Exploration Day

RNS Number : 0704Q

Fresnillo PLC

09 October 2013

 



                                                                                                        Fresnillo plc

28 Grosvenor Street

London W1K 4QR

United Kingdom

www.fresnilloplc.com

9 October 2013

Exploration Day

Fresnillo plc is holding an Exploration Day for equity analysts and institutional investors, commencing today at 0900 BST in London. There will be a presentation on Fresnillo's exploration strategy and prospects by the senior management.

A live webcast of the presentation will be available from the following website: http://www.media-server.com/m/p/x2249dif. The presentation can be found on our website: www.fresnilloplc.com

For further information, please visit our website www.fresnilloplc.com or contact:

Fresnillo plc            London Office                                   Gabriela Mayor, Head of Investor Relations	Tel: [phone]
Mexico City Office Ana Belem Zárate	Tel: [phone]
Brunswick Group Carole Cable David Litterick	Tel: [phone]

About Fresnillo plc

Fresnillo plc is the world's largest primary silver producer and Mexico's second largest gold producer, listed on the London and Mexican Stock Exchanges under the symbol FRES.

Fresnillo has six operating mines, all of them in Mexico - Fresnillo, Saucito, Ciénega (including the San Ramón satellite mine), Herradura, Soledad-Dipolos and Noche Buena; three development projects - a dynamic leaching plant to treat high grade gold ore from the Herradura and Soledad-Dipolos mine; San Julián and Saucito II and four advanced exploration prospects - Centauro Deep, Juanicipio, Orysivo and Las Casas Rosario as well as a number of other long term exploration prospects. In total, has mining concessions covering approximately 2.1 million hectares in Mexico.

Fresnillo has a strong and long tradition of mining, a proven track record of mine development, reserve replacement, and production costs in the lowest quartile of the cost curve for both silver and gold.

Fresnillo's goal is to maintain the Group's position as the world's largest primary silver company, producing 65 million ounces of silver and 500,000 ounces of gold by 2018.

 

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