Last year, the Cusi mine produced roughly 1.5 million silver-equivalent ounces.

The fatality was due to a rockfall from a stope face, the Canadian miner said in a statement.

Its First Mint facility will allow the miner to sell a larger portion of its silver production directly to shareholders and customers.

Authorities said they will take any findings from the visit into account to clear any doubts about the contract among lawmakers and the population and mull appropriate changes.

The worker's union had threatened on Thursday to stop work on Saturday, alleging an impasse in negotiation with the directors of Minera Panama.

The negotiation remained stuck on disagreements over profit sharing and salary increase.

The new vein, named Yessi, has a geochemical signature indicating a potentially different phase of mineralization containing a higher gold to silver ratio and low levels of base metals.