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New York - AG Toronto - FR Frankfurt - FMV First Majestic Produces 3.3M Oz Silver and 46,545 Oz Gold ( 6.4M Silver Eqv . Oz ) in the Second Quarter of 2021 - Announces Updated 2021 Guidance , New Board Appointment and Conference Call details SECOND QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS fm FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP . Vancouver , BC , Canada First Majestic Silver Corp. ( " First Majestic " or the " Company " ) announces that total production in the second quarter of 2021 from the Company's four producing operations , the San Dimas Silver / Gold Mine , the Santa Elena Silver / Gold Mine , the La Encantada Silver Mine and the recently acquired Jerritt Canyon Gold Mine , reached 6.4 million silver equivalent ounces consisting of 3.3 million ounces of silver and 46,545 ounces of gold . The Company's financial results for the second quarter of 2021 are scheduled to be released on Monday , August 16 , 2021 . ● July 13 , 2021 ● Total Production : The Company produced 6.4 million silver equivalent ounces consisting of 3.3 million ounces of silver and 46,545 ounces of gold , representing an increase of 13 % and 95 % , respectively , compared to the quarter primarily due to a 14 % increase in silver equivalent production from the three operating Mexican mines and the inclusion of production from the Jerritt Canyon operation effective April 30 , 2021 . LNG Power at Santa Elena : The Liquified Natural Gas ( " LNG " ) facility at Santa Elena successfully reached full capacity after completing final ramp - up procedures in early May . Santa Elena is now the Company's second operation that has been fully converted from diesel to low - cost LNG power . Stockpiling at Ermitaño : During the quarter , the Company began extracting low - grade mineralized material from the development of the test stope area from the Ermitaño deposit . As of July 5th , approximately 18,200 tonnes of mineralized material grading 2.2 g / t gold and 39 g / t silver have been placed in surface stockpiles . Over the next six months , an additional 40,000 to 50,000 tonnes of material is expected to be stockpiled on surface in anticipation of future processing at the Santa Elena processing plant in the first quarter of 2022 . Jerritt Canyon Acquisition Completed - Early Exploration Success : During the quarter , the Company completed the acquisition of the Jerritt Canyon Gold Mine adding a fourth producing operation to its growing portfolio of assets . Post - closing of the acquisition , drill hole WT - 151 intersected 76.2 metres of 1.65 g / t gold , including 7.6 metres of 4.63 g / t gold , at Waterpipe II . This area of the property is developing