.69% Pb, and 3.79% Zn for the Diamantillo, Diamantillo HW, Natividad, and San Guillermo veins. Table 1-4 provides a summary tabulation of the estimates.

 

   

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Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El
Horcon and Santa Rosa Projects.

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Table 1-5: Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate – Great Panther Silver Limited – El Horcon Project

 

Vein Tonnes Ag (g/t) Ag(oz) Au (g/t) Au (oz) Pb (%) Pb (lb) Zn (%) Zn (lb) oz AgEq g/t AgEq
Diamantillo 109,649 89 313,468 3.04 10,705 3.11 7,518,282 4.62 11,173,130 1,403,358 398
Diamantillo HW 4,781 54 8,269 4.59 706 2.65 278,787 0.47 49,868 70,518 459
Natividad 6,038 136 26,347 3.03 587 1.74 232,115 0.13 16,938 78,139 403
San Guillermo 41,672 37 50,011 4.44 5,943 1.75 1,604,152 2.53 2,320,297 540,899 404
                       
Totals Inferred 162,140 76 398,094 3.44 17,942 2.69 9,633,336 3.79 13,560,233 2,092,913 401

 

Notes:

1.US$110/tonne NSR Cut-off
2.Silver equivalent was calculated using a 70.6 to 1 ratio of silver to gold value
3.Rock Density for all veins for Diamantillo is 2.77t/m³, San Guillermo 2.78t/m³, Diamantillo HW is 2.62t/m³, Natividad 2.57t/m³
4.Totals may not agree due to rounding
5.Grades in metric units  
6.Contained silver and gold in troy ounces
7.Minimum true width 1.5m
8.Metal Prices $18.00USD/oz silver, $1,300USD/oz gold, and $0.80USD/lb lead
9.Ag eq (g/t) and Ag eq (oz) use only Au, Ag, and Pb values

 

It is the opinion of the Qualified Person and author of this report that all data used in the generation of the mineral resource models and the processes by which these data were collected and stored are acceptable and of industry standard.

 

During July-August of 2016 the program of detailed surface geological mapping (1:500 scale) along with rock sampling of prospective veins was continued approximately one kilometer southeast along the trends of the Diamantillo / Madre veins. Vein swarms and stockwork were noted with generally weakly anomalous gold, silver, lead, zinc and copper values.

 

Recommendations for 2017 include finalizing the last details on the SEMARNAT application regarding exploration and exploitation permits. A work program consisting of 1,500 meters of surface man-portable rig core drilling and associated trail building is recommended for 2017, dependent on timing of drill permission from SEMARNAT.

 

1.4Santa Rosa Project

 

In the first stage of GPR exploration (2012) on the Canada de la Virgen claim a total of 168 rock samples from surface, and 537 core samples from five (5) diamond drill holes were collected.

 

   

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Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El
Horcon and Santa Rosa Projects.

Guanajuato, Mexico

 

During the second stage of GPR exploration (2014) a total of 140 samples were taken from surface and underground. Detailed geological mapping in 2014 continued to define vein orientations and property-scale geological controls. This included detailed underground and surface mapping on the Virgen and Salaverna North veins.

 

The veins are exposed in a window of Mesozoic volcanic and meta-sedimentary rocks, the same host rock for veins in the rest of the Guanajuato Mining District, surrounded by post mineralization ignimbrite cover rocks. Geological mapping will continue to define the extent of veining and the size of the Mesozoic window.

 

A work program consisting of 1,000 meters of surface man-portable rig core drilling and associated trail building is recommended for early 2017, dependent on timing of drill permission from SEMARNAT.

 

   

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Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El
Horcon and Santa Rosa Projects.

Guanajuato, Mexico

 

2.0Introduction

 

This technical report is a compilation of the mineral resource estimates for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El Horcon project at the Guanajuato Mine Complex (GMC) of Great Panther Silver Limited located in Guanajuato and Jalisco States, Mexico. Presently, production from the Guanajuato Mine and San Ignacio Mine is processed at the metallurgical plant at the Guanajuato Mine. The mineral resource at El Horcon is close enough to the Guanajuato Mine plant to be trucked and processed. Results of an exploration project, the Santa Rosa project, located to the north east and within trucking distance of the Guanajuato Mine plant is also included in this compilation.

 

In accordance with the definitions set out in NI 43-101, GPR became a producing issuer as of mid-March 2011, and is therefore able to complete all subsequent mineral resource estimates internally. The new mineral resource estimates in this report are from the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El Horcon Project and supersede those for the Guanajuato Mine (Brown, 2016; Brown 2015), San Ignacio Mine (Brown, 2016; Brown, 2015), and El Horcon Project (Brown, 2016; Brown, 2015)) plus some added information regarding geology and drilling from the Santa Rosa Project area.

 

This Technical Report conforms to National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (NI 43-101) and has been prepared by Robert F. Brown (P. Eng., Qualified Person & V.P. Exploration). Mr. Brown is a frequent visitor to the GMC, most recently from July 19 - 25, 2016 and subsequent to the effective date of this report.

 

Great Panther Silver Limited is a Canadian based mining and exploration company active in Mexico. The company operates two mines, the Topia silver-gold-lead-zinc mine in west-central Durango State and the GMC silver-gold mines in Guanajuato State. Total 2015 metal production from GPR’s two mines was 2,386,028oz Ag, 21,740oz Au, 1,198 tonnes Pb, and 1,850 tonnes Zn, from 375,332 tonnes production for 4,159,121 Ag eq oz (GPR news release 19 January 2016).

 

2.1Guanajuato Mine

 

The Guanajuato Mine is in Guanajuato State, Mexico, and comprises two operating shafts and three ramps in the second largest (historically) producing silver district in Mexico. Silver-bearing mineralization was first discovered in 1548, and over the past 400 years more than one billion ounces of silver has been mined in the Guanajuato district (GPR Corporate Presentation, 2015). GPR acquired the property in 2005 and owns a 100% interest through Minera Mexicana El Rosario, S.A. de C.V. (MMR). The principal metals of interest are gold and silver. Mineralization occurs along regional scale faults, the largest of which is the Veta Madre with a strike length of 25 km. Mining is conducted predominantly from four locations, Guanajuatito, Pozos, Santa Margarita, and Cata using cut and fill mining methods, with minor production from Promontorio, and pillar recovery from the Rayas area. Ore is milled at the mining facilities at the centrally located Cata plant with a 1,200tpd capacity.

 

   

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Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El
Horcon and Santa Rosa Projects.

Guanajuato, Mexico

 

In 2009, GPR retained Wardrop Engineering Inc. (Wardrop) to complete a Mineral Resource estimate on the Cata Clavo zone, which was the target of GPR’s deep drilling campaign in 2007-2008. The Cata Clavo zone was estimated to contain Indicated Resources of 320kt at 359g/t Ag and 1.2g/t Au and Inferred Resources of 24kt at 296g/t Ag and 1.0g/t Au (Wardrop, 2009b). The estimate was carried out using Inverse Distance Squared (ID2) weighting, and reported at a Net Smelter Return (NSR) cut-off of US$37.50/t.

 

In 2010 Scott Wilson Roscoe Postle Associates Inc. (Scott Wilson RPA) was retained by GPR to prepare estimates of Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves and an independent Technical Report on the Guanajuato Mine, near Guanajuato, Mexico. The resources and reserves reported reside within three areas of the mine, The Cata Clavo, Los Pozos and Santa Margarita. Scott Wilson RPA reported a combined Measured and Indicated Resource for these zones of 399kt at 2.12g/t Au, and 287g/t Ag and an Inferred Resource of 212kt at 4.39g/t Au and 287g/t Ag.

 

In 2011, internal estimates of the Mineral Resources for the Guanajuato Mine were initiated for an effective date of 31 January 2012 (Brown, 2012). The resources were reported for four areas of the mine, namely Cata, Los Pozos, Santa Margarita and Guanajuatito. The combined Measured and Indicated Resource reported for these zones was 508.5kt at 2.41g/t Au, and 199g/t Ag and an Inferred Resource of 223.2kt at 2.10g/t Au and 221g/t Ag.

 

In 2013, internal estimates of the Mineral Resources for the Guanajuato Mine were initiated for an effective date of 31 July 2013 (Brown & Sprigg, 2013). The resources were reported for seven areas of the mine, namely Cata, Los Pozos, Santa Margarita, San Cayetano, Promontorio, Valenciana, and Guanajuatito. The combined Measured and Indicated Resource reported for these zones was 504.7kt at 1.65g/t Au, and 174g/t Ag and an Inferred Resource of 434kt at 2.32g/t Au and 140g/t Ag.

 

In 2014, internal estimates of the Mineral Resources for the Guanajuato Mine were initiated with an effective date of 31 July 2014 (Brown, 2015). The resources were reported for seven areas of the mine, namely Cata, Los Pozos, Santa Margarita, San Cayetano, Promontorio, Valenciana, and Guanajuatito. The combined Measured and Indicated Resource reported for these zones was 220,546 tonnes at 3.07g/t Au, and 3.07g/t Ag and an Inferred Resource of 163,583 tonnes at 3.37g/t Au and 101g/t Ag.

 

   

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In 2015, internal estimates of the Mineral Resources for the Guanajuato Mine were initiated with an effective date of 31 July 2015 (Brown, 2016). The resources were reported for six areas of the mine, namely Cata, Los Pozos, Santa Margarita, San Cayetano, Valenciana, and Guanajuatito. The Guanajuato Mine contained estimated Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources of 149,716 tonnes above a US$74 NSR cut-off, at an average grade of 269g/t silver and 1.5g/t gold, for a total of 1,808,003 equivalent silver ounces (“Ag eq oz”). In addition, estimated Inferred Mineral Resources were 135,571 tonnes at an average grade of 151g/t silver and 2.30g/t gold, for 1,363,328 Ag eq oz. Geological Potential was also estimated, in ranges for parts of Valenciana and Los Pozos, and Promontorio.

 

Currently, the major assets and facilities associated with the Guanajuato Mine are:

 

·Silver-gold deposits within the Veta Madre trend.

 

·The physical plant site including crushing, grinding, flotation and dewatering, the tailings storage facility, mine shafts and associated facilities, coarse ore bin, main ventilation fan, workshops, warehouses, administration buildings and dry facilities.

 

·Facilities providing basic infrastructure to the mine, including electric power from the national power grid and water supply from mine workings. The Cata plant site is served by community provided services such as water and sewerage.

 

·Underground infrastructure including mine shafts, ramps, ventilation raises, maintenance shops, and mobile equipment fleet.

 

·Access by paved roads to the plant and unsealed roads to the tailings facility.

 

2.2San Ignacio Mine

 

This report updates the San Ignacio Mineral Resource Estimate (Brown, 2016; and Brown, 2015) and has an effective date of August 31, 2016. The Mineral Resource estimate was based on data including underground sampling and drill-hole data from 195 diamond drill holes, and wireframe domains that represent eight mineralized veins known as Melladito, Melladito HW, Melladito Step, Melladito Splay, Intermediate, Intermediate 2, Nombre de Dios 1, and Nombre de Dios 2.

 

Great Panther began developing underground in late November, 2013 using a surface portal and ramping to access both the Intermediate and Melladito veins. New surface facilities include roads, a mechanical shop, offices, an electrical substation, diesel storage, waste dumps, and security facilities.

 

   

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From late November 2013 until August 31, 2016 a total of 304,576 tonnes grading 119g/t silver and 2.67g/t gold was processed by the Guanajuato Mine. During the effective period of this report, August 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016 San Ignacio produced 189,346 tonnes at a rate of 535 tonnes per calendar day.

 

The phase VII surface drill program was approved by SEMARNAT and the drill program of 2,168 meters was completed in mid-December 2015. Underground drilling in 2016 totalled 3,178 meters. Results from these programs, and ongoing development, prompted the revision of the San Ignacio Mineral Resource Estimate and this report.

 

2.3El Horcon Project

 

This report updates the initial and consequent mineral resource estimate (Brown, 2013; Brown, 2016) for the Diamantillo, Diamantillo HW, Natividad, and San Guillermo mineralised veins, and has an effective date of August 31, 2016, at the El Horcon Project of Great Panther Silver Limited located in Jalisco State, Mexico.

 

GPR acquired the property in 2012 and owns a 100% interest through Minera Mexicana El Rosario, S.A. de C.V. (MMR), a wholly owned Mexican subsidiary of GPR. The principal metals of interest are gold, silver, lead, and zinc. Mineralization occurs along structures, the largest of which is the Veta Madre with a strike length of 5 kilometers. There is minor past production (20th century) through a series of cross cutting adits, and drifting along the structures, notably on the Diamantillo and San Guillermo veins. Production from the Spanish colonial era (16th and 17th centuries) was focused on shallow southwest dipping veins (“mantos”) parallel to, but northeast of, GPR’s drilling.

 

Currently there is road access to the project. There are no facilities or assets on site.

 

2.4Santa Rosa Project

 

The Santa Rosa Project includes a cluster of non-contiguous mineral claims to the northeast of Guanajuato. Most cover segments of historically known veins within the Sierra vein system, as well as two claims located further north staked more from a regional conceptual nature.

 

   

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3.0Reliance on Other Experts

 

This GMC report has been compiled in-house by GPR personnel, including the author, Robert F. Brown P. Eng., Qualified Person, & formerly (until December 31, 2016) V.P. Exploration. The information, conclusions, opinions, and estimates contained herein are based upon internal information available at the time of writing and assumptions, conditions, and qualifications as set forth in this report.

 

The author, while taking full responsibility for the report content, recognizes the efforts of Mohammad Nourpour (Vancouver office based Geologist & Spatial Specialist), Ledion Bushi (Operations Analyst, MMR), and staff at the mines.

 

For this report, the author has researched property title or mineral rights for the Guanajuato Mine Complex properties and confirms title in the name of Minera Mexicana El Rosario S.A. de C.V. (100% owned Mexican subsidiary of Great Panther Silver Limited).

 

   

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4.0Property Description and Location

 

The Guanajuato Mine Complex properties are situated north of the city of Guanajuato, Guanajuato State, Mexico, approximately 430km northwest of Mexico City (see Figure 4-1). The properties consist of 54 contiguous and non-contiguous claims that cover approximately 29,424.74ha in area (see Table 4-1). The claim groups are located at approximately 21° 03' N latitude and 101° 15' W longitude (NAD 27 UTM 265500E, 2327500N). GPR holds a 100% interest in the properties through its wholly owned Mexican subsidiary, Minera Mexicana El Rosario, S.A.de C.V. (MMR).

 

For display and description purposes the claims have been subdivided into the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, El Horcon Project, and Santa Rosa Project areas.

 

Mexican taxes on mineral claims are due bi-annually in January and July (the Company is up to date), and assessment must be filed annually each May (the Company is up to date).

 

4.1Guanajuato Mine

 

The claims that comprise the GPR holdings at Guanajuato Mine are shown in Figure 4-3. Claim boundaries have been legally surveyed. The tailings disposal area and the waste rock dump are contained within the property boundaries in areas where GPR holds surface rights at Guanajuato Mine. There are no known environmental liabilities associated with the mineral claims.

 

   

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Figure 4-1:Guanajuato Mine Complex Property

 

 

   

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Figure 4-2:Guanajuato Mine Complex Claims

 

 

Table 4-1:Claims that Comprise the GPR Holdings at the Guanajuato Mine Complex

 

Area Claim name Title # Hectares Date of
Record
Expiration Date
GTO La Victoria 168162 28.7718 02/03/1981 01/03/2031
GTO Cata 168163 91.604 02/03/1981 01/03/2031
GTO Esperanza 168164 47.489 02/03/1981 01/03/2031
GTO Valenciana 168165 91.9428 02/03/1981 01/03/2031
GTO Rayas 168167 88.6727 02/03/1981 01/03/2031
GTO 1ra. Ampliacion de Esperanza 168169 8.9073 02/03/1981 01/03/2031
GTO Primera Ampl. de Valenciana 168170 97.3097 02/03/1981 01/03/2031
GTO El Borrego 168171 24 02/03/1981 01/03/2031
GTO El Progreso 180370 30.8635 25/03/1987 24/03/2037

 

   

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GTO El Promontorio 180371 10.3232 25/03/1987 24/03/2037
GTO El Caliche 233320 7.8465 02/03/1981 01/03/2031
GTO Animas o Espiritu Santo 233312 4.142 02/03/1981 01/03/2031
GTO San Vicente 233311 3.0552 02/03/1981 01/03/2031
GTO Pipichagua 160650 6 10/10/1974 09/10/2024
GTO Nueva Seguridad 160674 27 10/10/1974 09/10/2024
GTO La Guadalupana 161526 16 25/04/1974 24/04/2024
GTO Socavon de La Fe 189664 15 05/12/1990 04/12/2040
GTO El Zapote 214890 80.7106 04/12/2001 03/12/2051
GTO El Triangulo 229058 0.1237 28/02/2007 27/02/2057
San Ignacio San Francisco de Pili 168161 97.2871 02/03/1981 01/03/2031
San Ignacio Purísima Conception 168166 66 02/03/1981 01/03/2031
San Ignacio San Pedro Gilmonene 168168 72.1458 02/03/1981 01/03/2031
San Ignacio San Francisco de Asis 169359 6.8808 11/11/1981 10/11/2031
San Ignacio La Chuparrosa 169360 1.2 11/11/1981 10/11/2031
San Ignacio San Antonio 177934 49 29/05/1986 28/05/2036
San Ignacio Primera Ampl. de San Antonio 215568 32.1847 19/12/1991 18/12/2041
San Ignacio Robledo 191436 49.486 19/12/1991 18/12/2041
San Ignacio Primera Ampliacion de Sirio 192176 24 19/12/1991 18/12/2041
El Horcon Ampl. San Ignacio de Loyola 214853 420 04/12/2001 03/12/2051
El Horcon La Perlita I 215054 226.7442 07/02/2002 06/02/2052
El Horcon La Perlita Frac. I 215055 280.8344 07/02/2002 06/02/2052
El Horcon La Perlita Frac. II 215056 181.3383 07/02/2002 06/02/2052
El Horcon Comanja 215375 99.927 19/02/2002 18/02/2052
El Horcon Ana Camila 222078 700 07/05/2004 06/05/2054
El Horcon Ana Camila I 224984 100 06/07/2005 05/07/2055
El Horcon Horcon 1 225451 222.9318 08/09/2005 07/09/2055
El Horcon Horcon 2 Fracción I 225467 1222.0977 09/09/2005 08/09/2055
El Horcon Horcon 2 Fracción II 225468 15 09/09/2005 08/09/2055
El Horcon Horcon 3 Fracción I 226421 33.183 17/01/2006 16/01/2056
El Horcon Horcon 3 Fracción II 226422 6.2134 17/01/2006 16/01/2056
El Horcon Horcon 4 Fracc. I 228452 4387.9491 22/11/2006 21/11/2056
El Horcon Horcon 4 Fracc. II 228453 10 22/11/2006 21/11/2056
El Horcon Horcon 4 Fracc. III 228454 2.2936 22/11/2006 21/11/2056
El Horcon Horcon 4 Fracc. IV 228455 0.1251 22/11/2006 21/11/2056
El Horcon Horcon 4 Fracc. V 228456 0.0205 22/11/2006 21/11/2056

 

   

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Santa Rosa Red. Salaverna 219875 178.8078 23/05/2000 22/05/2050
Santa Rosa Red. Salaverna Norte 1 217140 1187.0675 16/01/1998 15/01/2048
Santa Rosa Clavellina 211241 120 18/04/2000 17/04/2050
Santa Rosa Nuevo Guerrero 186242 27.8617 22/03/1990 21/03/2040
Santa Rosa Canada de la Virgen 214875 30 04/12/2001 03/12/2051
Santa Rosa La Prometida 242882 500 21/02/2014 20/02/2064
Santa Rosa Romeo y Julieta 242684  11,000.50 17/12/2013 16/12/2063
Santa Rosa Las Monjas 243420 3180.9022 03/10/2014 02/10/2064
Santa Rosa Jardin de Oro 243423 4213 03/10/2014 02/10/2064
    TOTAL: 29,424.74    

 

Figure 4-3:Mineral Claims Map Guanajuato Mine area

 

 

   

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4.2San Ignacio Mine

 

The claims that comprise the GPR holdings at San Ignacio Mine are shown in Figure 4-4. Surface rights owned by GPR are limited to blocks of ground around the San Ignacio shaft and a newly acquired block over the present underground development (new roads, mine rock dumps, and surface infrastructure). Surface access is negotiated with various individual owners. There are no known environmental liabilities associated with the mineral claims.

 

Figure 4-4:Mineral Claims Map San Ignacio Mine area

 

 

   

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4.3El Horcon Project

 

The claims that comprise the GPR holdings at the El Horcon project are shown in Figure 4-5. The El Horcon Project property is situated north of the city of Leon (Guanajuato State), in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, approximately 470km northwest of Mexico City (see Figure 4-1). The claim group is located at approximately 21° 22' N latitude and 101° 45' W longitude (NAD 27 UTM 220,000mE & 2,365,000mN). There are no known environmental liabilities associated with the mineral claims.

 

Figure 4-5:Mineral Claims Map El Horcon Project area

 

 

4.4Santa Rosa Project

 

The claims that comprise the GPR holdings at the Santa Rosa Project are shown in Figure 4-6. Access to the area being explored and drilled by GPR in 2012 is provided by highway 110 northeast from Guanajuato to Dolores Hidalgo, turning off onto a gravel road 13 kilometers NE of Guanajuato at the village of Santa Rosa, and then proceeding to the village of Canada de la Virgen another 40 kilometers to the northeast. There are no known environmental liabilities associated with the mineral claims.

 

   

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Figure 4-6:Mineral Claims Map Santa Rosa Project Area

 

 

   

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5.0Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure, and Physiography

 

5.1Guanajuato Mine

 

5.1.1Accessibility

 

The property is situated along the north-eastern side of the city of Guanajuato and is accessible via city streets. Guanajuato has a population of approximately 153,400 and is located within 50 kilometers, by road, of an international airport at León, Mexico. The project is easily accessible from major population centres in central Mexico via a system of modern roads.

 

5.1.2Climate

 

Central Mexico has a dry climate with an annual precipitation of about 600mm per year generally falling between June and October. The annual mean temperature is 25°C, but winters can be cool with lows approaching 0°C. Exploration and mining work can be conducted year-round uninterrupted by weather.

 

5.1.3Local Resources

 

Guanajuato has a long history of mining so labour and supplies are readily available. Storage, waste disposal, and plant sites are well established.

 

5.1.4Physiography

 

Guanajuato is located on the Central Plateau of Mexico in the Sierra Guanajuato Mountains. The terrain is moderately rugged, with elevations on the property ranging from 1,600 to 2,200masl. Hillsides are deeply incised by drainage and slopes are moderately to extremely steep. Vegetation consists of grasses, small trees, shrubs, and cacti. Larger trees grow in the valley bottoms where there is more water.

 

5.2San Ignacio Mine

 

5.2.1Topography, Elevation, and Vegetation

 

The Property area is characterized by rolling hills with small-incised drainages, which generally provide windows through thin soil cover to good bedrock exposures.

 

   

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Two small villages (San Pedro and Mexiamora) are located within the property, as are several other isolated homes and small farms. Some of the property is underlain by cultivated land on which local farmers grow corn.

 

5.2.2Accessibility

 

Access to the property is provided via a 35-minute drive from the outskirts of the city of Guanajuato, mostly by paved road through the towns of Santa Ana and Cristo Del Rey.

 

The property is located approximately 8 kilometers’ northwest of the city of Guanajuato, in Guanajuato State, Mexico, and approximately 430 kilometers by road northwest of Mexico City. The city of Guanajuato has a population of nearly 150,000 inhabitants and is serviced by an international airport located on the outskirts of Silao, a 30-minute drive on a toll road from Guanajuato.

 

5.2.3Climate and Physiography

 

Exploration and mining work can be conducted year-round uninterrupted by weather. The area has a dry climate with an annual precipitation of about 600mm, generally falling between June and October. The annual mean temperature is 25°C; however, winters can be cool, with lows approaching 0°C.

 

5.2.4Infrastructure and Local Resources

 

The Company has negotiated surface rights sufficient for mining operations. Grid power is available to the property, and some buildings and storage sheds exist on site at the old San Ignacio shaft. New surface facilities near the ramp include roads, a mechanical shop, an electrical substation, diesel storage, waste dumps, and security facilities.

 

Most of the supplies and labour required for the exploration programs were sourced from the cities of Guanajuato or Leon. The area has a long history of mining, and there is an ample supply of skilled personnel and the surface facilities sufficient for a mining operation.

 

   

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5.3El Horcon Project

 

5.3.1Accessibility

 

The El Horcon Project is situated along the eastern side of the Sierra Guanajuato mountain range and is accessible via a rough access road 10 kilometers north of Comanja, Jalisco. Comanja is a small village and has a population of approximately 500 people and is located within 40 kilometers, by road, of an international airport at León, Guanajuato. The El Horcon Project is easily accessible from major population centres in central Mexico via a system of modern roads.

 

5.3.2Climate

 

Central Mexico has a dry climate with an annual precipitation of about 600mm per year generally falling between June and October. The annual mean temperature is 25°C, but winters can be cool with lows approaching 0°C. Exploration and mining work can be conducted year-round uninterrupted by weather.

 

5.3.3Local Resources

 

Access to local resources is within the city of Leon (~1 million inhabitants), 50 kilometers south of the El Horcon Project.

 

5.3.4Physiography

 

The El Horcon Project is located on the Central Plateau of Mexico in the Sierra Guanajuato Mountains. The terrain is moderately rugged, with elevations on the property ranging from 1,600 to 2,400masl. Hillsides are deeply incised by drainage and slopes are moderately to extremely steep. Vegetation consists of grasses, small trees, shrubs, and cacti. Larger trees grow in the valley bottoms where there is more water.

 

5.4Santa Rosa Project

 

5.4.1Accessibility

 

The southern claims of the Santa Rosa Project are situated along the eastern side of the Sierra Guanajuato mountain range and are accessible via road access 20 kilometers’ northeast of Guanajuato, Guanajuato. The city of Guanajuato has a population of approximately 150,000 inhabitants and is serviced by an international airport located on the outskirts of Silao, a 30-minute drive on a toll road from Guanajuato. The more northerly claims in the Santa Rosa project are located nearer the town of San Felipe, an 80 kilometer drive north of Guanajuato by paved road.

 

   

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5.4.2Climate

 

Central Mexico has a dry climate with an annual precipitation of about 600mm per year generally falling between June and October. The annual mean temperature is 25°C, but winters can be cool with lows approaching 0°C. Exploration and mining work can be conducted year-round uninterrupted by weather.

 

5.4.3Local Resources

 

Access to local resources is available within the city of Guanajuato (150,000 inhabitants) and San Felipe.

 

5.4.4Physiography

 

The Santa Rosa Project is located on the Central Plateau of Mexico in the Sierra Guanajuato Mountains. The terrain is moderately rugged, with elevations on the mineral claims ranging from 1,600 to 2,400masl. Hillsides are deeply incised by drainage and slopes are moderately to extremely steep. Vegetation consists of grasses, small trees, shrubs, and cacti. Larger trees grow in the valley bottoms where there is more water.

 

   

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6.0History

 

6.1Guanajuato Mine

 

Exploration in the Guanajuato Mine area dates to 1548 when silver mineralization was first discovered in the La Luz area by Spanish colonists. Two years later an outcrop of the Veta Madre was found on what is now the Rayas mineral claim. Mining took place on a relatively small scale until the early 1700s when application of explosives for tunneling resulted in a significant increase in productive capacity. In the latter portion of the 18th century, Antonio Obregón y Alcocer financed the discovery and development of the Valenciana Mine (within the present Valenciana mineral claim). This mine became one of the premier silver mines in the world, at the time accounting for a third of global annual silver production. Because of the success of the Valenciana Mine, Alcocer was bestowed the title of Count Valenciana. The Spanish controlled mining in the district until 1816 when mining ceased and all production facilities were destroyed during the Mexican War of Independence. The Valenciana Mine was reopened in 1868 with British capital. The British interests ran the mines for ten years but did not enjoy much success, losing a considerable amount of money. Operations at that time were hampered by a lack of rail facilities and the necessity for hauling heavy equipment from the coast by mule. Mining production declined during the early 1900s due to low metal prices. At that time, American interests acquired and reopened many of the mines. Old ore dumps and tailings were reprocessed to extract gold and silver using the newly discovered cyanide process; however, the onset of the Civil War in 1910 severely curtailed mining activity in the country, resulting in a decades-long slump in production.

 

By the mid-1930s, demands for higher pay and better working conditions resulted in the mines being turned over to the Sociedad Cooperativa Minera Metalurgica Santa Fe de Guanajuato (the Cooperative) in 1939. The Cooperative operated several mines in the district throughout the latter half of the 20th century and into the 2000s. GPR acquired the Guanajuato Mine from the Cooperative in 2005. The operation included two main properties (Guanajuato and San Ignacio claims), a plant, workshops and administration facilities, mining infrastructure, and certain surface rights (real estate). The total purchase price was US$7,250,000 (paid) consisting of staged cash payments to the end of 2006. At the time of the purchase, the operation suffered from lack of investment and working capital, and had not run at full capacity since 1991. GPR resumed production in 2006 and has run continuously since that time. Production achieved by GPR to the end of August, 2016 for the GMC and GTO Mine is summarized in Table 6-1 and Table 6-2 below.

 

   

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Table 6-1:Guanajuato Mining Complex Production Figures – Great Panther Silver Limited - Guanajuato and San Ignacio Mine

 

Year Tonnes Oz Silver Oz Gold
2006 86,111 105,480 988
2007 203,968 521,225 3,794
2008 155,079 848,083 5,488
2009 138,517 1,019,751 6,748
2010 144,112 1,019,856 6,619
2011 169,213 959,490 7,515
2012 174,022 1,004,331 10,350
2013 221,545 1,079,980 15,063
2014 267,812 1,239,009 15,906
2015 309,944 1,708,061 21,126
2016* 208,069 955,486 14,406
Total 2,078,392 10,460,752 108,003

 

 

*Source: GPR Annual reports for 2006 to 2015 inclusive, 2016 details from production records to August 31, 2016. 2013-2016 tonnes and ounces silver and gold include San Ignacio Mine.

 

Table 6-2:   Guanajuato Mining Complex Production Figures – Great Panther Silver Limited - Guanajuato Mine

 

Year Tonnes Oz Silver Oz Gold
2006 86,111 105,480 988
2007 203,968 521,225 3,794
2008 155,079 848,083 5,488
2009 138,517 1,019,751 6,748
2010 144,112 1,019,856 6,619
2011 169,213 959,490 7,515
2012 174,022 1,004,331 10,350
2013 220,463 1,075,771 14,990
2014 213,658 1,014,408 11,571
2015 180,691 1,188,394 9,478
2016* 87,982 535,431 4,302
Total 1,773,816 9,292,220 81,843

 

   

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*Source: GPR Annual reports for 2006 to 2015 inclusive, 2016 details from production records to August 31, 2016. Guanajuato Mine production only.

 

6.2San Ignacio Mine

 

Exploration in the Guanajuato mining district dates to 1548, when silver mineralization was first discovered in La Luz area by Spanish miners on their way to find their fortune on the newly discovered bonanza veins in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. Historical documentation has indicated that mining activity on the La Luz vein system has passed through numerous boom and bust cycles. No mining records remain of work undertaken in the area from 1548 until 1793. Research by Great Panther geologists has turned up a few maps post-dating 1793, depicting the development and mining from several shafts and adits.

 

The Sociedad Cooperativa Minera Metalurgica Santa Fe de Guanajuato (the Cooperative), which began its existence in 1939, amassed what is now the San Ignacio property (see section 6.1).

 

The Cooperative operated several mines in the Guanajuato Mining district throughout the latter half of the 20th and into the 21st Century, including the Guanajuato Mine at Guanajuato, Mexico. 

 

On the San Ignacio property, there are twelve known historical workings including major shafts at San Ignacio, Purísima, Pili, and San Jose de Gracia. No production figures for these workings are available except for those relating to the mining by the Cooperative from the San Ignacio shaft. Cooperative records from 1977 to 2001 indicate that 617,455 tonnes at a grade of 113g/t Ag and 1.01g/t Au were extracted from the San Ignacio shaft along a parallel structure to those in this mineral resource estimate report, at an average rate of 85t/d. As there was no processing facility at San Ignacio, ore was trucked back to the Guanajuato Mine plant in the main Guanajuato Mine Complex, approximately 20 kilometers by road.

