Fortuna Mining Corp 6-K, filed May 12, 2022

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Form 6-K

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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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For the month of May 2022

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Commission File Number 001-35297

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

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200 Burrard Street, Suite 650, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 3L6

(Address of principal executive office)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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FORM 20-F   ◻	FORM 40-F  þ

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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation

S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  

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S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  

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SIGNATURES

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

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​	Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.
​	(Registrant)
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Date: May 11, 2022	By:	/s/ "Jorge Ganoza Durant"
​	​	Jorge Ganoza Durant
​	​	President and CEO

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Exhibits:

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99.1****Interim Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2022

99.2****Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the period ended March 31, 2022

99.3****CEO Certification

99.4****CFO Certification

99.5****News release dated May 11, 2022

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CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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For the three months ended

March 31, 2022 and 2021

(UNAUDITED)

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Condensed Interim Consolidated Income Statements

(Unaudited - Tabular amounts presented in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)

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​	​	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​	Note		2022			2021
Sales	19	​	$	182,329	​	$	117,822
Cost of sales	20	​	​	118,827	​	​	66,511
Mine operating income	​	​	​	63,502	​	​	51,311
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General and administration	21	​	​	16,922	​	​	8,576
Exploration and evaluation	​	​	​	502	​	​	212
Foreign exchange loss	​	​	​	2,970	​	​	2,398
Write off of mineral properties	​	​	​	2,124	​	​	-
Other expenses (income)	​	​	​	272	​	​	(247)
​	​	​	​	22,790	​	​	10,939
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Operating income	​	​	​	40,712	​	​	40,372
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Interest and finance costs, net	​	​	​	(2,781)	​	​	(2,430)
Gain (loss) on derivatives	​	​	​	(4,176)	​	​	1,742
​	​	​	​	(6,957)	​	​	(688)
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Income before income taxes	​	​	​	33,755	​	​	39,684
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Income taxes	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Current income tax expense	​	​	​	11,863	​	​	13,979
Deferred income tax recovery	​	​	​	(5,084)	​	​	(697)
​	​	​	​	6,779	​	​	13,282
Net income for the period	​	​	$	26,976	​	$	26,402
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Net income attributable to:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Fortuna shareholders	​	​	$	26,066	​	$	26,402
Non-controlling interest	25	​	​	910	​	​	-
​	​	​	$	26,976	​	$	26,402
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Earnings per share	18	​	​	​	​	​	​
Basic	​	​	$	0.09	​	$	0.14
Diluted	​	​	$	0.09	​	$	0.14
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Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (000's)	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Basic	​	​	​	291,591	​	​	184,334
Diluted	​	​	​	294,546	​	​	195,154

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited - Tabular amounts presented in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)

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​	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​	Note		2022			2021
Net income for the period	​	​	$	26,976	​	$	26,402
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Items that will remain permanently in other comprehensive income:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Changes in fair value of investments in equity securities, net of $nil tax	​	​	​	(105)	​	​	(215)
Items that may in the future be reclassified to profit or loss:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Currency translation adjustment, net of $31 tax	​	​	​	(1,387)	​	​	-
Changes in fair value of hedging instruments, net of $nil tax	​	​	​	70	​	​	250
Total other comprehensive (loss) income for the period	​	​	​	(1,422)	​	​	35
Comprehensive income for the period	​	​	$	25,554	​	$	26,437
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Comprehensive income attributable to:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Fortuna shareholders	​	​	​	24,644	​	​	26,437
Non-controlling interest	25	​	​	910	​	​	-
​	​	​	$	25,554	​	$	26,437

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

(Unaudited - Tabular amounts presented in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)

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As at	Note	****	March 31, 2022		****	December 31, 2021
ASSETS	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
CURRENT ASSETS	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Cash and cash equivalents	​	​	$	110,365	​	$	107,097
Trade and other receivables	5	​	​	86,551	​	​	76,487
Inventories	6	​	​	91,284	​	​	85,819
Other current assets	7	​	​	13,257	​	​	11,679
​	​	​	​	301,457	​	​	281,082
NON-CURRENT ASSETS	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Restricted cash	​	​	​	2,558	​	​	2,056
Mineral properties and property, plant and equipment	8	​	​	1,719,255	​	​	1,712,354
Other assets	9	​	​	37,119	​	​	26,430
Total assets	​	​	$	2,060,389	​	$	2,021,922
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LIABILITIES	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
CURRENT LIABILITIES	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Trade and other payables	10	​	$	119,361	​	$	133,805
Income taxes payable	​	​	​	13,781	​	​	20,563
Current portion of lease obligations	12	​	​	10,329	​	​	10,523
Current portion of closure and reclamation provisions	15	​	​	2,089	​	​	1,882
​	​	​	​	145,560	​	​	166,773
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Debt	13	​	​	198,006	​	​	157,489
Deferred tax liabilities	​	​	​	186,493	​	​	191,668
Closure and reclamation provisions	15	​	​	53,907	​	​	54,230
Lease obligations	12	​	​	17,107	​	​	18,882
Other liabilities	14	​	​	3,171	​	​	3,310
Total liabilities	​	​	​	604,244	​	​	592,352
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Share capital	17	​	​	1,081,106	​	​	1,079,746
Reserves	​	​	​	27,024	​	​	28,785
Retained earnings	​	​	​	292,683	​	​	266,617
Equity attributable to Fortuna shareholders	​	​	​	1,400,813	​	​	1,375,148
Equity attributable to non-controlling interest	25	​	​	55,332	​	​	54,422
Total equity	​	​	​	1,456,145	​	​	1,429,570
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	​	​	$	2,060,389	​	$	2,021,922

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Contingencies and Capital Commitments (Note 26); Subsequent Events (Note 27)

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/s/ Jorge Ganoza Durant		/s/ Kylie Dickson
Jorge Ganoza Durant	​	Kylie Dickson
Director	​	Director

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited - Tabular amounts presented in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)

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​	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​	Note	​	2022		​	2021
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Operating activities:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Net income for the period	​	​	$	26,976	​	$	26,402
Items not involving cash	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Depletion and depreciation	​	​	​	38,505	​	​	19,187
Accretion expense	​	​	​	1,105	​	​	780
Income taxes	​	​	​	6,779	​	​	13,283
Interest expense, net	​	​	​	1,676	​	​	1,650
Share based payments expense (recovery), net of cash settlements	​	​	​	(740)	​	​	(4,462)
Write off of mineral properties	​	​	​	2,124	​	​	-
Unrealized foreign exchange loss	​	​	​	1,173	​	​	2,020
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivatives	​	​	​	3,575	​	​	(849)
Other	​	​	​	70	​	​	(303)
Closure and reclamation payments	​	​	​	(46)	​	​	(23)
Changes in working capital	24	​	​	(27,908)	​	​	(17,371)
Cash provided by operating activities	​	​	​	53,289	​	​	40,314
Income taxes paid	​	​	​	(20,087)	​	​	(19,648)
Interest paid	​	​	​	(354)	​	​	(64)
Interest received	​	​	​	394	​	​	537
Net cash provided by operating activities	​	​	​	33,242	​	​	21,139
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Investing activities:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Restricted cash	​	​	​	(502)	​	​	-
Additions to mineral properties, plant and equipment	​	​	​	(64,992)	​	​	(16,335)
Proceeds from sale of assets	​	​	​	9	​	​	-
Recoveries of Lindero construction VAT	​	​	​	-	​	​	11,700
Cash used in investing activities	​	​	​	(65,485)	​	​	(4,635)
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Financing activities:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Proceeds from credit facility	13	​	​	40,000	​	​	-
Payments of lease obligations	​	​	​	(3,231)	​	​	(2,439)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	​	​	​	36,769	​	​	(2,439)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	​	​	​	(1,258)	​	​	(285)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents during the period	​	​	​	3,268	​	​	13,780
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period	​	​	​	107,097	​	​	131,898
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period	​	​	$	110,365	​	$	145,678
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Cash and cash equivalents consist of:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Cash	​	​	$	66,062	​	$	41,499
Cash equivalents	​	​	​	44,303	​	​	104,179
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period	​	​	$	110,365	​	$	145,678
Supplemental cash flow information (Note 24)	​	​	​	​	​	​	​

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim financial statements

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

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​	​	​	Share capital				​	​	Reserves													​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	Note	****	Number of common shares	​	Amount		****	Equity reserve		****	Hedging reserve		****	Fair value reserve		​	​	Equity component of convertible debentures	****	Foreign currency reserve		****	Retained earnings		****	Non-controlling interest		****	Total equity
Balance at January 1, 2022	​	​	291,529,330	​	$	1,079,746	​	$	27,435	​	$	128	​	$	(696)	​	$	4,825	​	$	(2,907)	​	$	266,617	​	$	54,422	​	$	1,429,570
Total comprehensive income for the period	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Net income for the period	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	26,066	​	​	910	​	​	26,976
Other comprehensive loss for the period	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	70	​	​	(105)	​	​	-	​	​	(1,387)	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(1,422)
Total comprehensive income for the period	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	70	​	​	(105)	​	​	-	​	​	(1,387)	​	​	26,066	​	​	910	​	​	25,554
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Transactions with owners of the Company	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Shares issued on vesting of share units	​	​	350,227	​	​	1,360	​	​	(1,360)	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-
Share-based payments	16	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	1,021	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	1,021
​	​	​	350,227	​	​	1,360	​	​	(339)	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	1,021
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Balance at March 31, 2022	​	​	291,879,557	​	$	1,081,106	​	$	27,096	​	$	198	​	$	(801)	​	$	4,825	​	$	(4,294)	​	$	292,683	​	$	55,332	​	$	1,456,145
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Balance at January 1, 2021	​	​	184,195,727	​	$	492,306	​	$	20,086	​	$	(878)	​	$	(424)	​	$	4,825	​	$	1,115	​	$	208,740	​	$	-	​	$	725,770
Total comprehensive income for the period	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Net income for the period	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	26,402	​	​	-	​	​	26,402
Other comprehensive income for the period	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	250	​	​	(215)	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	35
Total comprehensive income for the period	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	250	​	​	(215)	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	26,402	​	​	-	​	​	752,207
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Transactions with owners of the Company	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Shares issued on vesting of share units	​	​	927,198	​	​	3,943	​	​	(3,943)	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-
Share-based payments	16	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	691	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	691
​	​	​	927,198	​	​	3,943	​	​	(3,252)	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	691
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Balance at March 31, 2021	​	​	185,122,925	​	$	496,249	​	$	16,834	​	$	(628)	​	$	(639)	​	$	4,825	​	$	1,115	​	$	235,142	​	$	-	​	$	752,898

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

(Unaudited - Tabular amounts presented in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)

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1.   NATURE OF OPERATIONS

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) is a publicly traded company incorporated and domiciled in British Columbia, Canada.

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The Company is engaged in precious and base metal mining and related activities in Argentina, Burkina Faso, Mexico, Peru, and Côte d’Ivoire. The Company operates the open pit Lindero gold mine (“Lindero”) in northern Argentina, the underground Yaramoko mine (“Yaramoko”) in south western Burkina Faso, the underground San Jose silver and gold mine (“San Jose”) in southern Mexico, the underground Caylloma silver, lead, and zinc mine (“Caylloma”) in southern Peru, and is developing the open pit Séguéla gold mine (“Séguéla”) in south western Côte d’Ivoire.

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The Company’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol FSM and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol FVI.

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The Company’s registered office is located at Suite 650 - 200 Burrard Street, Vancouver, Canada, V6C 3L6.

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2.   COVID-19 UNCERTAINTIES

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In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a pandemic. In response to the pandemic, Governments implemented measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. Government mandated measures in Argentina, Mexico, and Peru included among others, the closure of international borders, the temporary suspension of all non-essential business, including mining and the declaration of mandatory quarantine periods.

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During the three months ended March 31, 2022, there were no Government mandated suspensions of operations at any of our operations in Latin America and West Africa. However, operations in Latin America were affected by COVID-19 at the beginning of the year which resulted in reduced workforces and quarantine periods for those affected. The impact of COVID-19 was insignificant in West Africa.

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Although COVID-19 decreased during the latter part of Q1 2022, health protocols are in place at each mine site for control, isolation and quarantine, as necessary, and these continue to be reviewed and adjusted accordingly based on the circumstances at each location. The Company’s focus is the health and safety of the workforce and on measures to prevent and manage the transmission of COVID-19 amongst the workforce and the communities in which the Company operates.

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The Company’s operations and financial performance are dependent on it being able to operate at each of its mines and projects.  Given the fast-changing situation with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic, including further waves of the virus and the emergence of variant forms of the virus, it is difficult to predict the exact nature and extent of the impact the pandemic may have on the Company’s operations and its business. Outbreaks of COVID-19 in areas where the Company operates or restrictive directives of government and public health authorities could cause delays or disruptions in the Company’s supply chain, restrict access to its mine sites, restrict its ability to transport and ship gold doré and/or metal concentrates, restrict access to processing and refinery facilities, or impediments to market logistics. Suspensions of operations or curtailment of commissioning activities at the Company’s mines remains a significant risk to its business and operations.

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

(Unaudited - Tabular amounts presented in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)

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3.   BASIS OF PRESENTATION

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Statement of Compliance

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These unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements (“interim financial statements”) were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) applicable to the preparation of interim financial statements, including IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. They do not include all the information required for full annual financial statements. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, which includes information necessary for understanding the Company’s business and financial presentation.

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The same accounting policies and methods of computation are followed in these interim financial statements as compared with the most recent annual financial statements.

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On May 11, 2022, the Company's Board of Directors approved these interim financial statements for issuance.

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Basis of Measurement

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These interim financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, except for those assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value (Note 23) at the end of each reporting period.

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Adoption of new accounting standards

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The Company adopted various amendments to IFRSs, which were effective for accounting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2022. The impact of adoption was not significant to the Company's interim financial statements.

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4.   USE OF ESTIMATES, ASSUMPTIONS, AND JUDGEMENTS

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The preparation of these interim financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgements that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the period end date and reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Such judgements and estimates are, by their nature, uncertain. Actual outcomes could differ from these estimates.

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The impact of such judgements and estimates are pervasive throughout the interim financial statements, and may require accounting adjustments based on future occurrences. These judgements and estimates are continuously evaluated and are based on management’s experience and knowledge of the relevant facts and circumstances. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised and are accounted for prospectively.

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In preparing these interim financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company applied the critical estimates, and judgements as disclosed in note 4 of its audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021.

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

(Unaudited - Tabular amounts presented in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)

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5.   TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

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As at		March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
Trade receivables from doré and concentrate sales	​	$	33,339	​	$	25,718
Advances and other receivables	​	​	4,979	​	​	4,424
Value added taxes recoverable - operations	​	​	48,233	​	​	46,345
Trade and other receivables	​	$	86,551	​	$	76,487

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The Company’s trade receivables from concentrate and doré sales are expected to be collected in accordance with the terms of the existing concentrate and doré  sales contracts with its customers. No amounts were past due as at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

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6.   INVENTORIES

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As at	Note		March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
Concentrate stockpiles	​	​	$	3,193	​	$	1,711
Doré bars	​	​	​	2,830	​	​	3,456
Leach pad and gold-in-circuit	​	​	​	31,780	​	​	30,321
Ore stockpiles	​	​	​	51,189	​	​	39,292
Materials and supplies	​	​	​	33,635	​	​	31,437
Total inventories	​	​	$	122,627	​	$	106,217
Less: non-current portion	9	​	​	(31,343)	​	​	(20,398)
Current inventories	​	​	$	91,284	​	$	85,819

​

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company expensed $106.1 million (March 31, 2021 – $60.1 million) of inventories to cost of sales.

​

7.   OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​
As at		March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
Derivatives	​	$	2,620	​	$	1,490
Prepaid expenses	​	​	6,924	​	​	8,060
Investments in equity securities	​	​	337	​	​	416
Income tax recoverable	​	​	3,376	​	​	1,713
Other current assets	​	$	13,257	​	$	11,679

​

Investments in equity securities are classified as fair value through other comprehensive income, and any changes in the fair value of the investments are recorded in Other Comprehensive Income.

​

​

​

​

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

(Unaudited - Tabular amounts presented in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)

​

​

8.   MINERAL PROPERTIES AND PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	​	​	Mineral Properties - Depletable	​	​	Mineral Properties - Non depletable	​	​	Construction in Progress	​	​	Property, Plant & Equipment	​	​	Total
COST	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Balance at December 31, 2021	​	​	$	758,112	​	$	766,796	​	$	10,626	​	$	675,486	​	$	2,211,020
Additions	​	​	​	14,496	​	​	32,694	​	​	4,581	​	​	5,095	​	​	56,866
Changes in closure and reclamation provision	​	​	​	(687)	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(52)	​	​	(739)
Disposals	​	​	​	-	​	​	(2,124)	​	​	-	​	​	(1,731)	​	​	(3,855)
Transfers	​	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(1,802)	​	​	1,802	​	​	-
Balance at March 31, 2022	​	​	$	771,921	​	$	797,366	​	$	13,405	​	$	680,600	​	$	2,263,292
ACCUMULATED DEPLETION	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Balance at December 31, 2021	​	​	$	275,460	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	223,206	​	$	498,666
Disposals	​	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(834)	​	​	(834)
Depletion and depreciation	​	​	​	25,882	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	20,322	​	​	46,204
Balance at March 31, 2022	​	​	$	301,342	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	242,695	​	$	544,037
Net Book Value at March 31, 2022	​	​	$	470,579	​	$	797,366	​	$	13,405	​	$	437,905	​	$	1,719,255

​

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company capitalized $0.4 million of interest related to the contruction of the Séguéla Mine.

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	​	​	Mineral<br> Properties - <br>Depletable	​	​	Mineral<br> Properties - <br>Non depletable	​	​	Construction in Progress	​	​	Property, Plant & Equipment	​	​	Total
COST	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Balance at December 31, 2020	​	​	$	327,414	​	$	250,145	​	$	188,960	​	$	378,754	​	$	1,145,273
Acquisiton of Roxgold	​	​	​	112,499	​	​	697,537	​	​	15,047	​	​	70,453	​	​	895,536
Additions	​	​	​	54,882	​	​	59,600	​	​	34,210	​	​	23,433	​	​	172,125
Changes in closure and reclamation provision	​	​	​	2,262	​	​	1,552	​	​	-	​	​	(85)	​	​	3,729
Disposals	​	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(5,643)	​	​	(5,643)
Transfers	​	​	​	261,055	​	​	(242,038)	​	​	(227,591)	​	​	208,574	​	​	-
Balance at December 31, 2021	​	​	$	758,112	​	$	766,796	​	$	10,626	​	$	675,486	​	$	2,211,020
ACCUMULATED DEPLETION	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Balance at December 31, 2020	​	​	$	191,842	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	162,304	​	$	354,146
Disposals	​	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(4,319)	​	​	(4,319)
Depletion and depreciation	​	​	​	83,618	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	65,221	​	​	148,839
Balance at December 31, 2021	​	​	$	275,460	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	223,206	​	$	498,666
Net Book Value at December 31, 2021	​	​	$	482,652	​	$	766,796	​	$	10,626	​	$	452,280	​	$	1,712,354

​

Non-depletable mineral properties include $23.8 million of exploration and evaluation assets (December 31, 2021 - $22.0 million).

​

9.   OTHER ASSETS

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
As at	Note		March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
Ore stockpiles	6	​	$	31,343	​	$	20,398
Value added tax recoverable	​	​	​	3,527	​	​	3,426
Income tax recoverable	26(d)	​	​	1,173	​	​	1,087
Other long-term assets	​	​	​	1,076	​	​	1,519
Total other assets	​	​	$	37,119	​	$	26,430

​

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

(Unaudited - Tabular amounts presented in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)

​

10.   TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
As at	Note		March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
Trade accounts payable	​	​	$	72,900	​	$	82,533
Payroll and related payables	​	​	​	21,176	​	​	23,311
Mining royalty payable	​	​	​	1,841	​	​	2,416
Other payables	​	​	​	7,494	​	​	12,161
Derivative liabilities	​	​	​	7,640	​	​	3,077
Share units payable	16(a)(b)(c)	​	​	8,310	​	​	10,307
Total trade and other payables	​	​	$	119,361	​	$	133,805

​

​

11.   RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

​

In addition to the related party transactions and balances disclosed elsewhere in these interim financial statements, the Company entered into the following related party transactions during the three months ended March 31, 2022, and 2021:

​

(a)    Purchase of Goods and Services

​

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company was charged $nil (three months ended March 31, 2021: $5 thousand) for general and administrative services pursuant to a shared services agreement with Gold Group Management Inc., a company of which Simon Ridgway, the Company’s former Chairman, is a director.

​

As at March 31, 2022, the Company had $nil outstanding balances payable to Gold Group Management Inc.  Amounts due to related parties are due on demand and are unsecured.

​

(b)    Key Management Personnel

​

During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company was charged for consulting services by Mario Szotlender, a director of the Company and by Mill Street Services Ltd., a company of which Mr. Ridgway, the Company’s former Chairman, is a director. Effective February 2, 2021, Mr. Ridgway resigned as director and Chairman of the Board, and costs associated incurred with Mill Street Services Ltd. are no longer reported as related party transactions. Amounts paid to key management personnel were as follows:

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​	​	2022			2021
Salaries and benefits	​	$	3,259	​	$	1,897
Directors fees	​	​	302	​	​	158
Consulting fees	​	​	18	​	​	24
Share-based payments	​	​	6,498	​	​	(384)
​	​	$	10,077	​	$	1,695

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

(Unaudited - Tabular amounts presented in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)

​

​

12.   LEASE OBLIGATIONS

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	Minimum lease payments
As at		March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
Less than one year	​	$	11,630	​	$	12,292
Between one and five years	​	​	9,794	​	​	13,380
More than five years	​	​	17,641	​	​	15,983
​	​	​	39,065	​	​	41,655
Less: future finance charges	​	​	(11,629)	​	​	(12,250)
Present value of minimum lease payments	​	​	27,436	​	​	29,405
Less: current portion	​	​	(10,329)	​	​	(10,523)
Non-current portion	​	$	17,107	​	$	18,882

​

​

​

13.   DEBT

​

The following table summarizes the changes in debt:

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	​	​	Credit <br>Facility	​	​	Convertible debentures	​	​	Total
Balance at December 31, 2020	​	​	$	119,850	​	​	38,766	​	$	158,616
Transaction costs	​	​	​	(3,036)	​	​	-	​	​	(3,036)
Acquisition of Roxgold	​	​	​	31,711	​	​	-	​	​	31,711
Amortization of discount	​	​	​	242	​	​	1,641	​	​	1,883
Extinguishment of debt	​	​	​	603	​	​	-	​	​	603
Payments	​	​	​	(32,288)	​	​	-	​	​	(32,288)
Balance at December 31, 2021	​	​	​	117,082	​	​	40,407	​	​	157,489
Drawdown	​	​	​	40,000	​	​	-	​	​	40,000
Amortization of discount	​	​	​	149	​	​	368	​	​	517
Balance at March 31, 2022	​	​	$	157,231	​	$	40,775	​	$	198,006
Non-current portion	​	​	$	157,231	​	$	40,775	​	$	198,006

​

​

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company drew down $40.0 million from its Credit Facility. As at March 31, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all of the covenants under the Credit Facility.

​

14.   OTHER LIABILITIES

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
As at	Note		March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
Restricted share units	16(b)	​	$	1,736	​	$	1,437
Other non-current liabilities	​	​	​	1,435	​	​	1,873
​	​	​	$	3,171	​	$	3,310

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

(Unaudited - Tabular amounts presented in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)

​

15.   CLOSURE AND RECLAMATION PROVISIONS

​

The following table summarizes the changes in closure and reclamation provisions:

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	​	Closure and Reclamation Provisions
​	​	****	Caylloma Mine		****	San Jose Mine		​	Lindero Mine		​	****	Yaramoko Mine	​	​	Séguéla Project	​	​	Total
Balance at December 31, 2021	​	​	$	14,898	​	$	7,128	​	$	19,639	​	$	12,895	​	$	1,552	​	$	56,112
Changes in estimate	​	​	​	(271)	​	​	(532)	​	​	64	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(739)
Reclamation expenditures	​	​	​	(17)	​	​	(29)	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(46)
Accretion	​	​	​	147	​	​	148	​	​	95	​	​	66	​	​	-	​	​	456
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates	​	​	​	-	​	​	213	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	213
Balance at March 31, 2022	​	​	​	14,757	​	​	6,928	​	​	19,798	​	​	12,961	​	​	1,552	​	​	55,996
Less: Current portion	​	​	​	(1,426)	​	​	(663)	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(2,089)
Non-current portion	​	​	$	13,331	​	$	6,265	​	$	19,798	​	$	12,961	​	$	1,552	​	$	53,907
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	​	Closure and Reclamation Provisions
​	​	​	Caylloma<br>Mine			San Jose<br>Mine		​	Lindero<br>Project		​		Yaramoko Mine	​	​	Séguéla<br>Project	​	​	Total
Balance at December 31, 2020	​	​	$	14,761	​	$	5,905	​	$	19,684	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	40,350
Acquisition of Roxgold	​	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	11,122	​	​	-	​	​	11,122
Changes in estimate	​	​	​	(152)	​	​	1,142	​	​	(422)	​	​	1,609	​	​	1,552	​	​	3,729
Reclamation expenditures	​	​	​	(180)	​	​	(173)	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(353)
Accretion	​	​	​	469	​	​	439	​	​	377	​	​	164	​	​	-	​	​	1,449
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates	​	​	​	-	​	​	(185)	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(185)
Balance at December 31, 2021	​	​	​	14,898	​	​	7,128	​	​	19,639	​	​	12,895	​	​	1,552	​	​	56,112
Less: Current portion	​	​	​	(1,230)	​	​	(652)	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(1,882)
Non-current portion	​	​	$	13,668	​	$	6,476	​	$	19,639	​	$	12,895	​	$	1,552	​	$	54,230

​

The following table summarizes certain key inputs used in determining the present value of reclamation costs related to mine and development sites:

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	​	Closure and Reclamation Provisions
​	​	​	Caylloma<br>Mine		​	San Jose<br>Mine		​	Lindero<br>Mine		​	​	Yaramoko<br>Mine	​	​	Séguéla<br>Project	​	​	Total
Undiscounted uninflated estimated cash flow	​	​	$	14,757	​	$	8,077	​	$	19,880	​	$	12,634	​	$	1,489	​	$	56,837
Discount rate	​	​	​	4.07%	​	​	5.02%	​	​	5.80%	​	​	2.08%	​	​	2.08%	​	​	​
Inflation rate	​	​	​	2.30%	​	​	8.27%	​	​	2.59%	​	​	2.60%	​	​	2.50%	​	​	​

​

The Company is expecting to incur progressive reclamation costs throughout the life of its mines.

