Toronto, ON – August 29, 2017 – Sierra Metals Inc. (TSX: SMT) (BVL: SMT) (NYSE AMERICAN: SMTS) (“Sierra Metals” or “the Company”) today announced results from the expanded drilling program completed at the Santa Rosa de Lima zone located adjacent to current operations within the Cusihuiriachic (“Cusi”) property, Chihuahua state, Mexico. The completion of this drilling program will now provide the necessary data to update the past mineral resource report and provide the Company with potential future mineable resources.
Drill hole highlights include:
| Ag
(gpt) |
Pb
(%) |
Zn
(%) |
Au
(gpt) |
EqAg
(gpt) |
Real
Width |
|
| Hole 33: | 287 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 295 | over 3.8m |
| Hole 47: | 401 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 414 | over 4.5m |
| Hole 50: | 205 | 2.40 | 3.15 | 0.00 | 424 | over 4.0m |
| Hole 51: | 465 | 0.54 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 498 | over 13.8m |
| Hole 54: | 172 | 5.35 | 5.15 | 0.00 | 580 | over 4.7m |