 

The Cooperative initiated diamond drilling on the San Ignacio property in 1979 with drilling from underground workings at the San Ignacio shaft. Holes from surface were drilled sporadically during the period from 1982 until 1990 and focused on a vein system parallel to, and to the east of, the mineral resource in this report. The author has been informed through personal communication that the drill core from these holes no longer exists, although the logs and assays from these holes are available in the Mine Geology Department at the Cata mine site in Guanajuato and in electronic format. The Cooperative data was not included in the resource estimate.

 

   

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Great Panther has recovered material from low-grade surface stockpiles (San Jose de Gracia shaft area) on the San Ignacio property and processed it in the Guanajuato Mine plant. A total of 10,252 tonnes averaging 0.42g/t Au and 61g/t Ag has been processed since the start of the campaign in March 2011 ending in March 2012. Mine development by Great Panther commenced in October 2013. Production from San Ignacio Mine is tabulated from production records from late 2013 to August 31, 2016 (see Table 6-3).

 

Table 6-3: Guanajuato Mining Complex Production Figures – Great Panther Silver Limited – San Ignacio Mine

 

Year Tonnes Oz Silver Oz Gold
2013 1,082 4,209 73
2014 54,154 224,601 4,335
2015 129,253 519,667 11,648
2016* 120,087 420,055 10,104
Total 304,576 1,168,532 26,160

 

*Source: January 1 – August 31, 2016 details are from production records.

 

6.3El Horcon Project

 

The earliest exploitation of veins on the El Horcon Project area was by the Jesuits, during the Spanish reign, from the late 1500’s to their expulsion from Mexico in 1767. No production records are available, and various shallow southwest dipping veins were mined all to the immediate northeast of the drilling of GPR. Minor amounts of exploitation have been conducted, both by drifting along the veins and by stoping, on the Diamantillo and San Guillermo veins (including but not limited to the El Horcon, La Luz and Diamantillo underground access tunnels).

 

In 1932, a mining engineer, Charles E. Pouliot completed a mining study and evaluation of pillars, fill and remaining portions of the Diamantillo, San Guillermo and veins exploited by the Jesuits. It is not known if exploitation ensued. During the latter part of the 20th century several bulk samples were shipped to various mills for metallurgical evaluation of these sulfide rich veins.

 

Several academic geological studies have been completed in the late 20th century by the Mexican Geological Survey. In 2004 and 2005 Mauricio Hochschild Mexico (MHM) conducted significant geological, structural, and geochemical studies on the veins of the Comanja area, followed by drilling of 12 core holes totalling 3,570.3 meters. In 2008 and 2009, EXMIN conducted further geological and geochemical studies, including underground mapping and sampling, and core drilling (5 holes totaling 1,052m) to move the project to exploitation, without success.

 

   

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GPR purchased 100% of the El Horcon Project in 2012 which included most of the exploited veins mentioned above, apart from certain internal claims covering portions of the veins.

 

6.4Santa Rosa Project

 

The core of the Santa Rosa Project claims (other than Prometida and Romeo y Julieta claims) cover vein exposures along the Sierra vein system, along the eastern flank of the central Veta Madre vein. Minor amounts of pitting, short adits, and shallow vertical shafts have been completed with minor amount of vein exploitation. No records are available as to these activities, likely from the late 1500’s to relatively recently. GPR completed due diligence sampling during 2011 and purchased the Santa Rosa claims during the same year. The Canada de la Virgen claim was part of the Cooperative claim block (Guanajuato Mine) purchased by GPR in 2006. The Prometida, Las Monjas, Jardin de Oro, and Romeo y Julieta mineral claims were staked by GPR in 2012 as part of a regional geological evaluation.

 

   

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7.0Geological Setting and Mineralization

 

7.1Regional Geology

 

The GMC is in the Guanajuato Mining District, which is in the southern part of the Mesa Central physiographic province. The Mesa Central is an elevated plateau of Cenozoic volcanic and volcaniclastic rock located in central Mexico. It is bounded to the north and east by the Sierra Madre Oriental, to the west by the Sierra Madre Occidental, and to the south by the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt.

 

Rocks within the Mesa Central consist of a Paleocene to Pliocene sequence of dacite-rhyolite, andesite, and basalt, with related intrusive bodies and intercalated local basin fill deposits of coarse sandstones and conglomerates. This Cenozoic volcanic-sedimentary sequence overlies a package of deformed and weakly metamorphosed Mesozoic submarine mafic volcanic and turbidite rocks.

 

Within the Mesa Central, the GMC is in the Sierra de Guanajuato, a northwest-trending anticlinal structure approximately 100 kilometers long and 20 kilometers wide (see Figure 7-1 and 7-1a). The strata within the belt are transected by northwest, north, east-to-west, and northeast-trending regional scale faults. It is predominantly the northwest-trending structures, however, which control the position of mineralization. Normal fault movement along northeast-trending faults resulted in the downward displacement of certain blocks and the preservation of strata that was eroded in other areas. The northeast faults are therefore important locators of mineral camps within the belt.

 

Cretaceous volcanic rocks of La Luz Basalt underlie the San Ignacio property. These rocks are part of a volcanic-sedimentary complex that has various tectonic interpretations, but in general preserves a tectonic history probably related to northeastward tectonic thrust emplacement. By contrast, much of the area to the south (e.g., in and around Guanajuato Mine) is underlain by a series of Tertiary volcanic rocks that lie unconformably on La Luz Basalt. The lower Guanajuato Conglomerate is widespread and is of mid-Eocene to early Oligocene. Later, volcanic rocks were deposited unconformably on the Guanajuato conglomerate in a caldera setting at the intersection of regional northeast and northwest mid-Oligocene extensional fracture systems.

 

Three main northwest-trending precious metal-bearing vein systems occur in the district: the Sierra, Veta Madre, and La Luz systems.

 

   

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Figure 7-1:Guanajuato Mine Complex Regional Geology

 

 

   

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Figure 7-2:Guanajuato Mine Complex Regional Geology Legend

 

 

   

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7.2Guanajuato Mine

 

7.2.1Local and Property Geology

 

The Guanajuato Mining District is underlain by Mesozoic marine sediments and predominantly mafic submarine lava flows, of the Luz and Esperanza Formations, which are weakly metamorphosed and intensely deformed. This basal sequence is cut by a variety of intrusive bodies ranging in composition from pyroxenite to granite with tonalitic and dioritic intrusive being the most volumetrically significant.

 

Cenozoic volcanic and volcanogenic sediments unconformably overlie the Mesozoic basement rocks. In the area, the oldest Cenozoic unit is the Paleocene Comanja granite, this was followed by the Eocene extrusion of andesite which was sporadically deposited and contemporaneous with the deposition of the Guanajuato conglomerate in localized grabens. The Guanajuato conglomerate underlies an unconformity beneath a sequence of felsic to mafic volcanic rocks that consist of Oligocene ignimbrites, lava flows and domes. The local area geology is shown on Figure 7-3.

 

The country rocks are transected by numerous faults which host precious metal-bearing veins, stock-works and breccia. The deposits are Oligocene in age and hence contemporaneous with the eruption of felsic – intermediate volcanic rocks. The primary strike direction of the faults which host the veins is northwest. Less significant are north-south, east-west, and northeast orientations. Principal fault systems in the Guanajuato camp are the La Luz, Sierra, and Veta Madre; these are displayed on Figure 7-3. The Veta Madre hosts the Mineral Resource that is the subject of this report. This Veta Madre structure is traceable for 25 kilometers through the district. It strikes northwest-southeast and dips at ~45 degrees to the southwest. A cross section through the local area geology is shown as Figure 7-4.

 

   

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Figure 7-3:Local Area Geology for the Guanajuato Mine Complex – With Section Line of Figure 7-3 Shown

 

 

   

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Figure 7-4:Local area geology cross section showing approximate ore outlines of Randall’s (1994) Lower Ore and the approximate ore outline of the Guanajuato Mine projected onto the section line

 

 

7.2.2Mineralization

 

In the GMC, mineralization occurs within fault zones as discontinuous shoots and tabular bodies. It is apparent from mine plans that stopes can be in the order of 700 meters long and extend for 400 meters vertically. Zone thickness ranges from centimetre-scale to tens of meters. The mineralizing event is thought to have taken place during the Oligocene, a period of intense felsic volcanic activity in the area, and comprised three stages termed pre-ore, ore, and post-ore. Pre-ore mineralization consists of trace silver and gold with accessory quartz and adularia. Ore mineralization comprises an early silver-rich phase associated with adularia, as well as a later low-silver variant, which is typified by calcite and quartz. The post-ore mineralization is also precious metal-poor, with accessory calcite, dolomite, and fluorite.

 

The primary economic components are silver and gold, with silver the more important of the two. Base metals do not normally occur in economic concentrations. Average silver grades of the ore are typically in the 100g/t Ag to 500g/t Ag range but locally can be over 1,000g/t Ag. Gold grades are generally in the 0.5g/t Au to 2g/t Au range, except for Santa Margarita where average grades are in the range of 5-7g/t Au. Relative gold and silver contents at Santa Margarita are quite different from Cata, Pozos and Guanajuatito. The average silver to gold ratio in Cata is roughly 225:1, at Pozos 250:1, at Guanajuatito 275:1 while at Santa Margarita 3.5:1. Within the mine, drill core and channel samples are not normally analysed for base metals so an average grade for Cu, Pb or Zn is not obtainable.

 

   

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Mineralization at the GMC is closely associated with the structural history. The “Veta Madre” quartz-adularia vein / breccia system is closely associated with the Veta Madre fault and an associated diorite dyke (thickness varying from discontinuous lenses at Guanajuatito to a 50-100m thick body in the Cata, Los Pozos, and Santa Margarita areas), oriented 325-degrees with a 45-degree southwest dip. The Veta Madre forms along the dyke contacts, and in the footwall Esperanza Formation footwall rocks to the Madre fault. At the Guanajuatito zone the main mineralization occurs just into the footwall Esperanza Formation deformed siltstone and shale. Four zones were modeled at Guanajuatito, with the Veta Madre and the closely associated footwall (FW) zone being dominant below the 80 level (Figure 7-5). At the Cata zone, Veta Madre mineralization occurs along the base of the diorite dyke with the Esperanza Formation, and as seven separately modelled zones within the diorite. Several of these zones are shallow dipping structural splays (Figure 7-6). The Los Pozos and Los Pozos SE zones are vein stockwork to breccia systems (Veta Madre) at the base of the diorite dyke and into the Esperanza Formation. The Santa Margarita zones form a complex structural set of four bodies within the diorite dyke and at its upper contact with the Guanajuato Formation conglomerates or basal andesite. These are above the Veta Madre breccia which is at the diorite contact with the footwall Esperanza Formation, but in this area, is barren (Figure 7-8). The San Cayetano zone occurs deep in the Veta Madre south of the Rayas shaft, and tends to be narrow and often in the upper portion of the Veta Madre (Error! Reference source not found.). The Promontorio zone occurs in the hanging-wall Guanajuato Formation conglomerates immediately above the Veta Madre structure at the contact of the Guanajuato Formation and the diorite dyke (Error! Reference source not found.). At Valenciana there are parallel mineralized structures (Veta Madre) at the Esperanza Formation – Diorite contact and into the Esperanza Formation.

 

The best mineralization is often found related to bends in the Veta Madre orientation (Barclay, 2007 and Rhys, 2013) such as at San Vicente in the Rayas area, and at Cata and Santa Margarita. These structural bends may be due to changes in rock type competencies, and varying thickness of the diorite dyke.

 

The vertical extent of the deposits at Guanajuato spans over 700 meters (2,200 meter to 1,500 meter elevations and open to depth). Mineralization occurring above 2,100 meters’ elevation was termed “upper ore”, between 2,100 meters and 1,700 meters “lower ore”, and below the 1,700 meters elevation “deep ore” (Randall, 1994). Fluid inclusion microscope work (Moncada, 2011) from over 850 samples gathered through the mine and in deep drilling from the Santa Margarita area, indicated boiling zones from the 2,100 meter to 1500 meter (deepest drilling at the GMC) elevations. Moncada’s work, along with Barclay and Rhys’s structural observations of up to eight (8) stages of crosscutting brecciation, and the variable range of Ag:Au ratios indicate that the mineralization along the Veta Madre is associated with multi-phase structural activity and fluid flow.

 

   

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Figure 7-5:Property Geology - Guanajuatito – cross section 2940N with ramp access shown. View looking north-northwest, Elevation masl

 

 

   

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Figure 7-6:Property Geology – Cata Clavo – cross section 12.5N with ramp access shown. View looking northwest, Elevation masl

 

 

   

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Figure 7-7:Property Geology – Los Pozos – cross section 175N with ramp access shown. View looking north-northwest, Elevation masl

 

 

   

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Figure 7-8:Property Geology – Santa Margarita – cross section 100S with ramp access shown. View looking north-northwest, Elevation masl

 

 

   

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Figure 7-9:Property Geology – San Cayetano– cross section 300S. View looking north-northwest, Elevation masl

 

 

   

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Figure 7-10:Property Geology – Valenciana – cross section 1800N. View looking north-northwest, Elevation masl

 

 

   

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Figure 7-11:Property Geology – Promontorio – cross section 450S. View looking north-northwest, Elevation masl

 

 

7.3San Ignacio Mine

 

7.3.1Local and Property Geology

 

The San Ignacio property is underlain by a monotonous package of basalt (Kbas) and andesite (Kanlf) volcanic rocks belonging to the lower Cretaceous La Luz andesite (Randall R. et al., 1994; Stewart, 2006; Baker, 2012). The basalt generally has subtle to well-developed pillow structures that are locally flattened. In a few localities, inter-pillow hyaloclastite is present and is characterized by a fine breccia composed of devitrified glass shards in a fine groundmass. Primary layering and tops-up indicators are generally difficult to determine from the small outcrops typical of the property, but according to Stewart (2006), the San Ignacio property stratigraphy is not overturned.

 

   

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Andesite is generally massive to locally feldspar-phyric to laminated (very rarely), and was probably formed by accumulation of a series of extrusive flows and ash falls.

 

Locally, these volcanic rocks have interbeds composed of sandstone, siltstone, or fine, pale ash layers (generally sericite-quartz). A more coarse-grained felsic (possibly dacite) unit is exposed northwest of the San Jose Mine in the southern part of the property. Where observed, bedding is generally shallowly dipping.

 

The mapped distribution of basalt and andesite units is consistent with a lower unit of pillowed basalt, overlain and broadly in-folded with andesite. Although Stewart (2006) mapped mostly Kbas across the San Ignacio property, he also reported that the stratigraphy east of Guanajuato generally consists of a lower pillowed basalt unit overlain by varied andesite volcanic rocks, so it is likely that similar stratigraphy is present at San Ignacio.

 

The mapped distribution of basalt and andesite units is consistent with open, shallowly plunging, property-scale folding.

 

Two types of dykes are present on the property, and both are quite rare. In the northern part of the property, a few fine-grained mafic dykes are exposed and preserve foliation and fractures like the host volcanic rocks, so these dykes are probably quite early. Fine-grained felsic dykes occur locally near the Veta Nombre de Dios structure, and are generally moderately silicified with minor fine-grained pyrite.

 

The interpreted property geology map is presented in Figure 7-12.

 

   

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Figure 7-12:San Ignacio Mine Geology Map

 

 

   

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7.3.2Mineralization

 

The most important phase of mineralization in the Guanajuato district consists of epithermal silver-gold veins contained within northwest-trending, Cenozoic-age faults. La Luz structure consists of numerous mineralized fractures in a northwesterly-trending orientation, which extends for a known strike of approximately 8 kilometers long. Historically productive veins on the property include Veta Melladito, and Veta Plateros. Veins identified in the recent Great Panther drilling are the Melladito, Melladito Step, Melladito Splay, Intermediate, Intermediate 2, Nombre de Dios 1, Nombre de Dios 2 and Melladito HW veins. Mineralization is contained within tabular veins, vein stockwork, and breccias. The eight veins with structural continuity inferred from surface mapping and diamond drilling from surface, and now extensive underground development, have been defined up to 1,050 meters along strike and 150 meters down dip. Six of the veins are very steeply dipping and two are shallowly dipping and are likely off-shoots of the other veins. The veins are accompanied by hydrothermal alteration, consisting of argillic, phyllic, silicic, and propylitic facies.

 

The primary economic components are silver and gold with approximately equal contributions of each. Economic mineralization consists of fine-grained disseminations of acanthite and pyrargyrite (silver minerals), electrum (gold-silver mineral), with accessory pyrite, and very minor sphalerite and chalcopyrite. Mineral textures in this zone are typically fracture filling, drusy, and coliform masses.

 

Average silver grades of the eight veins range from 24g/t to 159g/t and the average gold grades from 1.43g/t to 3.75g/t.

 

7.4El Horcon Project

 

7.4.1Local and Property Geology

 

The El Horcon project area is underlain by Mesozoic marine sediments and predominantly mafic submarine lava flows, of the Luz and Esperanza Formations; these are weakly metamorphosed and intensely deformed. This basal sequence is cut by a variety of intrusive bodies ranging in composition from pyroxenite to granite with tonalitic and diorite intrusive being the most volumetrically significant.

 

Cenozoic volcanic and volcanogenic sediments unconformably overlie the Mesozoic basement rocks. In the area, the oldest Cenozoic unit is the Paleocene Comanja granite. This was followed by the Eocene extrusion of andesite, which was sporadically deposited and contemporaneous with the deposition of the Guanajuato conglomerate in localized grabens. The Guanajuato conglomerate underlies an unconformity beneath a sequence of felsic to mafic volcanic rocks that consist of Oligocene ignimbrites, lava flows and domes. The local area geology is shown on Figure 7-13 (and Figure 7-1a (Legend)).

 

   

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Within the El Horcon Project area quartz-dominant veins follow fractures and faults and are hosted within the Comanja granite, as well the surrounding Mesozoic meta-volcanic and meta-sedimentary rocks.

 

Figure 7-13:Local Area Geology for the El Horcon Project

 

 

   

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7.4.2Mineralization

 

The vein system at El Horcon is a quartz-chalcedony dominated, structurally-controlled, epithermal system hosted by Paleocene Comanja granitic rocks and Mesozoic low-grade metamorphic metasedimentary / metavolcanic basement, and consists of three principal vein sets that formed in faults and extension fractures.

 

1. NW-striking, SW-dipping veins with dips generally ranging from 45°-70°+,

2. NW-striking, SW-dipping low-dip veins (20°-30°), and

3. NE-striking generally steep transverse veins.

 

Gangue minerals associated with the quartz veining include minor fluorite, hematite, chlorite, calcite, and pyrite, while minerals of economic interest include galena (lead), sphalerite (zinc), and minor chalcopyrite (copper). Petrographic work by MHM indicates that silver is present as acanthite. This undated (likely 2005) MHM report (un-acknowledged author) also indicated four stages of Phase 1, and 3 stages in Phase 2 vein mineralization. Phase 1 includes base metal and precious metal introduction into the vein structures (gold minerals unknown), while Phase 2 stages include calcite and further barren quartz. Beside silicified cataclastic quartz breccia (sealed fault structures), the quartz-chalcedony shows typical epithermal coliform textures.

 

The primary vein structures on the El Horcon Project include the Diamantillo, San Guillermo, El Ratones, Madre, Crucero, Del Alto, and Alaska veins. From channel samples assay results across the surface expressions of these veins, vein widths, and underground exposures by EXMIN, MHM, and GPR, it was decided to focus the initial core drill-hole program on the Diamantillo and San Guillermo veins. The narrow Natividad and Diamantillo HW veins were found both from drill site preparation and core drilling. The veins extend in a NW-SE orientation for approximately 7 kilometers in strike and across approximately 2.5 kilometers in width.

 

A cross section through the veining, with interpretation inferred from surface geological mapping and core drilling by GPR is shown on Figure 7-14, Figure 7-15 & Figure 7-16.

 

   

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Figure 7-14:Detailed Geology Section 000 for the El Horcon Project

 

 

   

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Figure 7-15:Detailed Geology Section 200N for the El Horcon Project

 

 

 

The Natividad Vein is a vein structure in the hanging wall of the Diamantillo vein. It is generally narrow reaching widths from 0.50 to 1.80 meters, this latter being a fault with a gap of only 30 centimeters. It has different degrees of silicification and in many cases, oxidation and is encased in granite. Iron oxides and pyrite are abundant. It is also common to see disseminated galena and on a few occasions, sphalerite appears on the structure. Quartz tends to be massive and, on rare occasions, is observed as having light white and gray stripes. The grades reported for the cuts in the diamond boreholes are generally anomalous in gold with values that vary from 0.23g/t to 5.02g/t. The silver values, which vary from 1 to 280g/t, are not so favorable.

 

   

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Figure 7-16:Detailed Geology Section 400N for the El Horcon Project

 

 

 

The Diamantillo hanging wall (HW) is the name given to a series of veins that detach mostly from Diamantillo. They may be structures in which no follow-up has been found in several sections; however, some of them have anomalous values in gold and silver. Said structures will be stockwork, faults, veins or gaps with moderate to strong silicification and encased in granite. Generally, minerals such as siltstone are present and in almost all cuts, disseminated pyrite and galena. On a few occasions, sphalerite can be observed in small quantities. White quartz is a constant, whereas gray quartz appears in almost all these structures, although there are some exceptions. Fluorite is observed in some of these structures, which, in most cases, is purple in colour, although there can be a green variety in smaller quantities. The grades produced by these cuts vary from 0.1g/t to 6.16g/t in gold and from 2g/t to 42g/t in silver.

 

   

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The Diamantillo Vein is a vein-gap structure, although in borehole EH13-009, it is shown as a faulted stockwork, hosted in granite. It has an average width of 2.30 meters with a minimum of 50 centimeters to a maximum of 9.90 meters. Branching is sometimes observed with high and low structures. The structure shows moderate to strong silicification, weak to moderate oxidation in many of the cuts and, in some scarce cases, there is argillization along the length of the structure. Minerals such as galena are observed in traces to abundant quantities in large grains, sphalerite in smaller quantities but are usually a constant, as well as fine pyrite in bands or disseminated. White and gray quartz is a constant, whether massive or gapped (split) and, on rare occasions, slightly striped with fluorite in almost all cuts, to about 1 to 5%, mostly purple, although there are a pair of exceptions that also show traces of green fluorite. The grades produced by these cuts vary from 0.04g/t to 3.64g/t Au, 2g/t to 370g/t Ag, 0% to 7.74% Pb, and 0.2% to 12.3% Zn.

 

The San Guillermo Vein in most cases, is a faulted gap structure, although there is also a visible very fine or stockwork veining, which is encased in granite. Its average width is 96 centimeters, with a minimum of 50 centimeters and a maximum of 1.95 meters. In borehole EH13-003, a fork can be observed with a small granite horse in the center. Galena is almost always observed, although in traces in the values. In most of the cuts up to 20% in borehole EH13-002, the sphalerite is less abundant, although it can also be a constant with values rarely above 1%, as with fine disseminated pyrite or in fine veining. The structure is cemented by white and gray quartz generally of a massive texture, although it can be seen as being slightly striped. The presence of fluorite is not constant, although it is present in some cuts with an abundance of up to 5%. The grades produced by these cuts vary from 0.03g/t to 9.37g/t Au, 1g/t to 83g/t Ag, 0.05% to 7.18% Pb and 0.14% to 12.76% Zn.

 

7.5Santa Rosa Project

 

7.5.1Local and Property Geology

 

The stratigraphy of the area comprises basement rocks of the older units including Mesozoic-age La Luz and La Esperanza Formations consisting of meta-sedimentary sequences of shale, andesite and felsic dykes deformed and folded by regional metamorphism. Upper volcanic package rocks in concordant contact are a sequence of lithic tuff, ignimbrites, and in some places rhyolite dykes and jasperoids. The area generally presents strong NW structural orientation, with normal faults and a dextral component (see

 

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7.5.2Mineralization

 

In the Canada de la Virgen and Salaverna North mineral claims there are three structures oriented NNW and related to a system of regional faults. In the first stage of core drilling the Canada vein was drilled, where the best exposure is observed in the Socavon Refugio. It is a structure of 0.20 meters width, with an orientation of 330° (NNW) and dip of 65°SW. The structure is under an andesite dike with 2-3% fine disseminated pyrite and magnetite. The drill holes cut the entire sequence of the meta-sedimentary rocks with intercalations of andesite and slate-gray shale, and amorphous veinlets of calcite. The assays from sampling of this structure had no economic values.

 

In the second phase of exploration (July 2014), detailed mapping was completed in the Canada de la Virgen claim and in the Virgen vein development tunnel. The Virgen vein structure with minor quartz is oriented around 320-330° with a dip of 35-45°NE, with an average width of 0.50 meters. The vein, inside the tunnel, occurs at the bottom contact structure diorite dike. On surface, there are 2 separate structures enveloping a quartz stockwork hosted in the meta-sedimentary rocks. The tunnel is 60m long and there are several inclined shafts where mineralization has been extracted. The average grade of samples is 457g/t Ag eq. Along the Virgen vein, which outcrops for 400 meters, propylitic alteration can be found. Host rocks include lithic tuffs, ignimbrites, and associated dykes.

 

Another structure identified during the mapping extends for more than 600 meters and is exposed in the Salaverna North tunnel, and is a structure of 0.40 meters width, with strong silicification and hosted in the meta-sedimentary package. The structure, when it reaches the upper rhyolite volcanic rocks, becomes a stockwork with hematite, limonite, clays, and fine disseminated pyrite.

 

   

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Figure 7-17:Geology and Drilling on the Santa Rosa Project

 

 

 

   

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8.0Deposit Type

 

The mineral deposits in the Guanajuato area are classic fissure-hosted low-sulphidation epithermal gold-silver-bearing quartz veins and stockwork. Economic mineralization consists of fine-grained disseminations of acanthite, electrum, aguilarite, and naumannite with accessory pyrite, and relatively minor sphalerite, galena, and chalcopyrite. Gangue minerals include quartz, calcite, adularia, and sericite. The veins are accompanied by hydrothermal alteration consisting of argillic, phyllic, silicic, and propylitic facies. Mineral textures in this zone are typically fracture-filling, drusy, and coliform masses.

 

Epithermal systems, form near surface, usually in association with hot springs, and at depths in the order of a few hundred meters below the paleosurface. Hydrothermal processes are driven by remnant heat from volcanic activity, which in the case of Guanajuato occurred in the middle to late Tertiary. Circulating thermal waters, rising up through fissures, eventually reach the “boiling level” where the hydrostatic pressure is low enough to allow boiling to occur. This can impart a limit to the vertical extent of the mineralization as the boiling and deposition of minerals is confined to a relatively narrow band of thermal and hydrostatic conditions. In many cases, however, repeated healing and reopening of host structures can occur, which causes cyclical vertical movement of the boiling zone, resulting in mineralization that spans a much broader range of elevations. This appears to have occurred at the Guanajuato Mine.

 

Epithermal type precious metal deposits in the La Luz vein system and specifically in the San Ignacio Mine area are strongly vertically controlled and pinch to centimetre scale at surface, associated with weak shear zones, minor argillic alteration, and weakly anomalous precious metal values. The mineralized vertical interval typically is 100 meters to 150 meters; however, it can range from 50 meters to 250 meters.

 

The El Horcon project area veins exhibit typical features of epithermal, relatively high level mineralization, including locally-developed chalcedonic veins, bladed calcite replaced by silica, and open-space fill banded veins with cockscomb and coliform textures. The vein system has a combined strike length of approximately 7 kilometers and a width of up to approximately 2.5 kilometers. The veins are best described as fault-veins because localized slicken-lines, breccia, and second-order (Riedel-type) fractures indicate shearing. These textures, particularly breccias with quartz or fluorite vein clasts, and often with hematite, quartz, or sulfide matrix, indicate multiple faulting events which is often important in generating ore-grade veins (E.P. Nelson, 2005).

 

   

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9.0Exploration

 

9.1 Guanajuato Mine

 

Exploration work conducted by GPR has consisted almost exclusively of diamond drilling, primarily from underground. The drilling is described in more detail in Section 10 of this report. A new initiative in 2016 has been the formation of an exclusive “Old Stopes” team of geologists, miners, and samplers who research former mined areas throughout the Guanajuato Mine looking for unmined mineralized segments of the Veta Madre or hanging / foot-wall structures. This work started in the upper part of the Rayas area and in time will work downwards and to the northwest.

 

Exploration drilling is being carried out with the use of three underground drills, one on contract and two in-house rigs. The drilling with the two in-house rigs is focused on immediate development and mining areas, specifically at Santa Margarita, and Los Pozos. The larger contract drill is focused on upgrading mineral resource definition, and in new areas of the mine targeted from historical data compilation. Upgrading is being done at the Guanajuatito zone, and at Valenciana, with plans for the San Cayetano zone.

 

GPR has a 10,975-meter drill budget for the Guanajuato Mine in 2017, and the author is in full agreement with its focus and functionality.

 

9.2 San Ignacio Mine

 

Great Panther has conducted geological and structural mapping, including sampling of outcrops and from exposures in historical underground workings; and underground development including geological mapping, sampling and mining.

 

Great Panther completed detailed surface mapping and outcrop rock chip sampling, including mapping and sampling all accessible underground workings pre-2014. Further detailed geological and structural mapping was completed in 2015 and is ongoing into 2016 (see Figure 9-1).

 

A total of 147 surface samples and 57 underground samples were collected by chip and channel sampling pre-2014. Since 2014 a total of 13,274 samples have been collected underground at San Ignacio, and another 67 were collected from surface and various short adits. A coarse blanket was laid out to collect at least 1kg of broken rock chips falling from the sample site and the rock was transferred into a clear rock sample bag. Each sample was identified by a plastic numbered sample tag and the sample bag was labelled with the same number. The blanket was shaken vigorously in between sample sites to minimize contamination. Samples were grouped together into rice bags and shipped to the SGS lab at the Cata plant. Standard chain of custody documents were used including forms requiring signature upon receipt of shipment by the lab.

 

   

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Dr. Darcy Baker of Equity Exploration Consultants completed structural mapping and logging of one diamond core hole in February 2011. David Rhys (2013) spent one day reviewing the structural geology and collecting petrographic samples from drill-hole core. Petrographic and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) work, was completed by Katherina Ross (2013) on core samples of Melladito and Intermediate veins.

 

The exploration work has confirmed that the top of the mineralized epithermal system is below surface, estimated at approximately 2,350 masl in the northern portion of the project and 2,250 masl in the southern part of the project. This vertical limit was indicated on longitudinal sections from the historical operations of the Cooperative on veins on the San Ignacio property, and from longitudinal sections of deposits on an adjacent property owned by Endeavour Silver. The strong vertical control on mineralization is characteristic of the area and the mineralized intervals are typically 100m to 150m in vertical range; however, in cases, it can range from 50m to 250m. 

 

Detailed geological mapping, structural geological studies, outcrop sampling, drift development and re-sampling of old underground workings are ongoing to highlight additional priority targets along the 4 kilometers of prospective structures. The underground development along both Intermediate and Melladito veins confirms the geological and grade continuity of the veins.

 

   

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Figure 9-1:Exploration Rock Sample Locations at San Ignacio Mine

 

 

 

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9.3 El Horcon Project

 

Exploration work conducted by GPR has been an initial thorough re-evaluation of the project by geological mapping, vein re-sampling both on surface and of all accessible underground openings (1,623 samples), followed by surface core diamond drilling program of 24 drill holes totalling 2,160 meters (1,177 samples) all done in 2012. The drilling is described in more detail in Section 10 of this report.

 

The surface mapping, plus surface and underground sampling was conducted to check the quality of previous sampling, and to carefully construct interpretative cross sections along the Diamantillo and San Guillermo veins in the area contemplated for drilling. It was felt by GPR geologists that the interpretation of the veins from previous operators’ drilling could be improved, and that a more detailed drill pattern would be necessary to define a mineral resource. Both turned out to be true. The exercise of creating the interpretive sections to guide the drilling was particularly helpful in interpreting the drill results, which quite regularly mimicked the earlier interpretation. As well, the more detailed drill pattern made the final interpretation easier, and the fact that the drilling was confined to <100 meters below surface meant that most of the drilling was in the base metal rich portion of the veins.

 

In 2016 two months were spent extending the detail geological mapping (1:500 scale) south east along the trends of the Diamantillo / Madre veins from the 2012 drilling area for nearly one kilometer. The above two structures were noted as well as plentiful quartz vein swarms, and some stockwork development. During the 2016 program 205 rock samples were taken, mainly representing outcropping veins, vein swarms, and stock worked areas. This work has been compiled with previous sampling and will help guide further exploration and potentially drilling at El Horcon.

