Southern Silver Exploration Corp. (TSX.V: SSV) (“Southern Silver”) reported today that the company continues to de-risk the Cerro Las Minitas project with the completion of the latest round of metallurgical test work. Results confirmed a sequential process flowsheet able to produce marketable copper, lead and zinc concentrates from a representative composite of the Skarn Front deposit, significantly increasing the marketability and projected value of the resulting lead and zinc concentrates compared to earlier batch testing.