Fortuna’s Drill Results Continue to Confirm “Robust Mineralized System” at Trinidad North

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (TSX:FVI,NYSE:FSM) announced further step-out drill results from the Trinidad North discovery, which is contiguous to the company’s Mexico-based San Jose mine. The results “continue to confirm the extension of the Trinidad North zone” and show that high-grade silver-gold mineralization is present over wide vein widths.

Highlights include:

SJOM-349A

• 929 g/t Ag and 4.87 g/t Au (1,221 g/t Ag Eq) over ETW of 4.5 m and
• 1,808 g/t Ag and 13.21 g/t Au (2,601 g/t Ag Eq) over ETW of 4.1 m

SJOM-359

• 887 g/t Ag and 4.04 g/t Au (1,129 g/t Ag Eq) over ETW of 3.4 m

SJOM-364

• 2,573 g/t Ag and 10.77 g/t Au (3,219 g/t Ag Eq) over ETW of 3.0 m

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

The results of the step-out drilling at Trinidad North continue to confirm the presence of a robust mineralized system with excellent potential for further expansion. Particularly impressive are the results of drill hole SJOM-364 which encountered high-grade silver and gold mineralization at the extreme northern limit of the current drilling. This drill intercept is located 50 meters to the north of the previously reported high-grade intercept in drill hole SJOM-335 (3,511 g/t Ag and 15.04 g/t Au (4,413 g/t Ag Eq) over ETW of 3.7 m) and validates that the mineralized system remains open along strike to the north and to depth. The vertical extension of the mineralized zone currently exceeds 600 meters.

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