Americas Silver Corporation Declares Commercial Production at the San Rafael Mine

Americas Silver (TSX:USA) (NYSE American:USAS) (“Americas Silver” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the San Rafael mine (“San Rafael”), at the Company’s Cosalá Operations in Sinaloa, Mexico, has successfully completed its pre-production phase and declared commercial production as of December 19, 2017.
Daren Dell, Americas Silver’s Chief Operating Officer, said:

“We are pleased at achieving this significant milestone for the Company. This mine will be the cornerstone of our Mexican operations and provide cash flow for further drilling and development of our Zone 120 resource, as well as future exploration on our greater land position in the Cosalá district without equity dilution.
I would like to thank the entire staff of the Cosalá Operations who successfully brought the San Rafael mine into production while sustaining operations without significant interruption at the Company’s Nuestra Senora mine.”

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