 

The recommendation for the 2017 program, which is underway, includes the completion of final details for a development and drilling permit from SEMARNAT, plus the man-portable rig core drilling of 1,500 meters.

 

9.4 Santa Rosa Project

 

In the first stage of GPR exploration (2012) on the Canada de la Virgen claim a total of 168 rock samples from surface, and 537 core samples from the five diamond drill holes were collected.

 

During the second stage of GPR exploration (2014) a total of 140 samples were taken from surface and underground.

 

   

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10.0Drilling

 

10.1Guanajuato Mine

 

Diamond drilling at Guanajuato is conducted under two general modes of operation: one by the exploration staff (exploration drilling) and the other by the mine staff (production and exploration drilling). Production drilling is predominantly concerned with definition and extension of the known zones, to guide development and mining and is generally done to provide localised knowledge of the vein position which regularly pinches and swells.

 

Exploration drilling is conducted further from the active mining area with the goal of expanding the mineral resource base. Drilling results from both programs are used in the estimation of mineral resources.

 

Exploration drilling, under the control of the mine and exploration staff, is continuing at Valenciana, Santa Margarita, Los Pozos, and Guanajuatito. The programs are configured to explore down-dip extensions of the mineralised zones at 25 to 50 meter spacing. A drill-hole location plan map current as at the end of August 2016 is presented as Figure 10-1 and a longitudinal view of the drill holes is shown as Figure 10-2.

 

   

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Figure 10-1:Guanajuato Mine Drill Hole Location Plan Map

 

 

 

   

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Figure 10-2:Guanajuato Mine Longitudinal Section with Drill Holes

 

 

 

   

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The names and periods of the drilling contractors are given in Table 10-1.

 

The management, monitoring, surveying, and logging of the current 2010 to 2016 series of UGG prefix exploration holes and production holes is carried out under the supervision of the GPR mine geological staff.

 

Collar surveys are conducted by total station instrument and uploaded directly to a database for merging with the logging data. Down hole surveys are currently performed every 50 meters using a Reflex instrument, and the survey data are manually input to the database. For the shorter production holes, typically less than about 60 meters, down-hole surveys are not performed, and the orientation is measured at the collar only. Also, the UGG holes from UGG10-001 to UGG11-021 had no down-hole survey measurements collected.

 

Logging is carried out by geologists at the GPR facility located at the Cata Mine and plant site. The logging facility is located within the mine compound, which is gated and guarded, and is secure. Core is laid out by the technicians, checked, re-pieced and washed. Depth markers are checked and confirmed, and the boxes are labelled with intervals. Field technicians take measurements of recovery and rock quality designation (RQD), these measurements are written on formatted sheets for later data entry, and the core is then logged by the geologist with the geological descriptions written in long hand onto a formatted sheet for later data entry into a database. Now the geologist also marks up the sample intervals on the core boxes, the core is then photographed. Intervals for specific gravity measurements are defined by the geologist from two or three locations within the mineralized intervals, the specific gravity measurements are determined using the water immersion method, with the information recorded onto a pre-formatted sheet for later data entry.

 

Up to mid-2016 all sample and geological data was entered into a DataShed© database via the LogChief software. GMC (all geological staff) now use a proprietary software package that loads data directly into Microsoft SQL. The contents of the SQL databases are copied daily to a master SQL database in the GPR head office in Vancouver with a backup made every evening.

 

Assay data files are sent directly from the SGS laboratory into a specific site on the Cata server. Database management personnel take the assays from this site and merge them with sampling information in the SQL database.

 

   

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Table 10-1:Drilling Contractors, Guanajuato Mine

 

Drilling Company Dates on Site Surface /
Underground
Zones # of Holes
BD Drilling Mexico Sept05 - Nov06 surface GTTO/Animas, Promontorio (GTT05-001 to GTT06-034) 34
Canrock Drilling / HD Drilling (name change) Feb07 - Jul07 surface Promontorio / SVS / Cata / Tepeyac (SG07-035 to SG07-068) 34
Canrock Drilling /HD Drilling (name change) Jul07 - Aug08 underground Cata (EUG07-001 TO EUG08-037) 37
BD Drilling Mexico 08-Jun surface GTTO (SG08-069 TO 070) 2
Energold Drilling Corp. Oct10 - Dec10 underground Cata / Pozos (UGC10-001 to 041) and Valenciana (UGV042 to 048) 48
Energold Drilling Corp. Aug10 - Dec10 underground GTTO (UGG10-001 to 021) 21
Landdrill International, Mexico Apr11 - Jun12 underground GTTO (UGG11-022 to present UGG11-067) 46
Landdrill International, Mexico Feb10 - Jun12 underground Rayas (EUG10-038 to EUG10-078; UGSM11-001 to UGSM12-040) 82

 

   

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Landdrill International, Mexico Dec10 - Jun12 underground Cata / Valenciana / Rayas (EUG10-079 to EUG11-131; UGV11-001 to UGV12-020) 73
MMR - Meter Eater Jun06 - Sept06 underground Animas (GTM06-001 to 013) 13
Major Drilling, Mexico Aug12 - Dec12 underground GTTO (UGG12-068 to 099) 32
MMR - Meter Eater Dec06 - Mar07 underground Animas / SVN (GTM06-014 to GTM07-025) 12
MMR - Meter Eater Mar07 - Feb13 underground GTTO /Rayas /Cata /SVN /Pozos /GTTO (UG07-028 to UG09-087); Cata /GTTO (UG09-091 to present UG12-174) 145
Servicios Drilling, Mexico Oct12 - Dec15 underground Santa Margarita (UGSM12-020 to UGSM12-045), and UGSM13-046 to UGSM13-080), and (UGSM14-081 to UGSM14-087), and (UGDSM14-001 to UGDSM14-028) and UGSM15-005 TO UGSM15-007), and (UGDSM15-001 TO UGDSM15-007) 171
GTTO (UGG13-096 to UGG13-117), and UGG14-001 to UGG14-005)
San Cayetano (UGSC13-012 to UGSC13-015) and (UGSC14-016 to UGSC14-040) and (UGSC15-041 TO UGSC15-049)

 

   

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Servicios Drilling, Mexico Jun12 - Dec15 underground Valenciana (UGV12-021 to 053), and 128
(UGV13-054 to UGV13-072) and (UGV14-001 to UGV14-029), and (UGMV14-001 to UGMV14-009), and UGV15-030 to UGV15-073), and UGVN15-002 and 004,
Cata (UGC12-042-UGC12-043)
MMR - Meter Eater Jun11 - Feb13 underground Cata (UGM11-001 to UGM12-055) 55
Diamec 232 Feb13 - present underground Cata (UGC13-045 TO UGC13-084), and 149
UGC14-001 and UGC14-02A to 03A, and (UGC14-004 to UGC14-010),
and (UGC14-040 to UGC14-053) and UGC14-077 and (UGC14-079 to UGC14-084), and (UGDC13-032 to UGDC13-034) and (UGC15-055 to UGC15-073), and (UGCN15-001 to UGCN15-006)
Rayas(UGC13-044), and UGD13-056 to UGD13-058)
Los Pozos (UGDP13-035), and UGP13-01 to UGP13-031), and UGDP14-036 to UGDP14-041) and UGDP15-042 to UGDP15-051), and (UGP15-001 TO UGP15-010 and 047)
Versa Perforaciones SA de CV Jan16 to present underground UGV16-001 to 010 (Valenciana), and UGG16-001 to 003(Guanajuatito), and UGDSM-001 to 002 (Santa Margarita) 15

 

   

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10.2San Ignacio Mine

 

10.2.1Summary of Results

 

Great Panther has completed 195 diamond drill holes at the San Ignacio Property. Drilling commenced in October 2010 and the last hole into the database was completed in September 2016. All holes were drilled from surface, excepting 38 from underground. A map illustrating the drill-hole locations is presented in Figure 10-3. As well, 10,805m of underground development has been completed, including 3,891m in 2016 up to August 31st.

 

Drill holes were usually oriented to intersect the veins at a high angle (see Figure 10-4). Since the previous Mineral Resource estimate, 19 holes have been completed.

 

The drilling and development programs were critical in the geological re-interpretation, which delineated eight veins in the northern portion of the property between grid line 100N and 1100N where 175 of the 195 holes were completed. The eight veins with structural continuity interpreted from diamond drill hole intersections, underground mapping and sampling, and to some extent surface mapping, have been delineated up to 950 meters along strike and 350 meters down dip. Six of the veins are very steeply dipping and two are shallowly dipping and are likely off-shoots of the other veins. Between 100N and 1100N, five drill holes intersected voids which were interpreted to represent historical workings limited in extent. Holes ES11-039 (450N), ES13-105 (475N), ES13-112 (625N), ES13-116 (725N), and ESI14-121 (300N) intersected broken core or voids ranging from 1 to 3 meters in core length.

 

To the south of line 100N there are historical workings, and 20 drill holes have been completed in this area, but are not the subject of this report.

 

Overall, the core recovery was excellent with 96% of all samples having recoveries greater than 85%. There are no other drilling or sampling factors that could materially influence the accuracy and reliability of the results.

 

   

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The Melladito vein is a steep east dip vein with true width ranging 0.25 meters to 19.5 meters. It has been delineated to a maximum of 950 meters along strike and 350 meters below surface. The structure is open at depth and along strike; however, the strongest mineralization has been observed in a core zone 550 meters in strike length and from surface to 150 meters down dip. The mineralization is possibly open to the south nearer to surface.

 

The Melladito FW vein is a sigmoidal loop on the footwall side of the Melladito vein, south from 200N. A large blow out near 200N is the result of the convalescence of Melladito, Melladito Splay and Melladito FW veins.

 

The Melladito Step vein is interpreted to be a small west side steeply east dipping splay between the Melladito and Melladito Splay veins.

 

The Melladito Splay vein is a sigmoidal loop on the footwall side of the Melladito vein between 200-400N. It is steeply east dipping and ranges in width from 2-10 meters. Silver-gold grades in the thicker sections are often on the footwall side.

 

The Intermediate vein is also steeply dipping and narrow with true width ranging 0.25 to 8.5 meters. It has been delineated for 400 meters along strike and 350 meters below surface. It is a splay of the Melladito vein and merges into the Melladito vein at approximately 475N. Further south the structure continues as the Melladito vein.

 

The Intermediate 2 vein (also called Chica Rica) is positioned east of the Intermediate vein, and likewise is a near vertically dipping relatively narrow (approximately1.0 meter) vein.

 

The Nombre de Dios 1 vein is shallow dipping at 45 to 60 degrees to the southwest, and narrow with true width ranging from 0.25 to 4 meters. It has been delineated for 600 meters along strike and 180 meters down dip. The vein is open to the south. At depth, Nombre de Dios 1 appears to intersect the Intermediate and Melladito veins and is therefore limited in its potential down dip extent. To the north, it terminates at line 850N where it may continue in Nombre de Dios 2 with a 40 meter offset to the east.

 

The Nombre de Dios 2 vein is shallow dipping at 45 degrees to the southwest, and narrow with true width ranging from 0.25 to 4 meters. It has been delineated for 200 meters along strike and 100 meters down dip. The vein is open to the north. To the south, it terminates at line 850N where it may continue in Nombre de Dios 1 with a 40 meter offset to the west.

 

   

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Figure 10-3:San Ignacio Mine Drill Hole Location Map

 

 

 

   

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Figure 10-4:San Ignacio Mine Cross-Section 700N

 

 

 

10.2.2Summary of Procedures

 

All drill-hole data was stored in Great Panther’s proprietary DataShed™ database (the database). The database contents were backed up every two hours and copied daily to a master database in Great Panther’s head office.

 

The contractor BD Drilling of Guadalajara, Mexico, drilled the first 103 surface diamond core holes (2010-2012) at San Ignacio for a total of 28,728.8 meters. The autumn 2013 program of 13 surface holes was drilled by Servicios Drilling of San Luis de Potosi, Mexico for a total of 3,127 meters. During the autumn-winter program of 2014 a total of 25 surface holes were drilled by Rock Drill of Aguascalientes, Mexico for a total of 3,728 meters. Rock Drill also completed the late autumn 2015 surface drill program of 15 holes totalling 2,202.6 meters. The mine geologists drilled two core holes in late 2014 for a total of 104 meters, and in 2015 Servicios Drilling drilled 18 underground drill holes for a total of 2,482.5 meters. During 2016, 38 underground core drill holes were completed by Versa Drilling for a total of 3,891 meters. A total of 44,264 meters of drilling has been completed by MMR on the San Ignacio Mine project.

 

   

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Drill-hole collar locations were determined using a total station instrument and the location data was uploaded directly into the database.

 

Bore-hole deviation surveys were completed at 50 meters intervals using a single shot instrument by Reflex™. Survey data was recorded onto paper logs by the driller or driller’s helper.

 

Drill core was transported twice per day from the drill site by pick-up truck to the core storage and logging facility located at the company’s Guanajuato Mine plant site, which is gated, guarded, and secure.

 

Core boxes were laid out by field technicians onto angled tables suitable for logging. The technicians fitted the core pieces together and cleaned the core surface in preparation for logging by the geologist. Depth markers were checked for proper labelling, and the boxes were labelled with the drill core intervals. The technicians also completed measurements of core recovery and rock quality designation (RQD) and recorded the data onto paper logs.

 

Geological logging was completed by the geologists and recorded directly into a Microsoft SQL database using proprietal software installed on Toughbook™ computers for later upload to the Microsoft SQL database.

 

Sample intervals for assaying were marked on the core boxes by the geologists. Sample lengths were generally determined by mineralogical or lithological characteristics and the protocol is for maximum sample lengths to be 1.5 meters and the minimum length to be 0.5 meters. Field technicians then photographed the core.

 

The field technician selected samples for bulk density measurements from several locations within the mineralized intervals, usually one density sample per assay sample interval. The water immersion procedure was followed and the data was recorded onto paper logs. The samples were returned to the core box after the tests were completed.

 

   

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Core samples for assaying were collected by the field technicians. Sample interval data was recorded in a numbered ticket book. Each ticket had three portions: a stub and two tags. All portions of the sample ticket shared the same unique identification number. The two tag portions of each ticket were detached from the stub and stapled to the core tray at the start of the sample interval. The drill core was then cut using a diamond-tipped blade with clean water being used to lubricate and cool the blade. Half of the sample interval was placed inside a clear plastic rock sample bag labelled with the same ID as the ticket number. One tag was then removed from the core box and inserted into the sample bag along with the cut sample. The remaining stub, retained in the sample book, was completed with details such as drill hole ID and depth interval. The bag was then sealed and 25 samples were inserted into rice sacks and delivered with other samples from the same hole. One sample submission sheet per hole accompanied the samples to the on-site SGS assay laboratory which was usually sent every other day.

 

Assay certificates were received directly from SGS laboratory via email. Site geologists reviewed quality control sample results for out of tolerance failures prior to merging the assay results with sample intervals in the database.

 

The first nine diamond core holes at San Ignacio (ESI10-001 – ESI11-009) were completed under the management of the Guanajuato Mine Geology Department. Mine geologists logged and sampled the core. Following an internal audit by the company, which identified deficiencies in core handling and sampling procedures, the responsibility for diamond drilling and exploration at San Ignacio changed to Great Panther’s exploration department. The exploration staff re-logged and re-sampled all nine drill holes. The remaining drill holes were completed under the management and direction of the exploration department.

 

10.3 El Horcon Project

 

Diamond drilling at El Horcon was conducted by the GPR exploration staff (exploration drilling). The exploration drilling was conducted on 50-100 meter spaced sections, with 1 to 3 holes drilled per section, and at approximately 50 meter spacing vertically between holes. The GPR 2013 drilling was focused from surface to about 100 meters below surface along a strike length of 650 meters.

 

A drill-hole location plan map current as at the end of June 2013 is presented as Figure 10-5. GPR phase 1 drill-holes completed in 2013 are prefixed by EH13 and include holes 1-24. Previous drilling by MHM and EXMIN are also plotted on Figure 10-5, but for the purposes of this report only the relevant MHM drilling was used in the mineral resource estimation (no records for the EXMIN drilling). Longitudinal sections of the Diamantillo and San Guillermo veins with the silver equivalent values of the vein intersection are presented below as Figure 10-6 and Figure 10-7, respectively.

 

   

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Figure 10-5:El Horcon Drill Hole Location Plan Map

 

 

 

   

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Figure 10-6:Longitudinal Section of Diamantillo Zone Drill Holes

 

 

 

   

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Figure 10-7:Longitudinal Section of San Guillermo Zone Drill Holes

 

 

 

The drill contractor for GPR was G4 Drilling based in Hermosillo, Sonora. The 24 holes, totalling 2,147 meters were drilled over two months from mid-April to mid-June 2013 (see Table 10-2).

 

Table 10-2:Drilling Contractors, El Horcon Project

 

Drilling Company Dates on Site Surface /
Underground
Zones # of Holes
G4 Drilling Mexico

April 13 to

June 13

surface Diamantillo, San Guillermo, Navidad, Diamantillo HW 24

 

The management, monitoring, surveying, and logging of the current 2013 series of EH13- prefix exploration holes was carried out under the supervision of the GPR exploration geological staff based in the Rayas shaft office building.

 

   

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Collar surveys are conducted by total station instrument and uploaded directly to a database for merging with the logging data. Down hole surveys were performed every 50m using a Reflex instrument, and the survey data are manually input to the database.

 

Logging is carried out by geologists at the GPR facility located at the Guanajuato Mine and plant site. The logging facility is located within the mine compound, which is gated and guarded, and is secure. Core is laid out by the technicians, checked, re-pieced and washed. Depth markers are checked and confirmed, and the boxes are labelled with intervals. Field technicians take measurements of recovery and rock quality designation (RQD), these measurements are written on formatted sheets for later data entry, and the core is then logged by the geologist with the geological descriptions written in long hand onto a formatted sheet for later data entry into a database. Now the geologist also marks up the sample intervals on the core boxes, the core is then photographed. Intervals for specific gravity measurements are defined by the geologist from two or three locations within the mineralized intervals, the specific gravity measurements are determined using the water immersion method, with the information recorded onto a pre-formatted sheet for later data entry.

 

All sample and geological data was entered into the DataShed© database via the LogChief software. The contents of the DataShed© databases are copied daily to a master DataShed© database in the GPR head office in Vancouver. This information is now within a Microsoft SQL database in the Rayas exploration office in Guanajuato, with a backup on the Vancouver server.

 

10.4 Santa Rosa Project

 

During 2012, five core holes (NQ) were completed on the Santa Rosa Project, specifically on the Canada de la Virgen claim. No results of economic significance were encountered.

 

   

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11.0Sample Preparation, Analyses, and Security

 

11.1Guanajuato Mine

 

11.1.1Sample Preparation

 

11.1.1.1Drill Samples

 

The drill core samples were prepared by technicians working under the direction of the Mine and Exploration Geologists. The exploration diamond drill core is of HQ and NQ diameter while the production holes drilled prior to July 2011 generally have an AQ diameter. During July 2011, a BQ diameter rig (Diamec) was added to the production drilling capacity.

 

Depending on the diameter of the drill core to be sampled, it is either cut in half using a diamond saw (NQ and HQ) or sampled whole (AQ and BQ). A technician then records the intervals of sampling in a numbered and perforated ticket book, a numbered part of each ticket is stapled to the core tray at the appropriate sample interval and the butt portion of the ticket book is completed with drill hole number and interval information. For each sample interval, the core (or half core) is placed along with a numbered ticket inside a pre-numbered clear plastic sample bag. The bag is then tied with string and delivered with other samples from the same hole to the onsite SGS laboratory. Sample numbers and intervals are written on the ticket books for later data capture.

 

Sample lengths are generally determined by mineralogical or lithological characteristics. For the exploration drilling, the protocol is for maximum sample lengths to be 1.5m and the minimum length to be 0.5 meters. For production drilling, in areas of little or no obvious mineralization, maximum sample lengths are from 1.5 to 2.0 meters. In mineralized or silicified zones, the maximum sample length is reduced to 0.3 to 0.6 meters. There are instances where drill samples with lengths greater than 2.0 meters occur in the database, the reason being that for broken and/or small diameter core; it is difficult to achieve a minimum sample weight of 1.5kg whilst adhering to maximum sample length.

 

In the authors opinion, drill sample preparation methods carried out by GPR personnel are appropriate and of industry standard.

 

11.1.1.2Channel Samples

 

Channel sampling is carried out daily in accessible stopes and development headings by technicians after the sample positions are marked out by a geologist and a detailed drawing of the face is made. The samples consist of chips broken along a line across the structure using a rock hammer and chisel.

 

   

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The quality of the channel samples is more variable than the drill samples. This is probably due to the sampling method. The rock is observed to be highly variable in hardness and competence and it is therefore difficult to achieve volumetrically consistent representation along the entire sample length. Sample bias can result if higher grades happen to correlate with zones of particular hardness characteristics.

 

The increased variance may also be due to the use of the mat rolling technique to reduce the channel sample mass. It is recommended that an alternative method to mat rolling is used to reduce the sample size if possible.

 

Channel sample results are plotted on stope plans and used for day to day monitoring and grade control. The data are also stored digitally in Microsoft SQL© as a series of points representing the midpoints of the samples projected to a 2-d plane, which is the level, along with grade information and notes regarding the locale from which the sample was taken. Improvements in the documentation of underground sampling are being instituted so that continuous channel sampling is recorded as a pseudo-drill hole. This system will make compositing of samples possible.

 

In the authors opinion, channel sample preparation methods carried out by GPR personnel are appropriate and of industry standard.

 

11.1.2Analyses

 

Most of the analytical work is carried out at a laboratory managed for GPR by SGS Group (SGS-GTO) which is located within the confines of the Cata Facility. The laboratory is equipped to perform Aqua Regia digest, fire assay, gravimetric and atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS).

 

The analysis process involves initial receipt of samples by SGS-GTO from Geology personnel followed by oven-drying of samples. Dry samples are then run through a crusher (10 mesh) and subsequently a 200g split run through a disc mill for pulverizing to 98% passing 200 mesh. Samples are analyzed by Aqua Regia with an AA finish, and any that report greater than 10g/t Au or 300g/t Ag are re-analyzed by fire assay with a gravimetric finish. The laboratory can also perform determinations for arsenic, copper, lead, zinc, and antimony but these elements were not analysed for drill hole or channel samples in Guanajuato.

 

The author visited the SGS GTO laboratory and found it to be orderly and appropriately configured for the analytical work required. Internal QAQC is conducted and analytical methods used are industry standard. The laboratory is ISO certified.

 

   

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11.1.3Assay QA/QC

 

The SGS-GTO laboratory manager conducts routine Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) and instrument calibration and maintains a database of the results.

 

Additional to internal Laboratory QA/QC monitoring, GPR personnel also insert quarter-core duplicates, standards, and blanks into the channel and drill sample streams as well as arranging regular umpire checks. The protocol is for a duplicate for every 19 samples, and one blank and a standard for every 40 samples. Suspicious QA/QC results are detected by the Database Administrator who informs the relevant Geologist. Re-assaying is performed in cases where data entry and sample collection issues such as sample swaps are ruled out by the Geologist.

 

In January 2013, GPR's Topia and Guanajuato QA/QC data were audited by Dr. Wesley M. Johnson of Quality Analysis Consultants. Regarding SGS GTO laboratory, the author has stated that 'There is no obvious problem with the data generated in the laboratory from either an accuracy or a precision standpoint.’ (Johnson, 2013).

 

In the author’s opinion, the QA/QC program employed by GPR is appropriate and is in line with industry standards.

 

11.1.3.1Blanks

 

The blank material was collected from a barren rhyolite tuff (La Bufa Formation) on the south side of Guanajuato. It was crushed, pulverized, and homogenized at the SGS-GTO laboratory. During the period considered herein (31 July 2015 – 31 August 2016 inclusive), blanks were analysed in the laboratory by either Aqua Regia digest with Atomic Absorption (AAS) finish (Ag), Fire Assay with Gravimetric finish (Ag) or Fire Assay AAS finish (Au). The results of each are charted below.

 

Figure 11-1:Silver (Ag) assays of “Blank” material sent to SGS-GTO

 

 

 

   

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Figure 11-2:Gold (Au) assays of “Blank” material sent to SGS-GTO

 

 

 

Blank failures for silver were 7 of 849 or 0.8% (Figure 11-1: Silver (Ag) assays of “Blank” material sent to SGS-GTO), and for gold 26 of 849 blanks or 3% (Figure 11-2). 

 

It is the author’s opinion that the blank insertion program is adequate and that the results are of sufficient quality for use in the mineral resource estimation.

 

11.1.3.2Standards

 

In 2012-2013, 4 standards (GTS05, GTS06, GTS07, and GTS08) were produced by SGS-Durango laboratory and certified by SGS© using 5 laboratories (3 external). Previously, seven (7) other standards developed by WCM Minerals© (PM929, PM1140, PM114 and PM1129), SGS© Durango (GTS03), SKYLINE© (GTS04), and Rocklabs© (SP49) had been in usage prior to 2012. As such, a great variety of standards were analysed during the 2012-2013 'changeover' period and so only standards for which the most abundant assay results were available are presented herein. Just two Standard, GTS07 and GTS08 were used for the period of July 31 2015 to August 31 2016.

 

   

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Figure 11-3:Silver (Ag) Assays of GPR Standard “GTS07” at SGS-GTO

 

 

 

Figure 11-4:Gold (Au) Assays of GPR Standard “GTS07” at SGS-GTO

 

 

 

Figure 11-5:Silver (Ag) Assays of GPR Standard “GTS09” at SGS-GTO

 

 

 

   

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Figure 11-6:Gold (Au) Assays of GPR Standard “GTS09” at SGS-GTO

 

 

 

Table 11-1 below gives details of standard result outliers which fall outside 3 standard deviations of the expected value.

 

Table 11-1: Standard Values Outside 3 Standard Deviations – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine

 

Element Standard ID Total No. outside
3 stdevs
Percentage outside 3
stdevs
Ag GTS07 193 1 1%
Ag GTS09 603 1 0%
Au GTS07 193 15 8%
Au GTS09 603 5 1%

 

It is the author’s opinion that the standard insertion program is adequate and that the results are of sufficient quality for use in mineral resource estimation. It is noted that the gold assays from standard GT07 reflect either a poorly homogenized internal standard (not seen in the silver assays) or a strong nugget effect natural to the Guanajuato Mine mineralization.

 

11.1.3.3Duplicates

 

Duplicates are routinely taken for both channel samples and drill samples and are sent to the laboratory to be assayed via the same method as the respective originals. An analysis of the results of all duplicate-original pairs assayed during the period considered revealed 28% and 50% average differences for Ag and Au respectively. Due to the significant nugget effect associated with the various mineralised zones at Guanajuato (25-52% of total sill for Ag and 23-50% of total sill for Au as determined from variography analysis), these results are to be expected.

 

   

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11.1.3.4Umpire Checks

 

A program of umpire assaying was initiated in 2011, whereby selected batches of sample pulps were assayed at umpire lab ALS Chemex, as an additional QA/QC measure. Herein, all original assay-umpire assay pairs have been considered for the period July 31 2015 – August 31 2015. See

 

Figure 11-7: Comparison of ALS Chemex and SGS-GTO Silver assays and

 

Figure 11-8: Figure Comparison of ALS Chemex and SGS-GTO Gold assays.

 

   

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Figure 11-7:Comparison of ALS Chemex and SGS-GTO Silver assays

 

 

   

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Figure 11-8: Figure Comparison of ALS Chemex and SGS-GTO Gold assays

 

 

 

Overall correlation between original and umpire lab assays is acceptable.

 

11.1.3.5Sample Security

 

Sample security is considered by the author to be acceptable and in line with common industry practices. Both the Geology Department core shed and the SGS-GTO laboratory are located within the Cata Facility which is fenced and guarded around the clock.

 

11.2San Ignacio Mine

 

All sampling and analytical work was conducted by employees, contractors, or designates of Great Panther.

 

   

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11.2.1Assay Samples

 

Sample preparation prior to dispatch to the analytical laboratories consisted of splitting the sample in half by cutting the core using a rock saw (procedure described in Section 10 - Drilling).

 

Quality control measures included the insertion of quarter-core duplicates, standard reference materials, and blanks into the sample stream.

 

Chain of custody was established upon sample collection with the use of unique sample ID, documentation of samples per shipment to the lab, and sign-off forms for receipt of samples by the laboratory.

 

Prior to dispatch, the samples were stored within the core storage and logging facility located at the company’s Guanajuato Mine plant site, which is a gated, guarded, and secure compound. The site security is of a reasonable standard, consistent with common practical industry standards.

 

Most of the analytical work was completed by the SGS laboratory (SGS) located on the company-owned Guanajuato Mine site. The lab has completed ISO-17025 certification for their analytical methods at the time of writing (personal communications with Juan Pablo Bailon, manager SGS-Durango lab).

 

Sample preparation consisted of crushing through a two-stage crusher to 10 mesh and then split to a 200g sub-sample for pulverizing to 98% passing 200 mesh. Samples are analyzed by fire assay with an AA finish using a 30g aliquot, and any that report greater than 10g/t Au or 300g/t Ag are reanalyzed by fire assay using a gravimetric finish. The laboratory can also perform AAS determinations for As, Cu, Pb, Sb, and Zn.

 

The SGS laboratory manager conducted routine Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) tests and instrument calibrations, and maintains a database of the results. SGS Group conducts a monthly round robin comparison against three other laboratories, and Laboratory Quality Services International conducts monthly checks as well.

 

Great Panther’s geological personnel inserted quarter-core duplicates, standard reference material, and blanks into the sample stream each at a frequency of one in twenty samples. Analytical results of control samples were reviewed immediately upon receipt of the assay certificates. A sample batch was rejected if any blank returned a result greater than or equal to 0.05g/t Au or 5g/t Ag, or if a standard returned a result greater than three standard deviations from the expected mean or two sequential results greater than two standard deviations away from, both above or both below, the mean. Batches were re-run if the field duplicate grades were greater than 10% from the original sample grade.

 

   

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A total of 19 failures due to out of tolerance assay values were observed and corrective actions were followed. Table 11-2 provides a summary of the failure rates of the standards. The gold assays for standard GTS07 reflect a nugget gold distribution in the standard (as the silver has no outside 3 standard deviations for GTO07). No changes to the original assays were made.

 

Table 11-2:QC Sample Failure Rates

 

Element Standard
ID
Total No. outside
3 stdevs
Percentage outside 3
stdevs
Ag GTS07 74 0 0%
Ag GTS09 235 3 1%
Au GTS07 78 11 14%
Au GTS09 236 5 2%

 

The standard reference materials (SRM) used was sourced from four 100kg bulk samples of material from the Great Panther’s Cata Mine in Guanajuato with expected values, which reflect grade ranges present on the property. SRM GTS03, GTS05, GTS06, GTS07, and GTS09 were produced by SGS in Durango, and SRM GTS04 by Skyline laboratories in Tucson, Arizona.

 

The blank material was sourced from barren Rhyolite at roadside cuts on the Guanajuato to San Miguel de Allende route in Guanajuato State, Mexico. The material was assayed to ensure values of gold and silver were present in trace amounts only and then packaged in small bags of 60g each.

 

Quarter core duplicate sample results were compared with the original quarter core sample results to see if the two results fall within 10% of each other. A total of nine failures lead to sample batch re-runs with the new values to be accepted as final if the new values were within 10%, otherwise, the original values were used since the perceived problem persisted. This is because the duplicate sample may contain different mineralization and since both values may be equally valid results, the company used the “first pass the post” approach. No samples were considered failed and no new assay values were substituted into the database.

 

The author believes the results of the analytical procedures for sample grade determination are suitable for use in resource estimation.

 

   

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11.2.2Bulk Density Samples

 

Samples approximately 10cm in length were selected from whole or half-core (NQ or HQ) by the field technician and returned to the core box after bulk density determinations were completed.

 

The test work was completed on site by field technicians and followed the water submersion method on air-dried samples (not in an oven). Non-friable, non-porous core samples were weighed in air and then weighed while suspended from the scale in a basket, which was submerged in water. The raw information was recorded on paper logs.

 

Although no formal QC program was in place to provide confidence in the precision or accuracy of the results, the results are within the range of expected density values for the material tested. It is recommended that duplicate samples selected at a standard frequency be sent to an external laboratory for testing and the scale monitored regularly using a standard weight to add confidence to the dataset.

