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First Majestic Silver Corp. is a Canadian silver mining company that operates in Mexico. The Company has five producing mines under its control; the La Encantada Silver Mine, the La Parrilla Silver Mine, the San Martin Silver Mine, the La Guitarra Silver Mine (acquired in July 2012) and the recently inaugurated Del Toro Silver Mine. First Majestic also produces and sells its own bullion rounds and bars (others like Pan American Silver Corp. produce and market bullion through private mints). According to the Company, production from its five mines is anticipated to be between 12.3 to 13.0 million ounces of silver equivalents or 11.1 to 11.7 million ounces of pure silver in 2013. ==History== First Majestic was founded in 2002 by president and CEO Keith Neumeyer. In June 2006 First Majestic acquired First Silver Reserve Inc (initially just a controlling stake and within three months it purchased all remaining interest), owner of the San Martin silver property in central Mexico. Then in September 2006 it took control of Desmin, the owner/operator of La Encantada (Coahuila, Mexico) in a US$4.75 million deal (ownership of the mine was purchased through Desmin from Industrias Penoles for US$3.25 million). At the time La Encantada produced 800,000 ounces per year operating at 40% of capacity; the mine was First Majestic's third.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=First Majestic to run La Encantada silver mine )〕 According to the stock chart on its website and the company's profile on the (TSX Venture Exchange website ), it is listed since 2002 (but the oldest part of the company goes back as far as 1984 (Brandy Resources Inc). On March 5, 2009 it graduated to the Toronto Stock Exchange with an initial offering of Cdn$25 million.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=First Majestic Silver Corp SEC Notification )〕 About a year and a half later it joined the New York Stock Exchange (Dec.23, 2010). In 2009 First Majestic added a fourth silver project when it acquired Normabec Mining Resources Ltd (completed in September). Initially the deal was thought to have included both Mexico's Real de Catorce mine and Quebec's Pitt Gold Property however non Mexican assets (including Pitt Gold) were spun off into a new company called Bionor Resources Inc.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=First Majestic Silver Corp. Completes Acquisition of Normabec Mining Resources )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「First Majestic Silver」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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