VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Endeavour Silver Corp. (NYSE:EXK) (TSX:EDR) announces several key management appointments in Mexico to augment the Operations group, including Marco Meneses as General Manager for the Guanajuato District and the El Cubo and Bolanitos mines, Jorge Coss as the General Manager for the Zacatecas District and the new El Compas mine, and Jose Luis Nevarez as the Project Leader for the Terronera mine development project.  Endeavour has completed its search for a new Vice President, Project Development and expects to make an announcement in May.

The Company also announces that Tomas Iturriaga, Vice President of Operations, has resigned from his position for personal reasons.  Godfrey Walton, COO, will assume Mr. Iturriaga’s responsibilities until a new appointment is made.  Endeavour board and management thank Tomas for his contributions and wish him well in his future endeavours.

About Endeavour Silver – Endeavour Silver Corp. is a mid-tier precious metals mining company that operates three high-grade, underground, silver-gold mines in Mexico. The Company is forecasting 20% production growth to 10.2-11.2 million oz silver equivalent in 2018. Endeavour is currently developing its fourth high-grade, underground, silver‑gold mine in Mexico and has a compelling pipeline of exploration and development projects to facilitate its goal to become a premier senior silver producer.  Our philosophy of corporate social integrity creates value for all stakeholders.

SOURCE Endeavour Silver Corp. 

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