​

​

16.   SHARE BASED PAYMENTS

​

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recognized share-based payments of $3.5 million (three months ended March 31, 2021 - $0.4 million recovery) related to the amortization of deferred, restricted and performance share units and $0.1 million (three months ended March 31, 2021 – $nil) related to amortization of stock options.

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

(Unaudited - Tabular amounts presented in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)

​

(a)	Deferred Share Units (DSUs)

​

​	​	​	​	​	​
​		Cash Settled
​	Number of DSUs		​	Fair Value
Outstanding, December 31, 2020	​	1,124,519	​	$	9,239
Granted	​	55,245	​	​	347
Units paid out in cash	​	(374,709)	​	​	(3,436)
Changes in fair value	​	-	​	​	(3,013)
Outstanding, December 31, 2021	​	805,055	​	​	3,137
Granted	​	106,560	​	​	416
Changes in fair value	​	-	​	​	(52)
Outstanding, March 31, 2022	​	911,615	​	$	3,501

​

(b)	Restricted Share Units (RSUs)

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	Cash Settled				​	Equity Settled
​	Number of RSUs			Fair Value		Number of RSUs
Outstanding, December 31, 2020	​	1,367,490	​	$	5,392	​	1,533,366
Granted	​	677,250	​	​	4,111	​	-
Units paid out in cash	​	(618,357)	​	​	(2,484)	​	-
Assumed on acquisition	​	328,254	​	​	1,590	​	1,091,395
Vested and paid out in shares	​	-	​	​	-	​	(655,267)
Transferred from equity to cash settled	​	260,444	​	​	-	​	(260,444)
Forfeited or cancelled	​	(155,942)	​	​	(54)	​	(64,589)
Changes in fair value and vesting	​	-	​	​	(3,052)	​	-
Outstanding, December 31, 2021	​	1,859,139	​	​	5,503	​	1,644,461
Granted	​	1,348,538	​	​	5,264	​	-
Units paid out in cash	​	(281,184)	​	​	(2,371)	​	-
Vested and paid out in shares	​	-	​	​	-	​	(262,671)
Transferred from equity to cash settled	​	26,196	​	​	100	​	(26,196)
Changes in fair value and vesting	​	-	​	​	(3,824)	​	-
Outstanding, March 31, 2022	​	2,952,689	​	​	4,672	​	1,355,594
Less: current portion	​	​	​	​	(2,936)	​	​
Non-current portion	​	​	​	$	1,736	​	​

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

(Unaudited - Tabular amounts presented in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)

​

(c)    Performance Share Units

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	Cash Settled				​	Equity Settled
​	Number of PSUs			Fair Value		​	Number of PSUs
Outstanding, December 31, 2020	​	-	​	$	-	​	839,170
Assumed on acquisition	​	515,008	​	​	2,390	​	508,688
Granted	​	-	​	​	-	​	1,196,012
Forfeited or cancelled	​	-	​	​	-	​	(206,798)
Vested and paid out in shares	​	-	​	​	-	​	(491,185)
Changes in fair value and vesting	​	-	​	​	714	​	-
Outstanding, December 31, 2021	​	515,008	​	​	3,104	​	1,845,887
Granted	​	-	​	​	-	​	824,768
Forfeited or cancelled	​	-	​	​	-	​	(87,558)
Units paid out in cash	​	(425,956)	​	​	(1,959)	​	-
Transferred from equity to cash settled	​	168,452	​	​	569	​	(168,452)
Vested and paid out in shares	​	-	​	​	-	​	(87,556)
Change in fair value and vesting	​	-	​	​	159	​	-
Outstanding, March 31, 2022	​	257,504	​	$	1,873	​	2,327,089

​

(d)    Stock Options

​

The Company’s Stock Option Plan, as amended and approved from time to time, permits the Company to issue up to 12,200,000 stock options. As at March 31, 2022, a total of 1,936,586 stock options are available for issuance under the plan.

​

​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	Number of stock options	​	Weighted average<br>exercise price
​	​	​		Canadian dollars
Outstanding, December 31, 2020	​	1,054,570	​	$	6.28
Exercised	​	(68,927)	​	​	4.99
Assumed on acquisition	​	405,240	​	​	3.77
Expired unexercised	​	(141,500)	​	​	3.22
Outstanding, December 31, 2021	​	1,249,383	​	​	5.88
Expired unexercised	​	(108,090)	​	​	5.30
Outstanding, March 31, 2022	​	1,141,293	​	$	5.94
Vested and exercisable, December 31, 2021	​	1,249,383	​	$	5.88
Vested and exercisable, March 31, 2022	​	1,141,293	​	$	5.94

​

​

17.   SHARE CAPITAL

​

Authorized Share Capital

​

The Company has an unlimited number of common shares without par value authorized for issue.

​

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

(Unaudited - Tabular amounts presented in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)

​

18.    EARNINGS PER SHARE

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​	​	2022			2021
Basic:	​	​	​	​	​	​
Net income for the period attributable to Fortuna shareholders	​	$	26,066	​	$	26,402
Weighted average number of shares (000's)	​	​	291,591	​	​	184,334
Earnings per share - basic	​	$	0.09	​	$	0.14

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​	​	2022			2021
Diluted:	​	​	​	​	​	​
Net income for the period attributable to Fortuna shareholders	​	$	26,066	​	$	26,402
Add: finance costs on convertible debt, net of $nil tax	​	​	-	​	​	916
Diluted net income for the period	​	$	26,066	​	$	27,318
​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Weighted average number of shares (000's)	​	​	291,591	​	​	184,334
Incremental shares from dilutive potential shares	​	​	2,955	​	​	10,820
Weighted average diluted number of shares (000's)	​	​	294,546	​	​	195,154
Earnings per share - diluted	​	$	0.09	​	$	0.14

​

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, 1,013,943 out of the money options and 9,188,000 potential shares issuable on conversion of the debentures were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation as their effect would have been anti-dilutive (March 31, 2021 – nil and nil, respectively).

​

19.   SALES

​

The Company’s geographical analysis of revenue from contracts with customers attributed to the location of the products produced, is as follows:

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	Three months ended March 31, 2022
​	​	​	Peru	​	​	Mexico	​	​	Argentina	​	Burkina Faso	​	​	Total
Silver-gold concentrates	​	$	-	​	$	44,254	​	$	-	$	-	​	$	44,254
Silver-lead concentrates	​	​	14,274	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	-	​	​	14,274
Zinc concentrates	​	​	12,346	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	-	​	​	12,346
Gold doré	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	54,416	​	55,443	​	​	109,859
Provisional pricing adjustments	​	​	195	​	​	1,670	​	​	(269)	​	-	​	​	1,596
Sales to external customers	​	$	26,815	​	$	45,924	​	$	54,147	$	55,443	​	$	182,329
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	Three months ended March 31, 2021
​	​	​	Peru	​	​	Mexico	​	​	Argentina	​	Burkina Faso	​	​	Total
Silver-gold concentrates	​	$	-	​	$	57,989	​	$	-	$	-	​	$	57,989
Silver-lead concentrates	​	​	14,942	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	-	​	​	14,942
Zinc concentrates	​	​	10,517	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	-	​	​	10,517
Gold doré	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	36,934	​	-	​	​	36,934
Provisional pricing adjustments	​	​	(356)	​	​	(2,660)	​	​	456	​	-	​	​	(2,560)
Sales to external customers	​	$	25,103	​	$	55,329	​	$	37,390	$	-	​	$	117,822

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Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

(Unaudited - Tabular amounts presented in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​	​	2022		​	2021
Customer 1	​	$	55,444	​	$	55,329
Customer 2	​	​	54,147	​	​	37,390
Customer 3	​	​	26,815	​	​	25,103
Customer 4	​	​	23,026	​	​	-
Customer 5	​	​	14,399	​	​	-
Customer 6	​	​	8,498	​	​	-
​	​	$	182,329	​	$	117,822

​

From time to time, the Company mitigates the price risk associated with its base metal production by entering into forward sale and collar contracts for some of its forecasted base metal production and non-metal commodities.

​

During the three months ended March 31, 2022,  the Company recognized $0.7 million of realized loss on settlement of forward sale and collar contracts, and $3.5 million of unrealized loss, from changes in the fair value of the open positions (three months ended March 31, 2021 – $0.9 million realized and $0.9 million unrealized, respectively).

​

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​

20.   COST OF SALES

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​	​	2022		​	2021
Direct mining costs	​	$	59,569	​	$	35,092
Salaries and benefits	​	​	10,762	​	​	7,069
Workers' participation	​	​	1,340	​	​	2,349
Depletion and depreciation	​	​	38,177	​	​	17,910
Royalties and other taxes	​	​	8,980	​	​	4,171
Impairment (recovery) of inventories	​	​	(1)	​	​	(80)
Cost of Sales	​	$	118,827	​	$	66,511

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, depletion and depreciation includes $2.2 million (three months ended March 31, 2021 - $0.9 million) of depreciation relating to right-of-use assets.

​

21.   GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATION

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​	​	2022		​	2021
General and administration	​	$	13,044	​	$	8,483
Workers' participation	​	​	262	​	​	534
​	​	​	13,306	​	​	9,017
Share-based payments	​	​	3,616	​	​	(441)
General and Administration	​	$	16,922	​	$	8,576

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22.   SEGMENTED INFORMATION

​

The following summary describes the operations of each reportable segment:

●	Mansfield Minera S.A. (“Mansfield”)  – operates the Lindero gold mine
●	Roxgold SANU S.A. (“Sanu”) – operates the Yaramoko gold mine
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●	Roxgold SANGO S.A. (“Sango”) – construction of the Séguéla mine
---	---
●	Compania Minera Cuzcatlan S.A. de C.V. (“Cuzcatlan”)  – operates the San Jose silver-gold mine
---	---
●	Minera Bateas S.A.C. (“Bateas”) – operates the Caylloma silver, lead and zinc mine
---	---
●	Corporate – corporate stewardship
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Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

(Unaudited - Tabular amounts presented in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)

​

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	Three months ended March 31, 2022
​	​	​	Mansfield	​	​	Sanu	​	​	Sango	​	​	Cuzcatlan	****	​	Bateas	​	​	Corporate	****	​	Total
Revenues from external customers	​	$	54,147	​	$	55,443	​	$	-	​	$	45,924	​	$	26,815	​	$	-	​	$	182,329
Cost of sales before depreciation and depletion	​	​	(23,170)	​	​	(24,014)	​	​	-	​	​	(20,612)	​	​	(12,854)	​	​	-	​	​	(80,650)
Depreciation and depletion in cost of sales	​	​	(12,697)	​	​	(14,027)	​	​	-	​	​	(8,287)	​	​	(3,166)	​	​	-	​	​	(38,177)
General and administration	​	​	(1,938)	​	​	(410)	​	​	(77)	​	​	(1,881)	​	​	(1,198)	​	​	(11,418)	​	​	(16,922)
Other (expenses) income	​	​	(635)	​	​	(734)	​	​	(719)	​	​	(3,583)	​	​	(501)	​	​	304	​	​	(5,868)
Finance items	​	​	(212)	​	​	(263)	​	​	(169)	​	​	(524)	​	​	(5,442)	​	​	(347)	​	​	(6,957)
Segment income (loss) before taxes	​	​	15,495	​	​	15,995	​	​	(965)	​	​	11,037	​	​	3,654	​	​	(11,461)	​	​	33,755
Income taxes	​	​	219	​	​	(3,429)	​	​	405	​	​	(2,965)	​	​	1,026	​	​	(2,035)	​	​	(6,779)
Segment income (loss) after taxes	​	$	15,714	​	$	12,566	​	$	(560)	​	$	8,072	​	$	4,680	​	$	(13,496)	​	$	26,976
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	Three months ended March 31, 2021
​	​	​	Mansfield		​	Sanu		​	Sango	​	​	Cuzcatlan		​	Bateas	​	​	Corporate		​	Total
Revenues from external customers	​	$	37,390	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	55,329	​	$	25,103	​	$	-	​	$	117,822
Cost of sales before depreciation and depletion	​	​	(15,943)	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(21,102)	​	​	(11,556)	​	​	-	​	​	(48,601)
Depreciation and depletion in cost of sales	​	​	(6,245)	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(7,604)	​	​	(4,061)	​	​	-	​	​	(17,910)
General and administration	​	​	(1,179)	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(2,184)	​	​	(1,428)	​	​	(3,785)	​	​	(8,576)
Other (expenses) income	​	​	(2,278)	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	31	​	​	97	​	​	(213)	​	​	(2,363)
Finance items	​	​	(228)	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	736	​	​	(41)	​	​	(1,155)	​	​	(688)
Segment income (loss) before taxes	​	​	11,517	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	25,206	​	​	8,114	​	​	(5,153)	​	​	39,684
Income taxes	​	​	(781)	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	(8,786)	​	​	(3,038)	​	​	(677)	​	​	(13,282)
Segment income (loss) after taxes	​	$	10,736	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	16,420	​	$	5,076	​	$	(5,830)	​	$	26,402

​

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
As at March 31, 2022	​	​	Mansfield	****	​	Sanu	****	​	Sango	​	​	Cuzcatlan	****	​	Bateas	​	​	Corporate	****	​	Total
Total assets	​	$	611,159	​	$	279,111	​	$	781,830	​	$	239,885	​	$	130,669	​	$	17,735	​	$	2,060,389
Total liabilities	​	$	49,278	​	$	62,541	​	$	175,065	​	$	40,704	​	$	52,964	​	$	223,692	​	$	604,244
Capital expenditures^1^	​	$	3,340	​	$	12,890	​	$	30,181	​	$	7,358	​	$	3,097	​	$	-	​	$	56,866
^1^Capital expenditures are on an accrual basis for the three months ended March 31, 2022
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
As at December 31, 2021	​	​	Mansfield		​	Sanu		​	Sango	​	​	Cuzcatlan		​	Bateas	​	​	Corporate		​	Total
Total assets	​	$	613,584	​	$	249,153	​	$	760,220	​	$	239,448	​	$	128,012	​	$	31,505	​	$	2,021,922
Total liabilities	​	$	51,544	​	$	67,229	​	$	186,981	​	$	48,094	​	$	54,863	​	$	183,641	​	$	592,352
Capital expenditures^1^	​	$	40,845	​	$	22,856	​	$	56,614	​	$	26,962	​	$	24,848	​	$	-	​	$	172,125
^1^Capital expenditures are on an accrual basis for the year ended December 31, 2021

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​

23.   FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, there were no transfers of amounts between Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The following tables show the carrying amounts and fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities, including their levels in the fair value hierarchy. Fair value information for financial assets and financial liabilities not measured at fair value is not presented if the carrying amount is a reasonable approximation of fair value.

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Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

(Unaudited - Tabular amounts presented in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)

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​

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	Carrying value											​	Fair value								​	​	​
March 31, 2022	****	Fair Value through OCI		****	Fair value through profit or loss		​	Amortized cost		​	Total		​	Level 1		****	Level 2		****	Level 3		****	Carrying value approximates Fair Value
Financial assets measured at Fair Value	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Investments in equity securities	​	$	416	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	416	​	$	416	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	-
Trade receivables concentrate sales	​	​	-	​	​	31,872	​	​	-	​	​	31,872	​	​	-	​	​	31,872	​	​	-	​	​	-
Fuel hedge contracts asset	​	​	-	​	​	2,620	​	​	-	​	​	2,620	​	​	-	​	​	2,620	​	​	-	​	​	-
​	​	$	416	​	$	34,492	​	$	-	​	$	34,908	​	$	416	​	$	34,492	​	$	-	​	$	-
**** ​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Financial assets not measured at Fair Value	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Cash and cash equivalents	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	110,365	​	$	110,365	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	110,365
Trade receivables doré sales	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	1,467	​	​	1,467	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	1,467
Other receivables	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	4,979	​	​	4,979	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	4,979
​	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	116,811	​	$	116,811	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	116,811
**** ​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Financial liabilities measured at Fair Value	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Metal forward sale and collar contracts liability	​	​	-	​	​	(6,688)	​	​	-	​	​	(6,688)	​	​	-	​	​	(6,688)	​	​	-	​	​	-
Foreign exchange forward contracts liability	​	​	-	​	​	(952)	​	​	-	​	​	(952)	​	​	-	​	​	(952)	​	​	-	​	​	-
​	​	$	-	​	$	(7,640)	​	$	-	​	$	(7,640)	​	$	-	​	$	(7,640)	​	$	-	​	$	-
**** ​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Financial liabilities not measured at Fair Value	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Trade payables	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	(72,900)	​	$	(72,900)	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	(72,900)
Payroll payable	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(21,176)	​	​	(21,176)	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(21,176)
Credit facilities	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(157,231)	​	​	(157,231)	​	​	-	​	​	(160,000)	​	​	-	​	​	-
Convertible debentures	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(40,775)	​	​	(40,775)	​	​	-	​	​	(54,280)	​	​	-	​	​	-
Other payables	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(37,260)	​	​	(37,260)	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(37,260)
​	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	(329,342)	​	$	(329,342)	​	$	-	​	$	(214,280)	​	$	-	​	$	(131,336)

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Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

(Unaudited - Tabular amounts presented in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	Carrying value											​	Fair value								​	​	​
December 31, 2021		Fair Value through OCI			Fair value<br>through<br>profit or loss			Amortized<br>cost			Total		​	Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Carrying value<br>approximates<br>Fair Value
Financial assets measured at Fair Value	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Investments in equity securities	​	$	496	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	496	​	$	496	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	-
Trade receivales concentrate sales	​	​	-	​	​	23,298	​	​	-	​	​	23,298	​	​	-	​	​	23,298	​	​	-	​	​	-
Fuel hedge contracts asset	​	​	-	​	​	1,619	​	​	-	​	​	1,619	​	​	-	​	​	1,619	​	​	-	​	​	-
​	​	$	496	​	$	24,917	​	$	-	​	$	25,413	​	$	496	​	$	24,917	​	$	-	​	$	-
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Financial assets not measured at Fair Value	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Cash and cash equivalents	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	107,097	​	$	107,097	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	107,097
Trade receivables doré sales	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	2,420	​	​	2,420	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	2,420
Other receivables	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	4,424	​	​	4,424	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	4,424
​	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	113,941	​	$	113,941	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	113,941
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Financial liabilities measured at Fair Value	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Interest rate swap liability	​	$	(78)	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	(78)	​	$	-	​	$	(78)	​	$	-	​	$	-
Metal forward sales contracts liability	​	​	-	​	​	(2,547)	​	​	-	​	​	(2,547)	​	​	-	​	​	(2,547)	​	​	-	​	​	-
Fuel forward contracts liability	​	​	-	​	​	(508)	​	​	-	​	​	(508)	​	​	-	​	​	(508)	​	​	-	​	​	-
​	​	$	(78)	​	$	(3,055)	​	$	-	​	$	(3,133)	​	$	-	​	$	(3,133)	​	$	-	​	$	-
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Financial liabilities not measured at Fair Value	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Trade payables	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	(80,925)	​	$	(80,925)	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	(80,925)
Payroll payable	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(23,311)	​	​	(23,311)	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(23,311)
Credit facilities	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(117,052)	​	​	(117,052)	​	​	-	​	​	(120,000)	​	​	-	​	​	-
Convertible debentures	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(40,407)	​	​	(40,407)	​	​	-	​	​	(50,614)	​	​	-	​	​	-
Other payables	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(44,427)	​	​	(44,427)	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(44,427)
​	​	$	-	​	$	-	​	$	(306,122)	​	$	(306,122)	​	$	-	​	$	(170,614)	​	$	-	​	$	(148,663)

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Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

(Unaudited - Tabular amounts presented in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)

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24.   SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

​

Changes in working capital for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​	​	2022		​	2021
Trade and other receivables	​	$	(10,311)	​	$	(16,234)
Prepaid expenses	​	​	1,054	​	​	(2,980)
Inventories	​	​	(9,357)	​	​	(3,132)
Trade and other payables	​	​	(9,293)	​	​	4,975
Total changes in working capital	​	$	(27,907)	​	$	(17,371)

​

The changes in liabilities arising from financing activities, including both changes arising from cash flows and non-cash changes for the years as set out below are as follows:

​

​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	​	Bank loan		​	Convertible debentures		​	Lease<br>obligations
As at December 31, 2020	​	​	$	119,850	​	$	38,766	​	$	19,497
Additions	​	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	7,397
Terminations	​	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(1,203)
Acquisition of Roxgold	​	​	​	31,711	​	​	-	​	​	13,597
Interest	​	​	​	845	​	​	1,641	​	​	2,336
Payments	​	​	​	(32,288)	​	​	-	​	​	(11,928)
Transaction costs	​	​	​	(3,036)	​	​	-	​	​	-
Foreign exchange	​	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(291)
As at December 31, 2021	​	​	​	117,082	​	​	40,407	​	​	29,405
Additions	​	​	​	40,000	​	​	-	​	​	698
Terminations	​	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(436)
Interest	​	​	​	149	​	​	368	​	​	683
Payments	​	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	(3,231)
Foreign exchange	​	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	317
As at March 31, 2022	​	​	$	157,231	​	$	40,775	​	$	27,436

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The significant non-cash financing and investing transactions during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021  are as follows:

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Mineral properties, plant and equipment changes in closure <br>and reclamation provision	​	​	$	739	​	$	(3,287)
Additions to right of use assets	​	​	$	(813)	​	$	(1,168)
Share units allocated to share capital upon settlement	​	​	$	1,360	​	$	3,943

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

(Unaudited - Tabular amounts presented in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)

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As at March 31, 2022, the non-controlling interest (“NCI”) of the Government of Burkina Faso, which represents a 10% interest in Roxgold SANU S.A. totalled $13.2 million. The income attributable to the NCI for the three months ended March 31, 2022, totalling $1.1 million is based on the net income for Yaramoko.

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As at March 31, 2022, the NCI of the Government of Côte d’Ivoire, which represents a 10% interest in Roxgold Sango S.A. totalled $42.2 million. The loss attributable to the NCI for the three months ended March 31, 2022, totalling $0.2 million is based on the net loss for Séguéla.

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26.   CONTINGENCIES AND CAPITAL COMMITMENTS

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(a)    Caylloma Letter of Guarantee

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The Caylloma mine closure plan, as amended, that was in effect in January 2021, included total undiscounted closure costs of $11.4 million, which consisted of progressive closure activities of $3.5 million, final closure activities of $7.2 million, and post closure activities of $0.8 million pursuant to the terms of the Mine Closing Law.

Under the terms of the current Mine Closing Law, the Company is required to provide the Peruvian Government with a guarantee in respect of the Caylloma mine closure plan as it relates to final closure activities and post-closure activities and related taxes. In 2022, the Company provided a bank letter of guarantee of $10.8 million to the Peruvian Government in respect of such closure costs and taxes.

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(b)    San Jose Letter of Guarantee

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The Company has established three letters of guarantee in the aggregate amount of $1.2 million to fulfill its environmental obligations under the terms and conditions of the Environmental Impact Statements issued by the Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (“SEMARNAT”) in 2009 in respect of the construction of the San Jose mine, and in 2017 and 2020 with respect to the expansion of the dry stack tailings facility at the San Jose mine. The letters of guarantee expire on December 31, 2023, June 15, 2022, and September 17, 2022, respectively.

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(c)    Other Commitments

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As at March 31, 2022, the Company had capital commitments of $3.1 million and $1.5 million for civil work, equipment purchases and other services at the Lindero and San Jose Mines, respectively, which are expected to be expended within one year.

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As of March 31, 2022, the Company had capital commitments of $52.5 million for the construction of the Séguéla Mine, with $47.3 million expected to be expended within one year.

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The Company entered into an agreement with a service provider wherein if the Company terminates the agreement prior to the end of its term, the Company would be required to make an early termination payment, which is reduced monthly over 30 months, and in certain circumstances, could be required to make other payments that will be negotiated between the Company and the service provider. If the Company had terminated the agreement at March 31, 2022 it would have been subject to an early termination payment of $5.9 million.

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

(Unaudited - Tabular amounts presented in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)

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(d)    Tax Contingencies

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The Company is, from time to time, involved in various tax assessments arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company cannot reasonably predict the likelihood or outcome of these actions. The Company has recognised tax provisions with respect to current assessments received from the tax authorities in the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates, and from any uncertain tax positions identified. For those amounts recognised related to current tax assessments received, the provision is based on management's best estimate of the outcome of those assessments, based on the validity of the issues in the assessment, management's support for their position, and the expectation with respect to any negotiations to settle the assessment. Management re-evaluates the outstanding tax assessments regularly to update their estimates related to the outcome for those assessments taking into account the criteria above.

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Peru

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The Company was assessed $1.2 million (4.3 million Peruvian soles), including interest and penalties of $0.6 million (2.4 million Peruvian soles), for the 2010 tax year by SUNAT, the Peruvian tax authority, with respect to the deduction of certain losses arising from derivative instruments.  The Company has applied to the Peruvian tax court to appeal the assessment.

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On January 22, 2019, the Peruvian tax court reaffirmed SUNAT’s position and denied the deduction. The Company believes the assessment is inconsistent with Peruvian tax law and that it is probable the Company will succeed on appeal through the Peruvian legal system. The Company has paid the disputed amount in full and has initiated proceedings through the Peruvian legal system to appeal the decision of the Peruvian tax court.

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As at March 31, 2022, the Company has recorded the amount paid of $1.2 million (4.3 million Peruvian soles) in other long-term assets, as the Company believes it is probable that the appeal will be successful (Note 9).

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(e)    Other Contingencies

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The Company is subject to various investigations and other claims, legal, labor, and tax proceedings covering matters that arise in the ordinary course of business activities. Each of these matters is subject to various uncertainties, and it is possible that some of these matters may be resolved unfavorably for the Company. Certain conditions may exist as of the date these interim financial statements are issued that may result in a loss to the Company. None of these matters is expected to have a material effect on the results of operations or financial conditions of the Company.

