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Mag Silver loses $1.09-million in Q1

2014-05-15 16:41 ET - News Release

Mr. Larry Taddei reports

MAG SILVER REPORTS FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS

Mag Silver Corp. has released its unaudited financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2014. For complete details of the first quarter unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements and related Management's Discussion and Analysis, please see the Company's filings on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) or on EDGAR (www.sec.gov). All amounts herein are reported in United States dollars unless otherwise specified.

At March 31, 2014, the Company had working capital of $21,149,446 (compared to $37,917,231 at March 31, 2013), including cash of $20,072,036 (compared to $37,790,974 at March 31, 2013). The Company currently has sufficient working capital to maintain all of its properties and currently planned programs extending beyond the next 12 months. The primary use of cash during the quarter ended March 31, 2014 was for advances to Minera Juanicipio S.A. de C.V. ("Minera Juanicipio"), which along with MAG's Juanicipio expenditures on its own account, totaled $1,755,906 (2013: $77,536). The Company also expended $1,374,424 (2013: Nil) on the Salamandra earn in option, and $357,726 (2013: $1,559,977) on its other exploration and evaluation properties.

The Company's net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2014 amounted to $1,093,162 (March 31, 2013: $1,658,073) or $0.02/share (March 31, 2013: $0.03/share). The net loss decreased in the current quarter compared to prior period, primarily as a result of lower share based payment expense of $434,408 (March 31, 2013: 636,600), and no placement fees incurred in the current quarter (March 31, 2013: 143,900). In the quarter ended March 31, 2014, the Company granted no stock options (March 31, 2013: 100,000 stock options) but recorded $434,408 (March 31, 2013: $636,600) of share based payment expense (a non-cash item) relating to stock options vesting to employees and consultants in the period. The fair value of all share-based payment compensation is estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton option valuation model.

Project Updates

At Minera Juanicipio, the proposed 2014 development budget is $11.4 million (MAG's 44% share is $5 million), and is designated primarily for the ramp advancement and some detailed engineering. The Juanicipio ramp decline is currently advancing with conventional drill and blast cycles as well as with the continuous miner. In addition to the planned Juanicipio development work, exploration is also planned in 2014 to seek new veins and trace structures and veins in neighbouring parts of the district onto the Minera Juanicipio joint venture ground. The proposed 2014 exploration budget for Minera Juanicipio is US$3.6 million (MAG's 44% share is US$1.6 million). As at March 31, 2014 Minera Juanicipio had $4.3 million in cash available for 2014 budgeted exploration and development.

An updated independent mineral resource estimate for the Juanicipio property is currently in progress, and is expected in the second quarter of 2014.

No active exploration is currently being undertaken on the Cinco de Mayo property, as the Company remains in the process of negotiating a renewed surface access agreement with the local Ejido. The overall timeline to successful resolution and renewed surface access is not determinable at this time, and will depend upon various factors including but not limited to: the ability of the Company to arrive at a settlement agreement that would be fully supported by the majority of the Ejido; and, the ability of the Ejido to conduct a properly constituted Assembly meeting, with quorum, and favourable outcome.

At Salamadra, where the Company has an option to earn up to 70% of the property, the system remains open in all directions. The Phase II drill program is currently ongoing with two drill rigs and assays pending, as the Company continues to delineate the system while fleshing out the best intercepts.