Fortuna Silver Provides Step-out Drill Results from Trinidad North

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (TSX:FVI,NYSE:FSM) announced the results of further step-out drilling at the Trinidad North discovery, which is contiguous to the Mexico-based San Jose mine. The results, which are from 11 holes, confirm that “high-grade silver-gold mineralization remains open along strike to the north and to depth.”

Drilling highlights include:

SJOM-369

• 1,029 g/t Ag and 5.94 g/t Au (1,385 g/t Ag Eq) over ETW* of 3.3 m

SJOM-378

• 467 g/t Ag and 1.93 g/t Au (583 g/t Ag Eq) over ETW of 4.9 m

SJOM-386

• 399 g/t Ag and 2.15 g/t Au (528 g/t Ag Eq) over ETW of 13.0 m

SJOM-390

• 636 g/t Ag and 2.93 g/t Au (812 g/t Ag Eq) over ETW of 4.0 m

SJOM-395

• 854 g/t Ag and 4.97 g/t Au (1,152 g/t Ag Eq) over ETW of 3.3 m

Dr. Thomas I. Vehrs, vice president of exploration at Fortuna, commented:

The results of the step-out drilling at Trinidad North continue to support the presence of a strong and well developed mineralized system. The mineralization is hosted in hydrothermal boiling breccias, crackle breccias and stockwork vein zones characteristic of a very productive and extensive epithermal system. With the results of each new drill hole, we are refining our interpretations of the geology and the mineralization, and growing increasingly confident of the exploration upside of the system. The crosscut at the 1300 meter level is being advanced a further 300 meters to the north to allow for the development of additional drill stations and exploration of the strike extension of the mineralized system.

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