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27.   SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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On April 28, 2022, the Company announced the acceptance by the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") of Fortuna's notice to commence a normal course issuer bid (the "NCIB") to purchase up to five percent of its outstanding common shares. Under the NCIB, purchases of common shares may be made through the facilities of the TSX, the New York Stock Exchange and/or alternative Canadian trading systems, commencing on May 2, 2022 and expiring on the earlier of May 1, 2023 and the date on which the Company has acquired the maximum number of common shares allowable under the NCIB or the date on which the Company otherwise decides not to make any further repurchases under the NCIB. Pursuant to the NCIB, the Company is permitted to repurchase up to 14,608,820 common shares, being five percent of its outstanding 292,176,418 common shares as at April 27, 2022. Common shares purchased under the NCIB will be cancelled.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022

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This Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) of the financial position and results of operations for Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (the “Company” or “Fortuna”) (TSX: FVI and NYSE: FSM) should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “2021 Financial Statements”) and unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and the related notes thereto which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. For further information on the Company, reference should be made to its public filings on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar.

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This MD&A is prepared by management and approved by the Board of Directors as of May 11, 2022. The information and discussion provided in this MD&A covers the three months ended March 31, 2022 (“Q1 2022” or the “Quarter”), and where applicable, the subsequent period up to the date of issuance of this MD&A. Unless otherwise noted, all dollar amounts in this MD&A are expressed in United States (“US”) dollars. References to "$" or "US$" in this MD&A are to US dollars and references to C$ are Canadian dollars.

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Fortuna has a number of direct and indirect subsidiaries which own and operate assets and conduct activities in different jurisdictions. The terms "Fortuna" or the "Company" are used in this MD&A for simplicity of the discussion provided herein and may include references to subsidiaries that have an affiliation with Fortuna, without necessarily identifying the specific nature of such affiliation.

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This MD&A contains forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned as to the risks and uncertainties related to the forward-looking statements, the risks and uncertainties associated with investing in the Company’s securities and the technical and scientific information under National Instrument 43-101 – Standards for Disclosure of Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) concerning the Company’s material properties, including information about mineral reserves and resources, which classifications differ significantly from the requirements required by the SEC as set out in the cautionary note 48 of this MD&A. All forward-looking statements are qualified by cautionary notes in this MD&A as well as risks and uncertainties discussed in the Company’s Annual Information Form for fiscal 2021 dated March 30, 2022 and its Management Information Circular dated May 26, 2021, which are filed on SEDAR and EDGAR.

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This MD&A uses certain Non-IFRS financial measures and ratios that are not defined under IFRS, including but not limited to: cash cost per ounce of gold; all-in sustaining cash cost per ounce of gold sold; all-in cash cost per ounce of gold sold; total production cash cost per tonne; cash cost per payable ounce of silver equivalent; all-in sustaining cash cost per payable ounce of silver equivalent sold; all-in cash cost per payable ounce of silver equivalent sold; free cash flow and free cashflow from ongoing operations; adjusted net income; adjusted EBITDA and working capital which are used by the Company to manage and evaluate operating performance at each of the Company’s mines and are widely reported in the mining industry as benchmarks for performance. Non-IFRS financial measures and non-IFRS ratios do not have a standard meaning under IFRS, and may not be comparable to similar financial measures disclosed by other issuers. Non-IFRS measures are further discussed in the “Non-IFRS Measures” section 27 of this MD&A.

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Throughout this MD&A, the operational and financial results of the assets acquired in the acquisition of Roxgold Inc. (“Roxgold”) are included from July 2, 2021 onward.

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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CONTENTS

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Business Overview	4
Corporate Developments	4
Highlights	4
Financial Results	8
Results of Operations	13
Projects & Exploration	18
Quarterly Information	20
Liquidity and Capital Resources	22
Financial Instruments	24
Share Position & Outstanding Options & Equity Based Share Units	25
Related Party Transactions	25
Non-IFRS Financial Measures	27
Risks and Uncertainties	36
Critical Accounting Estimates, Assumptions, and Judgements	47
Controls and Procedures	48
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements	48
Cautionary Note to United States Investors Concerning Estimates of Reserves and Resources	52

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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BUSINESS OVERVIEW

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Fortuna is a growth focused Canadian precious metals mining company with operations and projects in Argentina, Burkina Faso, Mexico, Peru, and Côte d’Ivoire. The Company produces silver, gold and base metals and generates shared value over the long-term through efficient production, environmental protection, and social responsibility.

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The Company operates the open pit Lindero gold mine (“Lindero” or the “Lindero Mine”) located in northern Argentina, the underground Yaramoko gold mine (“Yaramoko” or the “Yaramoko Mine”) located in south western Burkina Faso, the underground San Jose silver and gold mine (“San Jose” or the “San Jose Mine”) located in southern Mexico, the underground Caylloma silver, lead, and zinc mine (“Caylloma” or the “Caylloma Mine”) located in southern Peru, and is developing and constructing the open pit Séguéla gold mine (“Séguéla”, "Séguéla Project" or the “Seguela Gold Project”) located in south western Côte d’Ivoire. Each of the Company's producing mines is generally considered to be a separate reportable segment, along with the Company's corporate stewardship segment.

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Fortuna is a publicly traded company incorporated and domiciled in British Columbia, Canada. Its common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the trading symbol FSM and on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) under the trading symbol FVI.

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CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS

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Normal Course Issuer Bid

On April 28, 2022 Fortuna announced the acceptance by the TSX of Fortuna’s notice to commence a normal course issuer bid (NCIB) to purchase up to five percent of its outstanding common shares. Under the NCIB, purchases of common shares may be made through the facilities of the TSX, the NYSE and/or alternative Canadian trading systems, commencing on May 2, 2022 and expiring on the earlier of May 1, 2023 and the date on which Fortuna has acquired the maximum number of common shares allowable under the NCIB or the date on which Fortuna otherwise decides not to make any further repurchases under the NCIB.

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HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022

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Financial

●	Sales were $182.3 million, an increase of 55% from the $117.8 million reported in the three months ended March 31, 2021 (“Q1 2021”).
●	Mine operating income was $63.5 million, an increase of 24% from the $51.3 million reported in Q1 2021.
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●	Operating income was $40.7 million, an increase of 1% from the $40.4 million reported in Q1 2021.
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●	Net income was $27.0 million or $0.09 per share, a 2% increase from the $26.4 million or $0.14 per share reported in Q1 2021.
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●	Adjusted net income (refer to Non-IFRS Financial Measures) was $33.4 million compared to $27.5 million in Q1 2021,  representing a 21% quarter-over-quarter increase.
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●	Adjusted EBITDA (refer to Non-IFRS Financial Measures) was $80.3 million compared to $60.8 million reported in Q1 2021, representing a 32% quarter-over-quarter increase.
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●	Free cash flow loss from ongoing operations (refer to Non-IFRS Financial Measures) was $9.6 million compared to $11.8 million reported in Q1 2021, representing a 19% quarter-over-quarter decrease.^^
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●	Net cash provided by operating activities was $33.2 million, an increase of 57% from the $21.1 million reported in Q1 2021.
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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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Operating

●	Gold production of 66,800 ounces, an increase of 93% from Q1 2021
●	Silver production of 1,670,128 ounces, a decrease of 13% from Q1 2021
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●	Lead production of 9,133,752 pounds, an increase of 12% from Q1 2021
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●	Zinc production of 10,826,902 pounds, a decrease of 10% from Q1 2021
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COVID-19

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During Q1 2022, there were no Government mandated suspensions of operations at any of our operations in Latin America and West Africa. However, operations in Latin America were affected by COVID-19 at the beginning of the year which resulted in reduced workforces and quarantine periods for those affected. The impact of COVID-19 was insignificant in West Africa.

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Although COVID-19 effects decreased during the latter part of Q1 2022, health protocols are in place at each mine site for control, isolation and quarantine, as necessary, and these continue to be reviewed and adjusted accordingly based on the circumstances at each location. The Company’s focus is the health and safety of the workforce and on measures to prevent and manage the transmission of COVID-19 amongst the workforce and the communities in which the Company operates.

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The Company’s operations and financial performance are dependent on it being able to operate at each of its mines and projects.  Given the fast-changing situation with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic, including further waves of the virus and the emergence of variant forms of the virus, it is difficult to predict the exact nature and extent of the impact the pandemic may have on the Company’s operations and its business. Outbreaks of COVID-19 in areas where the Company operates or restrictive directives of government and public health authorities could cause delays or disruptions in the Company’s supply chain, restrict access to its mine sites, restrict its ability to transport and ship gold doré and/or metal concentrates, restrict access to processing and refinery facilities, or impediments to market logistics. Suspensions of operations or curtailment of commissioning activities at the Company’s mines remains a significant risk to its business and operations.

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Health & Safety

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In the first quarter of 2022, the Company reported that a fatality incident (“FI”) involving one worker employed by the Company occurred at the Lindero Mine located in Salta, Argentina. The unfortunate accident occurred at the conveyor stacking system and there were no other injuries associated with the incident.  The Company notified the appropriate government and local authorities and an investigation to determine the cause of the accident was conducted. Stacking activities at the heap leach pad were suspended for approximately 48 hours and all of the Company’s operations also took a safety stop for a day. The Company is accelerating the implementation of its program of Critical Controls Management based on the ICMM Health and Safety Critical Control Management good practice guidance, which involves training for safety leaders, identifying critical controls for incident’s scenarios, creating verification tools, and preparing implementation plans on site. The Company will also focus on strengthening its health and safety training programs of all our employees.

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During Q1 2022, the Company also recorded two lost time injuries (“LTI”), one restricted work injury (“RWI”) and five medical treatment injuries (“MTI”), in over 2.8 million hours worked for all of its activities (operating mines, construction, exploration and corporate offices). The year to date LTI frequency rate (“LTIFR”) at the end of Q1 2022 was 0.70 lost time injuries per million hours worked. The year to date total recordable injury frequency rate (“TRIFR”) at the end of Q1 2022, which includes the FI, LTI, RWI and MTI was 3.13 total recordable injuries per million hours worked.

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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This quarter was marked by the implementation of a new approach of corporate key performance indicators (“KPI”s) regarding leading activities such as monthly inspections performed according to plan and proactivity in implementing corrective actions following inspections, audits or incident investigations. These new KPIs form part of the Environmenal, Social and Governance (“ESG”) indicators of the short-term incentives, the performance of which is overseen by the Board of Directors.

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Environment

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Site controls by the Company, local authorities and participatory monitoring were conducted in accordance with the plans and no non-compliance or fine associated with permits and regulations were recorded during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 and there were no significant environmental incidents.

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Community Engagement

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The Company seeks to maintain good constructive relations with the communities where it operates, based on dialogue, transparency, and respect, and to be a catalyst for social development.  At each of the Company’s operations, it maintains open and ongoing channels of communication with the people in the communities within its direct and indirect areas of influence. At each operation the Company has established mechanisms for addressing requests and complaints or grievances with local and other stakeholders. The Company also takes part in consultations and participatory meetings to identify and prioritize community development needs.

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During Q1 2022, there were no significant disputes at any of the sites. We also recorded 241 local stakeholders engagement activities during the period. This includes consultation meetings with local administration and community leaders, participation to ceremonies and courtesy visits.

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Climate Change

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In 2021, the Company developed a climate change strategy to effectively evaluate and address climate-related risks to our business and operations in alignment with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”) approach. Based on this and in recognition that the development of a comprehensive and credible green house gas reduction work plan is an ongoing journey, the Company has developed a short term climate change roadmap which focuses on addressing gaps between existing practices and climate change best practices. On April 7, 2022, the Company released its climate change position statement.

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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Operating and Financial Highlights

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A summary of the Company’s consolidated financial and operating results for the three ended March 31, 2022 are presented below:

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Consolidated Metrics		2022	​	2021	​	% Change
Selected highlights	​	​	​	​	​	​
Silver	​	​	​	​	​	​
Metal produced (oz)	​	1,670,128	​	1,913,755	​	(13%)
Metal sold (oz)	​	1,614,295	​	1,903,868	​	(15%)
Realized price ($/oz)	​	24.18	​	26.19	​	(8%)
Gold	​	​	​	​	​	​
Metal produced (oz)	​	66,800	​	34,555	​	93%
Metal sold (oz)	​	66,426	​	33,257	​	100%
Realized price ($/oz)	​	1,884	​	1,764	​	7%
Lead	​	​	​	​	​	​
Metal produced (000's lbs)	​	9,134	​	8,181	​	12%
Metal sold (000's lbs)	​	8,575	​	7,998	​	7%
Zinc	​	​	​	​	​	​
Metal produced (000's lbs)	​	10,827	​	11,969	​	(10%)
Metal sold (000's lbs)	​	10,546	​	12,267	​	(14%)
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Adjusted net income^1^	​	33.4	​	27.5	​	21%
Adjusted EBITDA^1^	​	80.3	​	60.8	​	32%
Net cash provided by operating activities	​	33.2	​	21.1	​	57%
Free cash flow from ongoing operations^1^	​	9.6	​	11.8	​	(19%)
Capital Expenditures^2^	​	​	​	​	​	​
Sustaining	​	18.0	​	7.9	​	128%
Non-sustaining^3^	​	1.9	​	0.3	​	533%
Lindero construction	​	—	​	2.6	​	100%
Séguéla construction	​	42.9	​	—	​	100%
Brownfields	​	2.5	​	2.5	​	1%
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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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Selected Financial Information

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(Expressed in millions except per share information)	2022	​	2021	​	% Change
Selected Financial Information	​	​	​	​	​
Sales	182.3	​	117.8	​	55%
Mine operating income	63.5	​	51.3	​	24%
Operating income	40.7	​	40.4	​	1%
Net income	27.0	​	26.4	​	2%
Earnings per share - basic	0.09	​	0.14	​	(36%)
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As at	March 31, 2022	​	December 31, 2021	​	% Change
Cash and cash equivalents	110.4	​	107.1	​	3%
Total assets	2,060.4	​	2,021.9	​	2%
Debt	198.0	​	157.5	​	26%
Shareholder's equity attributable to Fortuna shareholders	1,399.7	​	1,375.1	​	2%
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Mine operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $63.5 million, an increase of $12.2 million over the same period in 2021. The increase was primarily due to:

◾	Higher production and gold sales at the Lindero Mine due to increased performance at the three stage crushing and stacking facility
◾	Performance above plan at the Yaramoko Mine as a result of higher grade mill feed due to positive grade reconciliation compared to the reserve model at the 55 Zone
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This was partially offset by lower mine operating income from lower sales at the San Jose Mine due to lower head grades of silver and gold compared to the same period last year. The reduction in grade is in line with the Mineral Reserve estimate.

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Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $27.0 million, an increase of $0.6 million over the same period in 2021. The increase in net income was driven by the factors described above for mine operating income but was offset by the following:

◾	The San Jose Mine terminated an exploration agreement on the Sante Fe property in Mexico. The value of the property was written off at a cost of $2.1 million.
◾	A loss on financial derivatives of $4.2 million for the first quarter of 2022 compared to a $1.7 million gain in the same period of 2021. This was driven by a $5.2 million loss ($1.1 million realized, $4.1 million unrealized) on financial derivatives at the Caylloma Mine due to higher zinc prices that was partially offset by gains on fuel hedges at Lindero.
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A discussion on sales and operating income is presented below.

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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FINANCIAL RESULTS

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Sales

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Provisional sales $	​	​	​	​	​	​
Lindero	​	54.1	​	36.90	​	47%
Yaramoko^4^	​	55.4	​	-	​	100%
San Jose	​	44.4	​	58.0	​	(23%)
Caylloma	​	26.9	​	25.4	​	6%
Adjustments^1^	​	1.5	​	(2.5)	​	(160%)
Total Sales $	​	182.3	​	117.8	​	55%
Silver	​	​	​	​	​	​
Metal produced (oz)	​	1,670,128	​	1,913,755	​	(13%)
Provisional sales (oz)	​	1,614,295	​	1,903,868	​	(15%)
Provisional sales $	​	36.4	​	46.4	​	(22%)
Realized price ($/oz)^2^	​	24.18	​	26.19	​	(8%)
Net realized price ($/oz)^3^	​	22.58	​	24.37	​	(7%)
Gold	​	​	​	​	​	​
Metal produced (oz)	​	66,800	​	34,555	​	93%
Provisional sales (oz)	​	66,426	​	33,257	​	100%
Provisional sales $	​	124.0	​	57.1	​	117%
Realized price ($/oz)^2^	​	1,884	​	1,764	​	7%
Net realized price ($/oz)^3^	​	1,866	​	1,718	​	9%
Lead	​	​	​	​	​	​
Metal produced (000's lbs)	​	9,134	​	8,181	​	12%
Provisional sales (000's lbs)	​	8,575	​	7,998	​	7%
Provisional sales $	​	8.1	​	6.3	​	29%
Realized price ($/lb)^2^	​	1.06	​	0.92	​	15%
Net realized price ($/lb)^3^	​	0.94	​	0.76	​	24%
Zinc	​	​	​	​	​	​
Metal produced (000's lbs)	​	10,827	​	11,969	​	(10%)
Provisional sales (000's lbs)	​	10,546	​	12,267	​	(14%)
Provisional sales $	​	12.4	​	10.5	​	18%
Realized price ($/lb)^2^	​	1.69	​	1.25	​	35%
Net realized price ($/lb)^3^	​	1.17	​	0.86	​	36%
^1^ Adjustments consists of mark to market, final price and assay adjustments
^2^ Based on provisional sales before final price adjustments. Net after payable metal deductions, treatment, and refining charges
^3^ Treatment charges are allocated to base metals at Caylloma and to gold at San Jose
^4^The Yaramoko Mine was acquired as part of the acquisition of Roxgold which completed on July 2, 2021. As such comparative figures for previous quarters and years are not presented. Operating and financial results for the year ended December 31, 2021 are for the period from July 2, 2021 to December 31, 2021.

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Consolidated Sales for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were $182.3 million, a 55% increase from the $117.8 million reported in the same period in 2021. Sales by reportable segment for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were as follows:

◾	Lindero recognized adjusted sales of $54.1 million from the sale of 28,619 ounces of gold sold, a 47% increase from the same period in 2021. Higher gold sales were the result of increased performance at the three stage crushing and stacking facility. See "Results of Operations – Lindero Mine, Argentina" for additional information.
◾	Yaramoko recognized adjusted sales of $55.4 million from the sale of 29,530 ounces of gold sold. See "Results of Operations – Yaramoko Mine, Burkina Faso" for additional information.
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◾	San Jose recognized adjusted sales of $45.9 million, a 17% decrease from the $55.3 million reported in the same period in 2021. Lower sales were driven by a 23% decrease in the volume of silver and gold ounces sold which
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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was driven by lower mined grades and lower realized metal prices. See "Results of Operations – San Jose Mine, Mexico" for additional information.
◾	Caylloma recognized adjusted sales of $26.8 million, a 7% increase from the $25.1 million reported in the same period in 2021.  The increased sales were driven by higher silver sales as a result of higher silver grades. See "Results of Operations – Caylloma Mine, Peru" for additional information.
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Operating Income (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA

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​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​		2022			%^1^		2021			%^1^
Operating income (loss)	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Lindero	​	​	15.7	​	29%	​	​	11.7	​	31%
Yaramoko	​	​	16.3	​	29%	​	​	-	​	0%
San Jose	​	​	11.6	​	25%	​	​	24.5	​	44%
Caylloma	​	​	9.1	​	34%	​	​	8.2	​	32%
Corporate	​	​	(12.0)	​	​	​	​	(4.0)	​	​
Total	​	​	40.7	​	22%	​	​	40.4	​	34%
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Adjusted EBITDA^2^	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Lindero	​	​	27.2	​	50%	​	​	19.6	​	52%
Yaramoko	​	​	30.3	​	55%	​	​	-	​	0%
San Jose	​	​	22.1	​	48%	​	​	33.2	​	60%
Caylloma	​	​	11.2	​	42%	​	​	11.9	​	47%
Corporate	​	​	(10.5)	​	​	​	​	(3.9)	​	​
Total	​	​	80.3	​	44%	​	​	60.8	​	52%
^1^ As a Percentage of Sales
^2^ Refer to Non-IFRS Financial Measures
Figures may not add due to rounding
The Yaramoko Mine was acquired as part of the acquisition of Roxgold which completed on July 2, 2021. As such comparative figures for the comparable quarter of 2021 are not presented

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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Operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $40.7 million, an increase of $0.3 million over the same period in 2021. The minimal change in operating income year over year was the result of higher sales driven by:

◾	Higher production and gold sales at the Lindero mine due to increased performance at the three stage crushing and stacking facility
◾	Performance above the plan for the quarter at the Yaramoko mine as a result of higher grade mill feed due to positive grade reconciliation in the 55 Zone
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◾	Higher sales at Caylloma in the first quarter of 2022 driven by higher lead and zinc prices
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The above was partially offset by:

◾	Lower operating income at San Jose related to lower sales and a write-down of $2.1 million related to the termination of an exploration agreement on the Sante Fe property.
◾	An increase in general and administrative expenses as a result of higher G&A costs at Lindero as it reached full capacity, the acquisition of Roxgold and the associated personnel, increased travel and higher share based compensation
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Adjusted EBITDA (refer to Non-IFRS Financial Measures) was $80.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, an increase of $19.5 million over the same period in 2021. The increase in adjusted EBITDA is largely the result of higher sales as described above.

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The most comparable IFRS measure to the Non-IFRS measure adjusted EBITDA is net income. Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $27.0 million. Refer to the discussion above.

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General and Administrative (“G&A”) Expenses

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​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​	​	2022		​	2021		​	% Change
Mine G&A	​	​	5.1	​	​	4.3	​	19%
Corporate G&A	​	​	7.9	​	​	4.2	​	88%
Share-based payments	​	​	3.6	​	​	(0.4)	​	(1,000%)
Workers' participation	​	​	0.3	​	​	0.5	​	(40%)
Total	​	​	16.9	​	​	8.6	​	97%

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General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased 97% to $16.9 million compared to $8.6 **** million reported in the same period in 2021, which was due primarily to:

◾	An increase in mine G&A due to higher costs at Lindero as it operated at full capacity compared to the previous period when the mine was in ramp up and contributions from the Yaramoko Mine which was acquired in the acquisition of Roxgold in July 2021
◾	Higher corporate G&A due to the acquisition of Roxgold and associated personnel, increased travel costs and timing of expenditures
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◾	Higher share based compensation for Q1 2022 was driven by the acquisition of the Roxgold share based compensation plan. Share based compensation was lower in Q1 2021 due to changes in value for cash settled share-based compensation
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Foreign Exchange Loss

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Foreign exchange loss for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased $0.6 million to $3.0 million compared to $2.4 million reported in the same period in 2021. The foreign exchange loss in Q1 2022 was spread across all the jurisdictions where we currently operate as opposed to the loss experienced in Q1 2021 which was concentrated at the Lindero Mine in Argentina. Fortuna | 11

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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Income Tax Expense

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Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $6.8 million or $6.5 million lower than the $13.3 million reported in the same period in 2021. The decrease of $6.5 million was primarily related to the change in deferred taxes as a result of the appreciation of local currencies at San Jose and Caylloma and the impact on deferred tax assets.

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The effective tax rate (“ETR”) for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was 20.1% compared to 33.5% for the same period in 2021.  The decrease of 13.4% is driven by the appreciation of local currencies described above and the impact of inflation related adjustments.

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The Company is subject to tax in various jurisdictions, including Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Australia and Canada. There are a number of factors that can significantly impact the Company’s effective tax rate including the geographic distribution of income, variations in our income before income taxes, varying rates in different jurisdictions, the non-recognition of tax assets, local inflation rates, fluctuation in the value of the United States dollar and foreign currencies, changes in tax laws and the impact of specific transactions and assessments. As a result of the number of factors that can potentially impact the effective tax rate and the sensitivity of the tax provision to these factors, the effective tax rate will fluctuate, sometimes significantly. This trend is expected to continue in future periods.

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Production and Cost Outlook

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The Company remains on track to achieve its 2022 production guidance as disclosed in the news release dated January 18, 2022.

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The Company continues to monitor the impact of inflationary pressures on its cost structure and any deviation this could create from the guidance the Company issued at the beginning of the year. During the quarter, the Company observed cost pressure on certain consumables including cyanide, diesel, explosives and grinding media while certain others remained relatively constant. Through the first quarter of 2022 the impact of inflation was below 5% of total cost. At the Lindero mine, where diesel is the largest cost component, the effect of a rising price was partially mitigated by fuel hedges the Company has in place for approximately 55% of consumption in 2022. The future impact of inflation on costs remains uncertain at this time. The Company will continue to closely monitor the levels of cost inflation over the remainder of 2022.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

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Lindero Mine, Argentina

The Lindero Mine is an open pit gold mine located in Salta Province in northern Argentina. Its commercial product is gold doré. The table below shows the key metrics used to measure the operating performance of the mine: tonnes placed on the leach pad, grade, production and unit costs:

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​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​		​	2022		​	2021
Mine Production	​	​	​	​	​	​
Tonnes placed on the leach pad	​	​	1,295,755	​	​	2,130,000
​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Gold	​	​	​	​	​	​
Grade (g/t)	​	​	0.88	​	​	0.82
Production (oz)	​	​	30,068	​	​	22,332
Metal sold (oz)	​	​	28,619	​	​	21,297
Realized price ($/oz)	​	​	1,890	​	​	1,754
​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Cash cost ($/oz Au)^1^	​	​	692	​	​	615
All-in sustaining cash cost ($/oz Au)^1^	​	​	1,038	​	​	1,055
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Capital expenditures ($000's)	​	​	​	​	​	​
Sustaining	​	​	3,125	​	​	4,040
Non-sustaining	​	​	169	​	​	-
Brownfields	​	​	144	​	​	91
^1^Cash cost and AISC are non-IFRS financial measures. Refer to Non-IFRS Financial Measures.

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Quarterly Operating and Financial Highlights

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During the first quarter of 2022 the operation lost man-hours in January as a result of a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases causing a 14 percent shortfall in ore placed on the pad, compared to plan for the quarter. The Company is executing a recovery plan during the second and third quarters of 2022 and does not anticipate any impact on achieving annual production guidance.

