ECU Silver Reports Record Gold and Silver Production in Second Quarter

ECU Silver Mining Inc. (TSX:ECU) announced that it has achieved record silver and gold output from its mining operations at Velardeña in Durango State, Mexico.

The press release is quoted as saying:

In the second quarter of 2010 (Q2 2010) the operations generated silver totaling 106,887 ounces (Ag oz) and gold totaling 3,064 ounces (Au oz), which is a quarterly record. The Velardeña operations recorded a much improved quarter as the gold and silver grades and recoveries increased. Mineralized material mined for silver and gold averaged 146 g/t and 3.23 g/t, respectively, an increase of 20% for silver and 15% for gold compared to the Q1 2010 while milling grades averaged 95 g/t and 2.79 g/t for silver and gold, respectively.

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