Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. provided an update on its Yessi vein exploration program at the San Jose Mine in Mexico. Drilling on the Yessi vein has continued with the dual objectives of firstly testing for the limits of the Yessi vein and secondly infilling the drill spacing to support initial resource estimations and mining studies. TheYessi vein has now been successfully drill tested over a 350-meter strike and a 450-meter vertical profile where it remains open up- and down-dip, as well as along strike to the southeast.

The current phase of the program consisted of 10 additional holes for a total of 6,622 meters. Geological and structural logging of the drill core has confirmed the vein geometry as trending north- northwest, intersecting and merging with the north-south orientated Victoria Mineralized Zone towards the west. Evidence is also emerging of higher-grade shoots within the structure demonstrating a moderate south-easterly plunge and often associated with high gold grades.

Vein development is consistently associated with extensive alteration and brecciation with veining characterized by fine veinlets and fragments suggesting several phases of emplacement. Additional drilling with three drill rigs will continue to test the depth, strike and infill of the current Yessi vein extent. Yessi vein drilling highlights include: SJO-1444: 1,327 g/t Ag Eq over an estimated true width of 3.0 meters from 604.85 meters, including 5,135 g/t Ag Eq over an estimated true width of 0.3 meters from 605.90 meters.

SJO-1447: 295 g/t Ag Eq over an estimated true width of 4.8 meters from 649.50 meters. SJO-1455A: 179 g/t Ag Eq over an estimated true width of 17.5 meters from 460.10 meters, including 236 g/t Ag Eq over an estimated true width of 7.7 meters from 475.05 meters, SJO-1458: 453 g/t Ag Eq over an estimated true width of 4.8 meters from 446.30 meters. SJO-1460 1,036 g/t Ag Eq over an estimated true width of 8.1 meters from 463.30 meters, including 2,910 g/t Ag Eq over an estimated true width of 2.4 meters from 472.15 meters.