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In the first quarter of 2022, a total of 1,295,755 tonnes of ore were placed on the heap leach pad averaging 0.88 g/t gold, containing an estimated 36,568 ounces of gold. Gold production for Q1 2022 totaled 30,068 ounces, representing a 35% increase year-over-year. Higher gold production is explained by an increase in performance of the three-stage crushing and stacking circuits to design parameters, which delivered 100 percent of the 1.3 million tonnes of ore placed on the pad in the quarter, compared to 19 percent or 0.4 million tonnes of the 2.1 million tonnes placed in the comparable quarter in 2021. Mine production was 2.4 million tonnes of mineralized material with a strip ratio of 0.54:1.

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Cash cost per ounce of gold for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $692 per ounce compared to $615 in the first quarter of 2021. Cash costs per ounce of gold was higher due to higher consumable prices mainly related to diesel, cyanide and explosives and higher headcount as the mine had not reached its full compliment of staff in the first quarter of 2021. This was partially offset by the higher volume of gold sold.

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All-in sustaining cash costs per gold ounce sold was $1,038 during Q1 2022 compared with $1,055 in the first quarter of 2021. All-in sustaining costs for the first quarter of 2022 was impacted by the production issues described above and lower sustaining capital due to timing.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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Sustaining capital for the quarter primarily consisted of capitalized stripping costs and processing improvements.

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Yaramoko Mine , Burkina Faso

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The Yaramoko Mine is located in south western Burkina Faso, and began commercial production in 2016. The operation consists of two underground mines feeding ore to a traditional gold processing facility where the ore is crushed, milled and subject to carbon-in-leach extraction processes, prior to electrowinning and refining where gold is poured to doré bars.

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​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​		​	2022		​	2021
Mine Production	​	​	​	​	​	​
Tonnes milled	​	​	127,968	​	​	-
​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Gold	​	​	​	​	​	​
Grade (g/t)	​	​	7.50	​	​	-
Recovery (%)	​	​	98	​	​	-
Production (oz)	​	​	28,235	​	​	-
Metal sold (oz)	​	​	29,530	​	​	-
Realized price ($/oz)	​	​	1,878	​	​	-
​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Unit Costs	​	​	​	​	​	​
Cash cost ($/oz Au)^1^	​	​	705	​	​	-
All-in sustaining cash cost ($/oz Au)^1^	​	​	1,147	​	​	-
​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Capital expenditures ($000's)	​	​	​	​	​	​
Sustaining	​	​	7,361	​	​	-
Brownfields	​	​	488	​	​	-
^1^Cash cost and AISC are non-IFRS financial measures. Refer to Non-IFRS Financial Measures.
^2^The Yaramoko Mine was acquired as part of the acquisition of Roxgold which completed on July 2, 2021. As such comparative figures for the comparative quarter in 2021 is not presented.

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Quarterly Operating and Financial Highlights

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The Yaramoko Mine produced 28,235 ounces of gold in the first quarter of 2022 with an average gold head grade of 7.50g/t; below the plan for the quarter. Gold production is on target to meet the upper end of the annual guidance range primarily due to mill feed grade being 9 percent higher than budgeted for the period. Positive grade reconciliation compared to the reserve model at the 55 Zone and additional tonnes from ore development explain the increase in grade.

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Cash cost per gold ounce sold was $705, which was below plan, primarily due to higher production during Q1 2022.

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All-in sustaining cash cost per gold ounce sold was $1,147 for Q1 2022, which was below plan due to higher production and the lower sustaining capital due to the timing of ramp development and sustaining capital projects. Sustaining capital for the Q1 2022 consisted primarily of mine development.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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San Jose Mine, Mexico

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The San Jose Mine is an underground silver-gold mine located in the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico. The following table shows the key metrics used to measure the operating performance of the mine: throughput, head grade, recovery, gold and silver production and unit costs:

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​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​	****	​	2022	****	​	2021
Mine Production	​	​	​	​	​	​
Tonnes milled	​	​	250,947	​	​	259,803
Average tonnes milled per day	​	​	2,918	​	​	3,048
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Silver	​	​	​	​	​	​
Grade (g/t)	​	​	185	​	​	217
Recovery (%)	​	​	91	​	​	91
Production (oz)	​	​	1,358,189	​	​	1,646,444
Metal sold (oz)	​	​	1,316,193	​	​	1,642,300
Realized price ($/oz)	​	​	24.27	​	​	26.17
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Gold	​	​	​	​	​	​
Grade (g/t)	​	​	1.13	​	​	1.36
Recovery (%)	​	​	90	​	​	91
Production (oz)	​	​	8,239	​	​	10,301
Metal sold (oz)	​	​	7,952	​	​	10,287
Realized price ($/oz)	​	​	1,890	​	​	1,783
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Unit Costs	​	​	​	​	​	​
Production cash cost ($/t)^2^	​	​	76.05	​	​	69.96
Production cash cost ($/oz Ag Eq)^1,2^	​	​	10.42	​	​	8.38
Net smelter return ($/t)	​	​	182.65	​	​	223.69
All-in sustaining cash cost ($/oz Ag Eq)^1,2^	​	​	15.32	​	​	13.40
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Capital expenditures ($000's)	​	​	​	​	​	​
Sustaining	​	​	3,575	​	​	1,987
Non-sustaining	​	​	415	​	​	274
Brownfields	​	​	1,529	​	​	1,736
^1^ Production cash cost silver equivalent and All-in sustaining cash cost silver equivalent are calculated using realized metal prices for each period respectively
^2^Production cash cost, Production cash cost silver equivalent, and All-in sustaining cash cost silver equivalent are Non-IFRS Financial Measures, refer to Non-IFRS Financial Measures

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Quarterly Operating and Financial Highlights

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The San Jose Mine produced 1,358,189 ounces of silver and 8,239 ounces of gold during the three months ended March 31, 2022, which represents an 18% and 20% decrease respectively over the same period in 2021. The driver for the decrease in production was primarily lower average head grades of 15 percent and 17 percent for silver and gold, respectively; which is in line with Mineral Reserve estimates.

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The cash cost per tonne for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $76.05 per tonne compared to $69.96 per tonne in the same period in 2021 primarily due to lower tonnes processed. Cash cost per tonne in the quarter was in line with annual guidance.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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The all-in sustaining cash cost of payable silver equivalent for the first quarter in 2022 increased 14% to $15.32 per ounce compared to $13.40 for the same period in 2021. The increase in all-in sustaining costs was primarily due to the result of lower silver equivalent ounces sold and an increase in sustaining capital due to additional spend on mine equipment, partially compensated by lower royalties and mining taxes and lower worker’s participation. Other capital expenditures in the quarter primarily consisted of mine development.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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Caylloma Mine, Peru

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Caylloma is an underground silver, lead and zinc mine located in the Arequipa Department in southern Peru. Its commercial products are silver-lead and zinc concentrates. The table below shows the key metrics used to measure the operating performance of the mine: throughput, head grade, recovery, silver, gold, lead and zinc production and unit costs:

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​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​		​	2022		​	2021
Mine Production	​	​	​	​	​	​
Tonnes milled	​	​	132,574	​	​	131,887
Average tonnes milled per day	​	​	1,524	​	​	1,499
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Silver	​	​	​	​	​	​
Grade (g/t)	​	​	89	​	​	77
Recovery (%)	​	​	82	​	​	81
Production (oz)	​	​	311,939	​	​	267,311
Metal sold (oz)	​	​	294,301	​	​	259,311
Realized price ($/oz)	​	​	23.78	​	​	26.29
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Gold	​	​	​	​	​	​
Grade (g/t)	​	​	0.16	​	​	0.62
Recovery (%)	​	​	37	​	​	73
Production (oz)	​	​	258	​	​	1,922
Metal sold (oz)	​	​	325	​	​	1,673
Realized price ($/oz)	​	​	1,828	​	​	1,775
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Lead	​	​	​	​	​	​
Grade (%)	​	​	3.55	​	​	3.21
Recovery (%)	​	​	88	​	​	88
Production (000's lbs)	​	​	9,134	​	​	8,181
Metal sold (000's lbs)	​	​	8,575	​	​	7,998
Realized price ($/lb)	​	​	1.06	​	​	0.92
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Zinc	​	​	​	​	​	​
Grade (%)	​	​	4.18	​	​	4.70
Recovery (%)	​	​	89	​	​	88
Production (000's lbs)	​	​	10,827	​	​	11,969
Metal sold (000's lbs)	​	​	10,546	​	​	12,267
Realized price ($/lb)	​	​	1.69	​	​	1.25
​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Unit Costs	​	​	​	​	​	​
Production cash cost ($/t)^2^	​	​	89.60	​	​	83.09
Production cash cost ($/oz Ag Eq)^1,2^	​	​	12.39	​	​	13.10
Net smelter return ($/t)	​	​	211.80	​	​	194.39
All-in sustaining cash cost ($/oz Ag Eq)^1,2^	​	​	17.83	​	​	18.50
​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Capital expenditures ($000's)	​	​	​	​	​	​
Sustaining	​	​	3,949	​	​	1,972
Brownfields	​	​	324	​	​	630
^1^ Production cash cost silver equivalent and All-in sustaining cash cost silver equivalent are calculated using realized metal prices for each period respectively
^2^ Production cash cost, Production cash cost silver equivalent, and All-in sustaining cash cost silver equivalent are Non-IFRS Financial Measures, refer to Non-IFRS Financial Measures

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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Quarterly Operating and Financial Highlights

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The Caylloma Mine produced 311,939 ounces of silver, 9.1 million pounds of lead and 10.8 million pounds of zinc during the three months ended March 31, 2022. Silver production was 17% higher than the comparable period, driven by a 15% increase in average head grade from the contribution of newly scheduled higher-grade production stopes located in level 16 of the Animas vein. Lead production was 12% higher than the comparable period due to higher grades while zinc production was 10% lower than the comparable period due to lower grades. Gold production totaled 258 ounces with an average head grade of 0.16 g/t which was in line with expectations.

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The cash cost per tonne of processed ore for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased 8% to $89.60 compared to $83.09 in the same period in 2021. The increase was the result of higher mining costs related to higher increased ground support and backfill requirements and increased plant costs related to steel and reagents. Cash cost per tonne in the quarter was in line with annual guidance.

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The all-in sustaining cash cost for the three months ended March 31, 2022 decreased 4% to $17.83 per ounce compared to $18.50 per ounce for the same period in 2021. The decrease was driven by higher silver equivalent production.

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PROJECTS & EXPLORATION

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Séguéla Gold Project Update

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On September 29, 2021, Fortuna announced the decision to proceed with the construction of the open pit mine at the Séguéla Gold Project in Côte d’Ivoire. The updated total initial capital investment for the project is estimated to be $173.5 million, including $11.5 million previously approved by the Board for early works items, an anticipated construction schedule of approximately 20 months, with ramp up to name plate capacity expected in the third quarter of 2023. The development of the Séguéla Gold Project, including the milestones noted below is based on the technical report filed under NI 43-101 entitled “NI 43-101 Technical Report Séguéla Project, Feasibility Study, Worodougou Region, Cote d’Ivoire”, dated May 26, 2021 with an effective April 19, 2021.

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At the end of March 31, 2022, the overall project was 48% complete. The following provides an update on project activities for the first quarter of 2022.

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Construction Highlights

●	Approximately $75.8 million of the $173.5 million initial capital budget accrued as of March 31, 2022
●	The project had capital commitments of $52.5 million of which $47.3 million is expected to be expended within one year
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●	The mining services contract was signed with Mota-Engil on April 1, 2022
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●	Bulk earthworks advanced for key items including the plant, tailings facility and water storage dam
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●	Tower steel for the 90KV powerline was delivered to the plant site
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●	Excavation and assembly of the 33KV towers are both underway
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●	The EPC contractor mobilized to site
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●	First gold pour remains on target for mid-2023
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Accommodation camp

A 156-person accommodation camp is complete and is being occupied as staff mobilize to site. Initially, this camp will support the project’s development and house the owner’s and contractors’ construction personnel with surplus personnel residing in the nearby town of Séguéla. The camp is approximately two kilometers from the processing plant area and is complete with kitchen and mess, recreational facilities, water and sewage treatment plants, laundry services and high-speed internet.  The camp management contract has been tendered and awarded to Allterrain Services. Fortuna | 18

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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Processing plant

De Simone was awarded the process plant bulk earthworks contract and activities are ongoing with excavation for ground improvement in the mill/carbon-in-leach circuit, thickener and crusher areas complete. Rock backfill in these areas was completed prior to the mobilization of the engineering procurement and construction contractor on February 28, 2022.

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Lycopodium was awarded the guaranteed maximum price contract for the engineering, procurement and construction of the gold processing facility. As of March 31, 2022, engineering is well advanced and construction activities have commenced. Of note, the SAG mill purchase order has been placed and remains on-track to be delivered to site in the third quarter of 2022. Detailed engineering for the SAG mill is complete and manufacturing of core components such as shell, heads and trunnions and gear and pinion has commenced.

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Site Bulk Earthworks

Contracts have been awarded for the site bulk earthworks contract for the construction of the tailings storage facility (TSF), water storage dam (WSD) and sediment control structure (SCS). Bush clearing and topsoil stripping of the TSF footprint has been completed. Bush clearing of the WSD commenced in early January and is on-track to be completed by the middle of the second quarter of 2022, ahead of the upcoming wet season and will be capable of storing raw water for the commissioning, ramp-up and operation of the processing plant. Procurement of materials required for the TSF, WSD and SCS construction is underway with the TSF high density polyethylene liner delivered to site in mid April 2022.

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Grid Connection

Contracts for the supply and installation of the 90 kV grid connection transmission line and 33 kV transmission line diversion have been awarded. Likewise, contracts for the supply and construction of the substation have been awarded. Tower steel for the 90KV powerline was delivered to the plant site and excavation for the 33KV towers and tower assembly are both underway. **** Similarly, civil works for the substation also started in March. Transformers were shipped during the first week of May and are expected to arrive on site in the third quarter.  Work is on-track to provide power to the site by the end of the fourth quarter of 2022 ahead of commissioning activities at the processing plant.

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Mining

The mining contract was signed with Mota-Engil on April 1, 2022 and a notice to proceed was issued.

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Cost

For the first quarter of 2022 the Company incurred and expended of $26.9 million and $34.4 million respectively and $75.8 million and $68.6 million since the project early works began in the third quarter of 2021. Capital expenditures are summarized in the table below.

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​<br><br>​<br><br>​	​	​
(Expressed in millions)	Q1 2022		Project to Date
Expended Capital Costs^1^	34.4		68.6
Working Capital Adjustment^2^	(7.5)		7.2
Incurred Capital Costs^3^	26.9		75.8

1 Cash basis. Excludes exploration costs.​

2 Primarily consists of work performed not yet invoiced and increases in the accounts payable balance offset by increases in the VAT receivable balance.​

3 Accrual basis. Excludes capitalized interest ​

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As of March 31, 2022 the project had approximately $105 million in remaining spend of the project’s $173.5 million budget. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents balance, free cash flow from ongoing operations and undrawn amounts of the credit facility are expected to be sufficient to fund the construction of the Seguela Project.

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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Upcoming Milestones and Schedule

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Selected upcoming milestones of the current construction schedule include:

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2022 Q2

◾	Agree upon terms and sign Mining Convention with the State of Cote d’Ivoire
◾	Completion of the construction of the water storage dam
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2022 Q4

◾	Power on high voltage substation
◾	Mining contractor mobilizes to site
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◾	Completion of the construction of the tailings storage facility
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◾	Commence pre-strip of the Antenna deposit
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2023 Q1

◾	Processing plant practical completion

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Mid 2023

◾	First gold pour

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Sunbird Discovery at Séguéla (refer to Company News Release dated March 15, 2022 for full details)

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On March 15th, 2022 the Company announced a maiden Inferred Mineral Resource estimate for the Sunbird discovery located at its Séguéla gold Project in Côte d´Ivoire. Fortuna estimates the Sunbird deposit contains an Inferred Mineral Resource of 3.4 million tonnes at an average grade of 3.16 g/t Au containing 350,000 gold ounces. The Inferred Mineral Resource does not materially change the existing Mineral Resource estimate at the Séguéla gold Project or impact its current construction plan.

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QUARTERLY INFORMATION

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The following table provides information for the last eight fiscal quarters up to March 31, 2022:

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​	​	Q1 2022	​	Q4 2021		Q3 2021		Q2 2021		Q1 2021		Q4 2020		Q3 2020		Q2 2020
Sales	​	182.3	​	198.9	​	162.6	​	120.5	​	117.8	​	103.5	​	83.4	​	44.5
Mine operating income	​	63.5	​	58.3	​	47.3	​	48.5	​	51.3	​	46.7	​	42.1	​	13.8
Operating income (loss)	​	40.7	​	38.9	​	21.8	​	35.9	​	40.4	​	28.2	​	28.5	​	(1.3)
Net income (loss)	​	27.0	​	16.6	​	0.2	​	16.2	​	26.4	​	18.6	​	13.1	​	(5.7)
​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Basic earnings (loss) per share	​	0.09	​	0.05	​	—	​	0.09	​	0.14	​	0.10	​	0.07	​	(0.03)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	​	0.08	​	0.05	​	—	​	0.09	​	0.14	​	0.09	​	0.07	​	(0.03)
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Total assets	​	2,060.4	​	2,021.9	​	2,002.1	​	1,083.2	​	1,069.1	​	1,055.3	​	987.8	​	959.4
Debt	​	198.0	​	157.5	​	187.7	​	159.5	​	159.0	​	158.6	​	133.1	​	132.6

Figures may not add due to rounding

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Sales decreased 8% in the first quarter of 2022 to $182.3 million compared to $198.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 due primarily to lower sales at Lindero as a result of the impacts of COVID-19 at the mine and due to lower head grades at San Jose. Operating income was in line with the previous quarter as higher mine operating income was offset by the $2.1 million write-off due to the termination of a property agreement for the Sante Fe Property in Mexico and an increase in Fortuna | 20

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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foreign exchange losses in the quarter. Net income increased $10.4 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2021 primarily due to lower current and deferred taxes.

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Sales increased 22% in the fourth quarter of 2021 to $198.9 million compared to $162.6 million in the third quarter of 2021 due primarily to higher sales at Lindero and San Jose. Sales at Lindero increased to $65.6 million from $41.6 million, and sales from San Jose increased to $56.7 million from $48.0 million. Operating income was 78% higher in the fourth quarter of 2021 due primarily to an increase in gold ounces sold at Lindero and higher metal prices and the impact of the SGM royalty settlement in the third quarter of 2021.

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Sales increased 35% in the third quarter of 2021 to $162.6 million compared to $120.5 million in the second quarter of 2021 due primarily to the $49.0 million of sales from Yaramoko, higher sales at Lindero, which increased to $41.6 million from $34.0 million, higher sales at Caylloma, which increased to $28.1 million from $26.0 million, offset partly by lower sales at San Jose, which decreased to $48.0 million from $59.0 million. Mine operating income decreased 2% in the third quarter of 2021 due primarily to the contributions from Yaramoko, partly offset by the payment of the settlement related to the disputed SGM royalty claim.

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Sales increased 2% in the second quarter of 2021 to $120.5 million compared to $117.8 million in the first quarter of 2021 due to favorable price and assay adjustments of $1.5 million compared to unfavorable adjustments of $2.5 million during the first quarter, higher sales at San Jose, which increased to $59.0 million from $58.0 million, higher sales at Caylloma, which increased to $26.0 million from $25.4 million, offset partly by lower sales at Lindero, which decreased to $34.0 million from $36.9 million. Mine operating income decreased 6% in the second quarter of 2021 due primarily to San Jose, where operating income increased to $29.0 million from $26.6 million in the first quarter of 2021.

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Sales increased 14% in the first quarter of 2021 to $117.8 million compared to $103.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 due primarily to higher sales at Lindero, which increased to $36.9 million from $20.3 million, and sales at Caylloma, which increased to $25.4 million from $22.2 million, offset partly by provisional pricing adjustments. Mine operating income increased 10% in the first quarter of 2021 due primarily to Lindero, which increased to $15.2 million from $10.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2020.

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Sales increased 24% in the fourth quarter of 2020 to $103.5 million compared to $83.4 million in the third quarter of 2020 due primarily to the recognition of $20.3 million of gold sales and $10.1 million of cost of sales from commissioning activities at Lindero Mine as the Company elected to early adopt the amendments to IAS 16, Property, Plant and Equipment – Proceeds before Intended Use.  Sales at San Jose decreased $4.2 million to $60.5 million quarter-over-quarter due to lower volume of silver and gold sold while sales at Caylloma increased $3.9 million. Share-based payments increased 24% to $4.5 million as the result of a 23% increase in the Company’s share price which impacts the cash-settled share units.  With construction of the Lindero Mine substantially complete, the Company ceased capitalization of interest at the end of November 2020 and expensed $0.7 million of borrowing costs. Net income increased $5.5 million to $18.6 million over the prior quarter.

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Sales increased 87% in the third quarter of 2020 to $83.4 million compared to $44.5 million in the second quarter of 2020 due to increases in the prices of silver and gold and the resumption of operations at the San Jose Mine after a 54-day temporary suspension of the mine in the second quarter. Mine operating income more than tripled to $42.1 million despite a 21-day temporary suspension of the Caylloma Mine in July. The costs incurred during the suspension of operations totaled $0.9 million and are reported as care and maintenance costs.  Income tax expense also increased $8.8 million over the second quarter to $15.0 million due primarily to higher pre-tax profit from the San Jose Mine, which impacted net income for the period. Fortuna | 21

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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Precious Metal Prices Trends

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For the quarter ended March 31, 2022, the sale of silver and gold ounces represents approximately 89% of the Company’s sales revenue while lead and zinc make up the remaining 11%. Therefore, the prices of silver and gold are the most dominant factors in determining the Company’s profitability and cash flow from operations. The prices of gold and silver are subject to volatile fluctuations over short periods of time and can be affected by numerous macroeconomic conditions, including supply and demand factors, value of the U.S. dollar, interest rates and global economic and political issues.  The Company’s financial performance is expected to continue to be closely linked to the prices of silver and gold.

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Gold prices in the first quarter of 2022 trended higher as inflation and geopolitical uncertainty regarding the Russia-Ukraine war drove prices to a peak of $2,039 per ounce before settling down to close the quarter at $1,942 per ounce. In the short term, geopolitical uncertainty, inflation and rising interest rates as central banks move to combat inflation are expected to drive volatility in the gold price. In the long term, accommodative monetary policy and inflationary pressures are expected to support higher gold prices.

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Silver also saw a trend upwards during the quarter similar to gold as inflation and geopolitical uncertainty drove demand.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

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Cash and Cash Equivalents

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The Company had cash and cash equivalents of $110.4 million as at March 31, 2022, an increase of $3.3 million since the beginning of the year. The increase was due primarily to $33.2 million of net cash generated from operations and a draw down of $40 million from the Company’s revolving credit facility, offset by $65.5 million of net cash used in investing activities primarily for construction expenditures at Seguela and expenditures on mineral properties and plant and equipment. Fortuna | 22

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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The Company’s investment objectives for its cash balances, in order of priority, are to preserve capital, to ensure liquidity, and to maximize returns. The Company’s strategy to achieve these objectives is to invest its excess cash balance in a portfolio of primarily fixed income instruments with specified credit rating targets established by the Board of Directors of the Company. The Company does not own any asset-based commercial paper or other similar at-risk investments in its investment portfolios.

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Working Capital

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Working capital at March 31, 2022 increased $41.6 million during the year to $155.9 million, due primarily to a $10.1 million increase in receivables, a $5.6 million increase in inventories and a $20.0 million decrease in payables.

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Capital Resources

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The Company maintains a $200 million revolving Credit Facility. As of March 31, 2022 the Company had drawn down $160 million of the available credit. The Credit Facility has a term of four years and steps down to $150.0 million after three years. Interest accrues on LIBOR loans under the Credit Facility at LIBOR plus an applicable margin of between two and three percent which varies according to the consolidated leverage levels of the Company.

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The Credit Facility includes covenants customary for a facility of this nature including, among other matters, reporting requirements, and positive, negative, and financial covenants set out in therein. As at March 31, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all of the covenants under the Credit Facility.

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​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
As at		March 31, 2022		​	December 31, 2021		​	Change
Cash and cash equivalents	​	​	110.4	​	​	107.1	​	​	3.3
Credit facility	​	​	200.0	​	​	200.0	​	​	-
Total liquidity available	​	​	310.4	​	​	307.1	​	​	3.3
Amount drawn on credit facility	​	​	(160.0)	​	​	(120.0)	​	​	(40.0)
Net liquidity position	​	​	150.4	​	​	187.1	​	​	(36.7)

Figures may not add due to rounding

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Subsequent to March 31, 2022, the Company drew down an additional $20 million from the Credit Facility on May 5, 2022.

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Given the ever evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is difficult to predict the extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (or any other disease, epidemic or pandemic) on the Company and its business, which will depend on future developments, including: the duration, severity and geographic spread of the COVID-19 virus (or other communicable disease); further actions that may be taken by governmental authorities, which could include travel restrictions and the suspension of business activities, including mining; the effectiveness and timing of actions taken to contain and treat the COVID-19 virus and variants or mutations thereof, including the effectiveness and uptake of vaccines; and how quickly and to what extent normal economic conditions and operating conditions can resume. In the event of additional waves of the virus for an unexpectedly prolonged duration, or in the event that more rigorous capital controls are implemented in Argentina, the Company may be required to raise additional debt or equity. There is no assurance that the lenders will agree to such a request or that financing will be available to the Company on terms acceptable to it.

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The Company does not have unlimited financial resources and there is no assurance that sufficient additional funding or financing will be available when needed by the Company or its direct and indirect subsidiaries on acceptable terms, or at all, to further explore or develop its properties or to fulfill its obligations under any applicable agreements.  Fortuna is a multinational company and relies on financial institutions worldwide to fund corporate and project needs.  Instability of large financial institutions may impact the ability of the Company to obtain equity or debt financings in the future and, if obtained, on terms that may not be favorable to the Company. Disruptions in the capital and credit markets as a result of uncertainty, geo-political events, changing or increased regulations of financial institutions, reduced alternatives or Fortuna | 23

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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failures of significant financial institutions could adversely affect the Company’s access to the liquidity needed for the business in the longer term.