 

The author believes the bulk density test work was conducted using appropriate procedures and is reliable for resource estimation.

 

11.3El Horcon Project

 

11.3.1Sample Preparation

 

11.3.1.1Drill Samples

 

The drill core samples were prepared by technicians working under the direction of the Exploration Department geologists. The exploration diamond drill core is of HQ diameter.

 

The drill core to be sampled is cut in half using a diamond saw (HQ size). A technician then records the intervals of sampling in a numbered and perforated ticket book, a numbered part of each ticket is stapled to the core tray at the appropriate sample interval and the butt portion of the ticket book is completed with drill-hole number and interval information. For each sample interval, the half core is placed along with a numbered ticket inside a pre-numbered clear plastic sample bag. The bag is then tied with string and delivered with other samples from the same hole to the onsite SGS laboratory. Sample numbers and intervals are written on the ticket books for later data capture.

 

Sample lengths are generally determined by mineralogical or lithological characteristics. For the exploration drilling, the protocol is for maximum sample lengths to be 1.5 meters and the minimum length to be 0.5 meters. For production drilling, in areas of little or no obvious mineralization, maximum sample lengths are from 1.5 to 2.0 meters. In mineralized or silicified zones, the maximum sample length is reduced to 0.3 to 0.6 meters.

 

   

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In the author’s opinion, drill sample preparation methods carried out by GPR personnel are appropriate and of industry standard.

 

11.3.1.2Channel Samples

 

Channel sampling was carried out in accessible development and perpendicular to the trace of the veins on surface, by technicians after the sample positions are marked out by a geologist and a detailed drawing is made. The samples consist of chips broken along a line across the structure using a rock hammer and chisel.

 

The quality of the channel samples is more variable than the drill samples. This is probably due to the sampling method. The rock is observed to be highly variable in hardness and competence and it is therefore difficult to achieve volumetrically consistent representation along the entire sample length. Sample bias can result if higher grades happen to correlate with zones of hardness characteristics.

 

The increased variance may also be due to the use of the mat rolling technique to reduce the channel sample mass. It is recommended that an alternative method to mat rolling is used to reduce the sample size if possible.

 

Channel sample results are plotted on plans. The data are also stored digitally in Microsoft SQL database as a series of points representing the midpoints of the samples projected to a 2-D plane, which is the level, along with grade information and notes regarding the locale from which the sample was taken. Improvements in the documentation of underground sampling are being instituted so that continuous channel sampling is recorded as a pseudo-drill hole. This system will make compositing of samples possible.

 

In the author’s opinion, channel sample preparation methods carried out by GPR personnel are appropriate and of industry standard.

 

11.3.2Analyses

 

All the GPR analytical work was carried out at a laboratory managed for GPR by SGS Group (SGS-GTO) which is located within the confines of the Guanajuato Mine. The laboratory is equipped to perform Aqua Regia digestion, fire assay, gravimetric, and atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS).

 

   

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The analysis process involves initial receipt of samples by SGS-GTO from Exploration personnel followed by oven-drying of samples. Dry samples are then run through a crusher (10 mesh) and subsequently a 200g spilt run through a disc mill for pulverizing to 98% passing 200 mesh. Samples are analyzed by Aqua Regia digestion with an AA finish, and any that report greater than 10g/t Au or 300g/t Ag are reanalyzed by fire assay with a gravimetric finish. The laboratory also performed determinations for arsenic, copper, lead, zinc, and antimony using Aqua Regia digestion with an AA finish.

 

The author visited the SGS-GTO laboratory and found it to be orderly and appropriately configured for the analytical work required. Internal QAQC is conducted and analytical methods used are industry standard.

 

11.3.3Assay QAQC

 

The SGS-GTO Laboratory Manager conducts routine Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) and instrument calibration and maintains a database of the results.

 

Additional to internal Laboratory QAQC monitoring, GPR personnel also insert quarter-core duplicates, standards, and blanks into the channel and drill sample streams as well as arranging regular umpire checks. The protocol is for a duplicate for every 19 samples, and one blank and a standard for every 40 samples. Suspicious QAQC results are detected by the Database Administrator who informs the relevant geologist. Re-assaying is performed in cases where data entry and sample collection issues such as sample swaps are ruled out by the geologist.

 

In the authors’ opinion, the QAQC program employed by GPR is appropriate and is in line with industry standards.

 

11.3.3.1Blanks

 

The blank material was collected from a barren rhyolite tuff (La Bufa Formation) on the south side of Guanajuato City. It was crushed, pulverized, and homogenized at the SGS-GTO laboratory. During the period considered herein (July 31, 2013 - July 2014 inclusive), blanks were analysed in the laboratory by either Aqua Regia digest with Atomic Absorption (AAS) finish (Ag), Fire Assay with Gravimetric finish (Ag) or Fire Assay AAS finish (Au). The results of each are charted below.

 

   

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Figure 11-9: Silver (Ag) assays of “Blank” material sent to SGS-GTO

 

 

 

Figure 11-10: Gold (Au) assays of “Blank” material at SGS-GTO

 

 

   

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Blank failures in 2013 for silver performed by Aqua Regia digest with AAS finish or Fire Assay with Gravimetric finish were 2 of 31 blanks or 6.5% returned values above the expected maximum (Figure 11-9).

 

For gold by Fire Assay with Atomic Absorption finish, 1 of 31 blanks (3.2%) returned results above the expected maximum (Figure 11-10).

 

It is the author’s opinion that the blank insertion program is adequate and that the results are of sufficient quality for use in the mineral resource estimation.

 

11.3.3.2Standards

 

In 2013, 3 standards (GTS03, GTS05, and GTS06) were used, which were produced by SGS Laboratories in Durango, Durango State, Mexico and certified by the same SGS Laboratory using 5 laboratories (3 external) (see Figure 11-11 to Figure 11-16).

 

   

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Figure 11-11:Gold(Au) Assays of GTS06 Standard

 

 

 

Figure 11-12:Silver(Ag) Assays of GTS06 Standard

 

 

   

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Figure 11-13:Gold (Au) Assays of GTS05 Standard

 

 

 

Figure 11-14:Gold (Au) Assays of GTS05 Standard

 

 

   

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Figure 11-15:Gold (Au) Assays of GTS03 Standard

 

 

Figure 11-16:Silver (Ag) Assays of GTS03 Standard

 

 

Table 11-3 below gives details of standard result outliers which fall outside 3 standard deviations of the expected value. In some cases, the outliers seen may be attributed to data entry issues associated with mislabelled blanks, especially for certain cases seen in SP49.

 

   

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Table 11-3:Standard Values Outside 3 Standard Deviations – Great Panther Silver Limited – El Horcon Project

 

Element Standard ID Total No. outside 3 std.
devs
Percentage outside 3 std.
devs
Au GTS06 11 0 0%
Ag GTS06 11 0 0%
Au GTS05 14 0 0%
Ag GTS05 14 1 7%
Au GTS03 6 0 0%
Au GTS05 6 0 0%

 

It is the author’s opinion that the standard insertion program is adequate and that the results are of sufficient quality for use in mineral resource estimation.

 

11.3.3.3Duplicates

 

Duplicates are routinely taken for both channel samples and drill samples and are sent to the laboratory to be assayed via the same method as the respective originals. An analysis of the results of all duplicate-original pairs assayed during the period considered revealed a good correlation between them. Correlation charts for both Ag and Au can be seen below in Figures 11-17 and Figure 11-18. Correlations for both Au and Ag are acceptable (0.99).

 

Figure 11-17:Silver (Ag) Assay Correlation of Duplicates

 

 

   

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Figure 11-18:Gold (Au) Assay Correlation of Duplicates

 

 

11.3.3.4Umpire Checks

 

A program of umpire assaying was initiated during September 2011, whereby selected batches of sample pulps were assayed at umpire lab ALS Chemex, as an additional QA/QC measure. Herein, all original assay-umpire assay pairs have been considered for the period February 2012 - January 2013 (See Figure 11- and Figure 11-).

 

   

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Figure 11-19:Comparison of ALS Chemex and SGS-GTO Silver assays

 

 

Figure 11-20:Comparison of ALS Chemex and SGS-GTO Gold assays

 

 

 

Overall correlation between original and umpire lab assays is acceptable. However, as demonstrated in Figure 11-17 and Figure 11-, a slight bias exists toward higher values for ALS Chemex results as compared with their SGS GTO equivalents. The reason for this is that fire assay is used as a preparation technique in the ALS Chemex lab and Aqua Regia digest in the SGS GTO lab. Hence this slight bias is to be expected, and is not a reflection of the quality of assaying in either lab.

 

   

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11.3.4Sample Security

 

Sample security is considered by the author to be acceptable and in line with common industry practices. Both the Geology Department core shed and the SGS-GTO laboratory are located within the Cata Facility which is fenced and guarded around the clock.

 

11.4Santa Rosa Project

 

11.4.1Sample Preparation

 

11.4.1.1Drill Samples

 

The drill core samples were prepared by technicians working under the direction of the Exploration Department geologists. The exploration diamond drill core from Santa Rosa was of NQ diameter.

 

The drill core to be sampled is cut in half using a diamond saw (HQ size). A technician then records the intervals of sampling in a numbered and perforated ticket book, a numbered part of each ticket is stapled to the core tray at the appropriate sample interval and the butt portion of the ticket book is completed with drill-hole number and interval information. For each sample interval, the half core is placed along with a numbered ticket inside a pre-numbered clear plastic sample bag. The bag is then tied with string and delivered with other samples from the same hole to the onsite SGS laboratory. Sample numbers and intervals are written on the ticket books for later data capture.

 

Sample lengths are generally determined by mineralogical or lithological characteristics. For the exploration drilling, the protocol is for maximum sample lengths to be 1.5 meters and the minimum length to be 0.5 meters. For production drilling, in areas of little or no obvious mineralization, maximum sample lengths are from 1.5 to 2.0 meters. In mineralized or silicified zones, the maximum sample length is reduced to 0.3 to 0.6 meters.

 

In the author’s opinion, drill sample preparation methods carried out by GPR personnel are appropriate and of industry standard.

 

   

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11.4.1.2Channel Samples

 

Channel sampling was carried out in accessible development and perpendicular to the trace of the veins on surface, by technicians after the sample positions are marked out by a geologist and a detailed drawing is made. The samples consist of chips broken along a line across the structure using a rock hammer and chisel.

 

The quality of the channel samples is more variable than the drill samples. This is probably due to the sampling method. The rock is observed to be highly variable in hardness and competence and it is therefore difficult to achieve volumetrically consistent representation along the entire sample length. Sample bias can result if higher grades happen to correlate with zones of hardness characteristics.

 

The increased variance may also be due to the use of the mat rolling technique to reduce the channel sample mass. It is recommended that an alternative method to mat rolling is used to reduce the sample size if possible.

 

Channel sample results are plotted on plans. The data are also stored digitally in DataShed© as a series of points representing the midpoints of the samples projected to a 2-D plane, which is the level, along with grade information and notes regarding the locale from which the sample was taken. Improvements in the documentation of underground sampling are being instituted so that continuous channel sampling is recorded as a pseudo-drill hole. This system will make compositing of samples possible.

 

In the author’s opinion, channel sample preparation methods carried out by GPR personnel are appropriate and of industry standard.

 

11.4.2Analyses

 

All the GPR analytical work was carried out at a laboratory managed for GPR by SGS Group (SGS-GTO) which is located within the confines of the Guanajuato Mine. The laboratory is equipped to perform Aqua Regia digestion, fire assay, gravimetric, and atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS).

 

The analysis process involves initial receipt of samples by SGS-GTO from Exploration personnel followed by oven-drying of samples. Dry samples are then run through a crusher (10 mesh) and subsequently a 200g spilt run through a disc mill for pulverizing to 98% passing 200 mesh. Samples are analyzed by Aqua Regia digestion with an AA finish, and any that report greater than 10g/t Au or 300g/t Ag are reanalyzed by fire assay with a gravimetric finish. The laboratory also performed determinations for arsenic, copper, lead, zinc, and antimony using Aqua Regia digestion with an AA finish.

 

   

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The author visited the SGS-GTO laboratory and found it to be orderly and appropriately configured for the analytical work required. Internal QAQC is conducted and analytical methods used are industry standard.

 

11.4.3Assay QAQC

 

The SGS-GTO Laboratory Manager conducts routine Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) and instrument calibration and maintains a database of the results.

 

Additional to internal Laboratory QAQC monitoring, GPR personnel also insert quarter-core duplicates, standards, and blanks into the channel and drill sample streams as well as arranging regular umpire checks. The protocol is for a duplicate for every 19 samples, and one blank and a standard for every 40 samples. Suspicious QAQC results are detected by the Database Administrator who informs the relevant geologist. Re-assaying is performed in cases where data entry and sample collection issues such as sample swaps are ruled out by the geologist.

 

In the author’s opinion, the QAQC program employed by GPR is appropriate and is in line with industry standards.

 

11.4.4Sample Security

 

Sample security is considered by the author to be acceptable and in line with common industry practices. Both the Exploration Department core shed and the SGS-GTO laboratory are located within the Cata Facility which is fenced and guarded around the clock.

 

   

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12.0Data Verification

 

12.1Guanajuato Mine

 

The Guanajuato Database was interrogated for various common issues such as:

 

·suspect downhole survey records;
·suspect drill-hole collar coordinates; and
·Mis-matches between recorded end of hole depths and interval data depths (assay, geology etc.).

 

Any data found to have such issues were either individually investigated and resolved or excluded from the final database used in modeling.

 

For this estimate, assay certificates from five (5) holes drilled between July 31, 2015 and August 31, 2016, across the entire Guanajuato property, were selected and compared with assays stored in the database. All results taken from certificates concurred completely with results stored in the database for both Au and Ag (a total of 389 results checked).

 

The validity of the channel sample assays was audited in the same way as described above for the drill samples. Five dispatches were selected within the period July 31, 2015 to August 31, 2016. All channel samples within the dispatches were compared by element with the results stored in the database (a total of 392 results checked). All results taken from certificates concurred completely with results stored in the database for both Au and Ag.

 

In the author’s opinion, the database is reasonably free of errors and appropriate for use in estimation of Mineral Resources.

 

12.2San Ignacio Mine

 

Dill holes were used directly from the GPR SQL database and underground samples were received from the GPR Geology department in Guanajuato.  The datasets included were: drill-hole location, down-hole survey, lithology, mineralogy, alteration, density, structural features, recovery and RQD, and sample assays, including the results from quality control samples. Also received were contour lines (10m intervals) based on satellite data and purchased from the Instituto Nacional De Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI).

 

The assay data from the supplied database was checked for missing intervals, out of sequence intervals, non-numerical values, negative values, and any other obvious errors. No errors were observed in the assay table and only a small number of interval errors were observed and corrected in the alteration table.

 

   

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The validity of the channel sample and drill hole samples assays were audited. Five dispatches were selected for each, within the period July 31, 2015 to August 31, 2016. All channel samples within the dispatches were compared by element with the results stored in the database (a total of 166 results checked). All results taken from certificates concurred completely with results stored in the database for both Au and Ag. Drill sample results taken from certificates concurred completely with results stored in the database for both Au and Ag (a total of 193 results checked).

 

The logging and sampling procedures were reviewed on site and the author was satisfied that they meet industry standard practices. Geological logs were reviewed against selected intersections of half core from three drill holes. Core box intervals were checked and compared measurements of core recovery and RQD against values recorded in the database. Geology and mineralization were observed as described in the logs. No significant discrepancies were observed.

 

The SGS laboratory was inspected and found to be secure, orderly, and appropriately configured for the analytical work required. The assay protocols are conventional methods, commonly used in the industry, and a reasonable level of QA/QC was applied to monitor accuracy, precision and contamination.

 

Two of the 15 drill holes completed near the Mineral Resource since the last Technical Report was released had crosschecked sample results with the original assay certificates. Two certificates were received via email directly from Abel Rocha (SGS-GTO laboratory manager). No discrepancies in silver or gold values were observed. In total 5% of the drill-hole database was cross referenced to original laboratory certificates.

 

The author believes the data supplied by the company was sufficiently free from errors, such that it was suitable for use in resource estimation.

 

12.3El Horcon Project

 

The El Horcon database was interrogated for various common issues such as:

 

·Data from previous operator were not properly compiled;
·Drill holes before 2013 needed to be surveyed.

 

GPR personnel created a clean compilation and stored it professionally in the SQL database. DATASHED software was used to capture date from 2012 channel sampling and 2013 drill program. GPR resurveyed all historical drill holes to make sure database is in good shape.

 

   

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In the author’s opinion, the database is reasonably free of errors and appropriate for use in estimation of Mineral Resources.

 

12.4Santa Rosa Project

 

The Santa Rosa SQL database is in the Rayas Exploration office server. The data is in good order from the drill-holes, and from surface sampling. The 2012 drill-holes have been surveyed. Santa Rosa is an exploration stage project and no Mineral Resource was estimated from the data.

 

   

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13.0Mineral Processing and Metallurgical Testing

 

13.1Guanajuato Mine

 

Ore from the GPR Guanajuato Mine is being treated on site at the plant. GPR have operated the metallurgical plant since 2006. The processing plant uses conventional crushing, grinding, milling, flotation, and concentrate dewatering circuits to generate sulphide concentrates containing silver and gold, which are sent offsite for smelting and refining. The plant has a maximum capacity of 1,200tpd but operates at a rate of 965 tonnes per calendar day (July 31, 2015 to August 31, 2016). This included 152,064 tonnes (214,836 tonnes July 31, 2014 to July 31, 2015) from the Guanajuato Mine and 189,347 tonnes (90,009 tonnes (July 31, 2015 to August 31, 2016) from the San Ignacio Mine.

 

During the 2nd quarter of 2016, the metallurgical balance showed the average silver recovery to be 86.7% and gold recovery to be 88.8% (to end of September 2015), slightly down from previous quarters likely reflecting lower overall milled grades. Both silver and gold are recovered as components of a sulphide concentrate containing pyrite, electrum, and silver sulphide minerals. As of July 2016, the practice of separately “batching” GTO and San Ignacio ores was ended and the ores from both mines were blended before crushing and milled concurrently. Overall recoveries for August 2016 were 88.3% for silver and 85.4% for gold. Projected plant recoveries for this report and net smelter return calculations are 87.0% for silver and 86.8% for gold.

 

In addition to the operation of the plant, GPR has undertaken some metallurgical test-work aimed at improving the operation of the plant. During 2011 this has included the addition of a new flotation section with the installation of five new fully automated Outotec cells which replaced the old sections of rougher cells. In 2012 a small regrind mill was installed with improvements in metallurgical recoveries. In 2012 and 2013 the primary crushing units were upgraded with a new Metso HP300 crusher and new vibrating twin screens. Lastly, in 2013, a new state of the art filter press was installed to reduce water content in the concentrate.

 

13.2San Ignacio Mine

 

The metallurgical performance for the San Ignacio Mine ores has been less than that for the Guanajuato Mine; as such, the San Ignacio ores are separately “batch” processed at the Guanajuato plant. After the regular processing of San Ignacio batches throughout 2014 to June 30, 2016, the metallurgical balance has an ending average silver recovery of 83.9% and gold recovery of 83.8%. Both silver and gold are recovered as components of a sulphide concentrate containing pyrite, electrum, and silver sulphide minerals. As of July 2016, the practice of separately “batching” GTO and San Ignacio was ended and the ores from both mine were blended and milled concurrently. Overall recoveries for August 2016 were 88.3% for silver and 85.4% for gold. Projected plant recoveries for this report and net smelter return calculations are 87.0% for silver and 86.8% for gold.

 

   

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13.3El Horcon Project

 

Regarding the El Horcon mineralization it was determined that a lead concentrate with gold and silver credits could be made at the Guanajuato plant. Zinc, with the present plant configuration, would not be recoverable. Initial internal GPR bench testing indicated a lead concentrate grade of 50% lead, with recoveries of 60% lead, 85% silver, and 88% gold (Torres, 2012) being possible.

 

13.4Santa Rosa Project

 

No Santa Rosa samples have been tested metallurgically regarding compatibility with the Guanajuato Mine processing plant.

 

   

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14.0Mineral Resource Estimates

 

14.1Guanajuato Mine

 

This report includes a new Mineral Resource Estimate with an effective date of August 31, 2016 and replaces both Brown (2016) and Brown (2015) with estimates from an effective date of July 31, 2015 and July 31, 2014. In this report the terms “Mineral Resource,” “Inferred Mineral Resource,” “Indicated Mineral Resource,” and “Measured Mineral Resource” have the meanings ascribed to those terms in the “CIM Definition Standards - For Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves” adopted by the CIM Council. There are no Mineral Reserves disclosed in this report.

 

Since the effective date of the old mineral resource up to the effective date of this new mineral resource report (July 31, 2015 to August 31, 2016) at total of 152,064 tonnes grading 214g/t silver and 1.72g/t gold has been milled from the Guanajuato Mine.

 

There are no known environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-economic, marketing, political or other factors that could materially affect the Mineral Resource Estimates detailed in this report.

 

The resources were estimated from 6 area-specific block models (with San Cayetano included in the Santa Margarita Model). A set of wireframes representing the mineralised zones served to constrain both the block models and data subsequently used in Inverse Distance Cubed (ID3) Au and Ag grade interpolation. Each block residing at least partly within one or more of the 35 wireframes received a grade estimate. The effective date of the estimate is August 31, 2016. Table 14-1 provides a summary tabulation of the estimates.

 

Table 14-1:Mineral Resources 2016 – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine

 

GTO Mine Measured August 31, 2016
Vein Tonnes Ag (g/t) Ag (oz) Au (g/t) Au (oz) Ag eq
(g/t)
Ag eq
(oz)
Totals Cata 34,051 371 405,879 1.78 1,947 496 543,330
Totals Pozos 22,179 279 199,210 1.07 759 355 252,781
Totals Guanajuatito 43,703 222 311,623 1.04 1,465 295 415,045
Totals Valenciana - - - - - - -
Totals Promontorio - - - - - - -
Totals Santa Margarita 8,046 130 33,735 3.65 945 388 100,485
Totals San Cayetano 6,715 111 23,872 2.46 530 284 61,320
Total Measured 114,695 264 974,318 1.53 5,647 372 1,372,961

 

   

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GTO Mine Indicated August 31, 2016
Vein Tonnes Ag (g/t) Ag(oz) Au (g/t) Au (oz) Ag eq
(g/t)
Ag eq
(oz)
Totals Cata 5,957 383 73,333 1.54 295 492 94,187
Totals Pozos 6,237 237 47,570 1.08 217 314 62,836
Totals Guanajuatito 19,860 176 112,401 0.95 607 243 155,239
Totals Valenciana - - - - - - -
Totals Promontorio - - - - - - -
Totals Santa Margarita 1,540 202 10,023 1.93 95 338 16,758
Totals San Cayetano 2,887 114 10,549 1.93 179 250 23,199
Total Indicated 36,480 216 253,876 1.19 1,394 300 352,218

 

GTO Mine Measured & Indicated August 31, 2016
Vein Tonnes Ag (g/t) Ag(oz) Au (g/t) Au (oz) Ag eq
(g/t)
Ag eq
(oz)
Totals Cata 40,008 373 479,212 1.74 2,242 496 637,517
Totals Pozos 28,416 270 246,780 1.07 976 346 315,617
Totals Guanajuatito 63,563 207 424,024 1.01 2,072 279 570,284
Totals Valenciana - - - - - - -
Totals Promontorio - - - - - - -
Totals Santa Margarita 9,586 142 43,758 3.38 1,041 380 117,243
Totals San Cayetano 9,602 112 34,421 2.30 710 274 84,519
Total M & I 151,175 253 1,228,195 1.45 7,040 355 1,725,179

 

GTO Mine Inferred August 31, 2016
Vein Tonnes Ag (g/t) Ag (oz) Au (g/t) Au (oz) Ag eq
(g/t)
Ag eq
(oz)
Totals Cata 2,336 219 16,484 0.78 59 275 20,631
Totals Pozos 7,733 228 56,705 0.99 247 298 74,114
Totals Guanajuatito 11,310 160 58,093 0.91 331 224 81,489
Totals Valenciana 105,910 101 342,944 2.32 7,899 264 900,600
Totals Promontorio - - - - - - -
Totals Santa Margarita 11,286 319 115,639 2.16 786 472 171,100
Totals San Cayetano 8,752 79 22,356 2.75 773 273 76,933
Total Inferred 147,327 129 612,220 2.13 10,095 280 1,324,867

 

Notes Guanajuato Mine Mineral Resource Estimates August 31, 2016

1.Cut-offs are based on the marginal operating costs per mining area being US$76/tonne for Cata, US$85/tonne for Santa Margarita / San Cayetano, US$72/tonne for Los Pozos, US$66/tonne for Guanajuatito, and US$74/tonne for Valenciana
2.Block model grades converted to US$ value using plant recoveries of 87% Ag, 86.8% Au, and net smelter terms negotiated for pyrite concentrates
3.Rock Density for all veins is 2.68t/m³
4.Totals may not agree due to rounding

 

   

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5.Grades in metric units
6.Contained silver and gold in troy ounces
7.Minimum true width 1.0m
8.Metal Prices US$18.00/oz silver, and US$1,300/oz gold

 

It is the opinion of the Qualified Person and author of this report that all data used in the generation of the mineral resource models and the processes by which these data were collected and stored are acceptable and of industry standard.

 

The author also offers zones of Geological Potential (Table 14-2) with historic mining. In the zones of Geological Potential, the author cautions that the potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature, that there has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource and that it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the target being delineated as a mineral resource.

 

The zones listed as Geological Potential have had some drilling, and in some cases underground access, which has allowed for a geological interpretation of the orientation of the zones. All the Geological Potential zones have had some former mining (pre-GPR) and as the dimensions of the former mining are unknown, and the old workings are unsafe and inaccessible, it is impossible to ascertain the volume and subsequent tonnage of what remains in place now.

 

Table 14-2:Geological Potential – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine

 

Guanajuato Mine (Geological Potential) August 31, 2016
Vein Range Tonnes Range Grade Ag (g/t) Range Grade Au (g/t)
Low High Low High Low High
Promontorio 77,990 129,983 49 70 2.01 2.87
Pozos above 275 23,418 39,030 173 248 1.01 1.45
Valenciana            
Val1 53,911 89,851 123 175 1.02 1.46
Sugey2 4,066 6,776 101 145 0.77 1.10
sugey3 3,347 5,578 96 137 0.94 1.35
BO 9,818 16,364 151 216 1.61 2.31
Omar 1,029 1,715 96 137 0.81 1.15
Val2 13,330 22,217 83 118 2.40 3.43
TOTALS 186,908 311,514 96 137 1.56 2.22

 

14.1.1Previous Estimates

 

The previous mineral resource estimate was prepared internally by GPR in 2015 and compiled into a GMC report (Brown, 2016). This estimate is summarized in Table and compared to the present estimate in Table . For Measured and Indicated, there is a 3% decrease in contained gold and 6% decrease in contained silver or a decrease of 5% in contained silver equivalent ounces on the previous year's estimate. For Inferred, a increase of 1% in contained gold and decrease of 7% in contained silver, and a 3% decrease in contained Ag eq oz were reported. The slight decreases in M&I mainly reflect decreasing mining depletion allowing for replacement ounces to be developed, and improved metal prices. The Inferred mineral resource dropped slightly in grades, but maintained tonnes due to higher precious metal prices, plus the re-classification of some previous Inferred material into Geological Potential.

 

   

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Table 14-3:Previous Mineral Resource Estimate, 2015 – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato

 

Guanajuato Mine (Measured)
Vein Tonnes Ag (g/t) Ag(oz) Au (g/t) Au (oz) Ag eq
(g/t)
Ag eq
(oz)
Measured Cata 31,832 386 395,364 1.86 1,905 518 529,835
Measured Pozos 12,672 298 121,396 1.36 553 394 160,466
Measured Guanajuatito 31,922 257 263,410 1.22 1,248 342 351,493
Measured Santa Margarita 5,528 169 29,988 3.66 651 427 75,941
Measured San Cayetano 8,410 70 18,814 3.35 907 306 82,842
Total Measured 90,365 285 828,971 1.81 5,264 413 1,200,576

 

Guanajuato Mine (Indicated)
Vein Tonnes Ag (g/t) Ag(oz) Au (g/t) Au (oz) Ag eq
(g/t)
Ag eq
(oz)
Indicated Cata 5,715 393 72,223 1.58 291 505 92,732
Indicated Pozos 8,699 339 94,933 1.31 366 432 120,776
Indicated Guanajuatito 40,873 212 278,513 0.80 1,046 268 352,373
Indicated Santa Margarita 1,797 282 16,284 1.76 102 406 23,479
Indicated San Cayetano 2,268 79 5,786 2.39 174 248 18,066
Total Indicated 59,352 245 467,740 1.04 1,979 318 607,427

 

Guanajuato Mine (Measured & Indicated)
Vein Tonnes Ag (g/t) Ag(oz) Au (g/t) Au (oz) Ag eq
(g/t)
Ag eq
(oz)
Measured Cata 31,832 386 395,364 1.86 1,905 518 529,835
Indicated Cata 5,715 393 72,223 1.58 291 505 92,732
Measured Pozos 12,672 298 121,396 1.36 553 394 160,466
Indicated Pozos 8,699 339 94,933 1.31 366 432 120,776
Measured Guanajuatito 31,922 257 263,410 1.22 1,248 342 351,493
Indicated Guanajuatito 40,873 212 278,513 0.80 1,046 268 352,373
Measured Santa Margarita 5,528 169 29,988 3.66 651 427 75,941
Indicated Santa Margarita 1,797 282 16,284 1.76 102 406 23,479
Measured San Cayetano 8,410 70 18,814 3.35 907 306 82,842
Indicated San Cayetano 2,268 79 5,786 2.39 174 248 18,066
Total M&I GTO Mine 149,716 269 1,296,710 1.50 7,242 376 1,808,003

 

   

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Guanajuato Mine (Inferred)
Vein Tonnes Ag (g/t) Ag(oz) Au (g/t) Au (oz) Ag eq
(g/t)
Ag eq
(oz)
Inferred Cata 1,665 243 12,996 0.92 49 308 16,481
Inferred Pozos 11,668 293 109,768 1.02 382 365 136,749
Inferred Guanajuatito 6,978 186 41,689 0.99 223 256 57,419
Inferred Santa Margarita 14,458 371 172,252 2.12 984 520 241,694
Inferred Valenciana 88,802 103 294,430 2.52 7,193 281 802,283
Inferred San Cayetano 12,001 66 25,295 3.06 1,181 282 108,703
Total Inferred 135,571 151 656,429 2.30 10,013 313 1,363,328

 

Notes:

1.US$74 per tonne Cut-off
2.Silver equivalent was calculated using a 70.6 to 1 ratio of silver to gold value
3.Rock Density for all veins is 2.68t/m³
4.Totals may not agree due to rounding
5.Grades in metric units
6.Contained silver and gold in troy ounces
7.Minimum true width 1.5m
8.Metal Prices $15.00USD/oz silver, and $1,100USD/oz gold

 

Table 14-4:Changes from Previous Estimate – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine

 

Category Tonnes Ag (g/t) Ag (oz) Au (g/t) Au (oz) Ag eq (g/t) Ag eq (oz)
Measured 21% -8% 15% -18% 7% -11% 13%
Indicated -63% -13% -84% 13% -42% -6% -72%
M&I 1% -7% -6% -4% -3% -6% -5%
Inferred 8% -17% -7% -8% 1% -12% -3%

 

14.1.2Database – General Description

 

All underground channel and drill hole sample data collected under the supervision of the Guanajuato Geology Department are entered and stored within a Microsoft SQL database.

 

A validated dataset (see Section 12.2 Database Validation for details) extracted from the Guanajuato SQL database and subsequently used in modeling consisted of 1,090 drill holes and 31,355 underground channel samples.  This dataset contained data current up to and including August 31, 2016.

 

   

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Most holes in the dataset are angled towards the northeast at moderate to steep angles in fans collared from development headings located in the hanging wall of the mineralized vein structures.  Holes range in length from 3 meters to 430 meters.  Channel samples with an average width of 0.82 meters consist primarily of individual samples with corresponding mid-point co-ordinates; all have azimuth and dip information to allow display of “pseudo drill holes”.

 

Drilling is spread out over an approximate area of 3,650 meters (northwest-southeast) by 1,000 meters (northeast-southwest).  The average drill sample length is 1.15 meters.

