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Fortuna Silver Mines extends gold mineralization at Sunbird and identifies new regional prospects at Séguéla, Côte d´Ivoire
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (NYSE: FSM) (TSX: FVI) is pleased to provide an update on its explorat
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (NYSE: FSM) (TSX: FVI) is pleased to provide an update on its exploration program at the Séguéla gold Project located in Côte d’Ivoire. Paul Weedon, Senior Vice President of Exploration at Fortuna, commented, “Drilling at Sunbird has continued to extend the high grade mineralized footprint to at least 400 meters below surface where it remains open with drill hole SGDD102 intersecting 5.1 g/t gold over an estimated true width of 10.5 meters demonstrating the potential upside at depth.” Mr. Weedon continued, “Furthermore, results from drill hole SGRD1411 of 13.6 g/t gold over a true width of 6.3 meters highlight the definition of a second shoot to the south which also remains open at depth and along strike.” Mr. Weedon concluded, “In addition to the exploration success at Sunbird, regional target generation on the Séguéla property has identified several new high grade prospects, including Kestrel with drill hole SGRC1456 intersecting 24.0 g/t gold over an estimated true width of 2.8 meters.” Sunbird Deposit drill highlights include: SGRD1411: 13.6 g/t gold over an estimated true width of 6.3 meters from 332 meters SGRD1423: 8.2 g/t gold over an estimated true width of 4.9 meters from 359 meters SGDD095: 16.6 g/t gold over an estimated true width of 2.8 meters from 217 meters SGDD098: 6.9 g/t gold over an estimated true width of 5.6 meters from 290 meters SGDD099: 4.3 g/t gold over an estimated true width of 11.2 meters from 389 meters SGDD102: 5.1 g/t gold over an estimated true width of 10.5 meters from 373 meters Drilling further down-dip and down-plunge at Sunbird has continued to intersect high grade mineralization beyond the previously reported intersections (refer to Fortuna news release dated June 7, 2022) extending drill defined mineralization associated with the central high grade core a further 100 meters down-plunge where it remains open at depth, some 400 meters below surface (see Figure 1). Further drilling is planned in the fourth quarter of 2022 to test the projected extensions at depth. In addition to extending the central high grade core, drilling has extended the down-plunge extent of the southern shoot a further 200 meters to the south, with drill hole SGRD1411 intersecting 13.6 g/t gold over ...