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The Company may incur substantial debt from time to time to finance working capital, capital expenditures, investments or acquisitions or for other purposes. If the Company does so, the risks related to the Company’s indebtedness could intensify, including: (i) increased difficulty in satisfying existing debt obligations (ii) limitations on the ability to obtain additional financings, or imposed requirements to make non-strategic divestures (iii) impose hedging requirements (iv) imposed restrictions on the Company’s cash flows, for debt repayments or capital expenditures (v) increased vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions (vi) interest rate risk exposure as borrowings may be at variable rates of interest (vii) decreased flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in the mining industry (viii) reduced competitiveness versus less leveraged competitors, and (ix) increased cost of borrowings.

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Subject to the various risks and uncertainties, as explained in the Risks and Uncertainties section, management believes the Company’s mining operations will generate sufficient cash flows and the Company has sufficient available credit lines and cash on hand to fund planned capital and exploration programs.

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The Company has contingencies and capital commitments as described in Note 26 “Contingencies and Capital Commitments” in the Company’s condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2022. From time to time, the Company may also be involved in legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of its business.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

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The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements or commitments that are expected to have a current or future effect on the financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources that are material to investors.

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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

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The Company does not utilize complex financial instruments in hedging foreign exchange or interest exposure. Any hedging activity requires approval of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company will not hold or issue derivative instruments for speculative or trading purposes.

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Provisional priced trade receivables of $31.9 million, a forward sales and foreign exchange contracts liability totaling $7.6 million, and a forward fuel contract asset of $2.6 million are the Company’s only level 2 fair valued instruments and no level 3 instruments are held.

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Provisionally priced trade receivables are valued using forward London Metal Exchange prices until final prices are settled at a future date. The forward sales, and forward foreign exchange contracts liabilities are valued based on the present value of the estimated contractual cash flows. Estimates of future cash flows are based on quoted swap rates, futures prices and interbank borrowing rates. These are discounted using a yield curve, and adjusted for credit risk of the Company or the counterparty.

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Refer to the Risks and Uncertainties section of this MD&A for a discussion on credit risk, metal price risk, currency risk, and interest rate risk related to these financial instruments. See note 4 (section r) and Note 30 of the 2021 Financial Statements for a discussion of the Company’s use of financial instruments, including a description of liquidity risks associated with such instruments. Fortuna | 24

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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SHARE POSITION & OUTSTANDING OPTIONS & EQUITY BASED SHARE UNITS ****

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The Company has 292,176,418 common shares outstanding as at May 11, 2022. In addition, there were 4,423,717 outstanding equity-settled share-based awards as follows:

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Incentive stock options1,141,293

Restricted share units1,135,932

Performance share units​ ​2,146,492

Total​ ​4,423,717

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1,547,155 share-settled performance units issued by the Company are subject to a multiplier ranging from 50% to 200% depending on the achievement level of certain performance targets.

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As at March 31, 2022 the Company has $45.9 million of Debentures that are convertible at the holder’s option into common shares in the capital of the Company at a conversion price of $5.00 per share, representing a conversion rate of 200 Common Shares per $1,000 principal amount of Debentures, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances.  Subject to certain exceptions in connection with a change of control of the Company, the Debentures cannot be redeemed by the Company prior to October 31, 2022. Between November 1, 2022 and prior to October 31, 2023, the Debentures may be redeemed in whole or in part from time to time at the Company’s option at a price equal to their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, provided that the volume weighted average trading price of the Common Shares on the NYSE for the 20 consecutive trading days ending on the fifth trading day preceding the date on which the notice of the redemption is given is at least 125% of the Conversion Price. On and after October 31, 2023, the Debentures may be redeemed in whole or in part from time to time at the Company’s option at a price equal to their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest regardless of the trading price of the Common Shares. The Debentures mature on October 31, 2024 and bear interest at a rate of 4.65% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on the last business day of April and October, commencing on April 30, 2020.

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Subject to applicable securities laws and regulatory approval and provided that no event of default has occurred and is continuing, the Company may, at its option, elect to satisfy its obligation to pay the principal amount of the Debentures and accrued and unpaid interest on the redemption date and the maturity date, in whole or in part, through the issuance of Common Shares, by issuing and delivering that number of Common Shares, obtained by dividing the principal amount of the Debentures and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon by 95% of the current market price (as defined in the Debenture Indenture) on such redemption date or maturity date, as applicable.

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS ****

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The Company has entered into the following related party transactions during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:

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(a)   Purchase of Goods and Services

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During the three months ended March 31, 2022, and 2021, the Company was charged $nil (2021: $5 thousand) for general and administrative services pursuant to a shared services agreement with Gold Group Management Inc., a company of which Simon Ridgway, the Company’s former Chairman, is a director. Effective February 2, 2021, Mr. Ridgway resigned as director and Chairman of the Board, and costs associated with the shared services agreement with Gold Group Management Inc. are no longer reported as related party transactions.

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As at March 31, 2022, the Company had $nil outstanding balances payable to Gold Group Management Inc. (December 31, 2021 - $nil). Amounts due to related parties are due on demand and are unsecured.

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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(b)   Key Management Personnel

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During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2020, the Company was charged for consulting services by Mario Szotlender, a director of the Company and by Mill Street Services Ltd., a company of which Simon Ridgway, the Company’s former Chairman, is a director. Effective February 2, 2021, Mr. Ridgway resigned as director and Chairman of the Board, and costs associated incurred with Mill Street Services Ltd. are no longer reported as related party transactions. Such amounts, along with other amounts paid to key management personnel were as follows:

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​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	Three months ended March 31,
(Expressed in $ thousands)	​	2022			2021
Salaries and benefits	​	​	3,259	​	​	1,897
Directors fees	​	​	302	​	​	158
Consulting fees	​	​	18	​	​	24
Share-based payments	​	​	6,498	​	​	(384)
​	​	​	10,077	​	​	1,695

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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NON-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES ****

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The Company has disclosed certain financial measures and ratios in this MD&A which are not defined under IFRS and are not disclosed in the Financial Statements, including but not limited to: cash cost per ounce of gold; all-in sustaining cash cost per ounce of gold sold; all-in cash cost per ounce of gold sold; total production cash cost per tonne; cash cost per payable ounce of silver equivalent; all-in sustaining cash cost per payable ounce of silver equivalent sold; all-in cash cost per payable ounce of silver equivalent sold; free cash flow and free cashflow from ongoing operations; adjusted net income; adjusted EBITDA and working capital.

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These non-IFRS financial measures and non-IFRS ratios are widely reported in the mining industry as benchmarks for performance and are used by Management to monitor and evaluate the Company's operating performance and ability to generate cash. The Company believes that, in addition to financial measures and ratios prepared in accordance with IFRS, certain investors use these non-IFRS financial measures and ratios to evaluate the Company’s performance. However, the measures do not have a standardized meaning under IFRS and may not be comparable to similar financial measures disclosed by other companies. Accordingly, non-IFRS financial measures and non-IFRS ratios should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures and ratios of the Company’s performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. The Company has calculated these measures consistently for all periods presented.

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Equivalent Ounces Sold

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At our San Jose and Caylloma mines, production and sales of other metals are treated as a silver equivalent in determining a combined precious metal production or sales unit, commonly referred to as silver equivalent ounces. Silver equivalent ounces are calculated by converting other metal production to its silver equivalent using relative metal/silver metal prices at realized prices and adding the converted metal production expressed in silver ounces to the ounces of silver production.

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The Lindero and Yaramoko mines do not make use of an equivalent ounce sold measure as all material production is gold.

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Cash Cost, All-in Sustaining Cost and All-in Cash Cost

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In this MD&A, the Company has disclosed certain cash cost, all-in sustaining costs (“AISC”) and all-in cash cost figures on a per unit basis, each of which constitutes a non-IFRS measure.

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Cash cost **** is a non-IFRS measure that is an industry-standard method of comparing certain costs on a per unit basis. Cash costs include all direct and indirect operating cash costs related directly to the physical activities of producing metals, including mining and processing costs, third-party refining and treatment charges, on-site general and administrative expenses, applicable production taxes and royalties which are not based on sales or taxable income calculations , net of by-product credits, but are exclusive of  the impact of non-cash items that are included as part of the cost of sales that is calculated in the consolidated Income Statement including depreciation and depletion, reclamation, capital, development and exploration costs.

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The most directly comparable financial measure to cash cost that is defined in IFRS and disclosed in the Company's  Financial Statements is cost of sales. Unit based cash cost ratios contained in this MD&A include:

◾	cash cost per ounce of gold sold;
◾	total production cash cost per tonne; and
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◾	cash cost per payable ounce of silver equivalent.
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All -in sustaining cost is a non-IFRS measure that includes total production cash costs incurred at the applicable mining operation but excludes mining royalty recognized as income tax within the scope of IAS-12, as well as non-sustaining capital expenditures. Sustaining capital expenditures, corporate selling, general and administrative expenses, and brownfield exploration expenditures are added to the cash cost. AISC is estimated at realized metal prices. The most Fortuna | 27

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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directly comparable financial measure to AISC that is defined in IFRS and disclosed in the Company's Financial Statements is cost of sales.  Unit based AISC ratios contained in this MD&A include:

◾	All-in sustaining cash cost per ounce of gold sold; and
◾	All-in sustaining cash cost per ounce of payable silver equivalent sold.
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All -in cash cost is a non-IFRS measures that is calculated consistently with AISC but is inclusive of non-sustaining capital expenditures. The most directly comparable financial measure to AISC that is defined in IFRS and disclosed in the Company's Financial Statements is cost of sales.  Unit based AISC ratios contained in this MD&A include:

◾	all-in cash cost per ounce of gold sold; and
◾	all-in cash cost per payable ounce of silver equivalent sold.
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The Company, in conjunction with an initiative undertaken within the gold mining industry, has adopted AISC and all-in sustaining cost measures based on guidance published by World Gold Council ("WGC"). The Company conforms its AISC and all-in cash cost definitions to that set out in the guidance and the Company has presented the cash cost figures on a sold ounce basis for all periods presented and excluded royalties that are under the scope of IAS 12 – Income Taxes, with the change from the previously presented figures being applied retrospectively to prior periods.

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Management believes that cash cost and AISC measures provide useful information regarding the Company's ability to generate operating earnings and cash flows from its mining operations, and uses such measures to monitor the performance of the Company's mining operations. In addition, the Company believes that each measure provides useful information to investors in comparing, on a mine-by-mine basis, our operations relative performance on a period-by-period basis, against our competitors operations.

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To facilitate a better understanding of these measures as calculated by the Company, descriptions and reconciliations are provided here.

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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Cash Cost per Ounce of Gold Sold

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The following tables presents a reconciliation of cash cost per ounce of gold sold to the cost of sales in the March 31, 2022 Condensed Interim Unaudited Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:

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Lindero Mine	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
(Expressed in $'000's, except unit costs)	​	​	2022	​	​	2021
Cost of sales	​	​	35,867	​	​	22,186
Changes in doré inventory	​	​	1,017	​	​	-
Inventory adjustment	​	​	739	​	​	-
Export duties	​	​	(4,008)	​	​	(2,800)
Depletion and depreciation	​	​	(12,009)	​	​	(6,245)
By product credits	​	​	-	​	​	(58)
Production cash cost^1^	​	​	21,607	​	​	13,083
Changes in doré inventory	​	​	(1,017)	​	​	-
Realized gain in diesel hedge	​	​	(782)	​	​	-
Cash cost applicable per gold ounce sold	A	​	19,808	​	​	13,083
Ounces of gold sold	B	​	28,607	​	​	21,289
Cash cost per ounce of gold sold^1^ ($/oz)	=A/B	​	692	​	​	615
^1^ March 31, 2021 restated, Sustaining leases moved to All-In Sustaining

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Yaramoko Mine	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
(Expressed in $'000's, except unit costs)	​	​	2022	​	​	2021
Cost of sales	​	​	38,041	​	​	-
Changes in doré inventory	​	​	(1,320)	​	​	-
Export duties	​	​	(3,333)	​	​	-
Depletion and depreciation	​	​	(14,028)	​	​	-
By product credits	​	​	(5)	​	​	-
Production cash cost	​	​	19,355	​	​	-
Changes in doré inventory	​	​	1,320	​	​	-
Refining charges	​	​	155	​	​	-
Cash cost applicable per gold ounce sold	A	​	20,830	​	​	-
Ounces of gold sold	B	​	29,530	​	​	-
Cash cost per ounce of gold sold ($/oz)	=A/B	​	705	​	​	-

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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All-in Sustaining Cash Cost and All-in Cash Cost per Ounce of Gold Sold

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The following tables shows a breakdown of the all-in sustaining cash cost per ounce of gold sold and all-in cash cost per ounce of gold sold for the three ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:

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​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Lindero Mine	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
(Expressed in $'000's, except unit costs)	​	​	2022	​	​	2021
Cash cost applicable	​	​	19,808	​	​	13,093
Export duties and mining taxes	​	​	4,008	​	​	3,581
General and administrative expenses (operations)	​	​	1,905	​	​	1,138
Adjusted operating cash cost	​	​	25,721	​	​	17,812
Sustaining leases	​	​	705	​	​	518
Sustaining capital expenditures^1^	​	​	3,125	​	​	4,040
Brownfields exploration expenditures^1^	​	​	144	​	​	91
All-in sustaining cash cost	​	​	29,695	​	​	22,461
Non-sustaining capital expenditures^1^	​	​	169	​	​	-
All-in cash cost	​	​	29,864	​	​	22,461
Ounces of gold sold	​	​	28,607	​	​	21,289
All-in sustaining cash cost per ounce of gold sold	​	​	1,038	​	​	1,055
All-in cash cost per ounce of gold sold	​	​	1,044	​	​	1,055
^1^ Presented on a cash basis

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​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Yaramoko Mine	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
(Expressed in $'000's, except unit costs)	​	​	2022	​	​	2021
Cash cost applicable	​	​	20,830	​	​	-
Export duties and mining taxes	​	​	3,333	​	​	-
General and administrative expenses (operations)	​	​	410	​	​	-
Adjusted operating cash cost	​	​	24,573	​	​	-
Sustaining leases	​	​	1,435	​	​	-
Sustaining capital expenditures^1^	​	​	7,361	​	​	-
Brownfields exploration expenditures^1^	​	​	488	​	​	-
All-in sustaining cash cost	​	​	33,857	​	​	-
All-in cash cost	​	​	33,857	​	​	-
Ounces of gold sold	​	​	29,530	​	​	-
All-in sustaining cash cost per ounce of gold sold	​	​	1,147	​	​	-
All-in cash cost per ounce of gold sold	​	​	1,147	​	​	-
^1^ Presented on a cash basis

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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Production Cash Cost per Tonne and Cash Cost per Payable Ounce of Silver Equivalent Sold for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

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The following tables present a reconciliation of production cash cost per tonne and cash cost per payable ounce of silver equivalent sold to the cost of sales in the March 31, 2022 Condensed Interim Unaudited Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:

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​	​	​	​	​	​	​
San Jose Mine	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
(Expressed in $'000's, except unit costs)	​	​	2022	​	​	2021
Cost of sales	​	​	28,899	​	​	28,708
Changes in concentrate inventory	​	​	77	​	​	29
Depletion and depreciation in concentrate inventory	​	​	(21)	​	​	14
Inventory adjustment	​	​	537	​	​	80
Royalties and mining taxes	​	​	(1,392)	​	​	(1,343)
Workers participation	​	​	(727)	​	​	(1,709)
Depletion and depreciation	​	​	(8,287)	​	​	(7,604)
Cash cost^3^	A	​	19,086	​	​	18,175
Total processed ore (tonnes)	B	​	250,947	​	​	259,803
Production cash cost per tonne^3^ ($/t)	=A/B	​	76.05	​	​	69.96
Cash cost^3^	A	​	19,086	​	​	18,175
Changes in concentrate inventory	​	​	(77)	​	​	(29)
Depletion and depreciation in concentrate inventory	​	​	21	​	​	(14)
Inventory adjustment	​	​	(537)	​	​	(80)
Treatment charges	​	​	872	​	​	(239)
Refining charges	​	​	91	​	​	1,014
Cash cost applicable per payable ounce sold^3^	C	​	19,456	​	​	18,827
Payable ounces of silver equivalent sold^1^	D	​	1,867,871	​	​	2,245,819
Cash cost per ounce of payable silver equivalent sold^2,3^ ($/oz)	=C/D	​	10.42	​	​	8.38
Mining cost per tonne^3^	​	​	37.45	​	​	37.35
Milling cost per tonne	​	​	18.01	​	​	16.83
Indirect cost per tonne	​	​	14.63	​	​	10.64
Community relations cost per tonne	​	​	4.84	​	​	0.32
Distribution cost per tonne	​	​	1.12	​	​	4.82
Production cash cost per tonne^3^ ($/t)	​	​	76.05	​	​	69.96
^1^ Silver equivalent sold for Q1 2022 is calculated using a silver to gold ratio of 77.9:1 (Q1 2021: 68.1:1).
^2^ Silver equivalent is calculated using the realized prices for gold and silver. Refer to Financial Results – Sales and Realized Prices
^3^ March 31, 2021 restated, Sustaining leases moved to All-In Sustaining

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Caylloma Mine	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
(Expressed in $'000's, except unit costs)	​	​	2022	​	​	2021
Cost of sales	​	​	16,021	​	​	15,617
Changes in concentrate inventory	​	​	111	​	​	65
Depletion and depreciation in concentrate inventory	​	​	(126)	​	​	4
Inventory adjustment	​	​	272	​	​	-
Royalties and mining taxes	​	​	(247)	​	​	(27)
Provision for community support	​	​	(126)	​	​	-
Workers participation	​	​	(613)	​	​	(640)
Depletion and depreciation	​	​	(3,414)	​	​	(4,061)
Cash cost^3^	A	​	11,878	​	​	10,958
Total processed ore (tonnes)	B	​	132,574	​	​	131,887
Production cash cost per tonne^3^ ($/t)	=A/B	​	89.60	​	​	83.09
Cash cost	A	​	11,878	​	​	10,958
Changes in concentrate inventory	​	​	(111)	​	​	(65)
Depletion and depreciation in concentrate inventory	​	​	126	​	​	(4)
Inventory adjustment	​	​	(272)	​	​	-
Treatment charges	​	​	3,914	​	​	3,157
Refining charges	​	​	392	​	​	405
Cash cost applicable per payable ounce sold^3^	C	​	15,927	​	​	14,451
Payable ounces of silver equivalent sold^1^	D	​	1,285,610	​	​	1,103,000
Cash cost per ounce of payable silver equivalent sold^2,3^ ($/oz)	=C/D	​	12.39	​	​	13.10
Mining cost per tonne	​	​	35.29	​	​	31.98
Milling cost per tonne	​	​	16.23	​	​	13.57
Indirect cost per tonne	​	​	30.60	​	​	29.56
Community relations cost per tonne	​	​	7.04	​	​	0.55
Distribution cost per tonne	​	​	0.45	​	​	7.43
Production cash cost per tonne^3^ ($/t)	​	​	89.60	​	​	83.09
^1^ Silver equivalent sold for Q1 2022 is calculated using a silver to gold ratio of 76.9:1 (Q1 2021: 67.5:1), silver to lead ratio of 1:22.5 pounds (Q1 2021: 1:28.6), and silver to zinc ratio of 1:14.0 pounds (Q1 2021: 1:21.1).
^2^ Silver equivalent is calculated using the realized prices for gold, silver, lead, and zinc. Refer to Financial Results - Sales and Realized Prices
^3^ March 31, 2021 restated, Sustaining leases moved to All-In Sustaining

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

​

All-in Sustaining Cash Cost and All-in Cash Cost per Payable Ounce of Silver Equivalent Sold

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The following tables show a breakdown of the all-in sustaining cash cost per silver equivalent ounce payable for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:

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​	​	​	​	​	​	​
San Jose Mine	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
(Expressed in $'000's, except unit costs)	​	​	2022	​	​	2021
Cash cost applicable^4^	​	​	19,456	​	​	18,827
Royalties and mining taxes	​	​	1,392	​	​	3,683
Workers' participation	​	​	909	​	​	2,136
General and administrative expenses (operations)	​	​	1,590	​	​	1,675
Adjusted operating cash cost^4^	​	​	23,347	​	​	26,321
Care and maintenance costs (impact of COVID-19)	​	​	2	​	​	-
Sustaining leases^4^	​	​	157	​	​	44
Sustaining capital expenditures^3^	​	​	3,575	​	​	1,987
Brownfields exploration expenditures^3^	​	​	1,529	​	​	1,736
All-in sustaining cash cost	​	​	28,610	​	​	30,088
Non-sustaining capital expenditures^3^	​	​	415	​	​	274
All-in cash cost	​	​	29,025	​	​	30,362
Payable ounces of silver equivalent sold^1^	​	​	1,867,871	​	​	2,245,819
All-in sustaining cash cost per ounce of payable silver equivalent sold^2^	​	​	15.32	​	​	13.40
All-in cash cost per ounce of payable silver equivalent sold^2^	​	​	15.54	​	​	13.52
^1^ Silver equivalent sold for Q1 2022 is calculated using a silver to gold ratio of 77.9:1 (Q1 2021: 68.1:1)
^2^ Silver equivalent is calculated using the realized prices for gold and silver. Refer to Financial Results - Sales and Realized Prices
^3^Presented on a cash basis
^4^ March 31, 2021 restated, Sustaining leases moved from Cash Cost

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​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Caylloma Mine	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
(Expressed in $'000's, except unit costs)	​	​	2022	​	​	2021
Cash cost applicable^4^	​	​	15,927	​	​	14,451
Royalties and mining taxes	​	​	247	​	​	688
Workers' participation	​	​	705	​	​	736
General and administrative expenses (operations)	​	​	1,058	​	​	1,278
Adjusted operating cash cost^4^	​	​	17,937	​	​	17,153
Sustaining leases^4^	​	​	708	​	​	648
Sustaining capital expenditures^3^	​	​	3,949	​	​	1,972
Brownfields exploration expenditures^3^	​	​	324	​	​	630
All-in sustaining cash cost	​	​	22,918	​	​	20,403
All-in cash cost	​	​	22,918	​	​	20,403
Payable ounces of silver equivalent sold^1^	​	​	1,285,610	​	​	1,103,000
All-in sustaining cash cost per ounce of payable silver equivalent sold^2^	​	​	17.83	​	​	18.50
All-in cash cost per ounce of payable silver equivalent sold^2^	​	​	17.83	​	​	18.50
^1^Silver equivalent sold for Q1 2022 is calculated using a silver to gold ratio of 76.9:1 (Q1 2021: 67.5:1), silver to lead ratio of 1:22.5 pounds (Q1 2021: 1:28.6), and silver to zinc ratio of 1:14.0 pounds (Q1 2021: 1:21.1).
^2^Silver equivalent is calculated using the realized prices for gold, silver, lead, and zinc. Refer to Financial Results - Sales and Realized Prices
^3^ Presented on a cash basis
^4^ March 31, 2021 restated, Sustaining leases moved from Cash Cost

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Free Cash Flow from Ongoing Operations

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The Company uses the non-IFRS financial measure of “free cash flow from ongoing operations” to supplement information in its consolidated financial statements.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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Free cash flow from ongoing operations is defined as net cash provided by operating activities, including Lindero commissioning, less sustaining capital expenditures and current income tax expense and adding back income taxes paid, changes in long-term receivable sustaining capital expenditures, one time transaction costs, payments of lease liabilities and other non-recurring items.

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This non-IFRS measure is used by the Company and investors to measure the cash flow available to fund the Company’s growth through investments and capital expenditures.  These performance measures are intended to provide additional information only and do not have standardized definitions under IFRS and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. These non-IFRS measures are not necessarily indicative of operating profits or cash flow from operations as determined under IFRS.

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In 2022 the company changed the method for calculating Free Cash Flow From Ongoing Operations. The calculation now uses taxes paid as opposed to the previous method which used current income taxes. While this may create larger quarter over quarter fluctuations due to timing of income tax payments, management believes the revised method is a better representation of the Free Cash Flow generated by the Company’s ongoing operations. Comparative values from 2021 have been restated in this MD&A using the change in methodology.

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The following table presents a reconciliation of free cash flow from ongoing operations to net cash provided by operating activities, the most directly comparable IFRS measure, for the three ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:

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​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​	2022		****	2021
​	​	​	​	​	(Restated)
Net cash provided by operating activities	​	33.2	​	​	21.1
Adjustments	​	​	​	​	​
Additions to mineral properties, plant and equipment	​	(20.5)	​	​	(9.3)
Other adjustments	​	(3.1)	​	​	-
Free cash flow from ongoing operations	​	9.6	​	​	11.8

Figures may not add due to rounding

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Adjusted Net Income

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The Company uses the non-IFRS measure of “adjusted net income” to supplement information in its consolidated financial statements.

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Adjusted net income excludes the after-tax impact of specific items that are significant, which the Company believes are not reflective of the Company’s underlying performance for the reporting period, such as foreign exchange gains (losses) related to the construction of the Lindero Mine, gains and losses and other one-time costs related to acquisitions, impairment charges (reversals), and certain non-recurring items. Although some of the items are recurring, such as; loss on disposal of assets and non-hedge derivative gains and losses, the Company believes that they are not reflective of the underlying operating performance of its current business and are not necessarily indicative of future operating results.

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Management believes that in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, the Company and certain investors and analysts use this information and information obtained from conventional IFRS measures to evaluate the Company’s performance. However, adjusted net income does not have any standardized meaning under IFRS and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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The following table presents a reconciliation of the adjusted net income from net income, the most directly comparable IFRS measure, for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:

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​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​		2022	​	2021
Net income	​	27.0	​	​	26.4
Adjustments, net of tax:	​	​	​	​	​
Foreign exchange loss, Lindero Mine^2^	​	-	​	​	2.2
Write off of mineral properties	​	1.5	​	​	-
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivatives	​	2.3	​	​	-
Accretion on right of use assets	​	0.6	​	​	-
Other non-cash/non-recurring items	​	2.0	​	​	(1.1)
Adjusted net income	​	33.4	​	​	27.5
^1^Amounts are recorded in Cost of sales	​	​	​	​	​
^2^Amounts are recorded in General and Administration	​	​	​	​	​

Figures may not add due to rounding

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Adjusted EBITDA

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Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS measure which is calculated as net income before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, adjusted to exclude specific items that are significant, but not reflective of the Company's underlying operations, such as foreign exchange gains (losses) related to the construction of the Lindero Mine, gains and losses and other one-time costs related to acquisitions, impairment charges (reversals), unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives and certain non-recurring items, included in “Other expenses” on the Consolidated Income Statement. Other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently.