 

14.1.3Assays

 

The validated assay database contains 60,070 sample intervals from drill holes and 101,667 intervals from underground development and mining. During the validation process, a total of 22 Au results and 29 Ag results were found to be missing. In the case of underground sampling, the proportion of missing results was higher, with 51 for Au and 50 for Ag. These 'null' results were excluded from the final dataset used for grade interpolation. Assay results reported to be below laboratory detection limits were replaced with a value of half the detection limit. The average interval length is 1.16 meters for drilling and 0.84 meters for underground sampling.

 

A total of 1,755 drill intervals and 21,592 underground sample intervals were contained at a proportion of >50% within the wireframes constructed for the mineralized zones. Table and Table provide summary statistics for these intervals.

 

Table 14-5:Drill Sample Statistics by Area – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine

 

Au          
           
Area Count Min Max Mean Std. Dev.
Cata  732  0.005 73.50  1.52 5.72
Pozos 86 0.008 15.9 0.85 1.98
Santa Margarita 432 0.005 97.7 4.25 11.09
Guanajuatito  357 0.005 53.70 0.683 3.08
San Cayetano  259 0.005  71.6  1.49 7.75
Valenciana 330 0.005 26 1.05 2.49

 

Ag          
Area Count Min Max Mean Std. Dev.
Cata 732 0.50 16,400  429  1,502
Pozos 86  0.50 5,465 214 656
Santa Margarita 432 0.50 2,440  66 212
Guanajuatito  357 0.50 5,830  109 383
San Cayetano  259 0.50  607  29  63
Valenciana 330 0.50 2,900 121 284

 

   

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Table 14-6:U/G Sample Statistics by Area – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine

 

Au          
Area Count Min Max Mean Std. Dev.
Cata 6,012  0.005  134  1.234  5.84
Pozos  7,943  0.005  68 1.23  2.75
Santa Margarita  9,288  0.005 1,540 4.99  29.41
Guanajuatito 9,464  0.005  119  0.89  2.83
San Cayetano 4,093  0.005  174  2.78  10.64
Valenciana - - - - -

 

Ag          
Area Count Min Max Mean Std. Dev.
Cata 6,012 0.5  28,400  344  1,348
Pozos  7,943  0.5  13,284 248  573
Santa Margarita  9,288 0.5 18,732 58 430
Guanajuatito 9,464  0.5  32,727  175 549
San Cayetano 4,093  0.5  11,911 70 314
Valenciana - - - - -

 

14.1.4Core Recovery and RQD

 

Core Recovery characteristics were analysed for all drill core samples obtained from within each of the 36 mineralised zones (see Table below).

 

Table 14-7:Recovery and RQD by Area – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine

 

Area No. of
Measurements
Avg RQD
%
Avg Rec
%
% Rec Measurements
<85%
Cata  295  46 90  65
Pozos 44  76  93 4
Santa Margarita 35 81  100  0
Guanajuatito  123 55 98  18
San Cayetano  66  77  94  5
Valenciana 126 56 89 27
Promontorio 25 49 90 12
Total 821 57 93 22

 

   

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A total of 50,218 diamond core Recovery and RQD measurements were returned from the Microsoft SQL database.  Of these, only 850 were found to be within the mineralised zones and as such only these have been presented in the table above.  The Pozos, Santa Margarita, Guanajuatito, San Cayetano and Promontorio zones show the best recoveries (≥ 90%).  While still being more than satisfactory, Cata and Valenciana have comparatively lower recoveries at 90% and 90% respectively. In the author’s opinion, the overall drill core recovery is excellent and has no negative bearing on the mineral resource estimates.

 

14.1.5Density

 

Specific gravity (SG) determinations for Guanajuato drill core are carried out on site on whole NQ or HQ core using the water submersion method. Samples with a minimum weight of 500g are selected at a minimum frequency of 3 per mineralised zone plus additional hanging wall and footwall samples. Samples are then air dried and subsequently weighed in air with the measurement recorded on a standard form. The samples are then suspended in a basket which is submersed in water and the suspended mass in water is recorded also. The raw information is entered into an Excel spreadsheet and the SG calculated via the formula,

 

SG = Mass in Air (Dry) / (Mass in Air (Dry) – Mass Suspended (in Water))

 

The number of SG determinations available in the SQL database totalled 9,667, with 545 of these SG samples contained within one of the 36 mineralisation wireframes.  Following exclusion of outliers, an average SG determination of 2.68t/m³ was calculated and was used across all 7 areas and 36 zones for resource estimation purposes.

 

It is the author’s opinion that the SG determination method used at the Guanajuato Project is industry-standard, and that the results are representative of the material in the mine.

 

14.1.6Mineralization Domains

 

There are 36 wireframes representing each of the mineralised zones contained within the 7 areas created by GPR personnel and provided for use in resource modelling. Each wireframe was assigned a unique numeric code that was used to tag the block model and assay intervals associated with each zone. Every assay located at >50% within one or more of the 36 wireframes received a corresponding code. Details on area and zone names, coding and zone orientation are presented in Table .

 

   

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Table 14-8:Zone Coding and Vein Orientation – Great Panther Silver Limited

 

Area Zone/Vein Code Dip (Deg) Dip Direction (Deg)
Cata Cata VM FW 100 -46 214
  Cata Contacto 101 -47 219
  Cata VM HW 102 -55 215
  Cata Alto1 103 -41 227
  Cata Alto2 104 -34 207
  Cata Alto3 105 -35 193
  Cata Alto4 106 -27 213
  Cata Alto4a 107 -6 215
  Cata Alto 5 108 -32 221
         
         
Los Pozos Pozos SE FW 200 -40 235
  Pozos SE 201 -35 235
  Pozos SE Splay 202 -32 235
         
         
Guanajuatito GTTO HW 400 -45 228
  GTTO FW 401 -46 235
  GTTO NW 402 -46 245
  GTTO SE 403 -47 237
  GTTO INT 404 -35 145
         
         
Santa Margarita SM AA 305 -35 232
  SM HW 300 -48 231
  SM LS1 301 -67 260
  SM LS2 302 -55 240
  SM LS3 303 -82 197
  SM LS4 304 -62 61
         
Area Zone/Vein Code Dip (Deg) Dip Direction (Deg)
Valenciana BO 605 -48 235
  Omar 606 -70 235
  Sugey 607 -40 236
  Sugey2 608 -45 236
  Sugey3 609 -50 236
  VAL 1 600 -43 235
  VAL 2 601 -46 235
  VAL 3 602 -42 234
  VAL 4 603 -46 235
  VAL 5 604 -46 235
         
         
San Cayetano SC 500 -44 230
         
         
Promontorio PROM 700 -46 235

 

   

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VM - Veta Madre; FW - Foot Wall; HW - Hanging Wall; SM - Santa Margarita; SC - San Cayetano; GTTO - Guanajuatito; PROM - Promontorio; VAL - Valenciana; NW - Northwest; SE - Southeast.

 

14.1.7Underground Workings

 

Mine-specific sets of underground workings solids are maintained by GPR personnel who collect and manage all survey data for the active mining areas. Underground workings solids current to 31 August 2016 were used for generating total mined solids from the relevant mineralization wireframes (Cata, Pozos, Guanajuatito, San Cayetano and Santa Margarita). These total mined solids were then used to code the model to allow for subsequent exclusion of mined material from final inventory reporting.

 

All underground workings wireframes were generated by GPR personnel using a combination of digitised historic level plans and drill-hole logs. These wireframes were subsequently cut from the mineralization wireframes to generate total mined solids which were used in the same way as described above for the areas of active mining.

 

Additionally, underground workings solids for active mining areas were isolated for the period July 31, 2015 to August 31, 2016 for the ultimate purpose of model reconciliation. These workings were used for generating a set of mined reconciliation solids for this nominated period which were then coded to the model allowing for the iterative process of production figures vs. model reconciliation and grade cap adjustment. More details on this process are available below in Section 14.1.8 - Assay Capping.

 

In future, it is recommended that the process of incorporating survey data into underground workings solids updates be done more frequently to prevent a delay in the availability of said solids. At the time of writing, GPR was in the process of streamlining this system.

 

14.1.8Assay Capping

 

As a standard industry practice, higher-grade assay values are often capped (i.e. replaced with a threshold value) prior to use in interpolation with the aim of reducing the influence of statistically anomalous sample data on resource estimations. Various techniques may be used to determine appropriate capping levels.

 

   

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For the Guanajuato Project, several techniques were used to determine individual grade caps for all combinations of mineralised zone and sample type (drill vs. channel). For underground channel samples, caps were applied, interpolation performed and resulting model grades reconciled with reported production grades. This process was repeated with various caps until an acceptable correlation between model and production grades was achieved.

 

When considering appropriate caps to be applied to drill samples, a combination of two methods was used. The first involved the determination of mean grades of the sample population in question following the application of a range of top cuts. Top cut values were then graphed against corresponding mean grades. The resultant graph was then examined for a sharp change in gradient beyond which the influence of higher caps no longer significantly affected the population mean. In conjunction, probability plots were examined for 'breaks' which are considered to indicate appropriate capping levels. Both techniques were performed for all drilling data and the most appropriate cap based on all results was selected.

 

The net impact of the capping on drilling was to reduce the average Au and Ag assay grades by 42% and 38%, respectively. For underground sampling the average reductions were 30% and 24% respectively.

 

Table provides a summary of caps and assay statistics for drilling and Table provides the same for the underground channel sample data.

 

Table 14-9:Drill Hole Assay Capping - Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine

 

    Au g/t Ag g/t
Zone Code Cap Before After Cap Before After
Cata VM FW 100 6 0.61 0.56 1200 185 151
Cata Contacto 101 6 0.62 0.62 1100 199 197
Cata VM HW 102 6 0.98 0.86 1700 227 208
Cata Alto1 103 6 3.92 1.34 900 1065 276
Cata Alto2 104 6 3.92 1.16 900 889 202
Cata Alto3 105 7 3.87 1.9 900 1316 342
Cata Alto4 106 7 1.45 1.33 900 537 261
Cata Alto4a 107 6 0.68 0.68 900 241 105
Cata Alto 5 108 6 0.5 0.5 900 96 96
Pozos SEFW 200 6 1.28 0.88 900 287 105
Pozos SE 201 7 0.67 0.65 900 184 155
Pozos SE Splay 202 NA     NA    
GTTO HW 400 3 0.61 0.47 700 92 76
GTTO FW 401 4 0.91 0.41 800 128 76
GTTO NW 402 3 0.45 0.36 600 95 77
GTTO SE 403 3 0.53 0.42 600 141 91
GTTO INT 404 - 3.71 3.71 - 865 865
SM HW 305 25 4.29 3.19 400 57 36.6
SM AO 306 40 2 2 500 262 166
SM LS1 301 11 2.03 1.66 400 65 60
SM LS2 302 25 8.97 8.97 400 48 48
SM LS3 303 25 6.38 6.38 400 8 8
SM LS4 304 25 15.06 11.3 400 23 23
BO 605 3.7 4.25 2.12 335 426 205
Omar 606 3.7 1.43 0.87 335 69 69
Sugey 607 3.7 1.58 0.83 335 118 65
Sugey2 608 3.7 0.64 91 335 91 81
Sugey3 609 3.7 0.46 0.46 335 54 50
VAL 1 600 5 0.85 0.85 200 75 63
VAL 2 601 5 3.83 1.73 200 378 63
VAL 3 602 5 6.35 0.74 200 100 39
VAL 4 603 5 2.04 2.04 200 228 105
VAL 5 604 5 0.47 0.47 200 77 69
SC 500 10 1.49 0.69 300 29 28
PROM 700 5 3.01 1.86 210 69 62

 

Notes:

VM - Veta Madre; FW - Foot Wall; HW - Hanging Wall; SM - Santa Margarita; SC - San Cayetano; GTTO - Guanajuatito; PROM - Promontorio; VAL - Valenciana; NW - Northwest; SE - Southeast.

 

   

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Table 14-10:Underground Sample Assay Capping – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine

 

    Au g/t Ag g/t
Zone Code Cap Before After Cap Before After
Cata VM FW 100 8 0.96 0.65 1300 302 158
Cata Contacto 101 8 8.63 0.53 1300 144 124
Cata VM HW 102 8 1.47 0.67 1300 378 154
Cata Alto1 103 8 1.62 0.72 1300 358 165
Cata Alto2 104 8 2.65 1.27 1300 594 257
Cata Alto3 105 8 1.47 0.99 1300 411 215
Cata Alto4 106 8 1.06 0.69 1300 298 165
Cata Alto4a 107 8 2.03 0.75 1300 440 152
Cata Alto 5 108 8 1.12 0.76 1300 439 190
Pozos SEFW 200 6 1.03 0.94 1300 225 194
Pozos SE 201 7 1.35 1.14 1300 262 221
Pozos SE Splay 202 7 1.09 0.99 1300 192 169
GTTO HW 400 5 0.63 0.49 2000 109 102
GTTO FW 401 4 1.10 0.78 1400 230 197
GTTO NW 402 5 0.85 0.7 2000 167 134
GTTO SE 403 3 0.13 0.13 600 33 31
GTTO INT 404 4 1.27 0.7 1800 225 132
SM HW 305 25 5.22 2.79 600 56 31
SM AO 306 40 4.71 2.75 1300 289 76
SM LS1 301 30 1.03 0.98 1000 110 94
SM LS2 302 30 5.64 2.1 1000 10 10
SM LS3 303 30 3.81 2.44 1000 111 24
SM LS4 304 30 0.94 0.94 1000 7 7
BO 605 5 - - 435 - -
Omar 606 5 0.85 0.58 435 89 56
Sugey 607 5 0.24 0.24 435 26 26
Sugey2 608 5 0.64 0.64 435 80 80
Sugey3 609 5 1.45 0.73 435 137 73
VAL 1 600 5 0.73 0.66 435 101 69
VAL 2 601 - - - - - -
VAL 3 602 - - - - - -
VAL 4 603 - - - - - -
VAL 5 604 - - - - - -
SC 500 10 2.78 1.31 300 70 46
PROM 700 5 0.55 0.55 - 19 19

 

Notes:

VM - Veta Madre; FW - Foot Wall; HW - Hanging Wall; SM - Santa Margarita; SC - San Cayetano; GTTO - Guanajuatito; PROM - Promontorio; VAL - Valenciana; NW - Northwest; SE - Southeast.

 

   

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14.1.9Composites

 

Assay intervals were tagged with unique codes for each area and zone, as described previously. Any assay contained at >50% within a wireframe received a code. Only samples with a code were used in the relevant interpolation run.

 

Common industry practice is to composite samples to a standard specified length as a method of mitigating grade bias that may potentially result from variable primary sample lengths.

 

Conversely, all drill samples were composited to a length of 1.5 meters (maximum allowable drill assay interval length as documented in core processing protocols) prior to use in grade interpolation. This practice ensured that the risk of potential grade bias resulting from variable sample length was mitigated, particularly in areas predominantly or solely supported by drill-hole data. The nominated 1.5 meter composite length was selected as the minimum possible which would allow for the closest reasonable parity with average channel sample length. Given that the maximum allowable raw drill assay length was 1.5 meters, a composite length less than this would have resulted in artificial clustering in some cases and therefore was not considered. Underground samples which were stored as intervals also composited to a length of 1 meter prior to use in grade interpolation.

 

   

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14.1.10Block Model and Grade Estimation Procedures

 

14.1.10.1Dimensions and Coding

 

The block dimensions for all models are 2.5m x 2.5m x 2.5m. Details on block model dimensions and extent are presented in Table 14-11 below.

 

Table 14-11:Extent of all the Block Models- Great Panther Limited – Guanajuato Mine

 

Cata Minimum Maximum Size(m)      
Easting 845 1015 2.5      
Northing -2,935 -2,708 2.5      
Elevation 1,548 1,722 2.5      
Pozos Minimum Maximum Size(m)      
Easting 1,231 1,568 2.5      
Northing -3,050 -2,823 2.5      
Elevation 1,676 1,889 2.5      
Santa Margarita / San Cayetano Minimum Maximum Size(m)      
Easting 1,325 1,703 2.5      
Northing -3,735  -3,188 2.5      
Elevation 1,473 1,808 2.5      
Guanajuatito Minimum Maximum Size(m)      
Easting -375 110 2.5      
Northing -1,133 -667 2.5      
Elevation 1,670 2,060 2.5      
Valenciana Minimum Maximum Size(m)      
Easting -175 428 2.5      
Northing -2,105 -1,678 2.5      
Elevation 1,484 1,914 2.5      
Promontorio Minimum Maximum Size(m)      
Easting 2,016 2,163 2.5      
Northing -3,449 -3,274 2.5      
Elevation 1,933 2,058 2.5      

 

   

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Each block located at least partly within a wireframe has been assigned a zone code that matches the assay coding scheme. Block percentages were also estimated based on the portion of the block coincident with the wireframe. Grades were estimated only to those blocks coincident ≥0.01% with one or more of the 34 zones. Where a block occupied more than one wireframe, the block received the majority code and the combined percentage.

 

14.1.10.2Geostatistics

 

Variogram analysis was undertaken for both Au and Ag to characterise the spatial variance of each. Single-structure ranges were developed in the average plane of all zones for each area (excluding Valenciana and Promontorio for which not enough data were available to produce meaningful results). Long ranges were found to be between 6-12 meters for Ag and 6-18 meters for Au, while the nugget (C0) values ranged from 25 - 52% and 23 - 50% of total sill (C0+C1) for Ag and Au respectively. These results indicated that while there is a demonstrable (albeit limited) spatial correlation between samples within each zone, local estimates of grade are not expected to be particularly accurate given the high nugget values reported above.

 

14.1.10.3Grade Interpolation

 

Grade interpolation for both Au and Ag was executed as a series of 3 runs, each of which were performed via the inverse distance cubed (ID3) method. Block grades were interpolated from drill-hole and underground samples.  A minimum of 1 and a maximum of 4 composites were allowed for interpolation to each block. In estimating block grades, it was required that the block zone code be the same as the composite zone code for interpolation to occur. Kriging was not used as the primary method of interpolation due to concerns regarding potential over-smoothing of grades. Given the short major axis ranges and high nugget values determined during the variogram analysis, Inverse Distance (ID) was deemed to be the most appropriate method of grade interpolation. A power of 3 was selected for this reason also, as greater influence is given to grades more proximal to the block than they would otherwise be given if a power of 2 had been used, for example.

 

The interpolation strategy involved 3 successive passes, whereby smaller search envelopes were employed in each consecutive run, overwriting blocks estimated in the previous run. The first pass was performed at a long-range axis length of 100m and the second pass at 50m. For these passes, the major/minor axis ratio was set at 5 and the major/semi-major axes ratios set at 1. For the 3rd pass, smaller search ellipse, with a 15m radius was used.

 

14.1.11Block Model Validation

 

Validation of the interpolation techniques and resulting block model were completed via the following:

 

   

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·Visual inspection of the block grades in comparison to surrounding data values;

 

·Comparison of block model grades with actual production; and

 

·Comparison of block and sample means.

 

14.1.11.1Visual Inspection

 

The block models for all four areas were reviewed in 3D on 5m section intervals. Model grades were compared locally with original sample grades, and were found to be acceptably similar.

 

14.1.11.2Comparison with Production Records

 

As mining was continuing in areas that had been reconciled in past years, the estimations in this report used the same grade capping for each zone for consistency, none the less, two areas were compared between block model and production records being Guanajuatito and Los Pozos.

 

At Guanajuatito FW (350 level) where production records, July 31, 2015 to August 31, 2016, indicated 14,387 tonnes grading 222g/t silver and 1.29g/t gold. The block model, using a cut-out of the longitudinal estimated mining area, indicated 15,257 tonnes grading 193g/t silver and 0.92g/t gold. The block model silver grade was 13% lower and the gold was 40% lower than the production grades, significantly different than the close comparison of last year (Brown, 2016). The block model tonnes were 6% higher than the production figures. This is more significant but may well be within the bounds of reason given the highly variable grade distribution within the stope.

 

At Los Pozos SE where production records, July 31, 2015 to August 31, 2016, indicated 22,415 tonnes grading 237g/t silver and 1.33g/t gold. The block model, using a cut-out of the longitudinal estimated mining area, indicated 27,367 tonnes grading 269g/t silver and 1.20g/t gold. The block model silver grade was 12% higher and the gold was 11% lower than the production grades. This is quite reasonable. The block model tonnes were 18% higher than the production figures. This is more significant but may well be within the bounds of reason given the latitude possible in the estimation of the cut-outs.

 

14.1.11.3Comparison of Block and Sample Means

 

Block grade estimates for all resources were compared with drill-hole and underground channel sample composite grades. Generally, it is considered more appropriate to compare drill composites and not channel samples with model grades given that drill-holes are generally far more evenly distributed across the zones, and as such, the effects of extreme spatial clustering (as seen with channel sampling) are less likely to affect the relevance of the comparison. This is not the situation as shown on Figures 14-12 and 14-13, with both drill hole sampling and underground sampling showing a higher variability both up and down from block model grades.

 

   

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Table 14-12:Comparison of Block and All DDH Samples – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine

 

  Ag g/t Au g/t
Area Blocks DDH Diff Blocks DDH Diff
Cata 211 198 6% 0.79 0.89 -13%
Pozos 261 140 46% 1.05 0.72 31%
Santa Margarita 33 67 -103% 2.72 3.19 17%
Guanajuatito 200 77 62% 1.00 0.41 59%
San Cayetano 96 28 71% 2.52 0.69 73%
Valenciana 88 92 -5% 0.93 0.88 5%
Promontorio 60 62 -3% 2.17 1.89 13%
Total 136 95 11% 1.60 1.24 22%

 

Table 14-13:Comparison of Block and All UG Samples – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine

 

Area Ag g/t Au g/t
  Blocks UG Diff Blocks UG Diff
Cata 211 167 21% 0.79 0.72 9%
Pozos 261 211 19% 1.05 1.07 -2%
Santa Margarita 33 58 76% 2.72 2.80 -3%
Guanajuatito 200 176 12% 1.00 0.88 12%
San Cayetano 96 46 52% 0.69 1.31 -90%
Valenciana 99 85 14% 0.93 0.84 10%
Promontorio 60 62 -3% 2.17 1.89 13%
Total 137 115 6% 1.34 1.36 7%

 

14.1.11.4Cut-Off Value

 

The marginal mining cut-off value of US$63 to US$85/tonne for different areas are based on mine operating costs (mining, milling, G&A) of US$93/tonne. Block model silver and gold grades have been converted to an US$ NSR value using a proprietary “calculator” which takes into effect metal prices (long term projected to be US$18/oz silver and US$1,300/oz gold), mill metal recoveries (87% for silver and 86.8% for gold), concentrate shipping charges, and proprietal smelter terms.

 

The cut-off value was applied to each block estimated in the resource block model. This will inadvertently overstate the grade, while understating the tonnes and contained ounces in the mineral resource estimates. Realistically, mineral “blocks” are not mined individually but as part of mining volume along with neighbouring blocks that may not be of “cut-off” grade. As such, if the weighted average grade of all the mineral blocks in a mining volume is above cut-off, it will be considered for mining. This report is to state the mineral resource; it is for the Guanajuato Mine planning department staff to consider what can be mined.

 

   

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In the last mineral resource estimate (Brown 2016) for Measured and Indicated resources, one cut-off value was applied to all mining areas, due to the operation team shifting cost allocations during the reporting period.

 

For Inferred and Geological Potential Resources were estimated using the marginal cut-off value.

 

14.1.12Classification

 

The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Definition Standards for Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (CIM definitions) were followed for the classification of the mineral resources.

 

The approach to classification was to consider the distance of any block to development or stoping. Measured blocks were required to be situated adjacent to and within 15 meters of underground workings. To be classified as Indicated, blocks were required to be within 15 and 30 meters to underground workings. All other blocks not classified as either Measured or Indicated and residing at least partially within a wireframe, or within a wireframe with exclusively drill hole intersections, were classified as Inferred.

 

Using the scheme described above, solids were constructed for each classification type and used for model classification coding. The reason being is that some areas were required to be manually adjusted despite their empirically derived classification. Such areas included those where small outlier collections of blocks or individual blocks of a classification were identified. Additionally, areas where geological confidence was lower than that reflected in the empirically derived classification received a reduced classification.

 

14.1.13Mineral Resource Tabulations

 

Table 14-14 through Table 14-18 provide detailed summaries of the mineral resource estimates as at July 31, 2015. Measured, Indicated, and Inferred mineral resources are reported at the marginal operational mining cut-off value which varies between mining areas in US$ per tonne.

 

Table 14-14:Measured Mineral Resources - Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine

 

GTO Mine Measured August 31, 2016
Vein Tonnes Ag (g/t) Ag (oz) Au (g/t) Au (oz) Ag eq
(g/t)
Ag eq (oz)
Totals Cata  34,051  371  405,879  1.78  1,947  496  543,330
Totals Pozos  22,179  279  199,210  1.07  759  355  252,781
Totals Guanajuatito  43,703  222  311,623  1.04  1,465  295  415,045
Totals Valenciana  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
Totals Promontorio  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
Totals Santa Margarita  8,046  130  33,735  3.65  945  388  100,485
Totals San Cayetano  6,715  111  23,872  2.46  530  284  61,320
Total Measured  114,695  264  974,318  1.53  5,647  372  1,372,961

 

   

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Table 14-15:Indicated Mineral Resources - Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine

 

GTO Mine Indicated August 31, 2016
Vein Tonnes Ag (g/t) Ag (oz) Au (g/t) Au (oz) Ag eq
(g/t)
Ag eq (oz)
Totals Cata  5,957  383  73,333  1.54  295  492  94,187
Totals Pozos  6,237  237  47,570  1.08  216  313  62,836
Totals Guanajuatito  19,860  176  112,401  0.95  607  243  155,239
Totals Valenciana  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
Totals Promontorio  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
Totals Santa Margarita  1,540  202  10,023  1.93  95  338  16,758
Totals San Cayetano  2,887  114  10,549  1.93  179  250  23,199
Total Indicated  36,480  216  253,876  1.19  1,393  300  352,218

 

Table 14-16:Measured plus Indicated Mineral Resources - Great Panther Silver Limited - Guanajuato Mine

 

GTO Mine M&I August 31, 2016
Vein Tonnes Ag (g/t) Ag (oz) Au (g/t) Au (oz) Ag eq
(g/t)
Ag eq (oz)
Total Measured 114,695 264 974,318 1.53 5,647 372 1,372,961
Total Indicated 36,480 216 253,876 1.19 1,393 300 352,218
Total M&I 151,175 253 1,228,195 1.45 7,040 355 1,725,179

 

Table 14-17:Inferred Mineral Resources - Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine

 

GTO Mine Inferred August 31, 2016
Vein Tonnes Ag (g/t) Ag (oz) Au (g/t) Au (oz) Ag eq
(g/t)
Ag eq (oz)
Totals Cata  2,336  219  16,484  0.78  59  275  20,631
Totals Pozos  7,733  228  56,705  0.99  247  298  74,114
Totals Guanajuatito  11,310  160  58,093  0.91  331  224  81,489
Totals Valenciana  105,910  101  342,944  2.32  7,899  264  900,600
Totals Promontorio  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
Totals Santa Margarita  11,286  319  115,639  2.16  786  472  171,100
Totals San Cayetano  8,752  79  22,356  2.75  773  273  76,933
Total Inferred  147,327  129  612,220  2.13  10,095  280  1,324,867

 

   

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Notes Guanajuato Mine Mineral Resource Estimates August 31, 2016

1.Cut-offs are based on the marginal operating costs per mining area being US$76/tonne for Cata, US$85/tonne for Santa Margarita / San Cayetano, US$72/tonne for Los Pozos, US$66/tonne for Guanajuatito, and US$74/tonne for Valenciana
2.Block model grades converted to US$ value using plant recoveries of 87% Ag, 86.8% Au, and net smelter terms negotiated for pyrite concentrates.
3.Rock Density for all veins is 2.68t/m³
4.Totals may not agree due to rounding
5.Grades in metric units
6.Contained silver and gold in troy ounces
7.Minimum true width 1.0m
8.Metal Prices US$18.00/oz silver, and US$1,300/oz gold

 

14.1.14Geological Potential

 

The author also offers zones of Geological Potential (Table 14-18) with historic mining. In the zones of Geological Potential, the author cautions that the potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature, that there has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource and that it is uncertain if further exploration will result in the target being delineated as a mineral resource.

 

The zones categorized as Geological Potential have had some drilling, and in some cases underground access, which has allowed for a geological interpretation of the orientation of the zones. All the zones of Geological Potential have had some former mining (pre-GPR) and as the dimensions of the former mining are unknown, and the old workings are unsafe and inaccessible, it is impossible to ascertain the volume and subsequent tonnage of what remains in place now.

 

Table 14-18:Geological Potential - Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine

 

Guanajuato Mine (Geological Potential) August 31, 2016
Vein Range Tonnes Range Grade Ag (g/t) Range Grade Au (g/t)
Low High Low High Low High
Promontorio 77,990 129,983 49 70 2.01 2.87
Pozos above 275 23,418 39,030 173 248 1.01 1.45
Valenciana            
Val1 53,911 89,851 123 175 1.02 1.46
Sugey2 4,066 6,776 101 145 0.77 1.10
sugey3 3,347 5,578 96 137 0.94 1.35
BO 9,818 16,364 151 216 1.61 2.31
Omar 1,029 1,715 96 137 0.81 1.15
Val2 13,330 22,217 83 118 2.40 3.43
TOTALS 186,908 311,514 96 137 1.56 2.22

 

   

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14.1.15Comparison to Previous Resource Estimate

 

A table is presented below comparing the Mineral Resources (Table 14-14 to 14-17) from the Guanajuato Mine from effective date 31 July 2014 to 31 July 2015 (Table 14-19). The Measured category tonnes increased slightly while silver and gold grades have both dropped likely reflecting higher metal prices used in the 2016 resource. In the Indicated category, the 2016 tonnages are lower due to contribution re-classification of mineralization to Measured reflecting continuing development. In the Indicated category, the silver grade is lower and gold grade is higher. In the Inferred category, the tonnages are higher in 2016 due to Valenciana, while the silver grade and gold grade are lower due to higher metal price assumptions. Overall the mineral resource tonnes was marginally higher in 2016 while the silver equivalent ounces dropped marginally.

 

Table 14-19: Comparison of 2016 to 2015 Mineral Resources- Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine

 

Vein Tonnes Ag (g/t) Ag (oz) Au (g/t) Au (oz) Ag eq (g/t) Ag eq (oz)
Total Measured 2016 114,695 264 974,318 1.53 5,647 372 1,372,961
Total Measured 2015 90,365 285 828,971 1.81 5,264 413 1,200,576
Difference 21% -8% 15% -18% 7% -11% 13%
Total Indicated 2016 36,480 216 253,876 1.19 1,393 300 352,218
Total Indicated 2015 59,352 245 467,740 1.04 1,979 318 607,427
Difference -63% -13% -84% 13% -42% -6% -72%
Total M&I 2016 151,175 253 1,228,195 1.45 7,040 355 1,725,179
Total M&I 2015 149,716 269 1,296,710 1.50 7,242 376 1,808,003
Difference 1% -6% -6% -4% -3% -6% -5%
Total Inferred 2016 147,327 129 612,220 2.13 10,095 280 1,324,867
Total Inferred 2015 135,571 151 656,429 2.30 10,013 313 1,363,328
Difference 8% -17% -7% -8% 1% -12% -3%

 

It needs to be noted that 53,974 tonnes of material mined between August 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016 was from outside the stated mineral resource. This is approximately 35% of the same period total production of 152,064 tonnes. A large part of the mined material outside the mineral resource was from areas of Geological Potential (see Table 14-20).

 

   

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Table 14-20: Production outside Mineral Resource Estimate - Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Mine

 

Zone tonnes Au g/t Ag g/t Ag eq oz
Promontorio 0 0 0 0
Los Pozos (above 275 level) 22,873 1.47 230 239,121
Santa Margarita 10,096 2.60 190 116,330
Cata 13,025 1.71 193 127,537
Valenciana 7,979 1.85 198 81,724
Total 53,974 1.79 209 564,712

 

14.2San Ignacio Mine

 

14.2.1Introduction

 

A new estimate of Mineral Resources has been completed for the San Ignacio Mine in this report with an effective date of August 31, 2016 and supersedes that of Brown, 2016, Brown, 2015 and Waldegger and Brown, 2014, and is incorporated and compiled into this report of the GMC.

