Fortuna Raises Production Guidance for 2010

WAYNE HEWGILL, Regulus Resources Inc. (01/18/2010)
"Fortuna Silver Mines (T-FVI) reported excellent operating results for its 2009 production performance figures. Fortuna’s Caylloma mine in Peru produced 1,685,026 ounces of silver, a YOY% increase of 96% from the 861,176 ounces produced in 2008.

. . .We believe that having neared the current capacity of the mill, production will level off or increase marginally at Caylloma. Management has proven themselves as excellent operators through the successful development of Caylloma. With Caylloma now operating near full capacity, and significant development in-front of them, the focus is now on San Jose – the key area of organic growth for the company.

With the two mines operating at capacity, we see potential for upwards of $30M in annual cash flow by 2010.

We are maintaining our BUY recommendation, and our 12-month target price of $3.45, with a SPECULATIVE risk rating. We value the shares of Fortuna Silver using a NAV basis, applying a 6% discount for Peruvian asset (Caylloma Mine) and an 8% discount for the Mexican asset (San Jose Project). We apply a 1.0x NAV multiple in arriving at our target price."

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