Americas Silver Corporation Announces First Shipments of San Rafael Concentrates
AMERICAS SILVER CORPORATION ANNOUNCES FIRST SHIPMENTS OF SAN RAFAEL CONCENTRATES
TORONTO, ONTARIO—October 3, 2017—Americas Silver Corporation (TSX: USA) (NYSE A merican: USAS)
(“Americas Silver” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that first processing of ore from its San Rafael
Project occurred in the last week of September, 2017 from development stockpiles. The first lead and zinc
concentrates produced from the Company’s newly modified Los Bra ceros Mill have been shipped to the
Port of Manzanillo from the Cosalá Operations in Sinaloa, Mexico.
The reconfigured flotation circuit at the Los Braceros Mill has been successfully commissioned. Initial
milling rates, metal recoveries and concentrate grades are meeting expectations and approaching steady‐
state targets set out in the April 2016 San Rafael Pre‐Feasibility Study. The Company expects San Rafael to
be the sole source of mill feed by the end of November, 2017 with commercial production expected before
the end of the fourth quarter. Five development headings are currently accessing ore in the southern lobe
of the Main Zone at San Rafael and will be stockpiled while the existing Nuestra Señora ore is processed.
The Nuestra Señora mine is expected to be put on care and maintenance by the end of Q1 2018, although
additional material is available to supplement mill feed, if required.
“Initial concentrate deliveries were on time, met internal targets and third party specifications” said Darren
Blasutti, President and CEO. “Despite a transitional third quarter, the start‐up of the San Rafael mine and
continued strengthening of zinc and lead prices sets‐up our fou rth quarter and next year for significantly
reduced all‐in‐sustaining costs and free cash flow. We expect t o u s e t h i s c as h f l o w t o f u r t h e r e x p l o r e ,
develop and organically grow our large and prospective silver reserves and resources without equity
dilution.”
About Americas Silver Corporation
Americas Silver is a silver mining company focused on growth in precious metals from its existing asset
base and execution of targeted accretive acquisitions. It owns and operates the Cosalá Operations in
Sinaloa, Mexico and the Galena Mine Complex in Idaho, USA. The Company has acquired an option on the
San Felipe development project in Sonora, Mexico.
Daren Dell, Chief Operating Officer and a Qualified Person under Canadian Securities Administrators
guidelines, has approved the applicable contents of this news r elease. For further information please see
SEDAR or americassilvercorp.com.
Cautionary Statement on Forward‐Looking Information:
This news release contains “forward‐looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws.
Forward‐looking information includes, but is not limited to, the Company’s expectations intentions, plans,
assumptions and beliefs with respect to, among other things, th e realization of exploration, operational
and development plans (including the successful completion of t he San Rafael Project), the Cosalá
Operations and Galena Complex as well as the Company’s financing efforts. Often, but not always, forward‐
looking information can be identified by forward‐looking words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “expect”,
“goal”, “plan”, “intend”, “estim ate”, “may”, “assume” and “will ” or similar words suggesting future
outcomes, or other expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, as sumptions, intentions, or statements about
future events or performance. Forward‐looking information is based on the opinions and estimates of the
Company as of the date such information is provided and is subj ect to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual resul t s , l e v e l o f a c t i v i t y , p e r f o r m a n c e , o r
achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward
looking information. This includes the ability to develop and o perate the Cosalá and Galena properties,
risks associated with the mining i n d u st r y s u c h a s e c o n o m i c f a c tors (including future commodity prices,
currency fluctuations and energy prices), ground conditions and factors other factors limiting mine access,
failure of plant, equipment, processes and transportation services to operate as anticipated, environmental
risks, government regulation, actual results of current exploration and production activities, possible
variations in ore grade or recovery rates, permitting timelines, capital expenditures, reclamation activities,
social and political developments and other risks of the mining industry. Although the Company has
attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in forward‐looking information, there may be other fac t o r s t h a t c a u s e r e s u l t s n o t t o b e a s
anticipated, estimated, or intended. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such
information. By its nature, forward‐looking information involves numerous assumptions, inherent risks and
uncertainties, both general and specific that contribute to the possibility that the predictions, forecasts,
and projections of various future events will not occur. The Co mpany undertakes no obligation to update
publicly or otherwise revise any forward‐looking information whe t h e r a s a r e s u l t o f n e w i n f o r m a t i o n ,
future events or other such factors which affect this information, except as required by law.
Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors:
The terms “mineral resource”, “measured mineral resource”, “indicated mineral resource”, “inferred
mineral resource” used in the press release are Canadian mining terms used in accordance with National
Instrument 43‐101 ‐ Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects under the guidelines set out in the
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Standards. Mineral resources which are not
mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
While the terms “mineral resource”, “measured mineral resource”, “indicated mineral resource”, and
“inferred mineral resource” are recognized and required by Canad i an r e g u l at ion s, t h e y ar e n ot d e f i ne d
terms under standards in the United States and normally are not permitted to be used in reports and
registration statements filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”). As such, information
contained in the Company's disclosure concerning descriptions of mineralization and resources under
Canadian standards may not be comparable to similar information made public by U.S companies in SEC
filings. With respect to “inferred mineral resource” there is a great amount of uncertainty as to their
existence and a great uncertainty as to their economic and lega l feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all
or any part of an “inferred mineral resource” will ever be upgr aded to a higher category. Investors are
cautioned not to assume that any part or all of mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted
into reserves.
For more information:
Darren Blasutti
President and CEO
416‐848‐9503