Santacruz Silver Rosario Mine Resumes Operations

TSX.V: SCZ
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VANCOUVER, March 26, 2015 /CNW/ - Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. ("Santacruz" or the "Company") (TSX.V:SCZ) is pleased to announce that the Company has received approval from PROFEPA and SEMARNAT (Mexico´s environmental regulatory authorities) to resume operations at its Rosario Mine, located near Charcas, San Luis Potosi. Accordingly, the Company has recommenced operations at its Rosario Mine. The approval was received following completion of the remediation and cleanup of an approximate amount of 2,000 m³ of tailings pulp discharged outside of the Rosario Mine tailings impoundment system on January 2, 2015.

The tailings structure has been stabilized with remaining work focused on definitively sealing the decant system. Once sealing of the decant system is complete, a full analysis of the tailings facility will be undertaken by Tierra Group International Ltd. to determine whether the existing tailings storage facility can be safely recommissioned.  In the interim, an alternate system that utilizes a geotextile containment system to dewater and store tailings will be used until a permanent solution is determined. Production will resume at 350 tpd and ramping up to 450 tpd by the end of April.  

President Arturo Préstamo stated, "The Company has given top priority to rectifying this matter following best safety and environmental standards in order to ensure there are no further recurrences going forward. We thank our operations staff, technical consultants, environmental authorities and our nearby communities for their support to bring the Rosario Mine back into production both safely and in as timely a manner as possible."

About Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd.

Santacruz is a Mexican-focused silver company with a producing mine (Rosario); two advanced-stage projects (San Felipe and Gavilanes) and an early-stage exploration project (El Gachi). The Company is managed by a technical team of professionals with proven track records in developing, operating and discovering silver mines in Mexico. Our corporate objective is to become a mid-tier silver producer.

'signed'

Arturo Préstamo Elizondo,
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

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Forward looking information

Certain statements contained in this news release, such as the parties' obligations under the amended agreement, productions plans and cash flow at Rosario and development at San Felipe grades, mine and mill development and the acquisition of mineralized material from third parties, constitute "forward-looking information" as such term is used in applicable Canadian securities laws. Any forward-looking information that constitutes a financial outlook is intended to provide information about management's current expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking information is based on plans, expectations and estimates of management at the date the information is provided and is subject to certain factors and assumptions, including, that the Company's financial condition and development plans do not change as a result of unforeseen events, that the Company obtains required regulatory approvals, that the Company is able to obtain material from third parties on reasonable terms, future metal prices and that the demand and market outlook for metals do not decline significantly. Forward-looking information is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause plans, estimates and actual results to vary materially from those projected in such forward-looking information.  Factors that could cause the forward-looking information in this news release to change or to be inaccurate include, but are not limited to, the risk that any of the assumptions referred to prove not to be valid or reliable, that occurrences such as those referred to above are realized and result in delays, or cessation in planned work, that the Company's financial condition and development plans change, delays in regulatory approval, risks associated with the interpretation of data, the geology, grade and continuity of mineral deposits, the possibility that results will not be consistent with the Company's expectations, as well as the other risks and uncertainties applicable to mineral exploration and development activities and to the Company as set forth in the Company's Annual Information Form filed under the Company's profile at www.sedar.com. There can be no assurance that any forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, the reader should not place any undue reliance on forward-looking information or statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking information or statements, other than as required by applicable law.

SOURCE SantaCruz Silver Mining Ltd.

Neil MacRae, Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd., Email: [email protected], Telephone: [phone]