Fortuna to Release Second Quarter Financial Results on August 12th, 2014; Conference Call at 12 p.m. Eastern on August 13th, 2014

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Aug. 5, 2014) - Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (NYSE:FSM)(TSX:FVI)(BVLAC:FVI)(FRANKFURT:F4S) is pleased to announce that it will release its financial statements and MD&A for the second quarter after the market closes on Tuesday, August 12^th, 2014.

A conference call to discuss the financial and operational results will be held on Wednesday, August 13^th, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific - 12:00 p.m. Eastern - 11:00 a.m. Lima. Hosting the call will be Jorge A. Ganoza, President and CEO, and Luis D. Ganoza, Chief Financial Officer.

Shareholders, analysts, media and interested investors are invited to listen to the live conference call by logging onto the webcast at: http://www.investorcalendar.com/IC/CEPage.asp?ID=173007 or over the phone by dialing just prior to the starting time.

Conference call details:

Date: Wednesday, August 13th, 2014

Time: 9:00 a.m. Pacific - 12:00 p.m. Eastern - 11:00 a.m. Lima

Dial in number (Toll Free): +1.877.407.8035

Dial in number (International): +1.201.689.8035

Replay number (Toll Free): +1.877.660.6853

Replay number (International): +1.201.612.7415

Replay Passcode: 13587139

Playback of the webcast will be available until November 13^th, 2014. Playback of the conference call will be available until August 27^th, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. In addition, a transcript of the call will be archived in the company's website:

http://www.fortunasilver.com/s/financial_reports.asp.

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Fortuna is a growth oriented, silver and base metal producer focused on mining opportunities in Latin America. Our primary assets are the Caylloma silver mine in southern Peru and the San Jose silver-gold mine in Mexico. The company is selectively pursuing additional acquisition opportunities throughout the Americas. For more information, please visit our website at www.fortunasilver.com.