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Exploration Properties :: San Anton
Infrastructure
 
Power Line at Cerro del Gallo

The San Anton Property is located within a region of well established infrastructure. The property area is well serviced by road, rail, and air services, power and water supplies, and skilled and semi-skilled local labor. Surrounding cities are capable of providing most of the services required for supporting a major mining operation.

The property site enjoys year round and unrestricted access provided by a good network of local roads and tracks. The principal access route to the area is by sealed Federal Highway 110, then 17km of a well maintained all-weather good quality gravel road. The journey by road takes approximately 20 minutes to complete from Dolores Hidalgo and approximately 1 hour from Guanajuato. There is an international airport at Leon, 30 minutes from Guanajuato along a four lane toll freeway. An inland port facility will integrate the international airport and is currently under construction by the state government. In addition to the international airport at Leon there are five local airports and one interstate airport within a 3 hour drive of the property area. Rail services are available within 20 km of Cerro del Gallo.

Electricity is supplied to the San Anton de las Minas community through a 115 kV, three phase power line operated by the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (Mexican Federal Power Authority), which passes over the southern flank of the Cerro del Gallo deposit and can be easily upgraded. Power supply is generally reliable and comes from the main Dolores Hidalgo to Guanajuato power line.

There are a number of potential sources of water in the area, including groundwater from aquifers and local streams that drain the property area. Several large dams have been constructed in the surrounding area; including the Peñuelitas Dam that has a capacity of 23.8 Mm3 located 15 km from Cerro del Gallo near the city of Dolores Hidalgo.