Starcore Appoints New Chief Operating Officer
August 23, 2017 TSX: SAM
Starcore Appoints New Chief Operating Officer
Vancouver, British Columbia – Starcore International Mines Ltd. (TSX:SAM) (“Starcore” or the
“Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Salvador Garcia as Chief Ope rating Officer
responsible for all of Starcore’s operations at the Company’s San Martin Mine in Queretaro, Mexico.
Prior to joining Starcore, Mr. Garcia was most recently Country Manager of Mexico at Fi rst Majestic Silver
Corp., after serving as First M ajestic’s Chief Operating Officer from July 2014 to March 2017. Mr. Garcia
has over 39 years of experience in the mining industry in Mexico with extensive experience in development
and production including open pit and underground operations. He served as the Vice President of
Operations and New Projects at First Majestic Silver Corp. from January 2013 until June 2014. Before
joining First Majestic, Mr. Garcia was with Luismin for a period of 20 years prior to its acquisition by
Goldcorp, where he held several positions from General Manager to Director of Operations . He was later
promoted to the senior management team of Goldcorp where he served as Vice President & General Director
for Mexico for five years.
Mr. Garcia holds a B.Sc. degree in Mining Engineering from the Guanajuato University School of Mines in
Mexico. In addition, Mr. Garcia is President of the Mining Cluster of Sonora State, a member of the
Camimex (the Mexican Mining Cha mber) Advisory Board; a member of the Mining Cluster of Zacatecas
State and a member of the Mining Advisory Board of San Luis Potosi State.
“We are proud to have Salvador join our management team as Chief Operating Officer,” said Robert Eadie,
President & CEO of Starcore. “He has distinguished himself in Mexico’s mining industry, and with his vast
experience in operating mining projects and his work with major mining companies, he adds a depth to our
management that will help us propel Starcore to a new level of asset building and growth.”
About Starcore
Starcore i s engaged in exploring, extracting and processing gold and silver through its wholly -owned
subsidiary, Compañia Minera Peña de Bernal, S.A. de C.V., which owns the San Martin mine in Queretaro,
Mexico. Through its wholly- owned subsidiary, Altiplano Goldsil ver S.A. de C.V, Starcore also owns and
operates the Altiplano concentrate processing facility for precious metals in Matehuala, Mexico. Starcore is
a public reporting issuer on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Starcore is also engaged in owning, acquiring,
exploiting, exploring and evaluating mineral properties, and either joint venturing or developing these
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properties further. Starcore has interests in properties located in Mexico, Canada and the United States. For
more information concerning Starcore, see documents filed under its profile on SEDAR, or v isit its website
at www.starcore.com.
ON BEHALF OF STARCORE INTERNATIONAL
MINES LTD.
Signed “Robert Eadie”
Robert Eadie, President & Chief Executive Officer
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
ROBERT EADIE:
Telephone: (416) 640-1936
EVAN EADIE
Investor Relations
Telephone: (416) 640-1936
Toll Free: 1-866-602-4935
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