Fortuna to Release First Quarter Financial Results on May 8, 2015; Conference Call at 12 P.M. Eastern on May 11, 2015

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - April 30, 2015) - Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (NYSE:FSM)(TSX:FVI) announces that it will release its financial statements and MD&A for the first quarter after the market closes on Friday, May 8, 2015.

A conference call to discuss the financial and operational results will be held on Monday, May 11, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific / 12:00 p.m. Eastern. 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=173980 or over the phone by dialing just prior to the starting time.

Conference call details:

Date: Monday, May 11, 2015

Time: 9:00 a.m. Pacific / 12:00 p.m. Eastern

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: 13608544

Playback of the webcast will be available until August 11, 2015. Playback of the conference call will be available until May 25, 2015 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 acquisition opportunities throughout the Americas. For more information, please visit our website at www.fortunasilver.com.