May 13 (Reuters) - Sierra Metals Inc SMT.TO :
* SIERRA METALS REPORTS CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2019 CONFERENCE CALL MAY 14, 2019 AT 10:30 AM (EDT)
* Q1 REVENUE C$49.2 MILLION
* Q1 COPPER PRODUCTION OF 7.7 MILLION POUNDS, SILVER PRODUCTION OF 0.7 MILLION OUNCES, ZINC PRODUCTION OF 16.4 MILLION POUNDS
* Q1 LEAD PRODUCTION OF 7.0 MILLION POUNDS AND GOLD PRODUCTION OF 1,986 OUNCES
* EXPECTS THAT COMPANY WILL STILL BE WITHIN ANNUAL PRODUCTION GUIDANCE PROVIDED
* SUBSEQUENT TO Q1 2019, THROUGHPUT RATES CONTINUE TO IMPROVE
* IN MEXICO, PRODUCTION INCREASES ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE APPARENT IN LATE Q2 2019
* PRODUCTION IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BE HIGHER IN LATTER HALF OF 2019 WHEN MINES ARE RUNNING AT HIGHER THROUGHPUT RATES