TORONTO, ON–(Marketwired – August 02, 2016) – Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX: EXN) (OTC: EXLLF) (“Excellon” or the “Company”),Mexico’s highest grade silver producer, is pleased to announce second quarter 2016 production results from the La Platosa Mine in Durango, Mexico.
Q2 2016 Production Highlights (Compared to Q2 2015)
- Silver equivalent (“AgEq”) production of 368,568 ounces (Q2 2015 — 341,975 AgEq oz), an 8% increase
- Silver production of 227,826 ounces (Q2 2015 — 182,709 ounces), a 25% increase
- Lead production of 1.3 million lb (Q2 2015 — 1.0 million lb), a 28% increase
- Zinc production of 1.6 million lb (Q2 2015 — 1.7 million lb), a 10% decrease
- Phases II and III of optimization program underway with increasingly dry mining conditions at Platosa and drawdown rates exceeding projections at current pumping rates