text: Nueva Esperanza 
  The Nueva Esperanza Project was advanced 
  during the year with the completion of a draft 
  feasibility study. This study included a decision 
  to mine the Arqueros and Teterita portions of 
  Nueva Esperanza. The study demonstrated that 
  open pit mining at two million tonnes per year 
  and processing by milling and agitation leaching 
  in cyanide was technically feasible, although 
  high capital and power costs negatively 
  impacted project economic returns. 