 

In this report, the terms “Mineral Resource,” “Inferred Mineral Resource,” “Indicated Mineral Resource,” and “Measured Mineral Resource” have the meanings ascribed to those terms in the “CIM Definition Standards - For Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves” adopted by the CIM Council.

 

There are no known environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-economic, marketing, political or other factors that could materially affect the mineral resource estimates detailed in this report.

 

The geological interpretation was provided by the Company. Wireframe modelling and grade estimation was completed using Leapfrog 3D geological modelling software provided by Aranz Geo Ltd. (Leapfrog) and geological modelling software by MicroMine.

 

14.2.2Sample Database

 

The drill-hole data from Great Panther included 195 diamond drill holes and chip samples from 13,274 face sample sites. For this report, only 162 drill holes between sections 50N and 1100N, and underground samples from 11,172 sites from drifting along the eight veins will be reported on in this section.

 

Sample intervals with assay values lower than the detection limit for silver and gold were imported at the detection limit. The MicroMine database records the sample as being less than detection. For analysis in external software (e.g. MS Excel), the values were converted to half the detection limit.

 

Descriptive statistics of the raw drill core samples and underground chip samples are presented in Table 14-21.

 

   

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Table 14-21: Descriptive Statistics for the Sample Database

 

  Drill Hole Samples Underground Samples
  Ag
(g/t)
Au
(g/t)
Sample
Length
(m)
Ag
(g/t)
Au
(g/t)
Sample
Length
(m)
Valid Cases 10,376 10,376 10,376 13,274 13,274 13,274
Mean 26.15 0.5 0.99 137 3.31 0.75
Variance 20,354 2.92 0.130 44,300 15.86 0.049
Std. Deviation 143 1.71 0.36 210 3.98 0.22
CV 5.46 3.42 0.37 1.54 1.20 0.29
Minimum 0.25 0.005 0.05 0.25 0.005 0.25
             
84th Percentile 26 0.46 1.33 234 5.84 1.00
Median 3 0.06 1 85 2.21 0.7
97.7th Percentile 253 4.93 1.5 590 13.70 1.2
99.9th Percentile 1,039 20.72 2.56 2,141 39.08 1.5
Maximum 11951 48.24 11.9 11,288 86.65 2.4

Table includes both mineralized and non-mineralized intervals.

 

14.2.3Domain Modelling

 

Domain modelling is generally considered the first step in estimating resources for a mineral deposit. It consists of separating the mineralized material into different domains with distinct geological characteristics, grade distributions, and spatial continuity of grade. In practice, each domain takes the form of a 3D envelope often interpreted on sections or levels by a geologist.

 

The domains were modelled to include vein, vein breccia, and stockwork material that were interpreted by Great Panther to form continuous veins called Melladito, Melladito Step, Melladito HW, Melladito Splay, Intermediate, Intermediate 2, Nombre de Dios 1, and Nombre de Dios 2. Not all material that was logged as vein, vein breccia, or stockwork was included in the eight-modelled domains, as some of this material could not be correlated between drill holes, and not all the intersections used to model the veins were mineralized.

 

Using Leapfrog and MicroMine 3D geological modelling software, all the veins were remodelled based on the GPR geologist’s interpretation of drill-hole and underground chip samples. A minimum width of 1.0 meter was applied during vein modelling. They were previously modelled to a 1.5 meter minimum width. Additional waste material was included within the domains at very narrow intersections due to modelling to the minimum widths. Descriptive statistics of silver and gold grades in each domain are presented in Table 14-22 and Table 14-23. To establish whether the underground chip sample data is of a similar population to the diamond drill hole sample data, a comparison of the two composited datasets is presented in Section 14.2.6 Compositing.

 

   

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Table 14-22: Descriptive Statistics of Silver Grade Grouped by Domain

 

Silver
(g/t)
Melladito Melladito HW Melladito
Splay
MelladitoStep Intermediate Intermediate2 Nombre de
Dios 1
Nombre
de
Dios 2
DH UG DH UG DH UG DH   DH UG DH UG DH UG DH
Valid Cases 574 6,886 24 84 73 1,395 - 86 140 2,518 83 140 129 63 21
Mean 144 152 118 103 41 84 - 27 133 174 193 206 117 70 149
Variance 277,891 63,297 27,967 12,691 1,656 8,378 - 1,635 34,082 27,119 53,731 66,506 24,155 5,694 12,922
Std. Deviation 527 252 167 113 40.7 92 - 40 185 165 232 258 155 75 113.7
CV 3.67 1.65 1.42 1.09 0.99 1.09 - 1.47 1.39 0.95 1.2 1.25 1.32 1.07 0.76
Minimum 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 - 0.25 0.5 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 18
Maximum 11,951 11,288 568 673 243 902 - 260 863 2,195 1,100 1,621 1100 421 439
Median 60 91 19.5 62 29 55 - 15.5 67.5 135 103 130 59 54 125
84th Percentile 218 251 280 213 72 159 - 54.4 240 283 414 371 243 120 260
97.7th Percentile 728 659 548 331 136 330 - 138 708 595 746 905 439 255 384
99.9th Percentile 6,085 2,912 567 648 237 769 - 255 855 1,657 1,085 1,596 1,064 411 436

 

Table 14-23: Descriptive Statistics of Gold Grade Grouped by Domain

 

Gold(g/t) Melladito Melladito HW Melladito Splay MelladitoStep Intermediate Intermediate2 Nombre de
Dios 1
Nombre
de
Dios 2
DH UG DH UG DH UG DH   DH UG DH UG DH UG DH
Valid Cases 574 6,885 24 84 73 1,395 - 86 140 2,518 83 140 129 63 21
Mean 3.04 3.85 3.06 3.92 2.18 3.24 - 1.67 2.09 3.08 3.2 4.54 1.84 1.36 2.5
Variance 19.74 19.78 29.6 30.28 10.82 12.08 - 4.31 7.10 10.63 18.8 45.98 9.10 2.45 7.0
Std. Deviation 4.44 4.49 5.44 5.5 3.29 3.48 - 2.08 2.66 3.26 4.33 6.78 3.02 1.57 1.05
CV 1.46 1.16 1.78 1.4 1.51 1.07 - 1.24 1.28 1.06 1.36 1.49 1.64 1.15 0.21
Minimum 0.005 0.005 0.02 0.016 0.01 0.005 - 0.005 0.03 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.01 0.005 0.21
Maximum 48.2 86.65 19.06 29.48 22.7 29.2 - 12.00 13.7 39.6 28.7 47.02 24.67 8.22 9.94
Median 1.65 2.65 0.17 1.8 1.1 2.34 - 0.96 0.79 2.23 1.7 2.59 0.79 0.71 1.16
84th Percentile 5.54 6.55 7.93 6.77 4.01 5.76 - 3.4 4.73 5.38 6.83 8.03 3.89 2.91 4.95
97.7th Percentile 15.21 15.12 17.02 19.57 9.84 13.65 - 6.61 8.52 10.92 13.16 22.61 9.98 4.71 9.11
99.9th Percentile 40.15 46.36 18.97 29.07 21.9 27.37 - 11.67 13.3 29.15 27.4 45 23.01 8 9.9

 

   

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14.2.4Bulk Density

 

5,124 samples were collected for bulk density determination from 157 diamond drill holes. The water immersion procedure on air-dried samples was followed. The bulk specific gravity (SG) results were grouped by modelled domain and their descriptive statistics are presented in

 

Table 14-24.

 

The overall mean value of the 806 samples within the domains representing the veins was 2.63 g/cm3, and this global mean value was assigned to the block model for calculation of tonnage above a grade cut-off.

 

Table 14-24: Descriptive Statistics of Bulk Density Grouped by Domain

 

Bulk Density
(g/cm3)
Melladito Melladito
Splay
Melladito
HW
Melladito
Step
Intermediate Intermediate
2
Nombre
de Dios
1
Nombre de
Dios 2
Valid Cases 457 58 20 - 106 56 88 20
Mean 2.62 2.65 2.67 - 2.63 2.65 2.63 2.65
Variance 0.003 0.002 0.006 - 0.01 0.005 0.002 0.01
Std. Deviation 0.06 0.05 0.08 - 0.11 0.07 0.04 0.1
CV 0.02 0.02 0.03 - 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.04
Minimum 2.29 2.57 2.55 - 1.85 2.47 2.48 2.55
Maximum 2.88 2.85 2.89 - 3.11 2.86 2.74 3.08
Median 2.62 2.64 2.66 - 2.63 2.65 2.63 2.62
5th Percentile 2.53 2.57 2.6 - 2.53 2.55 2.56 2.57
25th Percentile 2.6 2.62 2.62 - 2.60 2.61 2.6 2.6
75th Percentile 2.65 2.67 2.72 - 2.66 2.68 2.65 2.66
95th Percentile 2.7 2.71 2.79 - 2.74 2.76 2.69 2.72

 

14.2.5Treatment of High-Grade Outliers

 

When estimating resources, high-grade outliers can contribute excessively to the total metal content of the estimate. In a geologic context, outliers can represent a separate grade population characterized by its own continuity; generally, there is less physical continuity of high grades than in the more prevalent lower grades. Thus, overestimation of both tonnage and average grade above a cut-off grade can result if a general model, normally dominated by the lower, more continuous grades, is applied to very high-grade values. The problem is further exaggerated when the high-grade samples are isolated in a field of lower grade samples (Sinclair, 2002).

 

   

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Histograms and probability plots were reviewed to determine the potential risk of grade distortion from higher-grade samples.

 

To select a capping level, one approach is to identify natural breaks in the distribution of the assay data and probability plot. The silver and gold grade distributions for the raw samples are quasi-lognormal and, in general, distinct populations and natural breaks were observed.

 

Capping levels are presented in Table 14-2525. The final capping levels applied were a compromise between the two studies, and in general, they were between the 95th and 98th percentile value for each domain. A comparison of capped to uncapped block model estimates showed that capping removed approximately 6% of the total metal.

 

Table 14-25:Capping Levels for Silver and Gold Grouped by Domain

 

  Melladito Melladito
Splay
Melladito
HW
Melladito
Step
Intermediate Intermediate
2
Nombre de
Dios 1
Nombre
de
Dios 2
DDH UG DDH UG DDH UG DDH UG DDH UG DDH UG DDH UG DDH
Ag (g/t) 360 430 360 300 300 300 - - 450 400 8.3 460 380 400 320
Au (g/t) 7.4 7.5 7.4 7 6.9 7.2 - 5 6.8 6.8 470 8.3 5.7 4 6

 

14.2.6Compositing

 

14.2.6.1Drill Hole Samples

 

All drill samples were composited to a length of 1.0 meter prior to use in grade interpolation. The capped drill-hole samples were composited to the length 1.0 meter.  The composites are considered diluted as the domains were modelled to a minimum width.

 

Five drill holes intersected historical workings, which were recorded as gaps in the drill hole sampling. Compositing ignored these gaps instead of replacing them with zero grades.

 

The drill-hole composites were used for interpolation of block grade.

 

14.2.6.2Underground Chip Samples

 

The underground chip sample locations were treated as individual drill holes drilled parallel to the face i.e. perpendicular to the strike of the vein, and were composited to the length 1.0 meters with a minimum composited length of 0.5 meters prior to interpolation.

 

The diluted underground composites were then compared using a Q-Q plot to a subset of the drill-hole composites near the underground samples. The results show that the two datasets are on average 15% higher in silver grade than the drill-hole composites and 25% higher in gold. The results are based on a comparison of the underground composites with the drill-hole composites. Descriptive statistics of composited silver and gold grades are presented below in Table 14-26 and Table 14-27.

 

   

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Table 14-26:Descriptive Statistics of Composited Silver Grade Grouped by Domain

 

Silver
(g/t)
Melladito Melladito
Splay
Melladito HW Melladito
Step
Intermediate Intermediate2 Nombre de
Dios 1
Nombre
de Dios
2
DH UG      DH UG DH UG DH UG  DH UG DH UG DH UG DH
Valid Cases 305 4,830 43 836 26 48 - 58 72 1,558 42 66 100 49 17
Mean 99 135 42 79 73 86 - 24 112 163 157 159 103 79 136
Variance 7,813 12,072 1,090 4,566 8,082 6,586 - 1,096 13,349 10,408 20,766 14,599 9,982 6,323 8,496
Std. Deviation 88.4 110 33 68 90 81 - 33 116 102 144 121 99.9 79.5 92
CV 0.89 0.81 0.79 0.86 1.23 0.94 - 1.37 1.03 0.63 0.92 0.76 0.97 1.01 0.68
Minimum 0.25 0.25 1.36 0.25 0.5 1.6 - 0.25 0.5 0.25 0.25 1.24 0.25 0.25 18
Maximum 360 430 165 300 294 275 - 205 450 400 470 460 380 400 320
Median 72 105 31 61 20 58 - 14 73 142 118 133 63 54 125
5th Percentile 4.84 14 4.07 6.52 1.13 4.6 - 0.25 1.37 27 1.43 11.95 7.6 2.04 58
75th Percentile 146 191 62 113 163 144 - 31 170 224 246 248 135 101 223
95th Percentile 291 379 92 222 221 251 - 58 354 373 463 369 351 239 273

 

Table 14-27:Descriptive Statistics of Composited Gold Grade Grouped by Domain

 

Gold
(g/t)
Melladito Melladito
Splay
Melladito
HW
Melladito
Step
Intermediate Intermediate2 Nombre de
Dios 1
Nombre
de Dios
2
DH UG      DH UG DH UG DH UG  DH UG DH UG DH UG DH
Valid Cases 3.5 4,830 43 836 26 48 - 58 72 1,558 42 66 100 49 17
Mean 2.4 3.34 1.9 2.8 1.43 2.51 - 1.46 1.84 2.84 2.63 3.52 1.42 1.27 2.17
Variance 3.94 4.78 2.74 3.74 5.1 5.18 - 1.9 3.9 3.9 5.1 6.8 2.3 1.5 4.0
Std. Deviation 1.99 2.19 1.65 1.93 2.26 2.28 - 1.37 1.97 1.98 2.26 2.6 1.53 1.24 1.99
CV 0.83 0.66 0.87 0.69 1.58 0.91 - 0.94 1.07 0.69 0.86 0.74 1.07 0.98 0.92
Minimum 0.006 0.005 0.04 0.005 0.02 0.02 - 0.005 0.07 0.005 0.02 0.052 0.017 0.005 0.24
Maximum 7.4 7.5 7.3 7 6.9 7.2 - 5 6.62 6.8 8.3 8.3 5.7 4 6
Median 1.83 2.91 1.4 2.41 0.16 1.62 - 0.88 1.13 2.45 2.15 3.23 0.77 0.77 0.65
5th Percentile 0.103 0.38 0.17 0.31 0.03 0.06 - 0.62 0.12 0.28 0.07 0.11 0.05 0.041 0.3
75th Percentile 3.62 4.96 2.87 4.41 1.43 4.1 - 2.3 2.46 4.27 4.12 5.65 2.01 2.22 2.83
95th Percentile 6.54 7.5 5.05 6.67 6.9 7.18 - 4.43 6.06 6.8 6.19 7.68 4.8 3.58 6

 

14.2.7Block Model Parameters

 

The block model was updated for all six veins. They all have a dimension of 5m x 5m x 5m.  The model uses the Guanajuato local grid (Mapes), and north is true north.  The model was not rotated.  The extent of the block model is provided in Table 14-28.  Each block stored the percent of the wireframe occupying the block, the average distance of and number of holes/composites used in the estimate of grade for the block, the distance to the nearest hole, and the grade of the closest composite. 

 

   

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Table 14-28:Extent of All Four Zones of San Ignacio Block Model

 

Intermediate Minimum Maximum Size(m)
Easting -6768 -6681 5
Northing -1263 -834 5
Elevation 2019 2363 5
Intermediate 2 Minimum Maximum Size(m)
Easting -6683 -6576 5
Northing -1385 -1149 5
Elevation 2171 2381 5
Melladito Minimum Maximum Size(m)
Easting -6945 -6542 5
Northing -1620 -613 5
Elevation 2021 2430 5
Melladito HW Minimum Maximum Size(m)
Easting -6688 -6637 5
Northing -1367 -1255 5
Elevation 2220 2360 5
Melladito Step Minimum Maximum Size(m)
Easting -6660 -6651 5
Northing -1402 -1368 5
Elevation 2239 2338 5
Melladito Splay Minimum Maximum Size(m)
Easting -6734 -6584 5
Northing -1492 -1242 5
Elevation 2134 2363 5
Nombre de Dios 1 Minimum Maximum Size(m)
Easting -6741 -6456 5
Northing -1424 -805 5
Elevation 2171 2359 5
Nombre de Dios 2 Minimum Maximum Size(m)
Easting -6845 -6550 5
Northing -850 -485 5
Elevation 2185 2410 5

 

   

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14.2.8Grade Interpolation

 

Block grades were interpolated from the drill-hole and underground composites for Melladito, Melladito HW, Melladito Splay, Intermediate, Intermediate 2, and Nombre de Dios 1, and drill-hole composites for Nombre de Dios 2, and underground composites for Melladito Step.  Inverse Distance weighted to the power of 3 was used as the distance-weighted method to interpolate grade for all blocks.  A minimum of 2 and a maximum of 6 composites were allowed for interpolation to each block.  In estimating block grades, it was required that the block zone code be the same as the composite zone code for interpolation to occur. The interpolation strategy involved 3 successive passes, whereby smaller search envelopes were employed in each consecutive run, overwriting blocks estimated in the previous run.

 

14.2.9Resource Classification

 

The mineral resource estimates at San Ignacio were classified as Measured, Indicated, and Inferred in accordance with the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and Petroleum Definition Standards for Mineral Resources and Reserves (CIM definitions).

 

This report contains the Measured and Indicated categories for San Ignacio, based on multiple levels of development, continuity of the veins along the level developments and between levels in the stoping. The Measured category was used for material +/-15 meters from development. The Indicated category was used for material +/-15 meters outwards of the Measured category. Outward of Indicated and into areas of only core drilling was categorized as Inferred Mineral Resource.

 

With development along levels, and stoping between levels geological and grade continuity have been demonstrated at Melladito, Melladito Splay, Melladito HW, Melladito Step, Intermediate, Intermediate 2, and Nombre de Dios veins. As there is no development along Nombre de Dios 2, this vein tested solely by core drilling retains its Inferred category status.

 

14.2.10Mineral Resource Tabulation

 

The San Ignacio property contains estimated Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources of 541,725 tonnes above a US$57 NSR cut-off, at an average grade of 114g/t silver and 2.80/t gold, for a total of 5,420,897 equivalent silver ounces (“Ag eq oz”).  This includes Measured Mineral Resources of 408,327 tonnes at an average grade of 116g/t silver and 2.88g/t gold, for a total of 4,191,435 Ag eq oz and Indicated Mineral Resources of 133,398 tonnes at an average grade of 106g/t silver and 2.56g/t gold, for a total of 1,229,462 Ag eq oz. In addition, estimated Inferred Mineral Resources are 645,318 tonnes at an average grade of 121g/t silver and 2.15g/t gold, for 5,665,137 Ag eq oz.

 

The cut-off values are based on mine operating costs (mining, milling, G&A) and are stated in US$/tonne. The marginal cut-off value as calculated by the mining operation staff was US$57/tonne. The grades assigned to each “block” in the block model were used to estimate a NSR (Net Smelter Return) for each block using a proprietary Company “calculator” which takes into effect metal prices (long term projected to be US$18/oz silver and US$1,300/oz gold), mill metal recoveries (87% for silver, and 86.8% for gold), concentrate shipping charges, and proprietary smelter terms. Blocks with a NSR value equal to or greater than the operations marginal cut-off costs were tabulated into the Mineral Resource Estimate for each zone.

 

   

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The cut-off value was applied to each block estimated in the resource block model. This will inadvertently overstate the grade, while understating the tonnes and contained ounces in the Mineral Resource Estimates. Realistically, mineral “blocks” are not mined individually but as part of mining volume along with neighbouring blocks that may not be of “cut-off” grade. As such, if the weighted average grade of all the mineral blocks in a mining volume is above cut-off, it will be considered for mining. The former Mineral Resource Estimate at San Ignacio used the same methodology.

 

The Mineral Resource Estimates grouped by domain is presented in Table 14-29.

 

Table 14-29:Mineral Resource Estimates above a US$74/tonne Cut-off

 

MEASURED MINERAL RESOURCE
Vein TONNES Ag (g/t) Ag (oz) Au (g/t) Au(oz) Ag eq
(g/t)
Ag eq
(oz)
Melladito          269,709              115    1,000,922            2.91        25,200              321     2,780,009
Intermediate            52,262              155        260,868            2.78          4,671              352        590,629
Intermediate 2            19,166              159          98,107            3.75          2,310              424        261,214
Melladito Splay            54,250                72        126,274            2.74          4,775              266        463,389
Melladito Step              1,299                27             1,124            1.79                75              153             6,397
Melladito HW              4,994                85          13,656            2.42              389              256           41,112
Nombre de Dios              6,647              115          24,634            1.59              341              228           48,687
Nombre de Dios 2                     -                    -                       -                    -                    -                    -                       -   
TOTAL          408,327              116    1,525,584            2.88        37,760              319     4,191,435

 

INDICATED MINERAL RESOURCE
Vein TONNES Ag (g/t) Ag (oz) Au (g/t) Au(oz) Ag eq
(g/t)
Ag eq
(oz)
Melladito            71,028                92        210,578            2.63          6,006              278        634,631
Intermediate            19,657              156          98,807            2.53          1,600              335        211,770
Intermediate 2            11,409              154          56,376            3.03          1,111              368        134,825
Melladito Splay            20,238                60          39,190            2.41          1,569              230        149,943
Melladito Step                  430                26                364            1.61                22              140             1,938
Melladito HW              3,594              149          17,273            1.73              200              272           31,391
Nombre de Dios              7,043              138          31,173            2.11              479              287           64,965
Nombre de Dios 2                     -                    -                       -                    -                    -                    -                       -   
TOTAL          133,398              106        453,762            2.56        10,987              287     1,229,462

 

   

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MEASURED & INDICATED MINERAL RESOURCE
Vein TONNES Ag (g/t) Ag (oz) Au (g/t) Au(oz) Ag eq
(g/t)
Ag Eq
(oz)
Melladito          340,737              111    1,211,500            2.85        31,206              312     3,414,639
Intermediate            71,919              156        359,675            2.71          6,271              347        802,399
Intermediate 2            30,574              157        154,484            3.48          3,421              403        396,039
Melladito Splay            74,487                69        165,463            2.65          6,344              256        613,331
Melladito Step              1,729                27             1,488            1.74                97              150             8,335
Melladito HW              8,587              112          30,929            2.13              589              263           72,503
Nombre de Dios            13,690              127          55,807            1.86              819              258        113,651
Nombre de Dios 2                     -                    -                       -                    -                    -                    -                       -   
TOTAL          541,725              114    1,979,346            2.80        48,747              311     5,420,897

 

INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE
Vein TONNES Ag (g/t) Ag (oz) Au (g/t) Au(oz) Ag eq
(g/t)
Ag eq
(oz)
Melladito          104,596                77        260,343            2.36          7,929              244        820,134
Intermediate            69,813              116        260,448            1.68          3,769              235        526,518
Intermediate 2            77,271              155        385,727            2.32          5,765              319        792,701
Melladito Splay            17,820                39          22,380            2.44          1,400              212        121,223
Melladito Step                       8                24                     7            1.43                  0              125                   34
Melladito HW              5,059                89          14,554            2.05              333              234           38,053
Nombre de Dios          218,829              126        885,860            1.92        13,505              261     1,839,279
Nombre de Dios 2          151,922              141        690,506            2.43        11,851              313     1,527,194
TOTAL          645,318              121    2,519,826            2.15        44,551              273     5,665,137

 

   

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Notes:

1. US$57 NSR per tonne Cut-off
2. Silver equivalent was calculated using a 70.6 to 1 ratio of silver to gold value
3. Rock Density for Melladito, Intermediate, Intermediate 2, Melladito Splay, Melladito Step and Melladito HW is 2.63t/m³, and for Nombre de Dios and Nombre de Dios 2 is 2.62t/m³
4. Totals may not agree due to rounding
5. Grades in metric units
6. Contained silver and gold in troy ounces
7. Minimum true width 1.0m
8. Metal Prices US$18.00/oz silver, and US$1,300/oz gold

 

14.2.11Block Model Validation

 

The block grades were validated by visual inspection of the block grades on long section and comparison with the composited assays. The block grades were observed to honour the composited grades reasonably well. In addition, a reconciliation exercise (see Table 14-30) was carried out comparing the production tonnes to that of the estimated exploited tonnes and grade from the block model (no cut-off) for the 2224 level stope along the Melladito vein, and the 2280 stope along the Intermediate vein.

 

In the Melladito vein exercise the block model cut-out had higher tonnage but notably less silver and gold grade, while in the Intermediate vein exercise the inverse happened in that the block model tonnage was less than the actual production while the block model silver and gold grades were greater than production. Both areas were relatively small in volume but they show a variability that needs constant reviewing and consideration of how the block modeling estimates can be better brought into line with actual production tonnes and grade.

 

Table 14-30: San Ignacio Mine Reconciliation

 

  Tonnes Gold g/t Silver g/t

Melladito vein 2224 level Actual

Production from 31July 2015 to 31Aug2016

 

16,544

 

3.03

 

122

       
Estimated Mined from Block Model 20,384 2.45 90
Difference BM to Prod. 19% -24% -36%

Intermediate vein 2280 level Actual

Production from 31July 2015 to 31Aug2016

 

18,653

 

2.71

 

150

       
Estimated Mined from Block Model 15,896 3.30 167
Difference BM to Prod. -17% 18% 10%

 

   

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14.2.12Comparison to Previous Resource Estimate

 

It was previously estimated by Brown (2016) that the San Ignacio Mine contains estimated Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources of 360,352 tonnes above a US$74 NSR cut-off, at an average grade of 145g/t silver and 3.2g/t gold, for a total of 4,301,214 Ag eq oz.  This includes Measured Mineral Resources of 249,810 tonnes at an average grade of 151g/t silver and 3.39g/t gold, for a total of 3,130,365 Ag eq oz and Indicated Mineral Resources of 110,542 tonnes at an average grade of 133g/t silver and 2.79g/t gold, for a total of 1,170,848 Ag eq oz. In addition, estimated Inferred Mineral Resources are 770,950 tonnes at an average grade of 138g/t silver and 2.76g/t gold, for 8,266,229 Ag eq oz (see

 

Table 14-31).

 

Table 14-31:Former Mineral Resource Estimate (Brown, 2016)

 

San Ignacio Mine (Measured)
Vein Tonnes Ag (g/t) Ag (oz) Au (g/t) Au (oz) Ag eq (g/t) Ag eq (oz)
Intermediate  42,912  154  212,600  2.89  3,989  358  494,221
Intermediate 2  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
Melladito  152,343  142  694,751  3.25  15,909  371  1,817,921
Melladito 2  15,858  158  80,598  3.98  2,031  439  224,018
Melladito 3  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
Melladito Splay  38,698  179  222,195  4.24  5,269  478  594,205
Nombre De Dios  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
Nombre De Dios 2  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
Total Measured  249,810  151  1,210,144  3.39  27,199  390  3,130,365

 

San Ignacio Mine (Indicated)
Vein Tonnes Ag (g/t) Ag (oz) Au (g/t) Au (oz) Ag eq (g/t) Ag eq (oz)
Intermediate  22,007  156  110,289  2.61  1,843  340  240,409
Intermediate 2  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
Melladito  78,980  125  316,408  2.75  6,980  319  809,186
Melladito 2  6,197  136  27,140  3.55  706  387  77,002
Melladito 3  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
Melladito Splay  3,358  167  18,025  3.44  371  410  44,252
Nombre De Dios  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
Nombre De Dios 2  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
Total Indicated  110,542  133  471,862  2.79  9,901  329  1,170,848

 

   

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San Ignacio Mine (Measured & Indicated)
Vein Tonnes Ag (g/t) Ag (oz) Au (g/t) Au (oz) Ag eq (g/t) Ag eq (oz)
Total Measured  249,810  151  1,210,144  3.39  27,199  390  3,130,365
Total Indicated  110,542  133  471,862  2.79  9,901  329  1,170,848
Total M&I  360,352  145  1,682,007  3.20  37,099  371  4,301,214

 

   

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San Ignacio Mine (Inferred)
Vein Tonnes Ag (g/t) Ag (oz) Au (g/t) Au (oz) Ag eq (g/t) Ag eq (oz)
Intermediate  52,259  219  367,082  2.75  4,624  413  693,508
Intermediate 2  54,765  192  337,870  3.72  6,555  455  800,680
Melladito  132,837  98  417,197  2.60  11,104  281  1,201,161
Melladito 2  68,470  100  219,678  3.26  7,165  330  725,531
Melladito 3  74,578  78  187,142  2.95  7,085  287  687,327
Melladito Splay  35,532  80  91,516  2.94  3,360  288  328,701
Nombre De Dios  254,838  152  1,243,028  2.28  18,717  313  2,564,439
Nombre De Dios 2  97,670  180  565,019  3.16  9,913  403  1,264,882
Total Inferred  770,950  138  3,428,532  2.76  68,523  333  8,266,229

 

Notes:

1.US$74 per tonne Cut-off
2.Silver equivalent was calculated using a 70.6 to 1 ratio of silver to gold value
3.Rock Density for Intermediate 2, Melladito, Melladito 2, and Melladito 3 is 2.62t/m³, for Nombre de Dios is 2.63t/m³, for Intermediate and Melladito Splay are 2.64t/m³, and for Nombre de Dios 2 is 2.65t/m³
4.Totals may not agree due to rounding
5.Grades in metric units
6.Contained silver and gold in troy ounces
7.Minimum true width 1.5m
8.Metal Prices US$15.00/oz silver, and US$1,100/oz gold

 

The current estimate included an update to all eight veins. Below is a list of differences from the previous estimate that had an impact on the current Mineral Resource estimate:

 

   

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1.Development on vein during 2016 included the Melladito, Melladito Step, Melladito FW, Melladito Splay, Intermediate, and Intermediate 2. Two cross cuts and initial development along the Nombre de Dios vein also took place. No development has taken place on the Nombre de Dios 2 vein.

 

2.Due to development along the Melladito veins considerable material formerly classified as Inferred has been upgraded to Indicated and Measured.

 

3.Metal price assumptions are higher in the new estimate, capping is more restrictive in the new estimate, and overall silver and gold grades have decreased from former to the present mineral resource estimate.

 

4.The M&I have expanded approximately 1.1 million Ag eq oz both due to development and exploration efforts, and Inferred from past estimation to this report has decreased by approximately 2.6 million Ag eq oz due to conversion of Inferred to Measured and Indicated, and mine depletion.

 

14.3El Horcon Project

 

A new estimate of Mineral Resources has been completed for the El Horcon Project with an effective date of August 31, 2016 and supersedes that of Brown, 2015. No new work has been done on the El Horcon project, and the previous estimate parameters were used, excepting for input metal prices when calculating NSR values per resource block. In this report, the terms “Mineral Resource,” “Inferred Mineral Resource,” “Indicated Mineral Resource,” and “Measured Mineral Resource” have the meanings ascribed to those terms in the “CIM Definition Standards - For Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves” adopted by the CIM Council. There are no Mineral Reserves disclosed in this report.

 

There are no known environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-economic, marketing, political or other factors that could materially affect the mineral resource estimates detailed in this report.

 

The Resources were estimated from 4 area-specific block models. A set of wireframes representing the mineralised zones served to constrain both the block models and data subsequently used in Inverse Distance Cubed (ID3) Au, Ag, Pb, and Zn grade interpolation. The effective date of the estimate is August 31, 2016.

 

14.3.1Database – General Description

 

All channel and drill hole sample data collected under the supervision of the Exploration Department are entered and stored within a Microsoft SQL database.

 

A validated dataset extracted from the El Horcon SQL database and subsequently used in modeling consisted of 42 drill holes and 463 underground channel samples. This dataset contained data current up to and including 31st of August 2013.

 

   

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Most holes in the dataset are angled towards the northeast at moderate to steep angles. All 2013 and historical holes’ range in length from 57 meters to 444.96 meters. Channel samples have an average width of 1 meter. They were attributed with azimuth and dip information to allow display of “pseudo drill holes”.

 

2013 drilling is spread out over an approximate area of 650 meters (northwest-southeast) by 110 meters (northeast-southwest). The average 2013 drill sample length is 0.92 meters. The average drill sample length for historical drill holes is 0.65 meters.

