fortuna silver mines inc had solid production in the second quarter from its four operating mines in the americas and west africa and said all mines are on target to achieve annual guidance for silver and gold silver production of 1652895 ounces a 13 percent decrease over the comparable period in 2021 was primarily driven by a 9 percent decrease in head grade at the san jose mine which is in line with the mineral reserve average grade for the second quarter gold production of 62171 ounces an increase of 100 percent yearoveryear was mainly driven by contributions of 29016 ounces from the lindero mine and 24553 ounces from the yaramoko mine acquired in july 2021 gold equivalent production was 96712 ounces for the second quarter byproduct base metal production amounted to 76 million pounds of lead and 109 million pounds of zinc fortuna backed its 2022 annual production guidance range of 62 million to 69 million ounces of silver and 244000 to 280000 ounces of gold with an annual production of between 369000 to 420000 ounces gold equivalent including lead and zinc byproducts