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Séguéla drives Fortuna to record gold equivalent production of 128,671 ounces in the third quarter 2023
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (NYSE: FSM) (TSX: FVI) reports record gold and gold equivalent producti
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (NYSE: FSM) (TSX: FVI) reports record gold and gold equivalent production for the third quarter of 2023 from its five operating mines in West Africa and Latin America. Gold and silver production for the quarter was 94,821 ounces and 1.7 million ounces, respectively, or 128,671 gold equivalent ounces1, including lead and zinc by-products. Gold and silver production for the nine months totaled 219,260 ounces and 4.5 million ounces, respectively, or 316,235 gold equivalent ounces1, including lead and zinc by-products. Fortuna is well positioned to achieve annual production guidance. Q3 2023 highlights Record gold equivalent production of 128,671 ounces1; a 38 percent increase compared to Q2 2023 (93,454 Au Eq)2 and a 26 percent increase compared to Q3 2022 (101,840 Au Eq)3 Record gold production of 94,821 ounces; an increase of 47 percent compared to Q2 2023 (64,348 oz Au)2 and 43 percent compared to Q3 2022 (66,344 oz Au) Increase in gold production was driven mainly by Séguéla’s first full quarter of production and steady operating performance across all mines Yaramoko’s annual gold production guidance revised upwards to 110 to 120 thousand ounces, an increase of approximately 14 percent Silver production of 1,680,751 ounces Strong safety performance across the business with Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate (TRIFR) of 0.86 compared to 2.36 in Q3 2022 Gold Production (oz) Silver Production (oz) Q3 2023 Q3 2022 9 months2023 Guidance2023 (koz) Q3 2023 Q3 2022 9 months2023 Guidance2023 (Moz) Lindero, Argentina 20,933 30,032 71,647 96 - 106 - - - - Yaramoko, Burkina Faso 34,036 27,130 89,476 110 - 1205 - - - - Séguéla, Côte d’Ivoire 31,498 - 35,520 60 - 75 - - - - San Jose, Mexico 8,205 9,091 22,213 34 - 37 1,372,530 1,545,410 3,633,107 5.3 - 5.8 Caylloma, Peru 149 91 404 - 308,221 292,096 896,583 1.0 - 1.1 Total 94,821 66,344 219,260 282 - 320 1,680,751 1,837,506  ...