Excellon is a base metal prod....one forgetsTHIRD QUARTER 2017 PRODUCTIONS RESULTS Nine months Q3 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2016 2017 2016 Tonnes mined 18,147 10,840 11,207 41,051 37,914 Tonnes milled 19,953 13,877 12,003 45,764 41,176 Grades Silver (g/t) 409 394 427 381 485 Lead (%) 4.39 3.48 4.14 3.72 4.71 Zinc (%) 6.10 4.51 5.49 5.10 6.01 Recoveries Silver (%) 87.6 89.8 90.4 88.9 90.7 Lead (%) 81.8 80.4 82.1 81.2 82.4 Zinc (%) 81.1 80.7 81.3 81.2 79.7 Metal production* Silver (oz) 226,173 160,820 153,783 495,111 593,165 Lead (lb) 1,582,794 850,111 891,424 3,042,938 3,523,537 Zinc (lb) 2,172,685 1,116,367 1,169,029 4,162,027 4,333,038 AgEq (oz)** 500,763 289,566 255,760 995,643 987,880 half their silver equiv. is base metals zinc and lead....and those prices have been rising...offsetting a drop in silver...