Silvercorp Reports a Spillage Incident at the Ying Mining District
NEWS RELEASE
Trading Symbol: TSX: SVM
NYSE AMERICAN: SVM
SILVERCORP REPORTS A SPILLAGE INCIDENT AT THE YING MINING DISTRICT
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – April 16, 2018 – Silvercorp Metals Inc. (“Silvercorp” or the “Company”)
(TSX: SVM / NYSE American: SVM) reported that at approximately 9:30 pm on April 12 th leakage occurred
near the bottom of the barrier wall plate s for the fifth overflow well inside the No. 2 tailing storage facility
at the Ying Mining District operated by the Company’s subsidiary, Henan Found. Fortunately only a small
amount of tailings was leaked downstream to Chong-Yang Creek. As the facility is monitored closely
Henan Found was able to take immediate action and the leakage was fully controlled and stopped as of
12:00 pm of April 13 . The government authorities from provincial, city and county levels were present
immediately to guide and implement all environment and safe ty emergency measures. Fortunately n o
personal injury was incurred and results of ongoing water tests from Chong -Yang Creek are within
acceptable national water quality standards.
Henan Found is working with the government authorities to clean up the leak ed tailings in Chong -Yang
Creek and restore the fifth overflow well. Due to the incident, milling operations are temporarily
suspended. Milling operations are expected to resume using the No. 1 tailing storage facility pending
restoration of the fifth overflow well . As the milling capacity of Henan Found is approximately 25% over
the mining capacity the temporary suspension of milling operations is expected to have minimal impact
on overall production. The Company will provide updates when further information is available.
For further information
Silvercorp Metals Inc.
Lorne Waldman
Senior Vice President
Phone: (604) 669-9397
Toll Free 1(888) 224-1881
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.silvercorp.ca
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sufficiency of the Company’s capital to finance the Company’s operations; estimates of the Company’s revenues and
capital expenditures; estimated production from the Company’s mines in the Ying Mining District; timing of rec eipt of
permits and regulatory approvals; availability of funds from production to finance the Company’s operations; and
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