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Contractually innovativePan American Silver utilized an unconventional contractual approach to a shaft sinking project at its La Colorada mine, which was completed by Dumas Mining earlier this year

Pan American Silver utilized an unconventional contractual approach to a shaft sinking project at its La Colorada mine, which was completed by Dumas Mining earlier this year

By Alexandra Lopez-Pacheco

July 04, 2024

The headframe of the new ventilation shaft at Pan American Silver’s La Colorada mine in Mexico. Courtesy of Dumas Mining

The installation of a fully concrete-lined ventilation shaft at Vancouver-based Pan American Silver Corporation’s flagship La Colorada underground silver-zinc-lead mine in Zacatecas, Mexico, was completed in January 2024 by the contractor Dumas Mining and achieved with an outstanding safety record: zero recorded medical treatment injuries, zero restricted work injuries and zero lost-time injuries over two years and 171,204 hours of work.

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