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Management believes that adjusted EBITDA provides valuable information as an indicator of the Company’s ability to generate operating cash flow to fund working capital needs, service debt obligations and fund capital expenditures. Adjusted EBITDA is also a common metric that provides additional information used by investors and analysts for valuation purposes based on an observed or inferred relationship between adjusted EBITDA and market value. Adjusted EBITDA is not meant to be a substitute for other subtotals or totals presented in accordance with IFRS measures, but that rather should be evaluated in conjunction with IFRS measures.

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The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA from net income, the most directly comparable IFRS measure, for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:

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​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​		2022		2021
Net income	​	27.0	​	​	26.4
Adjustments:	​	​	​	​	​
Inventory adjustment	​	-	​	​	(0.1)
Foreign exchange loss, Lindero Mine	​	-	​	​	2.2
Foreign exchange loss, Séguéla Project	​	0.6	​	​	-
Net finance items	​	2.8	​	​	2.4
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	​	38.1	​	​	19.2
Income taxes	​	6.8	​	​	13.3
Other non-cash/non-recurring items	​	5.0	​	​	(2.6)
Adjusted EBITDA	​	80.3	​	​	60.8

Figures may not add due to rounding

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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Working Capital

Working capital is non-IFRS measure which is calculated by subtracing current liabilities from current assets. Management believes that working capital is a useful indicator of the liquidity of the Company. The following table presents a calculation of working capital for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

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	​		​	​
​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​		2022		2021
Current Assets	​	301,457	​	​	281,082
Current Liabilities	​	145,560	​	​	166,773
Working Capital	​	155,897	​	​	114,309

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Qualified Person

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Eric Chapman, P.Geo (APEGBC #36328) is the Senior Vice-President of Technical Services for the Company and is the Company’s Qualified Person (as defined by National Instrument 43-101–Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects).  Mr. Chapman has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information contained in this MD&A and has verified the underlying data except as noted below.

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Paul Criddle, FAusIMM, Chief Operating Officer - West Africa for the Company is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101-Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information pertaining to the Séguéla Project contained in this MD&A and has verified the underlying data.

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Other Information, Risks and Uncertainties

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For further information regarding the Company’s operational risks, please refer to the section entitled “Description of the Business - Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Information Form that is available at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.

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RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

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The Company is exposed to many risks in conducting its business, including but not limited to metal price risk as the Company derives its revenue from the sale of silver, gold, lead and zinc; credit risk in the normal course of business; foreign exchange risk as the Company reports its financial statements in U.S. dollars whereas the Company operates in jurisdictions that conducts its business in other currencies; the inherent risks of uncertainties in estimating mineral reserves and mineral resources; the risks related to the construction of an open pit gold mine at the Séguéla Gold Project and the anticipated timing of production at the mine; operational risks related to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic; political risks, exchange rate and capital controls risk, environmental risks; risks related to the ability of the Company to obtain permits for its operations, including the reconfirmation of the 12 year extension of the EIA at the San Jose mine; and risks related to its relations with employees. These and other risks are described below and in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for 2021, its Annual Information Form which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, and its Form 40-F filed with the SEC. Readers are encouraged to refer to these documents for a more detailed description of some of the risks and uncertainties inherent to the Company’s business.

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Foreign Jurisdiction Risk

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As at the date of the MD&A, the Company currently conducts its operations in Argentina, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mexico, and Peru.  All these jurisdictions are potentially subject to a number of political and economic risks, including those described in the following section. The Company is unable to determine the impact of these risks or its future financial position or results of operations and the Company’s exploration, development, and production activities may be substantially affected by factors outside of the Company’s control.  These potential factors include but are not limited to Fortuna | 36

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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royalty and tax increases or claims by governmental bodies, expropriation or nationalization, lack of an independent judiciary, foreign exchange controls, capital and currency controls, import and export regulations, cancellation or renegotiation of contracts, and environmental and permitting regulations.  The Company has no political risk insurance coverage against these risks

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The majority of the Company’s production and revenue to March 31, 2022 was derived from its operations in Argentina, Mexico, Burkina Faso and Peru.  As the Company’s business is carried on in a number of developing countries, it is exposed to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the following: expropriation or nationalization without adequate compensation especially in Argentina which has a history of expropriation where the Company operates the Lindero Mine; changing political and fiscal regime, including the military coup in Burkina Faso in January 2022, and economic and regulatory instability; the unexpected change of Government in Côte d'Ivoire in April 2022; unanticipated changes to royalty and tax regulations; unreliable and undeveloped infrastructure, labour unrest, and labour scarcity; difficulty procuring key equipment and components for equipment; import and export regulation and restrictions; the imposition of capital controls which may affect the repatriation of funds; high rates of inflation; extreme fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and the imposition of currency controls; inability to obtain fair dispute resolution or judicial determination because of bias, corruption or abuse of power; difficulties enforcing judgments; difficulties understanding and complying with regulatory and legal framework with respect to ownership and maintenance of mineral properties, mines and mining operations, local opposition to mine development projects, which include the potential for violence, property damage and frivolous or vexatious claims; terrorism and hostage taking; military repression and increased likelihood of international conflicts or aggression; increased public health concerns. Certain of these risks and uncertainties are prevalent in the jurisdictions where the Company operates.

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There can be no assurance that these measures will not be extended or that more restrictive measures will be put in place in the countries in which the Company operates, which may result in the suspension of operations or construction at the Company’s mines on a short or long-term basis.

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Following instability in recent years in several West African countries, the prevailing security environment in these countries has deteriorated due to the presence of various militant secessionist and Islamist paramilitary groups, as well as a result of the January 2022 military coup in Burkina Faso. While the Company has implemented additional measures in response to ensure the security of its various assets, personnel and contractors, and continues to cooperate with regional governments, their security forces and applicable third parties, there can be no assurance that these measures will be successful.

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Estimating Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves

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There is a degree of uncertainty attributable to the estimation of Mineral Resources, Mineral Reserves, and expected mineral grades.  Until mineral deposits are actually mined and processed, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves must be considered as estimates only. Any such estimates are expressions of judgment based on knowledge, mining experience, analysis of drilling results and industry practices.

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Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves may require revision based on actual production experience. Market fluctuations in the price of metals, as well as increased production costs and reduced metallurgical recovery rates, may render certain Mineral Reserves uneconomic and may ultimately result in a restatement of Mineral Resources and/or Mineral Reserves. Short-term operating factors relating to the Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, such as the need for sequential development of ore bodies, may adversely affect the Company’s profitability in any accounting period. Estimates of operating costs are based on assumptions including those relating to inflation and currency exchange, which may prove incorrect. Estimates of mineralization can be imprecise and depend upon geological interpretation and statistical inferences drawn from drilling and sampling analysis, which may prove to be unreliable. In addition, the grade and/or quantity of precious metals ultimately recovered may differ from that indicated by drilling results. There can be no assurance that precious metals recovered in small scale tests will be duplicated in large scale tests under onsite conditions Fortuna | 37

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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or in production scale. Amendments to mine plans and production profiles may be required as the amount of Mineral Resources changes or upon receipt of further information during the implementation phase of the project. Extended declines in market prices for gold, silver and other metals may render portions of the Company’s mineralization uneconomic and result in reduced reported mineralization. Any material reduction in estimates of mineralization, or in the Company’s ability to develop its properties and extract and sell such minerals, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations or financial condition.

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Mining Operations

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The capital costs required by the Company’s projects may be significantly higher than anticipated. Capital and operating costs, production and economic returns, and other estimates contained in the Company’s current technical reports, may differ significantly from those provided for in future studies and estimates and from management guidance, and there can be no assurance that the Company’s actual capital and operating costs will not be higher than currently anticipated. In addition, delays to construction and exploration schedules may negatively impact the net present value and internal rates of return of the Company’s mineral properties as set forth in the applicable technical report. Similarly, there can be no assurance that historical rates of production, grades of ore processed, rates of recoveries or mining cash costs will not experience fluctuations or differ significantly from current levels over the course of the mining operations. In addition, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to continue to extend the production from its current operations through exploration and drilling programs.

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Uncertainties related to new mining operations

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Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Fortuna is in the process of the development and construction of an open pit mine at the Séguéla Project. Any such development or expansion project which is progressed to commercial operations will face a number of risks inherent in new mining operations.

The successful completion of the Company’s development and expansion projects requires the construction and operation of mines, processing plants and related infrastructure.  As a result, the Company is and will continue to be subject to all of the risks associated with establishing new mining operations, including:

●	the timing and cost, which can be considerable, of the construction of mining and processing facilities;
●	the availability and cost of skilled labour, mining equipment and principal supplies needed for operations;
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●	the availability and cost of appropriate smelting and refining arrangements;
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●	the need to maintain necessary environmental and other governmental approvals and permits;
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●	the availability of funds to finance construction and development activities;
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●	potential opposition from governments, non-governmental organizations, environmental groups, local groups or other stakeholders, which may delay or prevent development activities; and
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●	potential increases in construction and operating costs due to changes in the cost of labour, fuel, power, materials and supplies.
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It is not unusual in the mining industry for new mining operations to experience unexpected difficulties during the start-up phase or the initial production phase, resulting in production suspensions, delays and requiring more capital than anticipated. It is also common in new mining operations to experience unexpected problems, delays and costs during mine development and ramp-up to full production capacity. Such factors can add to the costs of the mine development, production and operations and/or impair production and mining activities, thereby affecting the Company’s cashflows and profitability.  Any unexpected complications and delays in the completion and successful functioning of these operational elements may result in additional costs being incurred by the Company beyond those already incurred and budgeted.  There can be no assurance that current or future development and expansion plans in respect of the Yaramoko Mine and the Séguéla Project will be successful or completed on time or on budget.

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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Environmental Uncertainties

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All phases of the Company’s operations are subject to environmental regulation in the various jurisdictions in which it operates. These laws address emissions into the air, discharges into water, management of waste, management of hazardous substances, protection of natural resources, antiquities and endangered species, and reclamation of lands disturbed by mining operations. The Company’s operations generate chemical and metals depositions in the form of tailings. The Company’s ability to obtain, maintain and renew permits and approvals, and to successfully develop and operate mines may be adversely affected by real or perceived impacts associated with the Company’s activities or of other mining companies that affect the environment, human health and safety. Environmental hazards may exist on the Company’s properties which are unknown to the Company at present and were caused by previous or existing owners or operators of the properties, for which the Company could be held liable. ****

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Environmental legislation is evolving in a manner which is imposing stricter standards and enforcement, increased fines and penalties for non-compliance, in addition to more stringent environmental assessments of proposed projects and a heightened degree of responsibility for companies and their officers, directors and employees. Compliance with environmental laws and regulations may require significant capital outlays on behalf of the Company and may cause material changes or delays in the Company’s intended activities. Failure to comply with applicable environmental laws, regulations and permitting requirements may result in enforcement actions thereunder, including orders issued by regulatory or judicial authorities, causing operations to cease or be curtailed. Such enforcement actions may include the imposition of corrective measures requiring capital expenditure, installation of new equipment or remedial action. There is no assurance that future changes in environmental regulation, if any, will not adversely affect the Company’s operations.

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The activities of the Company require licenses and permits from various governmental authorities. The Company currently has been granted the requisite licenses and permits to enable it to carry on its existing business and operations. On December 20, 2021, the Company announced that SEMARNAT had granted a 12 year extension to the EIA for the San Jose Mine. Subsequently on January 28, 2022, the Company announced that it had received a notice from SEMARNAT which advised that SEMARNAT had made a typographical error in the extension to the term of the EIA for the San Jose Mine and that the correct term is two years. The Mexican Federal Administrative Court has admitted the Company’s legal proceedings and has granted an injunction in favour of the Company, which suspends the reduction of the term of the EIA from 12 years to two years during the course of the legal proceedings. **** The results of the legal challenge cannot be predicted with certainty due to the uncertainty inherent in litigation, including the difficulty of predicting decisions and the timing required to render decisions.  The process of challenging the asserted typographical error could, as a result, take away from the time and effort of the Company’s management and could force the Company to pay substantial legal fees or penalties. Further, there can be no assurances that the resolutions of any such matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

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In addition, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain all the necessary licenses and permits which may be required to carry out exploration, development and mining operations for its projects in the future. The Company might find itself in situations where the state of compliance with regulation and permits can be subject to interpretation and challenge from authorities that could carry risk of fines or temporary stoppage.

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Diseases, epidemics and pandemics (including the COVID-19 pandemic) may adversely impact the Company’s operations, financial condition and share price.

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The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020 and resulted in a widespread global health crisis. The international response to the spread of the COVID-19 virus has led to significant restrictions on travel, temporary business closures, mandatory quarantines, global stock market volatility, operating and supply chain delays and disruptions, and a general reduction in consumer activity.  Although a number of restrictions are in the process of being removed, the possibility of a resurgence of the COVID-19 virus, spread of new Fortuna | 39

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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variants or mutations thereof, or outbreak of other communicable disease in areas in which Fortuna operates may result in the re-imposition of certain of the foregoing restrictions and/or may result in further restrictions.

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The Company’s business and operations have been and may continue to be materially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic (or any other disease, epidemic or pandemic), including ongoing uncertainty as to the extent and duration of the pandemic. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, our operations in Latin America were impacted by the spread of the COVID-19 virus, including variants and mutations thereof which resulted in a reduced workforce at times and quarantine periods for those affected.

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Even though the Company has and continues to implement business continuity measures to mitigate and reduce any potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, future outbreaks of the COVID-19 virus (or any other disease, epidemic or pandemic) in the countries in which the Company operates could materially and adversely affect the domestic labour supply, the Company’s ability to maintain a skilled workforce and the operations of the Company’s suppliers, any of which would have an effect on the Company’s financial condition. In particular, the materialization of one or more such risks could have a material adverse impact on the Company's producing mines or construction and development activities at the Séguéla Project, the continued operation of the Company’s mines and exploration projects, and the Company’s ability to transport and sell concentrates and doré.

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Given the ever evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is difficult to predict the extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (or any other disease, epidemic or pandemic) on the Company and its business, which will depend on future developments, including: the duration, severity and geographic spread of the COVID-19 virus (or other communicable disease); further actions that may be taken by governmental authorities, which could include travel restrictions and the suspension of business activities, including mining; the effectiveness and timing of actions taken to contain and treat the COVID-19 virus and variants or mutations thereof, including the effectiveness and uptake of vaccines; and how quickly and to what extent normal economic conditions and operating conditions can resume.

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In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has and may continue to heighten many of the other risks described in this AIF, including: volatility in commodity prices (including gold, silver, lead and zinc); volatility in the stock markets on which the Company’s Common Shares and Debentures are listed; and in the price of the Company’s securities, any of which could impact the Company’s ability to raise capital or refinance the Company’s debt obligations in the future, which may have a material adverse effect on the business, operations and financial condition of Company. Additionally, inflationary pressures relating to global financial support measures taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the impact of current supply chain challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, are and may continue to have both direct and indirect impacts on the Company’s operating costs, which could have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

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The Company remains focused on ensuring the health and safety of the workforce and in continuing measures to prevent and manage transmission of COVID-19 amongst the workforce and the wider community, however there can be no assurance that such measures will continue to be successful.

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Risks Associated with the Integration of the Company and Roxgold

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The completion of the business combination of Roxgold is expected to result in among other benefits, a combination of quality assets resulting in increased gold production; a complementary and diversified portfolio of assets in West Africa and the Americas; multiple brownfields and greenfields options across the Americas and West Africa, and a low-cost platform of precious metals production and growth. The ability of the Company to realize the benefits of the acquisition will depend in part on successfully consolidating functions and integrating operations, procedures and personnel in a timely and efficient manner, as well as the Company’s ability to realize the anticipated growth opportunities and synergies from integrating Roxgold's business. This integration will require the dedication of management effort, time and resources Fortuna | 40

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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which may divert management's focus and resources from other strategic opportunities available to the Company, and from operational matters during this process.

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In addition, the integration process could result in the disruption of existing relationships with suppliers, employees, customers and other constituencies of Fortuna and Roxgold. There can be no assurance that management will be able to integrate the operations of each of the businesses successfully or achieve any of the synergies or other benefits that are anticipated to result from the acquisition. It is possible that the integration process could result in the loss of key employees, the disruption of the respective ongoing businesses or inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures and policies that adversely affect the ability of management to maintain relationships with customers, suppliers, employees or to achieve the anticipated benefits of the acquisition. Any inability of management to successfully integrate the operations could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Risks of Operating in West Africa

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Certain of our operations are currently conducted in West Africa, with the Yaramoko Mine in Burkina Faso and the Séguéla Project in Côte d’Ivoire, and as such as is common in other mining jurisdictions, the Company’s operations are exposed to various political, economic, and other risks and uncertainties.  The Company is subject to risks associated with operating in West Africa with its Yaramoko Mine in Burkina Faso and the Séguéla Project in Côte d’Ivoire. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to: civil and ethnic unrest, war (including in neighbouring countries), terrorist actions, hostage taking or detainment of personnel, military repression, criminal activity, nationalization, invalidation of governmental orders, failure to enforce existing laws, labour disputes, corruption, sovereign risk, political instability, the failure of foreign parties, courts or governments to honour or enforce contractual relations or uphold property rights, changing government regulations with respect to mining (including royalties, environmental requirements, labour, taxation, land tenure, foreign investments, income repatriation and capital recovery), fluctuations in currency exchange and inflation rates, import and export restrictions, the expropriation of property interests, as well as by laws and policies of Canada affecting foreign trade, investment and taxation.

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Following instability in recent years in several West African countries, the prevailing security environment in these countries has deteriorated due to the presence of various militant secessionist and Islamist paramilitary groups, as well as a result of the January 2022 military coup in Burkina Faso. While the Company has implemented additional measures in response to ensure the security of its various assets, personnel and contractors, and continues to cooperate with regional governments, their security forces and applicable third parties, there can be no assurance that these measures will be successful. Any failure to maintain the security of its assets, personnel and contractors may have a material adverse effect on Company’s business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. To date, neither our employees nor our operations have been impacted by the security situation in Burkina Faso.

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As African governments continue to struggle with deficits and depressed economies, the strength of commodity prices has resulted in the gold mining sector being targeted as a source of revenue. Governments are continually assessing the terms for a mining company to exploit resources in their country.

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Operations may also be impacted to varying degrees by the lack of certainty with respect to foreign legal systems, which may not be immune from the influence of political pressure, corruption, or other factors that are inconsistent with the rule of law. Businesses can become involved in lengthy court cases over simple issues when rulings are not clearly defined, and the poor drafting of laws and excessive delays in the legal process for resolving issues or disputes compound such problems.

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Any of the above events could delay or prevent the Company from operating, developing, or exploring its properties even if economic quantities of minerals are found and could have a material adverse impact upon the Company’s operations.

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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Safety and Security

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The Company’s Yaramoko Mine is located in Burkina Faso and the advanced exploration Séguéla Gold Project is located in in Côte d’Ivoire.  Following instability in recent years in several West African countries, the prevailing security environment in these countries has deteriorated due to the presence of various militant secessionist and Islamist paramilitary groups. While additional measures have been implemented in response to ensure the security of its various assets, personnel and contractors, and the Company continues to cooperate with regional governments, their security forces and third parties, there can be no assurance that these measures will be successful. Any failure to maintain the security of its assets, personnel and contractors may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations. To date, neither employees nor operations have been impacted by the security situation in Burkina Faso.

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While there is no reason to believe that the Company’s employees or operations will be targeted by criminal and/or terrorist activities in the countries in which we operate, risks associated with conducting business in the region, along with the increased perception that such incidents are likely to occur, may disrupt the Company’s operations, limit its ability to hire and keep qualified personnel, and impair its access to sources of capital or insurance on terms and at rates that are commercially viable. Furthermore, although the Company has developed procedures regarding the mitigation of such risks, due to the unpredictable nature of criminal and/or terrorist activities, there is no assurance that its efforts will be able to effectively mitigate such risks and safeguard the Company’s personnel and assets.

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Political Risk in Burkina Faso

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Following instability in recent years in several West African countries, the prevailing security environment in these countries has deteriorated due to the presence of various militant secessionist and Islamist paramilitary groups, as well as a result of the January 2022 military coup in Burkina Faso. While the Company has implemented additional measures in response to ensure the security of its various assets, personnel and contractors, and continues to cooperate with regional governments, their security forces and applicable third parties, there can be no assurance that these measures will be successful. Any failure to maintain the security of its assets, personnel and contractors may have a material adverse effect on Company’s business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. To date, neither our employees nor our operations have been impacted by the security situation in Burkina Faso.

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Credit Risk

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Credit risk is the risk of an unexpected loss if a customer or third party to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations.  All of our trade receivables from concentrate sales are held with large international metals trading companies.

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The Company’s cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments are held through large financial institutions. These investments mature at various dates within one year.

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The Company’s maximum exposure to credit risk as at March 31, 2022 and 2021 is as follows

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As at		March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents	​	​	110.4	​	​	107.1
Derivative assets	​	​	2.6	​	​	1.5
Trade and other receivables	​	​	86.6	​	​	76.5
Income tax receivable	​	​	3.4	​	​	1.7
Other non-current receivables	​	​	5.8	​	​	6.0
​	​	​	208.8	​	​	192.8

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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The carrying amount of financial assets recorded in the financial statements represents the Company’s maximum exposure to credit risk. We limit our exposure to counterparty credit risk on cash and term deposits by only dealing with financial institutions with high credit ratings and through our investment policy of purchasing only instruments with a high credit rating. Almost all of our concentrate is sold to large well-known concentrate buyers.

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Metal Price Risk

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The Company derives its revenue from the sale of silver, gold, lead, and zinc.  The Company’s sales are directly dependent on metal prices, and metal prices have historically shown significant volatility that is beyond the Company’s control.

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The following table illustrates the sensitivity to a +/-10% change in metal prices on the Company’s outstanding trade receivables as at March 31, 2022:

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Metal	​	Change	​	​	Effect on Sales
Silver	​	+/- 10%	​	​	1.4
Gold	​	+/- 10%	​	​	0.6
Lead	​	+/- 10%	​	​	0.3
Zinc	​	+/- 10%	​	​	0.5

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From time to time, the Company mitigates the price risk associated with its base metal production by entering into forward sale and collar contracts for some of its forecasted base metal production and non-metal commodities.

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Refer to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 for details of contracts entered into.

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The zinc, lead, and fuel contracts are derivative financial instruments and are not accounted for as designated hedges. They were initially recognized at fair value on the date on which the related derivative contracts were entered into and are subsequently re-measured to estimated fair value. Any gains or losses arising from changes in the fair value of the derivatives are credited or charged to profit or loss.

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Currency Risk

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The Company is exposed to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates as a portion of our expenses are incurred in Canadian dollars, Peruvian soles, Argentine pesos, Mexican pesos, Euro, Australian dollar, and West African CFA francs. A significant change in the foreign exchange rates between the United States dollar relative to the other currencies could have a material effect on the Company’s profit or loss, financial position, or cash flows.

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The following table summarizes the sensitivity to a +/-10% change in foreign currency exchange rates on the Company’s foreign currency exposure as at March 31, 2022:

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Currency of foreign denominated items	​	Change	​	​	Effect
Mexican pesos	​	+/- 10%	​	​	0.4
Peruvian soles	​	+/- 10%	​	​	1.0
Argentine pesos	​	+/- 10%	​	​	0.2
Canadian dollars	​	+/- 10%	​	​	1.1
West African CFA franc	​	+/- 10%	​	​	2.0
Australian Dollar	​	+/- 10%	​	​	0.1
Euro	​	+/- 10%	​	​	-

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Due to the volatility of the exchange rate for Argentine peso, the Company is applying additional measures in cash management to minimize potential losses arising from the conversion of funds. As discussed below in the capital Fortuna | 43

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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management section, the Company is required to convert the equivalent value into Argentine peso from the export sale of all gold doré from the Lindero Mine. In addition, the Company would be required to obtain the prior consent of the Argentine Central Bank for the payment of cash dividends and distributions of profits out of Argentina.

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The following tables summarizes the Company’s exposure to currency risk through the following assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies:

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As at March 31, 2022 (In millions of local currency)		Canadian<br>dollars	​	Peruvian<br>soles	​	Mexican<br>pesos	​	Argentine<br>pesos	​	West African CFA Franc	​	Australian <br>Dollars	​	Euro
Cash and cash equivalents	​	1.0	​	4.9	​	13.1	​	4.3	​	8,674.8	​	-	​	-
Marketable securities	​	0.4	​	-	​	-	​	-	​	-	​	-	​	-
Restricted cash	​	-	​	-	​	-	​	-	​	1,191.3	​	-	​	-
Trade and VAT receivables	​	0.8	​	0.6	​	183.9	​	1,526.5	​	13,534.9	​	(0.1)	​	-
Income tax receivable	​	-	​	3.6	​	67.5	​	-	​	-	​	-	​	-
VAT - long term receivable	​	-	​	-	​	70.5	​	-	​	-	​	-	​	-
Trade and other payables	​	(17.1)	​	(35.2)	​	(307.2)	​	(1,174.0)	​	(10,185.8)	​	(0.7)	​	(0.4)
Provisions, current	​	-	​	(2.8)	​	(13.4)	​	(95.4)	​	-	​	-	​	-
Income tax payable	​	-	​	(0.4)	​	(26.0)	​	-	​	-	​	-	​	-
Other liabilities	​	(0.5)	​	-	​	(6.3)	​	-	​	-	​	-	​	-
Provisions, non current	​	-	​	(11.9)	​	(79.2)	​	-	​	-	​	-	​	-
Total foreign currency exposure	​	(15.4)	​	(41.2)	​	(97.1)	​	261.4	​	13,215.2	​	(0.8)	​	(0.4)
US$ equivalent of foreign currency exposure	​	(12.3)	​	(11.1)	​	(4.9)	​	2.3	​	22.3	​	(0.8)	​	(0.3)
Figures may not add due to rounding	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​

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As at December 31, 2021 (In millions of local currency)		Canadian<br>dollars	​	Peruvian<br>soles	​	Mexican<br>pesos	​	Argentine<br>pesos	​	West African CFA Franc	​	Australian <br>Dollars	​	Euro
Cash and cash equivalents	​	1.7	​	5.5	​	18.1	​	4.3	​	11,494.9	​	-	​	-
Marketable securities	​	0.5	​	-	​	-	​	-	​	-	​	-	​	-
Restricted cash	​	-	​	-	​	-	​	-	​	1,167.0	​	-	​	-
Trade and VAT receivables	​	0.7	​	2.1	​	174.2	​	1,526.5	​	13,433.4	​	-	​	-
Income tax receivable	​	-	​	20.7	​	-	​	-	​	-	​	-	​	-
VAT - long term receivable	​	-	​	-	​	70.5	​	-	​	-	​	-	​	-
Trade and other payables	​	(3.8)	​	(17.5)	​	(400.7)	​	(1,174.0)	​	(10,094.2)	​	(0.9)	​	(1.4)
Provisions, current	​	(0.1)	​	(4.4)	​	(13.5)	​	(95.4)	​	-	​	-	​	-
Income tax payable	​	-	​	-	​	(87.9)	​	-	​	-	​	-	​	-
Other liabilities	​	-	​	-	​	(6.2)	​	-	​	-	​	-	​	-
Provisions, non current	​	-	​	-	​	(87.3)	​	-	​	-	​	-	​	-
Total foreign currency exposure	​	(1.0)	​	6.4	​	(332.8)	​	261.4	​	16,001.1	​	(0.9)	​	(1.4)
US$ equivalent of foreign currency exposure	​	(0.8)	​	1.7	​	(16.8)	​	2.7	​	28.5	​	(0.7)	​	(1.2)
Figures may not add due to rounding	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​

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Liquidity Risk

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Liquidity risk is the risk that we will not be able to meet our financial obligations as they come due. We manage our liquidity risk by continually monitoring forecasted and actual cash flows. We have in place a planning and budgeting process to help determine the funds required to support our normal operating requirements and our development plans. We aim to maintain sufficient liquidity to meet our short term business requirements, taking into account our anticipated cash flows from operations, our holdings of cash and cash equivalents, and our committed and anticipated liabilities.

