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FresnilloAnnouncement

26/02/2016 07:11

RNS Number : 2333Q
Fresnillo PLC
26 February 2016
 Fresnillo plc
21 Upper Brook Street
London W1K 7PY
United Kingdom
www.fresnilloplc.com
26 February 2016
Fresnillo plc - Board Change
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.11(3), the board of directors of Fresnillo plc (the "Company") announce that Charles Jacobs will be appointed Senior Independent Director with effect from the Company's annual general meeting on 3rd May 2016.
For further information, please visit our website www.fresnilloplc.com or contact:
Fresnillo plc 
London Office  
Gabriela Mayor, Head of Investor Relations
Floriana Michalowska
Tel: +44 (0)20 7399 2470
Mexico City Office 
Ana Belem Zrate
Tel: +52 55 52 79 3206
Bell Pottinger 
Daniel Thle
Aarti Iyer
Tel: +44 (0)20 3772 2500
 
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 plc has six operating mines, all of them in Mexico - Fresnillo, Saucito, Cinega (including the San Ramn satellite mine), Herradura, Soledad-Dipolos1 and Noche Buena, two development projects - San Julin and the Pyrites plant, and four advanced exploration prospects - Orisyvo, Juanicipio, Las Casas Rosario & Cluster Cebollitas and Centauro Deep, as well as a number of other long term exploration prospects. In total, Fresnillo plc has mining concessions covering approximately 2 million hectares in Mexico.
Fresnillo plc 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 silver.
Fresnillo plc's goal is to maintain the Group's position as the world's largest primary silver company, producing 65 million ounces of silver and 750,000 ounces of gold by 2018.
1 Operations at Soledad-Dipolos are currently suspended.

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