 

14.3.2Assays

 

The validated assay database contains 1,852 sample intervals from drill holes and 998 intervals from underground development and mining. Null results were excluded from the final dataset used for grade interpolation. Assay results reported to be below laboratory detection limits were replaced with zero. The average interval length is 0.8m for drilling and 0.9m for channel samples.

 

A total of 1,852 drill intervals and 998 underground sample intervals were contained at a proportion of >50% within the wireframes constructed for the mineralized zones.

 

Table 14-32 provides summary statistics for these intervals for gold, silver and lead.

 

Table 14-32: Drill Sample Statistics by Area – Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Project

 

Gold     g/t Au

Area

Code

Count Min Max Mean Std. Dev.
Diamantillo 155 0.02 8.48 1.53 1.718
Diamantillo HW 19 0 6.53 0.47 1.47
Natividad 9 0.37 7 2.76 2.29
San Guillermo 56 0 18 1.51 3.07
Totals 239 0 18 1.49 2.14

 

   

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  Silver   g/t Ag

Area

Code

Count Min Max Mean Std. Dev.
Diamantillo 155 0 505 36 60.52
Diamantillo HW 19 0 70 9 16.21
Natividad 9 5 280 61 95.3
San Guillermo 56 0 437 38 62.63
           
Totals 239 0 505 35 60.7

 

Lead
      % Pb

Area

Code

Count Min Max Mean Std. Dev.
Diamantillo 155 0 16.3 1.17 2.22
Diamantillo HW 19 0 3.47 0.26 0.78
Natividad 9 0.004 4.21 0.87 1.35
San Guillermo 56 0 4.41 0.87 1.24
           
Totals 239 0 16.3 1.02 1.93

 

14.3.3Core Recovery and RQD

 

Core Recovery characteristics were analyzed for all drill core samples obtained from within each of the 4 mineralized zones. See Table 14-33 below.

 

Table 14-33: Recovery and RQD by Area – Great Panther Silver Limited – El Horcon

 

  No. of
Measurements
Avg RQD
%
Avg Rec % % Rec
Measurements <85%
2013 drill hole 719 62.16 96.66 6.40
Historical 1288 NA 98.70 4.58

 

Area No. of
Measurements
Avg RQD
%
Avg Rec
%
% Rec Measurements <85%
Diamantillo 24 52.6 99.7 0
Diamantillo HW 9 55.9 99.2 0
Natividad 4 61.2 97.5 0
San Guillermo 7 41.9 90.4 28.6
Total 44 52.3 97.9 4.54

 

   

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A total of 2007 diamond core Recovery and RQD measurements were returned from the DataShed© database. Of these, only 44 were found to be within the mineralized zones. All zones show good recoveries (all above 90%) and RQDs (all above 52%). While still being more than satisfactory, San Guillermo has comparatively lower recoveries at 90% lower than others.

 

In the author’s opinion, the overall drill core recovery is excellent and has no negative bearing on the mineral resource estimates.

 

14.3.4Density

 

Specific gravity (SG) determinations for El Horcon drill core were carried out on site on whole HQ core using the water submersion method. Samples with a minimum weight of 500g were selected at a minimum frequency of 3 per mineralised zone plus additional hanging wall and footwall samples. Samples were then air dried and subsequently weighed in air with the measurement recorded on a standard form. The samples were then suspended in a basket which is submersed in water and the suspended mass in water recorded also. The raw information was entered into Excel spreadsheet and the SG calculated via the formula,

 

SG = Mass in Air (Dry) / (Mass in Air (Dry) – Mass Suspended (in Water))

 

The number of SG determinations available in the DataShed© database totalled 856. Following exclusion of outliers, an average SG determination of 2.68t/m3 was calculated. For each domain, a slightly different SG calculated based on the corresponded interval within the wireframes. They are as follow: Diamantillo= 2.77t/m3, Diamantillo HW= 2.62t/m3, Natividad= 2.57t/m3, and San Guillermo= 2.78t/m3.

 

It is the author’s opinion that the SG determination method used at the El Horcon Project is industry-standard, and that the results are representative of the material in the mine.

 

14.3.5Geological and Structural Domains

 

Wireframes were created for each of the mineralized zones contained within each of the 4 areas. These wireframes have been assigned unique names that have also been used to tag the block model and assay intervals associated with each zone. Every assay located within one or more of the 4 wireframes received a corresponding code. Details on area and zone names, coding and zone orientation are presented in Table 14-34.

 

   

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Table 14-34: Vein Orientation – Great Panther Silver Limited – El Horcon

 

Area Dip (Deg) Dip Direction (Deg)
Diamantillo -70 140
Diamantillo HW -55 135
Natividad -70 120
San Guillermo -45 120

 

14.3.6Assay Capping

 

As a standard industry practice, higher-grade assay values are often capped (i.e. replaced with a threshold value) prior to use in interpolation with the aim of reducing the influence of statistically anomalous sample data on resource estimations. Various techniques may be used to determine appropriate capping levels.

 

For the El Horcon Project, the 97.7% percentile was used to determine grade caps for all combinations of mineralized zone and sample type (drill and channel).

 

The net impact of the capping on all assays was to reduce the average Au and Ag assay grades (see Table 14-35).

 

Table 14-35: Drill Hole Assay Capping - Great Panther Silver Limited – Guanajuato Project

 

Zone/Vein g/t Au g/t Ag
Cap Cap

Diamantillo

 

5.9 338

Diamantillo HW

 

6.15 70

Natividad

 

6.8 280
San Guillermo  18 71

 

14.3.7Samples for Interpolation

 

Assay intervals were tagged with each domain. Only samples with a tagged domain were used in the relevant interpolation run.

 

Common industry practice is to composite samples to a standard specified length as a method of mitigating grade bias that may potentially result from variable primary sample lengths. When considering this option firstly for channel samples, it was found that the format in which these have been stored was inappropriate for compositing. Individual samples are stored in the DataShed© database with mid-point coordinates and no channel ID, preventing successful compositing of these. As such, channel samples were used for interpolation un-composited.

 

   

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Drill composites of a fixed length of 1.0 meter were generated for all zones, interpolated to the models.

 

In future, it is strongly recommended that all historical and future channel samples be stored in a form amenable to compositing, as compositing is an ideal step in the preparation of data for interpolation.

 

See summaries of sample statistics by zone provided in Table 14-36.

 

Table 14-36:Drill Hole Sample Statistics – Great Panther Silver Limited – El Horcon Project

 

Zone/Vein    Au g/t Ag g/t %Pb m
Count Mean Std.
Dev.
Mean Std.
Dev.
Mean Std.
Dev.
Mean
Diamantillo  159 1.58 1.64 37 59.22 1.28 2.17 0.86
Diamantillo HW  19 0.46 1.47 9 16.23 0.27 0.78 0.71
Natividad  10 2.6 2.08 55 91.7 0.82 1.28 0.6
San Guillermo   61 1.39 2.56 38 61.77 0.85 1.12 0.85
Totals  249 1.49 1.93 36 59.63 1.08 1.87 0.83

 

14.3.8Block Model and Grade Estimation Procedures

 

14.3.8.1Dimensions and Coding

 

Each of the 4 block models were horizontally rotated to align their columns with the general strike of the zones. The block dimensions for all four models are 5m x 5m x 5m. Details on block model dimensions and extent are presented in

 

Table 14-37 below.

 

Table 14-37:Block Model dimensions & Extent - Great Panther Limited – El Horcon Project

 

Item Diamantillo Diamantillo HW Natividad San Guillermo
Origin Easting 219195 219250 219200 219200
  Northing 2365820 2366080 2366105 2365985
  Elevation 2190 2275 2335 2255
End Easting 219710 219485 219475 219585
  Northing 2366335 2366310 2366285 2366345
  Elevation 2425 2415 2420 2470

 

   

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Each block located at least partly within a wireframe has been assigned to a zone that matches the assay coding scheme. Block percentages were also estimated based on the portion of the block coincident with the wireframe. Where a block occupied more than one wireframe, the block received the majority code and the combined percentage.

 

14.3.8.2Geostatistics

 

Variogram analysis was undertaken for both Au and Ag to characterise the spatial variance of each. Single-structure ranges were developed in the average plane of all zones for each area. Long ranges were found to be between 5-15 meters for Ag and 7-17 meters for Au, while the nugget (C0) values were more than 25% and 47% of total sill (C0+C1) for Ag and Au respectively. These results indicated that while there is a demonstrable (albeit limited) spatial correlation between samples within each zone, local estimates of grade are not expected to be particularly accurate given the high nugget values reported above.

 

14.3.8.3Grade Interpolation

 

Grade interpolation for Au, Ag, and Pb was performed as a series of 3 runs, each of which were performed via the inverse distance cubed (ID3) method. In estimating block grades, only samples tagged with zone codes were utilised in interpolation to model blocks with the same codes. Kriging was not used as the primary method of interpolation due to concerns regarding potential over-smoothing of grades. ID3 was deemed to be the most appropriate method of grade interpolation for this case. A power of 3 was selected for this reason also, as greater influence is given to grades more proximal to the block than would be the case if a power of 2 had been used for example.

 

The interpolation strategy involved 3 successive passes, using smaller search envelopes in each consecutive run, overwriting blocks estimated in the previous run. Details of interpolation runs can be seen in Table 14-38.

 

Table 14-38: Grade Interpolation Method – Great Panther Silver Limited – El Horcon Project

 

Interpolation Pass
Item   1 2 3
         
Interpolation Method:   ID3 ID3 ID3
Search Distance: Maj Axis 150 75 15
  Maj/SemiMaj Axis  3  3  3
  Maj/Min Axis  5  5  5
Min/Max Composites Diamantillo 1/4 1/4 1/4
  Diamantillo HW 1/4 1/4 1/4
  Natividad 1/4 1/4 1/4
  San Guillermo 1/4 1/4 1/4

 

   

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14.3.9Block Model Validation

 

Validation of the interpolation techniques and resulting block model were completed in via the following:

 

·Visual inspection of the block grades in comparison to surrounding data values;

 

·Comparison of block model grades with Grade Global Tonnage Report.

 

14.3.9.1Visual Inspection

 

The block models for all four areas were reviewed in 3D on section intervals. Model grades were compared locally with original sample grades, and were found to be acceptably similar.

 

14.3.10Classification

 

The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Definition Standards for Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (CIM definitions) were followed for the classification of the mineral resources.

 

The continuity of the veins has been demonstrated sufficiently through Great Panther’s surface mapping and sampling, underground mapping and sampling, and drilling on sections spaced 50 meters apart. Grade continuity from variogram analysis demonstrates limited long ranges, and high nugget values, and as such the prudent classification of mineral resource was as Inferred.

 

The Inferred classification was applied for all four areas of the El Horcon Project mineral resource estimate (see Table 14-39).

 

14.3.11Mineral Resource Tabulations

 

The El Horcon property contains estimated Inferred Mineral Resources totalling 162,140 tonnes above a US$110/tonne cut-off, at an average grade of 76g/t silver, 3.44g/t gold, 2.69% lead and 3.79% zinc.

 

The cut-off values are based on estimated mine operating costs (mining, milling, G&A) and are stated in US$/tonne (Brown, C., 2013). They have been translated into silver equivalent values (Ag eq) using a proprietor “calculator” which takes into effect metal prices (long term projected to be US$18/oz silver, US$1,300/oz gold, and US$0.80/pound lead), estimated mill metal recoveries (88% for silver, 85% for gold, and 60% for lead), concentrate shipping charges, and proprietal smelter terms. Zinc content was not used in the calculator as zinc, presently, would not be recovered in the Cata milling plant.

 

   

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The cut-off value was applied to each block estimated in the resource block model. This will inadvertently overstate the grade, while understating the tonnes and contained ounces in the mineral resource estimates. Realistically, mineral “blocks” are not mined individually but as part of mining volume along with neighbouring blocks that may not be of “cut-off” grade. The former mineral resource estimate at San Ignacio used the same methodology.

 

A tabulation of the Inferred mineral resource estimates for the four veins tested at El Horcon is found below in Table 14-39.

 

Table 14-39:Inferred Mineral Resources - Great Panther Silver Limited – El Horcon Project

 

Vein Tonnes Ag
(g/t)
Ag(oz) Au
(g/t)
Au (oz) Pb
(%)
Pb (lb) Zn
(%)
Zn (lb) oz Ag eq g/t Ag
eq
Diamantillo 109,649 89 313,468 3.04 10,705 3.11 7,518,282 4.62 11,173,130 1,403,358 398
Diamantillo HW 4,781 54 8,269 4.59 706 2.65 278,787 0.47 49,868 70,518 459
Natividad 6,038 136 26,347 3.03 587 1.74 232,115 0.13 16,938 78,139 403
San Guillermo 41,672 37 50,011 4.44 5,943 1.75 1,604,152 2.53 2,320,297 540,899 404
Totals Inferred 162,140 76 398,094 3.44 17,942 2.69 9,633,336 3.79 13,560,233 2,092,913 401

 

Notes:

1.US$110 NSR Cut-off
2.Silver equivalent was calculated using a 70.6 to 1 ratio of silver to gold value
3.Rock Density for all veins for Diamantillo is 2.77t/m³, San Guillermo 2.78t/m³, Diamantillo HW is 2.62t/m³, Natividad 2.57t/m³
4.Totals may not agree due to rounding
5.Grades in metric units
6.Contained silver and gold in troy ounces
7.Minimum true width 1.5m
8.Metal Prices used in the estimation include US$18.00/oz silver, US$1,300/oz gold, and US$0.80/lb lead
9.Ag eq (g/t) and Ag eq (oz) use only Au, Ag, and Pb values

 

14.3.12Comparison to Previous Resource Estimate

 

The previous mineral resource estimate for the El Horcon Project (Brown, 2014) contained Inferred Mineral Resources of 128,732 tonnes above a US$110/tonne cut-off, at an average grade of 82g/t silver, 3.64g/t gold, 2.97% lead and 4.11% zinc. The only difference between the 2016 and the 2015 (Table 14-40) estimations was the increased silver and gold metal prices, which caused higher tonnes, slightly lower grades, and more silver ounces equivalent in the 2016 resource.

 

   

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Table 14-40:Previous Inferred Mineral Resources - Great Panther Silver Limited – El Horcon Project

 

El Horcon Project (Inferred)
Vein Tonnes Ag (g/t) Ag(oz) Au (g/t) Au (oz) Pb (%) Zn (%) Ag eq
(g/t)
Ag eq (oz)
Diamantillo 88,929 96 273,632 3.14 8,990 3.42 5.02 458 1,310,295
Diamantillo HW 4,580 55 7,878 4.73 675 2.72 0.48 486 71,525
Natividad 4,272 151 20,726 3.30 454 2.10 0.12 471 64,644
San Guillermo 30,951 37 37,137 4.94 4,915 1.85 2.60 462 459,659
Totals Inferred 128,732 82 339,373 3.64 15,034 2.97 4.11 461 1,906,123

 

Notes:

1.US$110/tonne NSR Cut-off
2.Silver equivalent was calculated using a 70.6 to 1 ratio of silver to gold value
3.Rock Density for all veins for Diamantillo is 2.77t/m³, San Guillermo 2.78t/m³, Diamantillo HW is 2.62t/m³, Natividad 2.57t/m³
4.Totals may not agree due to rounding
5.Grades in metric units
6.Contained silver and gold in troy ounces
7.Minimum true width 1.5m
8.Metal Prices US$15.00/oz silver, US$1,100/oz gold, and US$0.90/lb lead

 

14.4Santa Rosa Project

 

There is no mineral resource estimate for the Santa Rosa project.

 

   

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15.0Mineral Reserve Estimates

 

No mineral reserve estimates were completed in this report. Mineral reserves were estimated for Guanajuato Mine (Rennie and Bergen, 2011) in the Cata, Pozos, and Santa Margarita zones but they have been depleted. The Company has not established reserves at the Guanajuato Mine Complex due to the following reasons:

 

·Geological complexity of the mineralized zones.

 

·Establishment of Measured and Indicated resource estimates only with associated development / mining in the mineralized zones.

 

·Associated costs of 3rd party mineral reserve estimation when the Company is already in production from said zones.

 

The Company has made production decisions to enter production at the Guanajuato Mine Complex at both the Guanajuato Mine (2006) and the San Ignacio Mine (2013).  The Company has not based these production decisions on any feasibility study of mineral reserves demonstrating economic and technical viability of the mines.  Thus, there may be increased uncertainty and risks of achieving any particular level of recovery of minerals from the mines at the Guanajuato complex or the costs of such recovery.  As the Guanajuato Mine Complex, does not have established reserves, the Company faces higher risks that anticipated rates of production and production costs will be achieved, each of which risks could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s ability to continue to generate anticipated revenues and cash flows to fund operations from the Guanajuato Mine Complex and ultimately the profitability of these operations.

 

  
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16.0Mining Methods

 

Mining methods for the Guanajuato Mine are cover in sections 16.1.1 to 16.1.7, followed by section 16.2 covering the San Ignacio Mine, and section 16.3 for the El Horcon Project. No consideration of mining methods was given for the Santa Rosa project as it is in the exploration stage.

 

16.1Guanajuato Mine

 

Mine production for the Guanajuato Mine since the commencement of operations by GPR is summarized in Table 16-1. GPR initially increased throughput (2007) but then refocused on increasing the feed grade (2008) with a resulting reduction in the feed tonnage. San Ignacio Mine production commenced in late November 2013. In 2014 Guanajuato Mine production dropped 3.6% from 2013 and has continued to drop into 2015 and 2016. The increase in production shown for 2014 and 2015 in Table 16-1 reflects increasing production from San Ignacio.

 

For the period from July 31, 2015 to August 31, 2016 the Guanajuato Mine production tonnage was from Cata, Los Pozos, Santa Margarita, Guanajuatito, San Cayetano, and Valenciana. Milling was carried out seven days per week and, at 214,836 tonnes, averaged 390 tonnes per calendar day during July 31, 2015 - August 31, 2016 (averaged 589 tonnes per calendar day during July 31, 2014 - June 30, 2015). Plant production at Guanajuato, including San Ignacio Mine material, averaged 876 tonnes per calendar day during July 31, 2015 - August 31, 2016 (averaged 835 tonnes per calendar day during July 31, 2014 to June 30, 2015).

 

Table 16-1:Guanajuato Production Figures – Great Panther Silver Limited - Guanajuato Mine and San Ignacio Mine

 

Year Tonnes Oz Silver Oz Gold
2006 86,111 105,480 988
2007 203,968 521,225 3,794
2008 155,079 848,083 5,488
2009 138,517 1,019,751 6,748
2010 144,112 1,019,856 6,619
2011 169,213 959,490 7,515
2012 174,022 1,004,331 10,350
2013 221,545 1,079,980 15,063
2014 267,812 1,239,009 15,906
2015 309,944 1,708,061 21,126
2016* 208,069 955,486 14,406
Total 2,078,392 10,460,752 108,003

 

*Source: GPR Annual reports for 2006 to 2015 inclusive, 2016 details from production records to August 31, 2016. 2013-2016 tonnes and ounces silver and gold include San Ignacio Mine.

 

  
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Table 16-2:Guanajuato Production Figures – Great Panther Silver Limited - Guanajuato Mine

 

Year Tonnes Oz Silver Oz Gold
2006 86,111 105,480 988
2007 203,968 521,225 3,794
2008 155,079 848,083 5,488
2009 138,517 1,019,751 6,748
2010 144,112 1,019,856 6,619
2011 169,213 959,490 7,515
2012 174,022 1,004,331 10,350
2013 220,463 1,075,771 14,990
2014 213,658 1,014,408 11,571
2015 180,691 1,188,394 9,478
2016* 87,982 535,431 4,302
Total 1,773,816 9,292,220 81,843

 

*Source: GPR Annual reports for 2006 to 2015 inclusive, 2016 details from production records to August 31, 2016.

 

16.1.1Cata Clavo Zones

 

Mining of the Cata Clavo has reached the 540 level where development and stoping are being carried out on the Veta Madre vein. Cata Clavo is a relatively steeply dipping structure that has been identified for mining from the 1560 elevation (540 level) to the 1665 elevation (435 level). The mining area is up to 100 meters long and up to 10 meters wide. The Veta Madre FW, Contact, Veta Madre HW, Alto 1 to Alto 4 zones are located on the hanging wall side of the Veta Madre and the multiple zones are close to one another. In some areas, the combined Veta Madre to Alto 4 generates an overall width exceeding 30 meters. A cross section of the Cata Clavo is shown in

 

  
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Figure 16-1 and a level plan of the block model and wireframe is shown in Figure 16-2. Presently, mining in the Cata zones includes backfilling stopes and salvaging internal pillars, as well as identifying mineralized extensions to identified zones, again for remnant mining.

 

The Cata ore zones are being mined by the mechanized cut and fill method. An access ramp is in the hanging-wall from which cross-cuts are driven to access the ore at the various lift elevations.

 

The ramp is approximately 3.5 meters by 3.5 meters and is supported by a combination of grouted rebar, wire mesh and straps as required. There are as many as six separate ore zones varying in widths from two to eight meters with strike lengths of 20 to 80 meters.

 

The sequence of mining commences with the lateral development of the ore zones on sub- levels which are spaced 20 to 30 meters apart. Mining then progresses upwards from one sub-level to the next in four meter lifts using breasting to mine the ore. As broken ore is removed, waste-rock fill is placed in the void. Currently, lateral development has been completed on the 545-meter level and mining of the first lift has commenced.

 

There are 1-boom, electric hydraulic jumbos for drilling, 3.5 and 4.0 - yard LHDs for mucking, and 10 and 18 - tonne trucks for ore haulage. Ground support in the stopes is installed using scissor lift trucks.

 

The rock stability was assessed in 2010 by Roland Tosney, Consulting Geotechnical Engineer. For up to five-meter roof spans, grouted rebar, rock bolt support is required. For spans over five meters but less than nine meters, cable bolts are installed for additional support. Four-meter-long cable bolts are installed in holes drilled with the jumbo. For zones requiring spans of greater than nine meters, permanent rock or concrete pillars are left.

 

  
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Figure 16-1: Section Map 12.5 Cata with Wireframes and Block Model

 

 

 

  
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Figure 16-2:Plan Map Cata 490 Level with Wireframes and Development

 

 

 

16.1.2Los Pozos Zone

 

At the Los Pozos SE zone mining is underway above the 275 level, both on remnant mineralization as well as recovery of old pillars. Below the 275 level the zone is in-situ. Mineralization is related to both the Veta Madre and Santa Margarita (hanging-wall) structures as well as transverse structures.

 

The Los Pozos deposits are relatively steeply dipping structures that have been identified for mining from the 1825masl elevation (275 level for Pozos NW & 250 level for Pozos SE) to the 1690masl elevation (410 level). A cross section of the Los Pozos deposit is shown in Figure 16-3 and a level plan of the block model and wireframe is shown in Figure 16-4.

 

Los Pozos ore zones are being mined by mechanized cut and fill method. There is a ramp in the footwall which provides access to sublevels that are spaced approximately 35 meters apart.

 

  
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The ramp is approximately 3.5 meters by 3.5 meters and is supported by grouted rebar and mesh as required. At each sublevel, a crosscut is driven across the zone followed by development along strike to the extents of the vein. The vein is then opened to its full width or, if the zone is too wide, to a maximum of 12 meters wide. In wider zones, it is necessary to either install cable bolts and/or to leave pillars.

 

Mining then progresses upwards in three-meter lifts using breasting to mine the ore. As ore is removed, waste fill is placed in the void. There are electric hydraulic jumbos for drilling, 3.5 and 4.0 - yard LHDs for mucking, and 10t trucks for ore haulage. Ground support in the stopes is installed using scissor lift trucks.

 

The rock stability was assessed by Roland Tosney in 2010. For five meter widths at Los Pozos, only rock bolt support is required. For widths over five meters but less than 12 meters, cable bolts are required for support. Four-meter-long cable bolts are installed in holes drilled with the jumbo. For zones over 12 meters wide, it is necessary to leave a permanent pillar or to provide support which is longer than the four-meter cable bolts.

 

  
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Figure 16-3:Section Map 175N Los Pozos with Wireframes and Block Model

 

 

 

  
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Figure 16-4:Plan Map Los Pozos 375 Level with Wireframes and Development

 

 

 

16.1.3Santa Margarita Zones

 

The Santa Margarita gold rich vein has been explored by ramp development from the 390 level to the 500 level. The ramp has been driven from the 1710masl elevation (390 level) and extended down to the 1600m elevation (500 level). Extractions are by cut and fill mining methods. In 2014 there was re-habilitation and development on the 345 and 360 levels. In 2016 there was some remnant mining in the deeper part of the Santa Margarita structure.

 

  
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Santa Margarita has been producing ore since March 2009, but presently production is much diminished. A cross section of the Santa Margarita deposit is shown in Figure 16-5 and a level plan of the block model and wireframe is shown in Figure 16-6.

 

 

 

  
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Santa Margarita is a gold rich deposit that is moderately dipping and narrow. Development of Santa Margarita has consisted of an exploration development driven on the zone, with ramp access driven in the footwall rocks.

 

The Santa Margarita ore zones are being mined by mechanized cut and fill method. An access ramp is in the hanging-wall from which cross-cuts are driven to access the ore at the various lift elevations.

 

The ramp is approximately 3.5 meters by 3.5 meters and is supported by grouted rebar, as required. There is one main breccia ore zone plus vein stockwork ore zones located in the footwall. Typical ore widths are 2.0 to 5.0 meters. The main zone is over 150 meters long while the footwall stockwork zones are 20 to 50 meters long.

 

The sequence of mining commences with the lateral development of the ore zones on sub-levels which are spaced 20 or 40 meters apart. Depending on the ore widths, mining then progresses upwards from one sub-level to the next in 1.5 meter (narrow ore) or 3.0 meter lifts (wider ore) using uppers or breasting respectively, to mine the ore. As broken ore is removed, waste-rock fill is placed in the void. Currently, lateral development is being conducted on the 455 and 475 meter levels while stoping is well established between the 435 and 390 meter levels.

 

Drilling is carried out with hand-held jack-leg drills in the narrow sections and with 1-boom, electric hydraulic jumbos in the wider zones. Mucking is conducted by 2.0, 3.5 and 4.0 - yard LHDs and broken ore is trucked to the Cata shaft by 10 and 18 tonne trucks. Ground support in the stopes is installed using stopers or jack-legs and / or scissor lift trucks.

 

The rock stability was conducted by Roland Tosney, Consulting Geotechnical Engineer.

 

  
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Figure 16-5:Section Map 75S Santa Margarita with Wireframes and Block Model

 

 

 

  
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Figure 16-6: Plan Map Santa Margarita 435 Level with Wireframes and Development

 

 

 

16.1.4Guanajuatito Zones

 

Guanajuatito has been producing ore since 2006. Production came predominantly from the 1800, 1785, 1761, and 1710masl elevations (300, 315, 339, and 390 levels) with hanging-wall ramp completed to the 1710masl elevation (390 level) in 2015, and plans to continue the ramp to depth. A cross section of the Guanajuatito deposit is shown in Figure 16-7 and a level plan of the block model and wireframe is shown in Figure 16-8.

 

The Guanajuatito ore zones are being mined by mechanized cut and fill method. An access ramp is in the hanging-wall from which cross-cuts are driven to access the ore at the various lift elevations.

 

  
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The ramp is approximately 3.5 meters by 3.5 meters and is supported by grouted rebar, as required. There is one main ore zone which is typically 1.5 to 4.0 meters wide and up to 100 meters long on strike.

 

The sequence of mining commences with the lateral development of the ore zones on sub-levels which are spaced 40 meters apart. Mining then progresses upwards from one sub-level to the next in 1.5 meter lifts using uppers, to mine the ore. As broken ore is removed, waste-rock fill is placed in the void. Currently, ramp access is being established to the 320-meter level while stoping is well established above.

 

Drilling is carried out with hand-held jack-leg drills in the narrow sections. Mucking is conducted by 2.0, 3.5 and 4.0 - yard LHDs and broken ore is hauled from the mine by 10 tonne highway trucks to the processing plant. Ground support in the stopes, grouted rebar, is installed using stopers or jack-legs.

 

The rock stability was conducted by Roland Tosney, Consulting Geotechnical Engineer.

 

Figure 16-7:Section Map 2850N Guanajuatito with Wireframes and Block Model

 

 

 

  
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Figure 16-8:Plan Map Guanajuatito 270 Level with Wireframes and Development

 

 

 

16.1.5San Cayetano Zone

 

Development has commenced on the San Cayetano zone, consisting of drifting along the mineralization on the 475 level, minor raising to ascertain grade continuity, and cross cutting in the hanging-wall to build out several drill stations. Mining from the 520 and 475 levels has been by cut and fill. Exploration development and drilling continues along the western extension of the San Cayetano in 2016.

 

  
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Figure 16-9:Section Map 350S San Cayetano with Wireframes and Block Model

 

 

 

  
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Figure 16-10:Plan Map San Cayetano 490 Level with Wireframes and Development

 

 

 

16.1.6Valenciana Zone

 

Exploration development has commenced on the Valenciana zones on the 320 and 285 levels. Exploitation is within several footwall zones to the Veta Madre.

 

  
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Figure 16-11:Section Map 1800N Valenciana with Wireframes and Block Model

 

 

 

  
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Figure 16-12:Plan Map Valenciana 350 Level with Wireframes and Development

 

 

 

16.1.7Promontorio Zone

 

No development has commenced on the Promontorio zone. It is a quartz stockwork system within the hanging-wall conglomerates, immediately above the Veta Madre.

 

  
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Figure 16-13:Section Map 450S Promontorio with Wireframes and Block Model

 

 

 

  
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Figure 16-14:Plan Map Promontorio 100 Level with Wireframes and Development

 

 

 

16.2San Ignacio Mine

 

Mine pre-production at San Ignacio started in the third quarter of 2013. The production from San Ignacio has helped increase production at GMC (Table 16-3), and totalled 189,346 tonnes, or 535 tonnes per calendar day between July 31, 2015 to August 31, 2016 (see Table 16-4). During 2016 production from San Ignacio contributed approximately 55% of the tonnage to GMC.

 

Table 16-3:Guanajuato Production Figures – Great Panther Silver Limited - Guanajuato Mine and San Ignacio Mine

 

Year Tonnes Oz Silver Oz Gold
2006 86,111 105,480 988
2007 203,968 521,225 3,794
2008 155,079 848,083 5,488
2009 138,517 1,019,751 6,748
2010 144,112 1,019,856 6,619
2011 169,213 959,490 7,515
2012 174,022 1,004,331 10,350
2013 221,545 1,079,980 15,063
2014 267,812 1,239,009 15,906
2015 309,944 1,708,061 21,126
2016* 208,069 955,486 14,406
Total 2,078,392 10,460,752 108,003

 

*Source: GPR Annual reports for 2006 to 2015 inclusive, 2016 details from production records to August 31, 2016. 2013-2016 tonnes and ounces silver and gold include San Ignacio Mine.

 

  
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Table 16-4:Guanajuato Production Figures – Great Panther Silver Limited – San Ignacio Mine

 

Year Tonnes Oz Silver Oz Gold
2013 1,082 4,209 73
2014 54,154 224,601 4,335
2015 129,253 519,667 11,648
2016* 120,087 420,055 10,104
Total 304,576 1,168,532 26,160

 

*Source: GPR Annual reports for 2006 to 2015 inclusive, 2016 details from production records to August 31, 2016.

 

The main ramp (4.5 by 4.5 meters) has a 12% decline. It was developed using a 6-cubic yard scoop, a single-boom electric jumbo, and a combination of conventional 20 tonne trucks and an underground truck.

 

The mining method is standard cut and fill with waste provided by the development. Stopes along the various Melladito veins can bulge to approximately 15 meter widths. On rare occasions (vein widths of about 1 meter such as at the Intermediate vein) shrinkage stoping is used. Jacklegs are used in stopes for vertical to 70-degree production holes, and if necessary the hanging wall can be blasted if needed for at least a 2.0-meter-wide stope.  Forced air ventilation uses electric fans, and sump pumps operate at 50 – 60gpm removing mine water.  The two air compressors are electrical with 1,000cfm and 100psi. The mine’s electric power is supplied by the Mexican national grid.

 

  
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There are two 12 hour working shifts operating from Monday to Saturday.  There are 15 operators per shift, one supervisor per shift, plus one mine superintendent and one services crew of 5 persons (day shift only).

 

Mineralized rock is trucked to the Guanajuato plant using conventional 20 tonne trucks.

