Day: May 17, 2012

Kootenay Silver Inc. is pleased to provide a summary update with respect to its ongoing development activities at its flagship Promontorio Silver Project in Sonora, Mexico.

Southridge Enterprises Inc. is pleased to announce the initial assay results from Trench #7 at Los Compadres. The Company has been actively conducting a trenching and sampling program at their Los Compadres property at Santa Maria del Oro, in Nayarit, Mexico.

Bowmore Exploration Ltd. would like to inform its shareholders that the drill campaign at the “Chivas property” is well underway and that three holes have now been completed. The initial drill program experienced some delays due to technical difficulties encountered by the previous drilling contractor. Therefore a second drill company “Major Drilling Group International Inc.” was contracted to complete the campaign. Samples of the first holes have been sent to ALS Chemex lab in Hermosillo, Mexico and results should be available in the following weeks.

Vancouver, May 17, 2012 – Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (NYSE: FSM | TSX: FVI | BVL: FVI | Frankfurt: F4S.F) is pleased to announce the launch of its new website at www.fortunasilver.com. The redesigned website offers quick and easy access to company information and new multi-media features including a corporate video and an improved investor’s center.

CM12-411: 314 g/t (9.2 opt) silver with 1.6 g/t gold, 7.6% lead and 14.0% zinc over 4.35 metres
CM12-405: 2,367 g/t (69 opt) silver with, 61.7% lead and 0.2% zinc over 1.71 metres
CM12-397: 157 g/t (4.6 opt) silver with 0.8 g/t gold, 4.7% lead and 10.6% zinc over 5.87 metres
CM12-399: 150 g/t (4.4 opt) silver with 2.2 g/t gold, 3.3% lead and 17.0% zinc over 3.36 metres