Reserves and Resources

Reserves and Resources as of December 31, 2011

Reserves Proven & Probable
Description Tonnes Ag g/t Au g/t Ag oz Au oz
Proven
Guanacevi
773,000
304
0.65
7,555,500
16,200
Guanajuato
337,000
189
2.41
2,019,700
26,000
Total Proven
1,110,000
268
1.18
9,575,200
42,200
Probable
Guanacevi
799,000
231
0.39
5,935,400
10,100
Guanajuato
179,000
225
2.63
1,297,200
15,200
Total Probable
978,000
285
0.38
7,232,600
25,300
Total Proven & Probable
2,088,000
250
1.01
16,807,800
67,500

Resources Measured & Indicated
Description Tonnes Ag g/t Au g/t Ag oz Au oz
Measured
Guanajuato
258,000
177
2.51
1,470,900
20,800
Total Measured
258,000
177
2.51
1,470,900
20,800
Indicated
Guanacevi
2,849,000
217
0.42
19,922,300
38,800
Guanajuato
2,539,000
161
2.20
13,154,500
179,600
San Sebastian
307,000
199
0.55
1,968,000
5,400
Total Indicated
5,695,000
175
1.09
35,044,800
223,800
Total Measured & Indicated
5,953,000
175
1.15
36,515,700
244,600


Resources Inferred
Description Tonnes Ag g/t Au g/t Ag oz Au oz
Guanacevi
2,013,000
217
0.40
14,050,900
26,200
Guanajuato
1,783,600
167
1.92
9,586,700
110,200
San Sebastian
354,000
211
0.52
2,404,100
5,900
Total Inferred
4,150,600
195
1.07
26,041,700
142,300


Silver-Gold-Lead-Zinc Resources as of December 31, 2011
Resources Indicated
Description Tonnes Ag g/t Au g/t Ag oz Au oz Pb % Zn%
Parral 1,631,000 49 0.90 2,589,900 47,200 2.87 2.86
Total Indicated 1,631,000 49 0.90 2,589,900 47,200 2.87 2.86


Resources Inferred
Description Tonnes Ag g/t Au g/t Ag oz Au oz Pb % Zn%
Guanacevi 307,000 98 0.10 962,900 1,000 1.73 3.32
Parral 1,303,000 63 0.88 2,658,900 36,900 2.55 2.28
Arroyo Seco 738,000 220 0.07 5,220,000 1,700 0.65 0.18
Total Inferred 2,348,000 117 0.52 8,841,800 39,600 1.85 1.76

Notes:
  1. Reserve cut-off at Guanacevi is 158 g/t Ag
  2. Reserve cut-off at Guanajuato is 111 g/t Ag
  3. Mining width is 2.0 meters
  4. Dilution is 15% after it has been diluted to a minimum mining width if required
  5. Resource cut-off for the Guanacevi and Guanajuato projects is 100 Ag eq
  6. Reserve and Resource Silver equivalent is 55:1 for Silver to Gold
  7. At the Parral project a cut-off using NSR of $40 is used with the prices listed below
  8. The cut-off used for Arroyo Seco was 100 g/t Ag

Net Smelter Return (NSR) Cut-off Parameters for the Parral Project

Description Parameter
Gold Price US $1,000 per oz
Silver Price US $16 per oz
Lead Price US $0.65 per lb
Zinc Price US $0.65 per lb
Gold Recovery
(Overall)
75%
Silver Recovery
(Overall)
71%
Lead Recovery
(Overall)
80%
Zinc Recovery
(Overall)
74%
Smelter Terms Based on generic contract



These reserve and resource statements were classified following the definitions and guidelines of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum CIM standards and definitions on Mineral Resources and Reserves and the guidelines of NI 43-101.