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VANCOUVER, June 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - GREAT PANTHER SILVER LIMITED (TSX: GPR; NYSE MKT: GPL) ("Great Panther"; the "Company") announces that surface drilling at its San Ignacio Mine, part of the Guanajuato Mine Complex (the "GMC"), has confirmed the continuation of strong gold-silver mineralization along strike of the current mine workings

The drilling, which is ongoing, initially targeted the southeasterly strike extension of the Melladito vein structures, in particular, where this vein set is intersected and cut by, the Plateros vein trend.  The result of this intersection is a thickening of the veins, highlighted by hole ESI16-174, which returned a combined estimated true width of 19.24 metres averaging 6.36g/t gold (Au) and 261g/t silver (Ag).  This comprised 4.65 metres of 4.81g/t Au and 275g/t Ag in the Melladito vein and 14.59 metres of 6.86g/t Au and 257g/t Ag in the Plateros vein.  The extent of this thicker portion of vein intersection is not yet known and additional drilling and mine development will be required to determine its size and significance.  Nonetheless, several other holes returned excellent indications of high gold and silver grades as presented in the table below.

"We are encouraged by the continuation of mineralization to the southeast of our mine workings, with the Plateros vein locally exhibiting very high grades, particularly in gold," stated Robert Archer, President & CEO.  "The results of our exploration drilling have given us sufficient confidence to commence drifting in that direction to further evaluate and delineate these zones from underground."

The surface exploration drilling program began in October 2016 and comprised 32 holes for 7,464 metres to April 24th 2107, at a horizontal and vertical spacing of approximately 50 metres.  Hole ESI16-174 was drilled approximately 400 metres grid south of the current mine workings and step out drilling continued sporadically along strike for another 900 metres.  Drilling has now changed focus to the Purisima vein, approximately 650 metres to the west of the current mine workings.

Highlights of Initial Phase of 2016-17 San Ignacio Surface Exploration Drilling

Hole


From
(m)

To
(m)

Width
(m)

True
Width
(m)

Au g/t

Ag g/t

Ag eq g/t
(70:1)