 

Section (Figure 16-15 to Figure 16-19) at 700N, 470N, 300N, 200N, and 100N, and a plan view (Figure 16-20) of the 2,300m elevation shows the distribution of the various veins and associated development along Melladito and Intermediate veins.

 

  
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Figure 16-15:Section 700N San Ignacio Veins

 

 

 

  
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Figure 16-16:Section 470N San Ignacio Veins

 

 

 

  
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Figure 16-17:Section 300N San Ignacio Veins

 

 

 

  
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Figure 16-18:Section 200N San Ignacio Veins

 

 

 

  
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Figure 16-19:Section 100N San Ignacio Veins

 

 

 

  
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Figure 16-20:Plan Map San Ignacio Veins at 2300m Elevation

 

 

 

16.3El Horcon Project

 

The mining method considered when estimating the Mineral Resource is standard cut and fill with waste provided by the development.

 

16.4Santa Rosa Project

 

The Santa Rosa Project is exploration in nature and no mining methods are considered.

 

  
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17.0Recovery Methods

 

Mineral feed from both the Guanajuato Mine and San Ignacio Mine are processed at the GMC metallurgical plant at the Guanajuato Mine. The mineral feed from both mines is batched separately due to slightly differing metallurgical characteristics, but the silver-gold concentrates are blended on site. Regarding potential El Horcon mineral feed, it again would be separately batched and a lead-gold-silver concentrate produced to be sold separately. No consideration has been given for mineralization in the Santa Rosa project area as it is a relatively early stage exploration project.

 

The process flow sheet for the Cata plant is illustrated in Figure 17-1. The three-stage crushing plant is designed to produce ball mill feed that is less than 3/8 inch in size. Run-of-mine ore is passed through a grizzly, into the 1,000 tonne coarse ore bin. Oversize is broken manually or with a backhoe-mounted rock-hammer. The coarse ore is minus 18 inches’ material. From the bin the ore is taken by an apron feeder and over vibrating grizzly to the Pettibone (24” by 36”) primary jaw crusher. The jaw crusher is set to four inches. There is also a second 500 tonne capacity coarse ore bin that feeds a separate, smaller crusher so that materials can be kept separate if desired.

 

The jaw crusher product and the undersize from the vibrating grizzly is sent to the Symons (4 ft. standard head) secondary cone crusher, which further reduces the particle size to minus one inch. The secondary crusher product is conveyed to the Allis Chalmers (6 x 16 ft.) vibratory screen, where material, passing through the half-inch mesh, is conveyed to the fine ore bins. Oversize from the screen is fed to the Norberg HP300 tertiary cone crusher, with a design product size of one quarter inch. The tertiary crusher operates in closed circuit with the vibratory screen. The fine ore bin has a total capacity of 2,500 tonnes. Ore from the fine ore bins is conveyed to one of three Denver (7 x 14 ft.) ball mills operating in parallel.

 

The grinding section is designed to reduce the fine ore to slurry with a particle size of 68% passing 74 microns to liberate the sulphide minerals containing the gold and silver from the waste minerals.

 

In 2011, the flotation section was greatly improved with the installation of five new fully automated Outotec cells which replaced the old sections of rougher cells. Now the flotation products of these cells are sent per their quality to cleaning cells or recirculated with scavenger products and cleaner tails for regrinding, after the step of cleaning the concentrate is sent to the concentrate thickener section and filtered to remove excess water, leaving finally an average humidity of 11% and so is sent to the point of sale per existing contracts. These modifications have been key to improvements in metallurgical recoveries.

 

  
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In addition, a small mill for regrinding was installed in April, 2012. The middling products (i.e. cleaning cell tails together with the scavenger products) are reground to liberate valuable sulphides before being recirculated to the head of the flotation circuit. This has improved recoveries. In 2012 the plant also made several improvements in seeking a better working environment, safer conditions, improvements to the environment, and of course more efficient operation. These included 1) installation of a new electrical substation, 2) total change of electrical cables that were in poor condition, and 3) new tailings pumping system to the tailings dam (fully instrumented), using a single pump station and replace the old system with five pumping stations. This will help prevent potential damage to the environment, and give significant savings of electric energy.

 

The last improvement in 2012 was the installation of a new double bed screen of 6 x 20 feet, and a new Norberg HP300 tertiary crusher.

 

In 2013, a new concentrate filter press was installed to decrease humidity of the concentrate. Since 2013 there have been continuous upgrades in the plant. In 2014 an automatic alarm system was installed for the pumping system between the tails pond and the plant, the hopper system was upgraded, and plant water recovery was increased. In 2015 concrete walls were constructed around the concentrate storage yard, and through a regular maintenance program 209 meters of piping of the tails pipe line was replaced.

 

  
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Figure 17-1:Process Flow Sheet, Guanajuato Mine Complex Metallurgical Plant

 

 

 

  
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18.0Project Infrastructure

 

18.1Guanajuato Mine

 

The surface and underground infrastructure at the Guanajuato Mine includes the following:

 

·Extensive underground workings from surface to approximately 600m below surface including multiple shafts and adits from surface as well as internal shafts and ramps.

 

·Two main shafts: the Rayas, for men and materials, and the Cata shaft, for rock hoisting.

 

·A nominal 1,200tpd flotation concentrator with surface bins, crushing facilities, grinding mills, flotation cells, and concentrate dewatering circuit.

 

·A tailings storage facility.

 

·Connection to the national grid for the supply of electric power.

 

·Conventional and mechanized underground mining equipment.

 

·Mine, geology, processing, and administrative offices in several locations. A shaft and ramp from surface as well as internal ramps and drives linking to adjacent mines.

 

·Conventional and mechanized underground mining equipment.

 

18.2San Ignacio Mine

 

The surface and underground infrastructure at the San Ignacio project includes the following:

 

·Underground workings from surface to approximately 100 meters below surface including ramps and several levels.

 

·Connection to the national grid for the supply of electric power and sub-station facility.

 

·Conventional and mechanized underground mining equipment.

 

·Mine maintenance shop and associated office and stores, and diesel storage facility.

 

·Access road and mine waste dumps.

 

  
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18.3El Horcon Project

 

The surface and underground infrastructure at the San Ignacio project includes the following:

 

·Various pits and excavation along veins as well as some stoping along the Diamantillo vein. One extensive underground adit cross cuts vein on both GPR claims and adjacent claims, partially dating back to the 17th century.

 

·Surface roads in need of repair.

 

18.4Santa Rosa Project

 

The surface and underground infrastructure at the San Ignacio project includes the following:

 

·Small pits and short cross cuts along the Canada vein, and a 50m deep shaft accessing the Virgen vein along with ~100m of adit.

 

·Surface roads transect most of the claims.

 

  
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19.0Market Studies and Contracts

 

19.1Market Studies

 

The principal commodities at the GMC (Guanajuato and San Ignacio Mines) are iron sulphide concentrates containing gold and silver. These products are freely traded, at prices that are widely known, so that prospects for sale of any production are virtually assured. There are smelters in Mexico that can accept these concentrates, as well as other smelters around the world, and traders who purchase such concentrates.

 

19.2Contracts

 

There are no contracts in place for either the El Horcon or Santa Rosa projects.

 

19.2.1Guanajuato Mine

 

The Guanajuato Mine is an operating mine using contract employees and contracted services under the direction of Company employed management. There are a number of contracts in place for:

 

·Diamond drilling in the mine (one contractor)

 

·Ten contracts for the supply of labour and services in the mines with 7 to 240 contractors covered under the contracts

 

·SGS contract laboratory on the site

 

·Alfred Knight for representation at Manzanillo, and Inspectorate in Veracruz, for concentrate shipments

 

·Sales of concentrates to traders and smelters

 

·Security services on surface and underground

 

The mine maintenance contract is a fixed monthly fee plus a cost per unit operating hour for the underground equipment for servicing and repairs. There are equipment availability targets in the contract. Other maintenance contracts are based upon a cost per man-day.

 

Mining contracts include unit costs for development, stoping, and haulage plus daily costs for ancillary personnel. Some of the contracts have similar payment schedules and others are for support costs such as ditching and installation of pipes. Several of the mining contracts include rates for the use of Company equipment (LHD, trucks, jumbos, etc.).

 

  
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Security personnel are contracted based upon a daily rate per man.

 

The SGS contract for laboratory services on site is based on a fixed monthly cost for the first 9,115 analyses and an additional cost for analyses in excess of 10,027 analyses per month, with cost adjustments related to currency exchange rates.

 

19.2.2San Ignacio Mine

 

San Ignacio is an operating satellite mine of the GMC using employees and contracted services under the direction of Company employed management. There are a number of contracts in place for:

 

·Ten contracts for the supply of labour and services in the mines with 7 to 240 contractors covered under the contracts
   
·SGS contract to operate Guanajuato Mine laboratory where San Ignacio samples are assayed

 

·Trucking of ores from San Ignacio to GMC

 

·Security services on surface

 

  
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20.0Environmental Studies, Permitting, and Social or Community Impact

 

MMR operates the Guanajuato Mine under the same permissions as the Cooperative since the property was acquired in 2005. The tailings storage facility is operated in accordance with federal laws and GMC works closely with Procuraduria Federal de Proteccion al Ambiente (PROFEPA), the Federal office for environmental protection.

 

GMC has an environmental department and carries out regular monitoring and reclamation work on the site, as well as coordinating permit application matters for activities such as exploration work in new areas. Proper permitting is in place for the operation at San Ignacio Mine. Past drilling by GPR at El Horcon and Santa Rosa was duly permitted by SEMARNAT. An application for exploration and mine development activities permit from SEMARNAT is underway at El Horcon.

 

20.1Reclamation Closure

 

While there are no funds set aside for mine closure, such as a bond, management estimates closure and post-closure costs of US$1.8 million at Guanajuato Mine and Cata processing plant, including associated infrastructure.  A further US$0.5 million has been estimated by management for closure and post-closure costs at the San Ignacio Mine.

 

  
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21.0Capital and Operating Costs

 

21.1Guanajuato Mine

 

Capital and operating budgets are prepared each year for the Guanajuato Mine Complex by mine staff. These budgets are continuously reviewed against production to ensure profitability. For the 2016 (January-August) operating year the average cost of production was US$97 per tonne (Table 21-1) which included plant, administration and mining (fixed and variable) costs. For the purposes of this report individual zone cut-offs will be at a marginal rate per tonne (variable costs only) noted in Table 21-1. Promontorio will use the same costs as Los Pozos. Specific mining areas with ongoing production have been broken out of the overall GMC budget. The specific costs for these areas are given in Table 21-1. Areas of mineral resource without, or with minimal production (i.e. Promontorio, Valenciana), will use the average marginal production cost per tonne.

 

Table 21-1: 2015 (January through August) Average Cost Report for GTO

  

Variable Costs Per Tonne Cata   Santa Margarita Los Pozos Guanajuatito San Ignacio Valenciana Total
Mine cost per tonne $ 57 $ 66 $ 53 $ 48 $ 38 $ 55 $ 44
Plant cost per tonne $ 15 $ 15 $ 15 $ 15 $ 15 $ 15 $ 15
Admin cost per tonne $ 3 $ 4 $ 3 $ 3 $ 3 $ 3 $ 3
Total cost per tonne milled $ 76 $ 85 $ 72 $ 66 $ 57 $ 74 $ 63
                             
Fixed Costs Per Tonne Cata   Santa Margarita Los Pozos Guanajuatito San Ignacio Valenciana Total
Mine cost per tonne $ 7 $ 11 $ 11 $ 19 $ 14 $ 21 $ 14
Plant cost per tonne $ 3 $ 3 $ 3 $ 3 $ 3 $ 3 $ 3
Admin cost per tonne $ 17 $ 17 $ 17 $ 17 $ 17 $ 17 $ 17
Total cost per tonne milled $ 27 $ 31 $ 31 $ 39 $ 34 $ 41 $ 33
                             
Total Variable & Fixed Costs Cata   Santa Margarita Los Pozos Guanajuatito San Ignacio Valenciana Total
Mine cost per tonne $ 64 $ 77 $ 64 $ 67 $ 52 $ 77 $ 58
Plant cost per tonne $ 18 $ 18 $ 18 $ 18 $ 18 $ 18 $ 18
Admin cost per tonne $ 21 $ 21 $ 21 $ 21 $ 21 $ 21 $ 21
Total cost per tonne milled $ 102 $ 116 $ 103 $ 106 $ 91 $ 116 $ 97
numbers may not add up due to rounding.                      

 

The GMC is operated with contractors under the supervision of GPR management personnel. The contractors and management personnel are engaged by service companies that provide their services to the underlying owner of the mineral properties. At the end of August 2016, there were 157 administrative and management personnel and 671 contractors at the site. There are ten separate contractors who provide labour and services for the mining and processing operations.

 

  
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21.2San Ignacio Mine

 

The operating budget for San Ignacio has the average cost of production at US$91 per tonne (Table 21-1) which included plant, trucking, administration and mining (fixed and variable) costs. For the purposes of this report, cut-off will be established at a marginal rate (variable costs) of US$57 per tonne (rounded).

 

The San Ignacio Mine is operated under the supervision of GMC management personnel. GMC personnel carry out all mine maintenance, mining, and security. Manpower, staff and Contractors at SI site are shared between the Guanajuato and San Ignacio sites.

 

21.3El Horcon Project

 

For estimating the Inferred Mineral Resource a total unit cost of $US110 / tonne was used.

 

21.4Santa Rosa Project

 

No Capital and Operating Costs are yet considered for the Santa Rosa project.

 

  
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22.0Economic Analysis

 

This section has been excluded, as per securities regulations, as the GMC is in operation and Great Panther Silver Limited is a producing issuer.

 

  
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23.0Adjacent Properties

 

Mining in the Guanajuato district has been ongoing, more or less continuously, for over four centuries. The most prolific producing vein structure within the district is the Veta Madre and GPR’s holdings encompass some of the more historically significant sections of that system. There are other important past and present producers on the Veta Madre, and surrounding vein structures (see Figure 4-2).

 

23.1Guanajuato Mine

 

The Torres Mine Property, formerly operated by Peñoles, borders GPR’s ground to the south. Endeavour Silver Corp. (Endeavour) operates the Cebada, Bolañitos, Golondrinas, and Asuncion mines, as well as a 2,000 tonne per day concentrator at Bolañitos. Cebada is located along the Veta Madre immediately northwest of the Guanajuatito mine, while the other mines are located on the Veta La Luz system, approximately five kilometers to the west-northwest. Production from the Bolañitos operation in 2015 is reported on Endeavour’s website to have been at 455,226 tonnes throughput producing 1.45 million ounces of Ag, and 23,966 ounces of Au.

 

In 2012, Endeavour Silver Corp. purchased the El Cubo Mine located on the Veta de la Sierra some five kilometers southeast of Rayas. Production from this operation in 2015 is reported on Endeavour’s website to have been at 677,145 tonnes throughput producing 2.3 million ounces of Ag and 28,634 ounces of Au.

 

23.2San Ignacio Mine

 

Endeavour operates the Bolañitos Mine concentrator approximately 3km north of the San Ignacio shaft which had 2015 through-put of 1,274t/d. Part of Endeavour’s mining at the Bolañitos Mine is also development and mining from the Lucero Adit located approximately 200m east of the north-east corner of the San Ignacio property, which consists of numerous veins parallel to the structures on the San Ignacio property (Endeavour news release, January 12, 2015).

 

23.3El Horcon Project

 

Mining in the Guanajuato district has been ongoing, more or less continuously, for over four centuries. The most prolific producing vein structure within the district is the Veta Madre and GPR’s holdings encompass some of the more historically significant sections of that system. These mines are 50-80km southeast of the El Horcon Project.

 

  
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23.4Santa Rosa Project

 

Mining in the Guanajuato district has been ongoing, more or less continuously, for over four centuries. This will include multiple veins along the Sierra vein trend parallel and north east of the Veta Madre. The bulk of the Santa Rosa claims overlie the Sierra vein trend and host segments of veins that have been historically exploited to some degree. No records exist for any of this exploitation. The El Cubo Mine of Endeavour Silver Corp is located 10km to the southeast along the Sierra vein trend and is presently the only operating mine on the trend.

 

  
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24.0Other Relevant Data and Information

 

No additional information or explanation is necessary to make this Technical Report understandable and not misleading.

 

  
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25.0Interpretation and Conclusions

 

·The drill sampling and logging employed by GPR are appropriate for the deposit type and mineralization style. Reasonable and practical steps are taken to ensure security of the samples.

 

·The channel samples are lower in quality than the drill samples owing to the method used to collect them. They are now stored in a format amenable to compositing.

 

·The assaying is being conducted in an acceptable manner, using common industry-standard methods. The performance of the Guanajuato Mine site laboratory, operated by SGS, is monitored by both internal and external Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) programs.

 

·After corrections, the database was reasonably free of errors, and appropriate for use in estimation of Mineral Resources. Appropriate safeguards are in place to ensure that the database is secure.

 

25.1Guanajuato Mine

 

·The geology includes the juxtaposition of Oligocene age sedimentary and volcanic rocks onto Mesozoic age sedimentary and intrusive rocks along the “Veta Madre”, a 25 kilometer long, northwest trending, 45-degree south west dipping normal fault with associate intrusive dykes.

 

·Mineralization occurs in structurally complex multi-generational vein quartz dominated stock-work and breccia zones along the Veta Madre. Structural geology mapping indicates that up to eight cross-cutting breccia events occur with associated precious metal mineralization. Fluid inclusion studies reflect the complex structural history with boiling (indicative event associated with precious metal deposition) occurring from the 2100 to 1500masl elevations (surface to the deepest levels drilled) in the GMC. As such, potential to find further mineralization both laterally and vertically below know precious metal mineralization zones is deemed excellent by the author.

 

·The Guanajuato Mine contains estimated Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources of 151,175 tonnes above varying US$ NSR cut-offs, at an average grade of 253g/t silver and 1.45g/t gold, for a total of 1,725,179 equivalent silver ounces (“Ag eq oz”). This includes Measured Mineral Resources of 114,695 tonnes at an average grade of 264g/t silver and 1.53g/t gold, for a total of 1,372,961 Ag eq oz and Indicated Mineral Resources of 36,480 tonnes at an average grade of 216g/t silver and 1.19g/t gold, for a total of 352,218 Ag eq oz. In addition, estimated Inferred Mineral Resources are 147,327 tonnes at an average grade of 129g/t silver and 2.13g/t gold, for 1,324,867 Ag eq oz.

 

  
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·For Measured and Indicated, there is a 5% decrease in contained Ag eq oz on the previous year's estimate. For Inferred, a 3% decrease in contained Ag eq oz was reported. The decrease in M&I mainly reflects the decrease in mineral resource at Cata and Santa Margarita, plus decreasing silver and gold prices. Lower precious metal prices and shifting of previous Inferred Mineral Resource to the Geological Potential category negatively affected the Inferred Resource.

 

·There is potential for further additions to the mineral resources estimates both in the zones estimated in this report and through diligent exploration. The exploration is presently better in defining the Cata, Los Pozos, and Santa Margarita zones, as well as locating new areas of mineralization at Guanajuatito, and in the Valenciana, Los Pozos, Promontorio, and San Cayetano areas.

 

·Mining operations are underway on the Guanajuatito, Valenciana, Cata, Santa Margarita, San Cayetano, and Los Pozos deposits using mechanized equipment in the stopes and truck haulage along the 345 level to move ore to the Cata shaft for hoisting to surface. At Guanajuatito the ore is hauled to surface by rubber tired trucks. The equipment and mining methods are appropriate for the deposits.

 

·The Cata plant is a flotation plant which has a nominal capacity of 1,200tpd. The plant operated approximately 29 days per month, with an overall average rate of approximately 965 tonnes per calendar day. During the report’s effective period of August 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016, approximately 430 tonnes / day was derived from the Guanajuato Mine. Metallurgical recovery in 2016 dropped due to lower Guanajuato Mine grades and blending of Guanajuato and San Ignacio Mine ores. Resultant overall blended recoveries for August 2016 have been 88.3% for silver and 85.4% for gold. Flotation concentrates are shipped to ports in Mexico.

 

·Process improvements were implemented including the addition and replacement of flotation cells and an overhaul of the concentrate thickener.

 

25.2San Ignacio Mine

 

·The area in which the San Ignacio property is located has a long history of mining dating back to 1548. There are numerous historical workings on the property and as such, there is a likelihood that Great Panther could successfully explore for additional mineral resources.

 

 

·The drilling of 195 diamond drill holes on the San Ignacio property delineated eight mineralized epithermal veins with the primary economic minerals of silver and gold. The veins were observed to be continuous along strike of up to 1,050 meters and 150 meters down dip. The mineralization is open in several directions, most notably to the south and in parallel structures.

 

  
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·The eight zones defined in the Mineral Resource Estimate are the Melladito, Melladito FW, Melladito Step, Melladito Splay, Intermediate, Intermediate 2, and Nombre de Dios 1 & 2.

 

 

·Presently the Company is exploiting the Intermediate, Intermediate 2, Melladito Splay, and Melladito zones, where from inception in 2013, a total of 306,204 tonnes has been mined (to end of August 2016) grading 135g/t silver and 3.01g/t gold. During the report’s effective period of August 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016 San Ignacio contributed approximately 535 tonnes per day to the processing plant.

 

·Metallurgical recoveries since July 2016 are reported for a blend of San Ignacio and Guanajuato Mine ores. Blended 2016 recoveries are 85.4% for Au and 88.3% for Ag.

 

·The San Ignacio property contains estimated Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources of 541,725 tonnes above a US$57 NSR cut-off, at an average grade of 114g/t silver and 2.80/t gold, for a total of 5,420,897 equivalent silver ounces (“Ag eq oz”).  This includes Measured Mineral Resources of 408,327 tonnes at an average grade of 116g/t silver and 2.88g/t gold, for a total of 4,191,435 Ag eq oz and Indicated Mineral Resources of 133,398 tonnes at an average grade of 106g/t silver and 2.56g/t gold, for a total of 1,229,462 Ag eq oz. In addition, estimated Inferred Mineral Resources are 645,318 tonnes at an average grade of 121g/t silver and 2.15g/t gold, for 5,665,137 Ag eq oz.

 

25.3El Horcon Project

 

The vein system at El Horcon is a quartz-chalcedony dominated, structurally-controlled epithermal system hosted by Paleocene Comanja granitic rocks and Mesozoic low-grade metamorphic metasedimentary / metavolcanic basement, and consists of three principal vein sets that formed in faults and extension fractures, namely 1) NW-striking, SW-dipping veins with dips generally ranging from 45°-70°+, 2) NW-striking, SW-dipping low-dip veins (20°-30°), and 3) NE-striking generally steep transverse veins.

 

·The El Horcon property contains estimated Inferred Mineral Resources totalling 162,140 tonnes above a US$110/tonne cut-off, at an average grade of 76g/t silver, 3.44g/t gold, 2.69% lead and 3.79% zinc within the Diamantillo, Diamantillo HW, Natividad, and San Guillermo veins.

 

·There is potential for further additions to the mineral resource estimates both in the zones estimated in this report and through diligent exploration.

 

25.4Santa Rosa

 

Five holes were drilled by GPR in 2012 with no results of economic significance.

 

  
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Detailed geological mapping in 2014 continued to define vein orientations and property geological controls. This included detailed underground and surface mapping on the Virgen and Salaverna North veins.

 

The veins are exposed in a window of Mesozoic volcanic and meta-sedimentary rocks, the same host rock for veins in the rest of the Guanajuato Mining District, surrounded by post mineralization ignimbrite cover rocks. Geological mapping will continue to define the extent of veining and the size of the Mesozoic window.

 

  
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26.0Recommendations

 

The 2017 budget for the GMC includes surface and underground drilling for the San Ignacio Mine, underground drilling for the Guanajuato Mine, and surface drilling for the El Horcon and Santa Rosa projects. The 2017 budget is estimated at US$4,515,000 and includes 34,500 meters of core drilling (see Table 26-1).

 

26.1Guanajuato Mine

 

Recommendations are that GPR continues mining operations at the Guanajuato Mine; that QA/QC monitoring should be expanded to include regular reporting (monthly recommended) and laboratory audits; and that GPR continues exploration activities in current and other prospective areas to extend the mine life. The exploration includes detailed re-evaluation, geological interpretation, and re-sampling in old mined areas, and along and down dip of present mining. Part of the operational budget for 2016 includes 1,000 meters of underground drilling to be focused on improving the mineral resource classification below present development in the Guanajuatito area. For 2017 a concerted effort at detailing the Guanajuatito, Promontorio, and Valenciana areas along the Veta Madre is essential and as such an underground drill program of 10,975 meters is recommended. The budget for this program is summarized in Table 26-1.

 

26.2San Ignacio Mine

 

The author recommends a work program to update the current resource estimate and explore for additional resources on the San Ignacio property. The budget for this program is summarized in Table 26-1.

 

Additional sampling of the eight veins comprising the mineral resource is required before the resources can be upgraded to higher categories. To that end, Great Panther plans to continue developing and mining underground, adding underground levels on the Intermediate, Melladito, Melladito Splay and Intermediate 2 veins where sampling the exposed veins in detail will add considerable confidence to the understanding of grade continuity and geologic controls on mineralization. This recommendation is already part of the operations budget for 2016. Also, the 2016 operational budget for 2016 includes 2,000 meters of underground drilling be focused on improving the mineral resource classification below present development on the Melladito and Intermediate veins, and 4,000 meters of surface drilling be focused on the southern extension of Melladito vein, as well as down dip testing of the historical San Pedro and Mexiamora mining areas.

 

  
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For 2017 a concerted effort at detailing the Melladito, Intermediate, Nombre de Dios, and Nombre de Dios 2 veins is essential and as such an underground drill program of 13,025 meters is recommended. Surface drilling for 2017 is budgeted at 8,000 meters and will focus on detailing areas south of present mining along the Melladito vein structure, as well as in the San Pedro and Mexiamora areas, and lastly in the far south of the San Ignacio project near the old San Jose de Gracia shaft.

 

26.3El Horcon Project

 

Recommendations are to continue to complete the final details of an environmental assessment application with SEMARNAT for future surface drilling and underground deposit evaluation. A 1,500m surface drill hole program has been recommended for 2017, focused on the Diamantillo and San Guillermo veins. As well, detailed geological mapping is continuing to better define and sample the various structures both to the northwest and southeast of the 2012 drill program.

 

26.4Santa Rosa Project

 

A 1,000m surface drill hole program has been recommended for 2017, focused on the Canada de la Virgen vein.

 

Table 26-1: 2017 Budget for Proposed Work Plan at GMC

 

Project Meters Cost
per
Meter
Cost
(US$) (US$)
2017 Guanajuato Mine, Underground Drilling  Drilling, BQ & NQ core (all-in costs)      10,975 $140.00 $1,536,500
2017 El Horcon, surface drilling NQ core (all costs)      1,500 $110.00 $165,000
2017 Santa Rosa, surface drilling NQ core (all costs)      1,000 $110.00 $110,000
2017 San Ignacio, underground drilling* Underground Drilling    13,025 $140.00 $1,823,500
2017 San Ignacio, Surface Drilling* Surface Drilling      8,000 $110.00 $880,000
2017 Grand - Total            34,500   $4,515,000

 

  
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Notes: * Surface drilling costs for San Ignacio, Santa Rosa, and El Horcon use surface drilling costs for San Ignacio in 2015. Underground drilling costs for San Ignacio are proportional to costs in the Guanajuato Mine.

 

  
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27.0References

 

Baker D., 2011, 2011 Geology and Structure Report on the San Ignacio project Guanajuato Mexico. Prepared for Great Panther Silver Limited by Equity Exploration Consultants Ltd.

 

Barclay, W.A., 2006, Preliminary structural geology at the Mina San Vicente and part of the contiguous surface area, Guanajuato, GTO, Mexico. Independent report for Minera Mexicana el Rosario and for Great Panther Resources, dated July 17, 2006: 24pp + figures.

 

Barclay, W.A., 2007, continued Structural Geology at Mina San Vicente, Level 100 NTE; Guanajuato, GTO, Mexico; Independent report for Minera Mexicana el Rosario and for Great Panther Resources, dated January 9, 2007: 7pp + figures.

 

Brown, C., 2013, El Horcon Project Preliminary Economic Assessment, September 2013, internal report for GPR: 17pp.

 

Brown, R.F., 2016, NI43-101 Technical Report on the Guanajuato Mine Complex claims and Mineral Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El Horcon Project, as of July 31, 2015, dated February 25, 2016 and Amended October 27, 2016: 217pp + figures.

 

Brown, R.F., 2016, NI43-101 Technical Report on the Guanajuato Mine Complex claims and Mineral Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El Horcon Project, as of July 31, 2015, dated February 25, 2016: 217pp + figures.

 

Brown, R.F., 2015, NI43-101 Technical Report on the Guanajuato Mine Complex claims and Mineral Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El Horcon Project, as of July 31, 2014, dated February 25, 2015: 207pp + figures.

 

Brown, R.F., 2014, NI43-101 Technical Report on the Guanajuato Mine Complex claims and Mineral Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El Horcon Project, as of July 31, 2014, dated August 16, 2014: 213pp + figures.

 

Brown, R.F., 2013, NI43-101 Report on the El Horcon Project Mineral Resource Estimation for the Diamantillo, Diamantillo HW, Natividad, and San Guillermo zones as of August 31st, 2013, 72pp + figures.

 

Brown, R.F., 2012, NI43-101 Report on the Guanajuatito Mine Complex Mineral Resource Estimate for the Guanajuatito, Cata, Los Pozos, and Santa Margarita Zones, as of January 31st, 2012, (June 26, 2012). Un-published internal GPR report.

 

  
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San Ignacio Mine, and El Horcon and Santa Rosa Projects.
Guanajuato, Mexico

 

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San Ignacio Mine, and El Horcon and Santa Rosa Projects.
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Mineral Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine,
San Ignacio Mine, and El Horcon and Santa Rosa Projects.
Guanajuato, Mexico

 

28.0DatE and Signature Page

 

This report titled “NI43-101Technical Report on the Guanajuato Mine Complex Claims and Mineral Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El Horcon and Santa Rosa Projects. Guanajuato, Mexico” and dated February 20, 2017 was prepared and signed by the following authors:

 

    “Robert F. Brown”
     
  Dated at Vancouver, B.C. Robert F. Brown, P. Eng.
     
  February 20, 2017 Q.P for Great Panther Silver Limited

 

  
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29.0Certificate of Qualified Person

 

I, Robert F. Brown, 3977 Westridge Ave., West Vancouver, B.C., Canada, as the author of this report “NI43-101Technical Report on the Guanajuato Mine Complex Claims and Mineral Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El Horcon and Santa Rosa Projects. Guanajuato, Mexico” prepared for Great Panther Silver Limited., dated February 20, 2017 does hereby certify that;

 

1.I am a graduate of the Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario (1975) and hold a B. Sc. degree in Geology.

 

2.I am presently a contractor and Qualified Person (QP) for Great Panther Silver Limited.

 

3.I have been employed in my profession by various companies since graduation in 1975.

 

4.I am a registered Professional Engineer with Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. since 1982.

 

5.I have read the definitions of “Qualified Person” set out in NI 43-101 and certify that because of my education, affiliation with a professional association and past relevant work experience, I fulfil the requirements to be a “Qualified Person” for the purposes of NI 43-101. My relevant experience includes practice as a geologist in the fields of exploration, resource definition and estimation, and mining on projects at various stages of development (green-fields through to established operation) within Indonesia, Mexico, Canada, and the USA. I have worked primarily with gold and silver deposits hosted within various geological environments, and in underground operating environments.

 

6.I have visited the Guanajuato Mine Complex on numerous occasions since 2006, most recently from November 1-10, 2016.

 

7.I am the author responsible for this report utilizing data supplied by the mine listed in the References section of this report.

 

8.To the best of my knowledge, information and belief, this technical report contains all the scientific and technical information that is required to be disclosed to make this technical report not misleading.

 

9.I am not independent of Great Panther Silver Limited as defined in Section 1.5 of NI 43-101 as I was appointed VP Exploration in April of 2004, retired as of December 31, 2016, and presently retain QP status with GPR.

 

10.I have read NI 43-101 and NI 43-101F1 and have prepared the technical report in compliance with that instrument and form.

 

11.I consent to the filing of the Technical Report with any stock exchange and other regulatory authority and any publication by them for regulatory purposes, including electronic publication in the public company files on their websites accessible by the public, of the Technical report.

 

“Robert F. Brown”

 

Robert F. Brown, P. Eng., B.C.

 

DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia, this 20th day of February, 2017