Golden Minerals Drills 568 G/t Silver and 2.7 G/t Gold Over 4.42 Meters

Golden Minerals Company (NYSE MKT:AUMN) reported high grade gold and silver intercepts from four drill holes at its Santa Maria property in Chihuahua State, Mexico. The drill program at Santa Maria began in September 2014 and aimed to further test the depth extension of the main vein system at the property.

As quoted in the press release:

Golden Minerals has completed an initial 2,300-meter, 11-hole drilling program at its recently-optioned Santa Maria gold and silver property located near the Parral district in Chihuahua State, Mexico. To date the Company has received assays for seven holes, with results for an additional four holes expected before the end of the year. Highlights include hole SM14-08 that returned an intercept of 568 grams per tonne silver and 2.7 grams per tonne gold over 4.42 meters, hole SM14-04 with an intercept of 222 grams per tonne silver and 2.5 grams per tonne gold over 4.95 meters, and hole SM14-06 which returned intercepts of 411 grams per tonne silver and 2.3 grams per tonne gold over 3.02 meters.

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