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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The Company manages its liquidity risk by continuously monitoring forecasted and actual cashflows.  A rigorous reporting, planning, and budgeting process are in place to help facilitate forecasting funding requirements, to support operations on an ongoing basis and with expansion plans, if any.  See also Liquidity and Capital Resources.

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As at March 31, 2022, the Company expects the following maturities of its financial liabilities, lease obligations, and other contractual commitments, excluding payments relating to interest:

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​	​	​	Expected payments due by year as at March 31, 2022
​	​	​	Less than	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	After	​	​	​
​	​	​	1 year	​	​	1 - 3 years	​	​	4 - 5 years	​	​	5 years	​	​	Total
Trade and other payables	​	​	119.4	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	119.4
Debt	​	​	-	​	​	55.9	​	​	150.0	​	​	-	​	​	205.9
Income taxes payable	​	​	13.8	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	13.8
Lease obligations	​	​	11.6	​	​	8.7	​	​	1.1	​	​	17.6	​	​	39.0
Other liabilities	​	​	-	​	​	3.2	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	3.2
Capital commitments, Séguéla	​	​	47.3	​	​	5.2	​	​	-	​	​	-	​	​	52.5
Closure and reclamation provisions	​	​	2.1	​	​	6.4	​	​	20.7	​	​	27.6	​	​	56.8
Total	​	​	194.2	​	​	79.4	​	​	171.8	​	​	45.2	​	​	490.6
Figures may not add due to rounding	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​	​

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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Capital Management

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The Company’s objective when managing its capital is to maintain its ability to continue as a going concern while at the same time maximizing the growth of its business and providing returns to its shareholders.  The Company manages its capital structure and makes adjustments based on changes to its economic environment and the risk characteristics of the Company’s assets.

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Effective December 23, 2019, changes to Argentina’s tax laws proposed by the new Argentine Government were implemented. The changes ratified and extended legislation which was to expire on December 31, 2019 and allow the Argentine Central Bank to regulate funds coming into and flowing out of Argentina in order to maintain stability and support the economic recovery of the country. The Argentine Government has not set an expiry date for these restrictions, and they currently remain in place. These capital controls together with additional temporary controls enacted on May 29, 2020, have the effect of: requiring exporters to convert the equivalent value of foreign currency received from the export into Argentine Pesos; requiring the prior consent of the Argentine Central Bank to the payment of cash dividends and distributions of currency out of Argentina; requiring Argentine companies to convert foreign currency loans received from abroad into Argentine Pesos; and restricting the sale of Argentine Pesos for foreign currency.

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Certain of the costs and expenses to fund the construction at the Lindero Mine were advanced by way of intercompany loans. Under the terms of the Argentine Central Bank regulation, any funds in foreign currency which were advanced by the Company as a loan to its Argentine subsidiary in connection with the payment of construction costs and expenses at the Lindero Mine, are to the extent that the funds were advanced in foreign currency, required to be converted into Argentine Pesos at a conversion rate negotiated at the foreign exchange market within five business days from the date of the receipt of the funds in Argentina. When the loan is to be repaid, the regulation requires proof that the loan was advanced in foreign currency and converted into local currency in order to repay the loan in foreign currency. Due to the volatility of the exchange rate for Argentine Pesos, the Company will apply additional measures in cash management to minimize potential gains or losses arising from the conversion of funds. In addition, the Argentine Central Bank has also issued a temporary measure in effect until December 31, 2022, which requires the consent of the Argentine Central Bank to the repayment of certain types of intercompany loans.  There can be no assurance that the temporary measure will not be extended.

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As part of the structure used to fund the construction of the Lindero project and the operation of the Lindero Mine, Fortuna has implemented a series of intercompany revolving pre-export financing facilities in an aggregate of $110 million. This allows exporters to apply the proceeds of sales directly towards payment of principal and interest under the facility.  The facilities are not impacted by the regulations described above, and the Company expects that it can continue to repatriate funds during 2022 through this mechanism

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The Company’s capital requirement is effectively managed based on the Company having a thorough reporting, planning, and forecasting process to help identify the funds required to ensure the Company is able to meet its operating and growth objectives.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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The Company’s capital structure consists of equity comprising of share capital, reserves, and retained earnings as well as debt consisting of credit facilities and convertible debentures, lease obligations less cash and cash equivalents.

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​	​	​	​	​	​	​
As at	​	March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
Equity	​	​	1,400.8	​	​	1,375.1
Debt	​	​	198.0	​	​	157.5
Lease obligations	​	​	27.4	​	​	29.4
Less: cash and cash equivalents	​	​	(110.4)	​	​	(107.1)
​	​	​	1,515.8	​	​	1,454.9
Figures may not add due to rounding	​	​	​	​	​	​

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As discussed above, the Company operates in Argentina where the new Argentine government has ratified and extended legislation to allow the Argentine Central Bank to regulate funds coming into and flowing out of Argentina.  Other than the restrictions related to these capital controls and complying with the debt covenants under the credit facilities, the Company is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements. As at March 31, 2022, the Company was in compliance with its debt covenants.  See also Liquidity and Capital Resources.

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Interest Rate Risk

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Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. Currently, our interest rate exposure mainly relates to interest earned on our cash and cash equivalents balances, interest paid on its LIBOR-based debt, and the mark-to-market value of derivative instruments which depend on interest rates.

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Key Personnel

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The Company is dependent on a number of key management and employee personnel.  The Company’s ability to manage its exploration, development, construction, and operating activities, and hence its success, will depend in large part on the ability to retain current personnel and attract and retain new personnel, including management, technical, and unskilled employees.  The loss of the services of one or more key management personnel, as well as a prolonged labor disruption, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to successfully manage and expand its affairs.

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Claims and Legal Proceedings

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The Company is subject to various claims and legal proceedings covering a wide range of matters that arise in the normal course of business.  The Company may be subject to claims by local communities, indigenous groups, or private land owners relating to land and mineral rights and such claimants may seek sizable monetary damages or seek the return of surface or mineral rights that may be valuable to the Company which may significantly impact operations and profitability, if lost.  These matters are subject to various uncertainties and it is possible that some of these matters may be resolved with an unfavorable outcome to the Company.  The Company does carry liability insurance coverage, but such coverage does not cover all risks to which the Company may be exposed to.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGEMENTS

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The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed at each period end. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected.

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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For further information on our significant judgements and accounting estimates, refer to note 4 of our audited annual consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. There have been no subsequent material changes to these significant judgements and accounting estimates.

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Changes in Accounting Policies

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The accounting policies applied in our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2022 are the same as those applied in the audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 . A number of new standards and amendments to standards are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2022 and earlier application is permitted; however, we have not early adopted and continue to evaluate the impact of the forthcoming or amended standards in preparing our condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

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CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

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Disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to provide reasonable assurance that all material information related to the Company is identified and communicated to management on a timely basis. Management of the Company, under the supervision of the President and Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for the design and operation of disclosure controls and procedures in accordance with the requirements of National Instrument 52-109 of the Canadian Securities Administrators (“National Instrument 52-109”) and as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the U.S. Exchange Act).

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Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

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The Company’s internal control over financial reporting (“ICFR”) is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and preparation of financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.  However, due to its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect all misstatements and fraud.

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There have been no other changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ****

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This MD&A and any documents incorporated by reference into this MD&A contain forward-looking statements which constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation (collectively, “Forward-looking Statements”). All statements included herein, other than statements of historical fact, are Forward-looking Statements and are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those reflected in the Forward-Looking Statements. The Forward-looking Statements in this MD&A include, without limitation, statements relating to:

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●	mineral “reserves” and “resources” as they involve the implied assessment, based on estimates and assumptions that the reserves and resources described exist in the quantities predicted or estimated and can be profitably produced in the future;

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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●	production rates and forecasted production for 2022 at the Company’s properties;
●	cash cost estimates;
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●	forecasted cash costs and all-in sustaining costs estimates at the Company’s mines;
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●	timing for delivery of materials and equipment for the Company’s properties;
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●	the sufficiency of the Company’s cash position and its ability to raise equity capital or access debt facilities;
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●	the Company’s planned Greenfields exploration programs including related activities and the costs and timing thereof;
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●	the Company’s planned capital expenditures and brownfields exploration at each of the Company’s mines;
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●	the Company’s construction of the open pit gold mine and processing plant at the Séguéla Project, and the  estimated initial capital investment for the construction of the mine, the duration of the construction schedule and the timing for the ramp up to name plate capacity;
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●	the ability to successfully integrate the acquisition of Roxgold into the operations of the Company, and risks that the anticipated benefits of the Roxgold acquisition will not be realized or fully realized;
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●	undisclosed risks and liabilities relating to the acquisition of Roxgold and the loss of key employees related to same;
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●	the Company’s ability to manage challenges presented by COVID-19 and the impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s business and operations, and financial condition, including the Company’s ability to operate or to continue operating at its sites;
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●	the effectiveness of the preventative measures and safety protocols put in place by the Company to curb the spread of COVID-19;
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●	maturities of the Company’s financial liabilities, finance leases and other contractual commitments;
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●	expiry dates of bank letters of guarantee;
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●	the effectiveness and impact of, and Fortuna’s commitment to, the Sustainability Framework and related disclosure, ESG policies and targets and other operational and governance policies;
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●	complying with anti-corruption laws and internal controls;
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●	litigation matters;
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●	estimated mine closure costs and timing; and
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●	the Company's plans and expectations for its material properties and future exploration, development and operating activities including, without limitation, capital expenditure and production estimates, exploration activities and budgets, forecasts and schedule estimates, as well as their impact on the results of operations or financial condition of the Company.
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Often, but not always, these Forward-looking Statements can be identified by the use of words such as “anticipates”, “believes”, “plans”, “estimates”, “expects”, “forecasts”, “scheduled”, “targets”, “possible”, “strategy”, “potential”, “intends”, “advance”, “goal”, “objective”, “projects”, “budget”, “calculates” or statements that events, “will”, “may”, “could” or “should” occur or be achieved and similar expressions, including negative variations.

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The forward-looking statements in this MD&A also include financial outlooks and other forward-looking metrics relating to Fortuna and its business, including references to financial and business prospects and future results of operations,  including production, and cost guidance and anticipated future financial performance. Such information, which may be considered future oriented financial information or financial outlooks within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation (collectively, “FOFI”), has been approved by management of the Company and is based on assumptions which management believes were reasonable on the date such FOFI was prepared, having regard to the industry, business, financial conditions, plans and prospects of Fortuna and its business and properties. These projections are provided to describe the prospective performance of the Company's business. Nevertheless, readers are cautioned that such information is highly subjective and should not be relied on as necessarily indicative of future results and that actual results may differ significantly from such projections. FOFI constitutes forward-looking statements and is subject to the same assumptions, uncertainties, risk factors and qualifications as set forth below.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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Forward-looking Statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the Forward-looking Statements. Such uncertainties and factors include, among others:

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•	operational risks relating to mining and mineral processing;
•	uncertainty relating to Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimates;
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•	uncertainty relating to capital and operating costs, production schedules and economic returns;
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•	uncertainty relating to new mining operations and development projects such as the Lindero Mine and the Séguéla Gold Project, including the possibility that actual capital and operating costs and economic returns will differ significantly from those estimated for such projects prior to production;
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•	uncertainty relating to the costs of the construction, the financing of construction  and timing for the completion of the Séguéla Project;
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•	risks relating to the Company’s ability to replace its Mineral Reserves;
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•	risks associated with mineral exploration and project development;
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•	uncertainty relating to the repatriation of funds as a result of currency controls;
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•	environmental matters including maintaining, obtaining or renewing environmental permits and potential liability claims;
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•	uncertainty relating to nature and climate conditions;
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•	risks associated with political instability and changes to the regulations governing the Company’s business operations;
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•	changes in national and local government legislation, taxation, controls, regulations and political or economic developments in countries in which the Company does or may carry on business;
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•	risks associated with war, hostilities or other conflicts, such as the Ukrainian – Russian conflict, and the impact it may have on global economic activity;
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•	risks relating to the termination of the Company’s mining concessions in certain circumstances;
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•	risks related to International Labor Organization (“ILO”) Convention 169 compliance;
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•	developing and maintaining good relationships with local communities and stakeholders;
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•	risks associated with losing control of public perception as a result of social media and other web-based applications;
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•	potential opposition to the Company’s exploration, development and operational activities;
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•	risks related to the Company’s ability to obtain adequate financing for planned exploration and development activities;
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•	substantial reliance on the Lindero Mine, the Yaramoko Mine and the San Jose Mine for revenues;
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•	property title matters;
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•	risks relating to the integration of businesses and assets acquired by the Company;
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•	impairments;
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•	risks associated with climate change legislation;
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•	reliance on key personnel;
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•	uncertainty relating to potential conflicts of interest involving the Company’s directors and officers;
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•	risks associated with the Company’s reliance on local counsel and advisors and the experience of its management and board of directors in foreign jurisdictions;
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•	adequacy of insurance coverage;
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•	operational safety and security risks;
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•	risks related to the Company’s compliance with the United States Sarbanes-Oxley Act;
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•	risks related to the foreign corrupt practices regulations and anti-bribery laws;
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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•	legal proceedings and potential legal proceedings;
•	uncertainties relating to general economic conditions;
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•	risks relating to a global pandemic, which until contained could continue to cause a slowdown in global economic growth and impact the Company’s business, operations, financial condition and share price;
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•	the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s business, operations and financial condition, including the Company’s ability operate or continue to operate at its sites in light of government restrictions, and possible future suspensions of operations at the mine sites related to COVID-19;
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•	the Company’s ability to manage the various challenges (both anticipated and not) presented by COVID-19 to its business, operations and financial condition;
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•	competition;
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•	fluctuations in metal prices;
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•	risks associated with entering into commodity forward and option contracts for base metals production;
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•	fluctuations in currency exchange rates;
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•	failure to meet covenants under its Credit Facilities, or an event of default which may reduce the Company’s liquidity and adversely affect its business;
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•	tax audits and reassessments;
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•	risks relating to hedging;
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•	uncertainty relating to concentrate treatment charges and transportation costs;
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•	sufficiency of monies allotted by the Company for land reclamation;
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•	risks associated with dependence upon information technology systems, which are subject to disruption, damage, failure and risks with implementation and integration;
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•	risks associated with climate change legislation;
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•	our ability to manage physical and transition risks related to climate change and successfully adapt our business strategy to a low carbon global economy;
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•	our plan to release climate-related goals in 2022 and the anticipated nature and effect of climate related risks;
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•	risks related to the volatility of the trading price of the Company’s common shares and the Company’s Debentures (as defined herein);
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•	dilution from further equity or convertible debenture financings; and
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•	risks related to future insufficient liquidity resulting from a decline in the price of the Common Shares or Debentures;
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•	uncertainty relating to the Company’s ability to pay dividends in the future;
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•	risks relating to the market for the Company’s securities;
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•	risks relating to the Debentures of the Company; and
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•	uncertainty relating to the enforcement of U.S. judgments against the Company.
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as well as those factors referred to in the “Risks and Uncertainties” section in this MD&A and in the “Risk Factors” section in our Annual Information Form filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators and available at www.sedar.com and filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as part of the Company’s Form 40-F and available at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.  Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in Forward-looking Statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.

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Forward-looking Statements contained in this MD&A are based on the assumptions, beliefs, expectations and opinions of management, including but not limited to:

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in US Dollars, tabular amounts in millions, except where noted)

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●	all required third party contractual, regulatory and governmental approvals will be obtained and maintained for the exploration, development, construction and production of its properties;
●	the ability to successfully integrate the operations of Roxgold into the operations of the Company;
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●	there being no significant disruptions affecting operations, whether relating to labour, supply, power, damage to equipment or other matter;
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●	the world-wide economic and social impact of COVID-19 is managed, and the duration and extent of the coronavirus pandemic is minimized or not long-term;
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●	there being no material and negative impact to the various contractors, suppliers and subcontractors at the Company’s mine sites as a result of the Ukrainian – Russian conflict, COVID-19 or otherwise that would impair their ability to provide goods and services;
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●	permitting, construction, development, expansion, and production continuing on a basis consistent with the Company’s current expectations;
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●	expected trends and specific assumptions regarding metal prices and currency exchange rates;
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●	prices for and availability of fuel, electricity, parts and equipment and other key supplies remaining consistent with current levels;
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●	production forecasts meeting expectations;
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●	management’s expectation that any investigations, claims, and legal, labor and tax proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business will not have a material effect on the results of operations or financial condition of the Company; and
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●	the accuracy of the Company’s current mineral resource and reserve estimates.
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These Forward-looking Statements are made as of the date of this MD&A. There can be no assurance that Forward-looking Statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on Forward-looking Statements. Except as required by law, the Company does not assume the obligation to revise or update these forward looking-statements after the date of this document or to revise them to reflect the occurrence of future unanticipated events.

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CAUTIONARY NOTE TO UNITED STATES INVESTORS CONCERNING ESTIMATES OF RESERVES AND RESOURCES ****

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The Company is a Canadian “foreign private issuer” as defined in Rule 3b-4 under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is permitted to prepare the technical information contained herein in accordance with the requirements of the securities laws in effect in Canada, which differ from the requirements of the securities laws currently in effect in the United States.

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Technical disclosure regarding the Company’s properties included herein was prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 — Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”). NI 43-101 is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators that establishes standards for all public disclosure an issuer makes of scientific and technical information concerning mineral projects. NI 43-101 differs significantly from the disclosure requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) generally applicable to U.S. companies. Accordingly, information contained herein is not comparable to similar information made public by U.S. companies reporting pursuant to SEC disclosure requirements. Fortuna | 52

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Form 52-109F2

Certification of Interim Filings – Full Certificate

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I, Jorge Ganoza Durant, Chief Executive Officer of Fortuna Silver Mines Inc., certify the following:

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1.	Review: **** I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “Interim Filings”) of Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (the “Issuer”) for the interim period ended March 31, 2022.

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2.	No misrepresentations: **** Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the Interim Filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, for the period covered by the Interim Filings.

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3.	Fair presentation: **** Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the Interim Filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the Issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the Interim Filings.

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4.	Responsibility: The Issuer’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109, Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, for the Issuer.

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5.	Design:  Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the Issuer’s other certifying officer and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the Interim Filings

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(a)	designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that

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(i)	material information relating to the Issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the Interim Filings are being prepared; and

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(ii)	information required to be disclosed by the Issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and

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(b)	designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the Issuer’s GAAP.

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5.1	Control framework:  The control framework the Issuer’s other certifying officer and I used to design the Issuer’s ICFR is Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

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5.2	N/A.

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5.3	Limitation on scope of design: The Issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A

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(a)	the fact that the Issuer’s other certifying officer and I have limited the scope of our design of DC&P and ICFR to exclude controls, policies and procedures of

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(i)	N/A;

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(ii)	N/A;

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(iii)	a business that the Issuer acquired not more than 365 days before the last day of the period covered by the interim filings; and

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(b)	summary financial information about the proportionately consolidated entity, special purpose entity or business that the Issuer acquired that has been proportionately consolidated or consolidated in the Issuer’s financial statements.

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6.	Reporting changes in ICFR: **** The Issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A any change in the Issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on January 1, 2022 and ended on March 31, 2022 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Issuer’s ICFR.

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DATED: May 11, 2022

​

“Jorge Ganoza Durant” ​ ​

JORGE GANOZA DURANT,

Chief Executive Officer

FORTUNA SILVER MINES INC.

​

Form 52-109F2

Certification of Interim Filings – Full Certificate

​

I, Luis Ganoza Durant, Chief Financial Officer of Fortuna Silver Mines Inc., certify the following:

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1.	Review: **** I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “Interim Filings”) of Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (the “Issuer”) for the interim period ended March 31, 2022.

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2.	No misrepresentations: **** Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the Interim Filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, for the period covered by the Interim Filings.

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3.	Fair presentation: **** Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the Interim Filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the Issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the Interim Filings.

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4.	Responsibility: The Issuer’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109, Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, for the Issuer.

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5.	Design:  Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the Issuer’s other certifying officer and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the Interim Filings

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(a)	designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that

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(i)	material information relating to the Issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the Interim Filings are being prepared; and

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(ii)	information required to be disclosed by the Issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and

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(b)	designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the Issuer’s GAAP.

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5.1	Control framework:  The control framework the Issuer’s other certifying officer and I used to design the Issuer’s ICFR is Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

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5.2	N/A.

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5.3	Limitation on scope of design: The Issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A

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(a)	the fact that the Issuer’s other certifying officer and I have limited the scope of our design of DC&P and ICFR to exclude controls, policies and procedures of

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(i)	N/A;

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(ii)	N/A;

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(iii)	a business that the Issuer acquired not more than 365 days before the last day of the period covered by the interim filings; and

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(b)	summary financial information about the proportionately consolidated entity, special purpose entity or business that the Issuer acquired that has been proportionately consolidated or consolidated in the Issuer’s financial statements.

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6.	Reporting changes in ICFR: **** The Issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A any change in the Issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on January 1, 2022 and ended on March 31, 2022 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Issuer’s ICFR.

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DATED: May 11, 2022

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“Luis Ganoza Durant” ​ ​

LUIS GANOZA DURANT,

Chief Financial Officer

NEWS RELEASE

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Fortuna Reports Net Income of $27.0 million in the First Quarter of 2022

(All amounts expressed in US dollars, tabular amounts in millions, unless otherwise stated)

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Vancouver, May 11, 2022: Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (NYSE: FSM) (TSX: FVI) (“Fortuna” or the “Company”) today reported its financial and operating results for the first quarter of 2022.

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First Quarter 2022 Highlights

Operational

●Gold and silver production of 66,800 ounces and 1,670,128 ounces, respectively. An increase of 93% and a decrease of 13% respectively compared to the first quarter of 2021 (“Q1 2021”). Gold equivalent production of 103,098^3^ ounces.

●AISC^1^ per ounce of gold sold of $1,038 for the Lindero Mine and $1,147 for the Yaramoko Mine. AISC^1,2^  per silver equivalent ounce of payable silver sold of $15.32 and $17.83 for the San Jose Mine and Caylloma Mine, respectively.

●All mine operations performed in line with annual guidance projections.

●Total recordable injury rate of 3.13 with 2 lost time injuries. One fatal incident at the Lindero mine in January.

Financial

●Net income of $27.0 million or $0.09 per share, compared to $26.4 million or $0.14 net income per share reported in Q1 2021. Adjusted net income^1^ of $33.4 million compared to $27.5 million reported in Q1 2021

●Sales of $182.3 million, an increase of 55% from the $117.8 million reported in the same period in Q1 2021

●Consolidated realized prices of $1,884 per ounce and $24.18 per ounce for gold and silver respectively

●Adjusted EBITDA^1^ of $80.3 million compared to $60.8 million reported in Q1 2021

●Free cash flow from ongoing operations^1^ of $9.6 million compared to $11.8 million reported in Q1 2021.

●As at March 31, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $110.4 million, and available liquidity of $150.4 million

Growth and Development

●Seguela Project; maiden Inferred Mineral Resource for the Sunbird discovery comprising 3.45 million tonnes averaging 3.16 g/t containing 350,000 gold ounces (see news release dated March 15, 2022)

●Seguela construction 48% complete as of the end of March. On-time and on-budget for first gold in mid 2023

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Jorge A. Ganoza, President and CEO, commented,  “Our net income in the quarter of $27.0 million and adjusted EBITDA^1^ of $80.3 million with margins of 44% attest to the strong operational performance of our four mines.” Mr. Ganoza continued, “We are running a thriving business in an $1,800 per ounce gold price environment and are confident of the resiliency of our assets throughout the precious metal cycle.” Mr. Ganoza concluded, “We maintain a strong balance sheet with low debt leverage and a healthy liquidity position of $150.4 million.”

