Fortuna Silver lifts Q3 output, reports San Jose contingency pond overflow

Latin American miner Fortuna Silver has reported improved third-quarter silver and gold output and is on schedule to meet its production guidance for the year, the NYSE- and TSX-listed company reported on Thursday.

Compared with the third quarter of 2017, Fortuna’s silver production increased by 11% to 2.23-million ounces and gold production increased by 6% to 12 542 oz, while lead output dipped 1% to 7.56-mmillion pounds and zinc output ticked up by 2% to 11.48-million pounds.