Fortuna Intercepts 1,282 g/t Silver Over 4.6 Meters at Trinidad North

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (TSX:FVI,NYSE:FSM) announced step-out drill results from the Trinidad North zone at its Mexico-based San Jose mine. The results are for 23 holes completed prior to the release of mineral resource and reserve estimates on June 30, 2014.

As quoted in the press release:

The new drill results confirm that the Bonanza and Trinidad veins and the structurally and spatially related Trinidad North Stockwork Zone all remain open to the north and to depth along the strike and plunge of the ore shoots.

Drill highlights include:

SJOM-401

• 426 g/t Ag and 2.62 g/t Au (583 g/t Ag Eq) over ETW* of 18.0 m, including
• 1,282 g/t Ag and 8.11 g/t Au (1,768 g/t Ag Eq) over ETW of 4.6 m (Stockwork Zone)
• 841 g/t Ag and 3.50 g/t Au (1,051 g/t Ag Eq) over ETW of 1.7 m (Stockwork Zone)

SJOM-409

• 327 g/t Ag and 1.42 g/t Au (412 g/t Ag Eq) over ETW of 1.6 m (Stockwork Zone)
• 433 g/t Ag and 1.75 g/t Au (538 g/t Ag Eq) over ETW of 1.3 m (Stockwork Zone)

SJOM-412

• 353 g/t Ag and 2.14 g/t Au (481 g/t Ag Eq) over ETW of 1.0 m (Stockwork Zone)
• 336 g/t Ag and 2.06 g/t Au (459 g/t Ag Eq) over ETW of 3.9 m (Trinidad Vein)

SJOM-418

• 312 g/t Ag and 2.96 g/t Au (490 g/t Ag Eq) over ETW of 3.2 m (Stockwork Zone)

SJOM-419

• 434 g/t Ag and 1.97 g/t Au (552 g/t Ag Eq) over ETW of 1.8 m (Trinidad Vein)

Click here to read the full Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (TSX:FVI,NYSE:FSM) press release.