Great Panther Silver Reports Second Quarter 2014 Production Results

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jul 10, 2014) - GREAT PANTHER SILVER LIMITED (GPR.TO)(NYSE MKT:GPL) ("Great Panther"; the "Company") today announced second quarter ("Q2") production results at its two wholly-owned Mexican silver mining operations, Guanajuato and Topia, and provided an update on its exploration and development activities.

Second Quarter 2014 Operations Highlights (Compared to Second Quarter 2013)

  • Ore processed increased 20% to a record 80,964 tonnes;

  • Metal production rose 6% to 718,794 silver equivalent ounces ("Ag eq oz");

  • Silver production was up 6% to 420,001 silver ounces ("Ag oz");

  • Gold production decreased 6% to 3,773 gold ounces ("Au oz"); and

  • San Ignacio started commercial production in June.

Great Panther delivered continued growth in metal production during the second quarter of 2014. Production in terms of Ag eq oz increased 6% compared to the second quarter of 2013 and showed an 8% increase over the first quarter of 2014. This was primarily due to increased mill throughput at both mines combined with better silver grades from the Guanajuato Mine Complex over the first quarter as operations fully resumed after the disruptions in the first quarter. At Guanajuato, the start of commercial production at San Ignacio in June and the provision of pre-production development ore contributed to the increased throughput and metal production.

"We saw a steady improvement at Guanajuato through the quarter and were very pleased to initiate commercial production on schedule at San Ignacio, a new satellite operation of Guanajuato," stated Robert Archer, President and CEO. "We anticipate that production growth will continue, especially as we ramp up production at San Ignacio."

Consolidated Q2 Operations Summary

Q2 2014

Q2 2013

Change

Q2 2014

Q1 2014

Change

Ore processed (tonnes milled)

80,964

67,569

20%

80,964

72,631

11%

Silver equivalent ounce production 1

718,794

680,212

6%

718,794

667,349

8%

Silver ounce production

420,001

396,730

6%

420,001

370,668

13%

Gold ounce production

3,773

3,994

(6)%

3,773

3,666

3%

Lead production (tonnes)

302

243

24%

302

308

(2)%

Zinc production (tonnes)

395

411

(4)%

395

431

(8)%

Total underground development (m)

5,112

4,044

26%

5,112

3,878

32%

Underground diamond drilling (m)

2,788

6,907

(60)%

2,788

4,172

(33)%

Guanajuato Mine Complex

Ore processed at Guanajuato increased 20% and 15%, to a record 63,646 tonnes, compared to the same period in 2013 and the first quarter of 2014, respectively. This resulted in a 1% and 15% increase in metal production for the comparative period last year and the first quarter of 2014, respectively. Metal production for the second quarter of 2014 included 251,687 Ag oz and 3,648 Au oz, or 470,589 Ag eq oz at grades of 139 grams per tonne ("g/t") Ag and 1.99g/t Au.