Mine Proof | SMART Resources Group

Operating-mine implementation

SMART was successfully implemented underground at Madero.

At Peñoles’ Francisco I. Madero mine in Zacatecas, Mexico, the program built a 30-room engineered top slice and mined the first lower lift beneath its reinforced roof at production dimensions.

Patented • successfully implemented at production dimensions

30rooms

30posts

~2,000 m²continuous reinforced floor

~100 munder-roof development

15 mpanel opened

Intactengineered system

The program constructed the engineered floor, installed the posts and advanced beneath the reinforced system using mine equipment and site materials.

Workers constructing the continuous reinforced floor during the Madero implementation — **Reinforced floor construction**Steel reinforcement and concrete placement for the continuous engineered floor.

Engineered concrete post being positioned during the Madero implementation — **Engineered post installation**A concrete post positioned beneath the engineered top slice.

Concrete post integrated with the engineered floor at Madero — **Post + floor interface**The completed support interface connecting the post and reinforced floor.