Vein

ESI16-160


51.00

51.80

0.80

0.80

2.41

34

203

Melladito I


76.20

76.70

0.50

0.47

1.86

340

470

San Pedro II











ESI16-161


66.65

70.08

3.43

0.48

1.30

130

220

Melladito

including

67.15

68.15

1.00

0.14

2.49

195

369


89.10

93.00

3.90

2.99

2.18

100

252

Melladito I

including

90.80

93.00

2.20

1.68

3.68

160

418












ESI16-162


63.70

64.70

1.00

1.00

1.08

333

409

Melladito


64.70

67.00

2.30

2.30

old stope on Melladito


67.00

68.93

1.93

1.90

0.70

180

229


193.90

194.40

0.50

0.43

0.24

260

277

San Pedro IV











ESI16-163


123.12

124.22

1.10

0.78

9.95

783

1480

Melladito


126.75

127.25

0.50

0.35

5.61

142

535

Melladito I











ESI16-164


176.20

180.40

4.20

3.68

1.51

194

300

Melladito

including

179.34

180.40

1.06

0.91

5.87

672

1083


184.59

185.65

1.06

0.92

5.50

139

524

Melladito I


189.35

190.44

1.09

0.83

8.41

127

716

San Pedro III

including

189.35

189.88

0.53

0.41

15.91

202

1316












ESI16-165


120.10

121.73

1.63

1.25

0.33

194

217

Melladito











ESI16-166


216.04

216.84

0.80

0.73

1.45

360

462

Plateros











ESI16-167


210.00

211.72

1.72

1.69

0.82

231

289

Plateros


291.60

299.72

8.12

6.65

2.54

18

196

Melladito II

including

291.60

295.14

3.54

2.90

4.04

22

305


also including

298.10

299.72

1.62

1.33

3.44

41

282












ESI16-168


221.45

223.79

2.34

2.03

10.77

278

1032

Plateros

including

221.98

223.79

1.81

1.57

13.90

356

1329











ESI16-171


189.00

190.14

1.14

0.87

1.18

800

883

Plateros











ESI16-172


132.25

132.75

0.50

0.25

2.17

140

292

Melladito


140.20

144.09

3.89

2.75

2.04

67

210

Melladito I

including

140.20

141.53

1.33

0.94

3.79

115

380


also including

143.57

144.09

0.52

0.37

5.07

188

543



156.40

156.97

0.57

0.28

3.45

16

258

San Pedro II


165.85

166.85

1.00

0.42

2.05

92

236

San Pedro III











ESI16-174


92.86

100.10

7.24

4.65

4.81

275

612

Melladito /

Melladito I

including

95.00

100.10

5.10

3.28

6.78

383

858

including

97.62

100.10

2.48

2.55

14.32

475

1477


100.10

122.80

22.70

14.59

6.86

257

737

Plateros

including

105.00

116.45

11.45

7.36

10.41

322

1051












ESI17-175


96.85

97.68

0.83

0.64

3.42

474

713

Melladito I











ESI17-176


146.10

147.40

1.30

0.75

16.34

1059

2203

Plateros











ESI17-177


147.85

154.65

6.80

3.40

1.86

206

337

Plateros

including

152.10

153.83

1.73

0.87

5.10

497

854











ESI17-179


172.66

177.10

4.44

3.85

0.84

112

171

Plateros


228.41

229.78

1.37

0.69

2.10

58

205

San Pedro II


248.77

249.48

0.71

0.36

3.14

23

243

San Pedro III











ESI17-180


202.90

206.28

3.38

2.77

0.93

81

146

Melladito I


208.15

208.65

0.50

0.45

0.32

28

50

San Pedro II


214.10

214.60

0.50

0.45

0.35

418

443

San Pedro III











ESI17-181


208.75

216.03

7.28

5.41

0.92

206

271

Melladito /

Melladito I











ESI17-182


255.95

257.11

1.16

0.86

3.79

140

405

Melladito


258.06

259.93

1.87

1.43

2.22

78

233

Melladito I











ESI17-183


254.43

257.84

3.41

2.72

2.76

47

240

Melladito /

Melladito I











ESI17-184


208.03

209.92

1.89

1.64

1.02

184

255

Melladito /

Melladito I


214.04

216.14

2.10

1.48

1.26

148

236

San Pedro III











ESI17-186


254.05

256.35

2.30

1.81

4.26

97

396

Melladito /

Melladito I


257.73

259.1

1.37

1.21

1.56

93

202

San Pedro II


259.61

260.4

0.79

0.72

1.83

153

281

San Pedro III











ESI17-187


148.60

149.33

0.73

0.56

3.18

223

446

Plateros


200.25

207.82

7.57

3.67

5.60

127

519

Melladito /

Melladito I

including

201.18

204.43

3.25

1.63

9.46

135

797


also including

204.93

205.43

0.50

0.25

9.61

330

1003












ESI17-189


215.09

219.41

4.32

1.83

11.05

160

933

Melladito /

Melladito I

 

The Company's QA/QC program includes the regular insertion of blanks, duplicates, and standards into the sample shipments; diligent monitoring of assay results; and necessary remedial actions.  Sample assaying was completed at the independent SGS-GTO lab in Guanajuato, GTO, Mexico.  Silver assaying was conducted with AAS12B technique, with over-limits (150g/t) completed by FAG323.  Gold assaying was conducted with FAA313 technique, with over-limits (10g/t) completed by FAG323.

The technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Robert F. Brown, P. Eng., who is the Qualified Person (QP) for the GMC under the meaning of NI 43-101.  Aspects relating to mining and metallurgy are overseen by Ali Soltani, Chief Operating Officer for Great Panther.

ABOUT GREAT PANTHER

Great Panther Silver Limited is a primary silver mining and exploration company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange trading under the symbol GPR, and on the NYSE MKT trading under the symbol GPL.  Great Panther's current activities are focused on the mining of precious metals from its two wholly-owned operating mines in Mexico: the Guanajuato Mine Complex, which includes the San Ignacio Mine; and the Topia Mine in Durango.  In addition, the Company has signed an agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Coricancha Mine Complex in the central Andes of Peru and is pursuing additional mining opportunities in the Americas.

Robert Archer
President & CEO

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities laws (together, "forward-looking statements").  Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements to be materially different.  Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the Company's plans for production at its Guanajuato and Topia Mine in Mexico, including plans for drilling and resource delineation and the overall economic potential of its properties.  These involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements to be materially different.  These include, among others, risks and uncertainties relating to potential political risks involving the Company's operations in a foreign jurisdiction, uncertainty of production cost estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and expenses, operating or technical difficulties in mineral exploration, development and mining activities, physical risks and hazards inherent in mining operations, currency fluctuations, fluctuations in the price of silver, gold and base metals, exploration results being indicative of future production of its properties, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, permitting risks, and other risks and uncertainties, including those described in the Company's most recently filed Annual Information Form and Material Change Reports filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators available at www.sedar.com and reports on Form 40-F and Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov.

 

SOURCE Great Panther Silver Limited

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