"SMM News: Bear Creek Mining from Canada plans to start construction of the Corani silver mine in the Puno region of Peru next year. The company's Chief Financial Officer, Paul Tweddle, stated that recent metallurgical tests at Corani will be completed in the first quarter of 2024, after which financing discussions will resume. The construction is planned to commence in the second half of next year. The proven and probable reserves of this asset can support an average annual production of 9.6 million ounces of silver, 44,100 tonnes of lead, and 31,100 tonnes of zinc over a 15-year mine life."