Increases Production Guidance for 2015
Toronto, Sep 10, 2015 AEST (ABN Newswire) - McEwen Mining Inc. (
NYSE:MUX) (TSE:MUX), is pleased to announce that it has increased its production guidance for 2015 to 150,000 gold equivalent ounces from 138,000. This increase is the result of higher grades and better recoveries at our El Gallo Mine. The El Gallo Mine is now forecast to produce 62,000 gold equivalent ounces in 2015, versus the earlier guidance of 50,000.
As of September 8, 2015 McEwen Mining has an aggregate of 300,530,174 shares of common stock outstanding and issuable upon the exchange of the exchangeable shares. Rob McEwen, Chairman and Chief Owner, owns 25% of the shares of the Company (assuming all outstanding Exchangeable Shares are exchanged for an equivalent amount of Common Shares).
About McEwen Mining Inc
McEwen Mining (NYSE:MUX) (TSE:MUX) has the goal to qualify for inclusion in the S&P 500 Index by creating a profitable gold and silver producer focused in the Americas. McEwen's principal assets consist of: the San José mine in Santa Cruz, Argentina (49% interest); the Black Fox mine in Timmins, Canada; the Fenix Project in Mexico; the Gold Bar mine in Nevada, currently under construction; and the large Los Azules copper project in Argentina, advancing towards development.
McEwen has approximately 345 million shares outstanding. Rob McEwen, Chairman and Chief Owner, owns roughly 23% of the shares.
| ||
|