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^1^ Refer to Non-IFRS financial measures

^2^ AISC/oz Ag Eq calculated at realized metal prices, refer to mine site results for realized prices and Non-IFRS Financial Measures for silver equivalent ratio

^3^ Gold equivalent production includes gold, silver, lead and zinc and is calculated using the following metal prices: $1,884/oz Au, $24.2/oz Ag, $2,331/t Pb and $3,736/t Zn or Au:Ag = 1:77.9, Au:Pb = 1:0.8, Au:Zn = 1:0.5

^4^ For full details see news release dated March 15, 2022

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​	​	Three months ended March 31,			​	​
​	​	2022	​	2021	​	% Change
Sales	​	182.3	​	117.8	​	55%
Mine operating income	​	63.5	​	51.3	​	24%
Operating income	​	40.7	​	40.4	​	1%
Net income	​	27.0	​	26.4	​	2%
Earnings per share - basic	​	0.09	​	0.14	​	(36%)
Adjusted net income^1^	​	33.4	​	27.5	​	21%
Adjusted EBITDA^1^	​	80.3	​	60.8	​	32%
Net cash provided by operating activities	​	33.2	​	21.1	​	57%
Free cash flow from ongoing operations^1^	​	9.6	​	11.8	​	(19%)
Capital expenditures^2^	​	​	​	​	​	​
Sustaining	​	18.0	​	7.9	​	128%
Non-sustaining^3^	​	1.9	​	0.3	​	533%
Lindero construction	​	-	​	2.6	​	(100%)
Séguéla construction	​	42.9	​	-	​	100%
Brownfields	​	2.5	​	2.5	​	0%
As at	​	March 31, 2022	​	December 31, 2021	​	% Change
Cash and cash equivalents	​	110.4	​	107.1	​	3%
^1^Refer to Non-IFRS Financial Measures section at the end of this news release and to the MD&A accompanying the Company’s financial statements on SEDAR at www.sedar.com for a description of the calculation of these measures.
^2^Capital expenditures are presented on a cash basis						​
^3^ Non-sustaining expenditures include greenfields exploration						​
Figures may not add due to rounding						​

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First Quarter 2022 Results

Sales for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were $182.3 million, an increase of 55% from the $117.8 million over the same period in 2021. Sales by reportable segment in the three months ended March 31, 2022 were as follows:

◾	Lindero recognized adjusted sales of $54.1 million from 28,619 ounces of gold ounces sold, a 45% increase from the same period in 2021. Higher gold sales were the result of increased performance at the three stage crushing and stacking facility.
◾	Yaramoko recognized adjusted sales of of $55.4 million from 29,530 ounces of gold sold.
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◾	San Jose recognized adjusted sales of $45.9 million, a 17% decrease from the $55.3 million reported in the same period in 2021. Lower sales were driven by a 20% and 23% decrease in the volume of silver and gold ounces sold, respectively, which was driven by lower mined grades which was in line with Mineral Reserve estimates.
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◾	Caylloma recognized adjusted sales of $26.8 million, a 7% increase from the $25.1 million reported in the same period in 2021.  The increased sales were mainly driven by higher zinc and lead prices.
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Operating income for the three months ended March 30, 2022 was $40.7 million, a slight increase of $0.3 million compared to Q1 2021 as higher operating income at Lindero and the contribution from Yaramoko were offset by lower operating income at San Jose, higher Corporate expenses, and a $2.1 million write-down related to the termination of an exploration agreement on the Sante Fe property in Mexico.

Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $27.0 million, an increase of $0.6 million over the same period in 2021. Net income was impacted by a loss on financial derivatives of $4.2 million for the first quarter of 2022 compared to a $1.7 million gain in the same period of 2021. This was driven by a $5.2 million loss ($1.1 million realized, $4.1 million unrealized) on financial derivatives at the Caylloma Mine due to higher zinc prices that was partially offset by gains on fuel hedges at Lindero.

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Outlook on Cost Inflation

The Company continues to monitor the impact of inflationary pressures on its cost structure and any deviation this could create from the guidance the Company issued at the beginning of the year. During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, the Company observed cost pressure on certain consumables including cyanide, diesel, explosives and grinding media while certain others remained relatively constant. Through the first quarter of 2022 the impact of inflation was below 5% of total cost. At the Lindero Mine, where diesel is the largest cost component, the effect of a rising price was partially mitigated by fuel hedges the Company has in place for approximately 55% of consumption in 2022. The future impact of inflation on costs remains uncertain at this time. The Company will continue to closely monitor the levels of cost inflation over the remainder of 2022.

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Liquidity

Free cash flow from ongoing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $9.6 million compared to $11.8 million in Q1 2021. The decrease was driven by negative changes in working capital in Q1 2022 of $27.9 million and taxes paid of $20.1 million compared to a current income tax charge in the quarter of $11.9 million.

Total liquidity available to the Company as at March 31, 2022 was $150.4 million. The Company’s $200.0 million revolving credit facility was fully available as at the end of March 2022 and $40.0 million remained undrawn. Subsequent to March 31, 2022 the company drew down $20.0 million from the credit facility bringing the total amount drawn to $180.0 million of the available $200.0 million.

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Lindero Mine, Argentina

​	​	​	​	​	​	​
​	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​		​	2022		​	2021
Mine Production	​	​	​	​	​	​
Tonnes placed on the leach pad	​	​	1,295,755	​	​	2,130,000
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Gold	​	​	​	​	​	​
Grade (g/t)	​	​	0.88	​	​	0.82
Production (oz)	​	​	30,068	​	​	22,332
Metal sold (oz)	​	​	28,619	​	​	21,297
Realized price ($/oz)	​	​	1,890	​	​	1,754
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Cash cost ($/oz Au)^1^	​	​	692	​	​	615
All-in sustaining cash cost ($/oz Au)^1^	​	​	1,038	​	​	1,055
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Capital expenditures ($000's)	​	​	​	​	​	​
Sustaining	​	​	3,125	​	​	4,040
Non-sustaining	​	​	169	​	​	-
Brownfields	​	​	144	​	​	91
^1^Cash cost and AISC are non-IFRS financial measures. Refer to Non-IFRS Financial Measures.

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During the first quarter of 2022, the operation lost man-hours in January as a result of the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases causing a 14% shortfall in ore placed on the pad, compared to plan for the quarter. The Company is executing a recovery plan during the second and third quarters of the year and does not anticipate any impact on achieving annual production guidance.

In the first quarter of 2022, a total of 1,295,755 tonnes of ore were placed on the heap leach pad averaging 0.88 g/t gold containing an estimated 36,568 ounces of gold. Gold production for the quarter was 30,068 ounces, representing a 35% increase quarter-over-quarter.  Higher gold production is explained by an increase in the performance of the three-stage crushing and stacking circuits to design parameters, which delivered 100% of the 1.3 million tonnes of ore placed on the pad in the quarter compared to 19% or 0.4 million tonnes of the 2.1 million tonnes placed in the comparable quarter a year ago.  Mine production was 2.4 million tonnes of mineralized material with a strip ratio of 0.5:1.

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Cash cost per gold ounce sold was $692, compared to $615 in the first quarter of 2021. Cash costs per ounce of gold was higher due to higher consumable prices mainly related to diesel, cyanide and explosives and higher headcount as the mine had not reached its full complement of staff in the first quarter of 2022. This was partially offset by the higher volume of gold sold.

All-in sustaining cash costs per gold ounce sold was $1,038 during Q1 2022 compared with $1,055 in the first quarter of 2021. All-in sustaining costs for the first quarter of 2022 was impacted by the production issues described above and lower sustaining capital related to timing effects.

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Yaramoko Mine Complex, Burkina Faso

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​	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​		​	2022		​	2021
Mine Production	​	​	​	​	​	​
Tonnes milled	​	​	127,968	​	​	-
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Gold	​	​	​	​	​	​
Grade (g/t)	​	​	7.50	​	​	-
Recovery (%)	​	​	98	​	​	-
Production (oz)	​	​	28,235	​	​	-
Metal sold (oz)	​	​	29,530	​	​	-
Realized price ($/oz)	​	​	1,878	​	​	-
​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Unit Costs	​	​	​	​	​	​
Cash cost ($/oz Au)^1^	​	​	705	​	​	-
All-in sustaining cash cost ($/oz Au)^1^	​	​	1,147	​	​	-
​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Capital expenditures ($000's)	​	​	​	​	​	​
Sustaining	​	​	7,361	​	​	-
Brownfields	​	​	488	​	​	-
^1^Cash cost and AISC are non-IFRS financial measures. Refer to Non-IFRS Financial Measures.
^2^The Yaramoko Mine was acquired as part of the acquisition of Roxgold which completed on July 2, 2021. As such comparative figures for the comparative quarter in 2021 is not presented.

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The Yaramoko Mine produced 28,235 ounces of gold in the first quarter of 2022 with an average gold head grade of 7.50 g/t; above the plan for the quarter. Gold production is on target to meet the upper end of the annual guidance range primarily due to mill feed grade being 9% higher than budgeted for the period. Positive grade reconciliation compared to the reserve model at the 55 Zone and additional tonnes from ore development explain the increase in grade.

Cash cost per gold ounce sold was $705, which was below plan, primarily due to higher production during Q1 2022.

All-in sustaining cash cost per gold ounce sold was $1,147 for Q1 2022, which was below plan due to higher production and lower sustaining capital related to timing effects.

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San Jose Mine, Mexico

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​	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​	****	​	2022	****	​	2021
Mine Production	​	​	​	​	​	​
Tonnes milled	​	​	250,947	​	​	259,803
Average tonnes milled per day	​	​	2,918	​	​	3,048
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Silver	​	​	​	​	​	​
Grade (g/t)	​	​	185	​	​	217
Recovery (%)	​	​	91	​	​	91
Production (oz)	​	​	1,358,189	​	​	1,646,444
Metal sold (oz)	​	​	1,316,193	​	​	1,642,300
Realized price ($/oz)	​	​	24.27	​	​	26.17
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Gold	​	​	​	​	​	​
Grade (g/t)	​	​	1.13	​	​	1.36
Recovery (%)	​	​	90	​	​	91
Production (oz)	​	​	8,239	​	​	10,301
Metal sold (oz)	​	​	7,952	​	​	10,287
Realized price ($/oz)	​	​	1,890	​	​	1,783
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Unit Costs	​	​	​	​	​	​
Production cash cost ($/t)^2^	​	​	76.05	​	​	69.96
Production cash cost ($/oz Ag Eq)^1,2^	​	​	10.42	​	​	8.38
Net smelter return ($/t)	​	​	182.65	​	​	223.69
All-in sustaining cash cost ($/oz Ag Eq)^1,2^	​	​	15.32	​	​	13.40
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Capital expenditures ($000's)	​	​	​	​	​	​
Sustaining	​	​	3,575	​	​	1,987
Non-sustaining	​	​	415	​	​	274
Brownfields	​	​	1,529	​	​	1,736
^1^ Production cash cost silver equivalent and All-in sustaining cash cost silver equivalent are calculated using realized metal prices for each period respectively
^2^Production cash cost, Production cash cost silver equivalent, and All-in sustaining cash cost silver equivalent are Non-IFRS Financial Measures, refer to Non-IFRS Financial Measures

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The San Jose Mine produced 1,358,189 ounces of silver and 8,239 ounces of gold during the three months ended March 31, 2022, which represents an 18% and 20% decrease compared to Q1 2021. The driver for the decrease in production was primarily lower average head grades of 15% and 17% for silver and gold, respectively; which is in line with Mineral Reserve estimates.

The cash cost per tonne for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $76.05 per tonne compared to $69.96 per tonne in Q1 2021. Cash cost per tonne in the quarter was in line with annual guidance.

The all-in sustaining cash cost of payable silver equivalent for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased 14% to$15.32 per ounce, compared to $13.40 per ounce in Q1 2021. The increase in all-in sustaining costs was primarily the result of lower silver equivalent ounces sold and an increase in sustaining capital due to additional spend on mine equipment, partially compensated by lower royalties and mining taxes and lower worker’s participation.

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Caylloma Mine, Peru

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​	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​		​	2022		​	2021
Mine Production	​	​	​	​	​	​
Tonnes milled	​	​	132,574	​	​	131,887
Average tonnes milled per day	​	​	1,524	​	​	1,499
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Silver	​	​	​	​	​	​
Grade (g/t)	​	​	89	​	​	77
Recovery (%)	​	​	82	​	​	81
Production (oz)	​	​	311,939	​	​	267,311
Metal sold (oz)	​	​	294,301	​	​	259,311
Realized price ($/oz)	​	​	23.78	​	​	26.29
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Gold	​	​	​	​	​	​
Grade (g/t)	​	​	0.16	​	​	0.62
Recovery (%)	​	​	37	​	​	73
Production (oz)	​	​	258	​	​	1,922
Metal sold (oz)	​	​	325	​	​	1,673
Realized price ($/oz)	​	​	1,828	​	​	1,775
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Lead	​	​	​	​	​	​
Grade (%)	​	​	3.55	​	​	3.21
Recovery (%)	​	​	88	​	​	88
Production (000's lbs)	​	​	9,134	​	​	8,181
Metal sold (000's lbs)	​	​	8,575	​	​	7,998
Realized price ($/lb)	​	​	1.06	​	​	0.92
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Zinc	​	​	​	​	​	​
Grade (%)	​	​	4.18	​	​	4.70
Recovery (%)	​	​	89	​	​	88
Production (000's lbs)	​	​	10,827	​	​	11,969
Metal sold (000's lbs)	​	​	10,546	​	​	12,267
Realized price ($/lb)	​	​	1.69	​	​	1.25
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Unit Costs	​	​	​	​	​	​
Production cash cost ($/t)^2^	​	​	89.60	​	​	83.09
Production cash cost ($/oz Ag Eq)^1,2^	​	​	12.39	​	​	13.10
Net smelter return ($/t)	​	​	211.80	​	​	194.39
All-in sustaining cash cost ($/oz Ag Eq)^1,2^	​	​	17.83	​	​	18.50
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Capital expenditures ($000's)	​	​	​	​	​	​
Sustaining	​	​	3,949	​	​	1,972
Brownfields	​	​	324	​	​	630
^1^ Production cash cost silver equivalent and All-in sustaining cash cost silver equivalent are calculated using realized metal prices for each period respectively
^2^ Production cash cost, Production cash cost silver equivalent, and All-in sustaining cash cost silver equivalent are Non-IFRS Financial Measures, refer to Non-IFRS Financial Measures

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The Caylloma Mine produced 311,939 ounces of silver, 9.1 million pounds of lead and 10.8 million pounds of zinc during the three months ended March 31, 2022. Silver production was 17% higher than the comparable period, driven by a 16% increase in average head grade from the contribution of newly scheduled higher-grade production stopes located in level 16 of the Animas vein. Lead production was 12% higher than the comparable period due to higher grades while zinc production was 10% lower than the comparable period due to lower grades. Gold production totalled 258 ounces with an average head grade of 0.16 g/t which was in line with expectations.

The production cash cost per tonne for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased 8% to $89.60, compared to $83.09 in Q1 2021. The increase was the result of higher mining costs related to higher increased ground support and backfill requirements and increased plant costs related to steel and reagents. Cash cost per tonne in the quarter was in line with annual guidance.

The all-in sustaining cash cost for the three months ended March 31, 2022 decreased 4% to $17.83 per ounce compared to $18.50 per ounce in Q1 2021*.* The decrease was driven by higher silver equivalent production.

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Qualified Person

Eric Chapman, Vice President of Technical Services, is a Professional Geoscientist of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of British Columbia (Registration Number 36328), and is the Company’s Qualified Person (as defined by National Instrument 43-101). Mr. Chapman has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information contained in this news release and has verified the underlying data.

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Non-IFRS Financial Measures

The Company has disclosed certain financial measures and ratios in this news release which are not defined under the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, and are not disclosed in the Company's financial statements, including but not limited to: cash cost per ounce of gold sold; all-in sustaining cash cost per ounce of gold sold; all-in cash cost per ounce of gold sold; total production cash cost per tonne; cash cost per payable ounce of silver equivalent sold; all-in sustaining cash cost per payable ounce of silver equivalent sold; all-in cash cost per payable ounce of silver equivalent sold; free cash flow from ongoing operations; adjusted net income; adjusted EBITDA and working capital.

These non-IFRS financial measures and non-IFRS ratios are widely reported in the mining industry as benchmarks for performance and are used by management to monitor and evaluate the Company's operating performance and ability to generate cash. The Company believes that, in addition to financial measures and ratios prepared in accordance with IFRS, certain investors use these non-IFRS financial measures and ratios to evaluate the Company’s performance. However, the measures do not have a standardized meaning under IFRS and may not be comparable to similar financial measures disclosed by other companies. Accordingly, non-IFRS financial measures and non-IFRS ratios should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures and ratios of the Company’s performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. The Company has calculated these measures consistently for all periods presented.

To facilitate a better understanding of these measures and ratios as calculated by the Company, descriptions are provided below. In addition, see “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” in the Company’s management’s discussion and analysis for the three months ended March 31, 2022 (“Q1 2022 MD&A”), which section is incorporated by reference in this news release, for additional information regarding each non-IFRS financial measure and non-IFRS ratio disclosed in this news release, including an explanation of their composition; an explanation of how such measures and ratios provide useful information to an investor and the additional purposes, if any, for which management of Fortuna uses such measures and ratio. The Q1 2022 MD&A may be accessed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com under the Company’s profile, Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

Except as otherwise described in the Q1 2022 MD&A, the Company has calculated these measures consistently for all periods presented.

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Reconciliation to Adjusted Net Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

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​	​	Three months ended March 31,
Consolidated	​	2022	​	​	2021
Net income	​	27.0	​	​	26.4
Adjustments, net of tax:	​	​	​	​	​
Foreign exchange loss, Lindero Mine^2^	​	-	​	​	2.2
Write off of mineral properties	​	1.5	​	​	-
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivatives	​	2.3	​	​	-
Accretion on right of use assets	​	0.6	​	​	-
Other non-cash/non-recurring items	​	2.0	​	​	(1.1)
Adjusted Net Income	​	33.4	​	​	27.5
^1^Amounts are recorded in Cost of sales	​	​	​	​	​
^2^Amounts are recorded in General and Administration	​	​	​	​	​

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Reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

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​	​	Three months ended March 31,
​	​	2022	​	​	2021
Net income	​	27.0	​	​	26.4
Adjustments:	​	​	​	​	​
Community support provision and accruals	​	-	​	​	-
Inventory adjustment	​	-	​	​	(0.1)
Foreign exchange loss, Lindero Mine	​	-	​	​	2.2
Foreign exchange loss, Séguéla Project	​	0.6	​	​	-
Net finance items	​	2.8	​	​	2.4
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	​	38.1	​	​	19.2
Income taxes	​	6.8	​	​	13.3
Other non-cash/non-recurring items	​	5.0	​	​	(2.6)
Adjusted EBITDA	​	80.3	​	​	60.8

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Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow from ongoing operations for Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2020

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​	​	Three months ended March 31,
Consolidated	​	2022	​	​	2021
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Net cash provided by operating activities	​	33.2	​	​	21.1
Adjustments	​	​	​	​	​
Additions to mineral properties, plant and equipment	​	(20.5)	​	​	(9.3)
Other adjustments	​	(3.1)	​	​	-
Free cash flow from ongoing operations	​	9.6	​	​	11.8

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Reconciliation of Cash Cost per Ounce of Gold Sold for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

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Lindero Mine	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
(Expressed in $'000's, except unit costs)	​	​	2022	​	​	2021
Cost of sales	​	​	35,867	​	​	22,186
Changes in doré inventory	​	​	1,017	​	​	-
Inventory adjustment	​	​	739	​	​	-
Export duties	​	​	(4,008)	​	​	(2,800)
Depletion and depreciation	​	​	(12,009)	​	​	(6,245)
By product credits	​	​	-	​	​	(58)
Production cash cost^1^	​	​	21,607	​	​	13,083
Changes in doré inventory	​	​	(1,017)	​	​	-
Realized gain in diesel hedge	​	​	(782)	​	​	-
Cash cost applicable per gold ounce sold	A	​	19,808	​	​	13,083
Ounces of gold sold	B	​	28,607	​	​	21,289
Cash cost per ounce of gold sold^1^ ($/oz)	=A/B	​	692	​	​	615
^1^ March 31, 2021 restated, Sustaining leases moved to All-In Sustaining

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Yaramoko Mine	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
(Expressed in $'000's, except unit costs)	​	​	2022	​	​	2021
Cost of sales	​	​	38,041	​	​	-
Changes in doré inventory	​	​	(1,320)	​	​	-
Export duties	​	​	(3,333)	​	​	-
Depletion and depreciation	​	​	(14,028)	​	​	-
By product credits	​	​	(5)	​	​	-
Production cash cost	​	​	19,355	​	​	-
Changes in doré inventory	​	​	1,320	​	​	-
Refining charges	​	​	155	​	​	-
Cash cost applicable per gold ounce sold	A	​	20,830	​	​	-
Ounces of gold sold	B	​	29,530	​	​	-
Cash cost per ounce of gold sold ($/oz)	=A/B	​	705	​	​	-

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Reconciliation of All-in Sustaining Cash Cost per Ounce of Gold Sold for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

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Lindero Mine	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
(Expressed in $'000's, except unit costs)	​	​	2022	​	​	2021
Cash cost applicable	​	​	19,808	​	​	13,093
Export duties and mining taxes	​	​	4,008	​	​	3,581
General and administrative expenses (operations)	​	​	1,905	​	​	1,138
Adjusted operating cash cost	​	​	25,721	​	​	17,812
Sustaining leases	​	​	705	​	​	518
Sustaining capital expenditures^1^	​	​	3,125	​	​	4,040
Brownfields exploration expenditures^1^	​	​	144	​	​	91
All-in sustaining cash cost	​	​	29,695	​	​	22,461
Non-sustaining capital expenditures^1^	​	​	169	​	​	-
All-in cash cost	​	​	29,864	​	​	22,461
Ounces of gold sold	​	​	28,607	​	​	21,289
All-in sustaining cash cost per ounce of gold sold	​	​	1,038	​	​	1,055
All-in cash cost per ounce of gold sold	​	​	1,044	​	​	1,055
^1^ Presented on a cash basis

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Yaramoko Mine	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
(Expressed in $'000's, except unit costs)	​	​	2022	​	​	2021
Cash cost applicable	​	​	20,830	​	​	-
Export duties and mining taxes	​	​	3,333	​	​	-
General and administrative expenses (operations)	​	​	410	​	​	-
Adjusted operating cash cost	​	​	24,573	​	​	-
Sustaining leases	​	​	1,435	​	​	-
Sustaining capital expenditures^1^	​	​	7,361	​	​	-
Brownfields exploration expenditures^1^	​	​	488	​	​	-
All-in sustaining cash cost	​	​	33,857	​	​	-
All-in cash cost	​	​	33,857	​	​	-
Ounces of gold sold	​	​	29,530	​	​	-
All-in sustaining cash cost per ounce of gold sold	​	​	1,147	​	​	-
All-in cash cost per ounce of gold sold	​	​	1,147	​	​	-
^1^ Presented on a cash basis

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Reconciliation of Production Cash Cost per Tonne and Cash Cost per Payable Ounce of Silver Equivalent Sold for Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

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San Jose Mine	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
(Expressed in $'000's, except unit costs)	​	​	2022	​	​	2021
Cost of sales	​	​	28,899	​	​	28,708
Changes in concentrate inventory	​	​	77	​	​	29
Depletion and depreciation in concentrate inventory	​	​	(21)	​	​	14
Inventory adjustment	​	​	537	​	​	80
Royalties and mining taxes	​	​	(1,392)	​	​	(1,343)
Workers participation	​	​	(727)	​	​	(1,709)
Depletion and depreciation	​	​	(8,287)	​	​	(7,604)
Cash cost^3^	A	​	19,086	​	​	18,175
Total processed ore (tonnes)	B	​	250,947	​	​	259,803
Production cash cost per tonne^3^ ($/t)	=A/B	​	76.05	​	​	69.96
Cash cost^3^	A	​	19,086	​	​	18,175
Changes in concentrate inventory	​	​	(77)	​	​	(29)
Depletion and depreciation in concentrate inventory	​	​	21	​	​	(14)
Inventory adjustment	​	​	(537)	​	​	(80)
Treatment charges	​	​	872	​	​	(239)
Refining charges	​	​	91	​	​	1,014
Cash cost applicable per payable ounce sold^3^	C	​	19,456	​	​	18,827
Payable ounces of silver equivalent sold^1^	D	​	1,867,871	​	​	2,245,819
Cash cost per ounce of payable silver equivalent sold^2,3^ ($/oz)	=C/D	​	10.42	​	​	8.38
Mining cost per tonne^3^	​	​	37.45	​	​	37.35
Milling cost per tonne	​	​	18.01	​	​	16.83
Indirect cost per tonne	​	​	14.63	​	​	10.64
Community relations cost per tonne	​	​	4.84	​	​	0.32
Distribution cost per tonne	​	​	1.12	​	​	4.82
Production cash cost per tonne^3^ ($/t)	​	​	76.05	​	​	69.96
^1^ Silver equivalent sold for Q1 2022 is calculated using a silver to gold ratio of 77.9:1 (Q1 2021: 68.1:1).
^2^ Silver equivalent is calculated using the realized prices for gold and silver. Refer to Financial Results – Sales and Realized Prices
^3^ March 31, 2021 restated, Sustaining leases moved to All-In Sustaining

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Caylloma Mine	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
(Expressed in $'000's, except unit costs)	​	​	2022	​	​	2021
Cost of sales	​	​	16,021	​	​	15,617
Changes in concentrate inventory	​	​	111	​	​	65
Depletion and depreciation in concentrate inventory	​	​	(126)	​	​	4
Inventory adjustment	​	​	272	​	​	-
Royalties and mining taxes	​	​	(247)	​	​	(27)
Provision for community support	​	​	(126)	​	​	-
Workers participation	​	​	(613)	​	​	(640)
Depletion and depreciation	​	​	(3,414)	​	​	(4,061)
Cash cost^3^	A	​	11,878	​	​	10,958
Total processed ore (tonnes)	B	​	132,574	​	​	131,887
Production cash cost per tonne^3^ ($/t)	=A/B	​	89.60	​	​	83.09
Cash cost	A	​	11,878	​	​	10,958
Changes in concentrate inventory	​	​	(111)	​	​	(65)
Depletion and depreciation in concentrate inventory	​	​	126	​	​	(4)
Inventory adjustment	​	​	(272)	​	​	-
Treatment charges	​	​	3,914	​	​	3,157
Refining charges	​	​	392	​	​	405
Cash cost applicable per payable ounce sold^3^	C	​	15,927	​	​	14,451
Payable ounces of silver equivalent sold^1^	D	​	1,285,610	​	​	1,103,000
Cash cost per ounce of payable silver equivalent sold^2,3^ ($/oz)	=C/D	​	12.39	​	​	13.10
Mining cost per tonne	​	​	35.29	​	​	31.98
Milling cost per tonne	​	​	16.23	​	​	13.57
Indirect cost per tonne	​	​	30.60	​	​	29.56
Community relations cost per tonne	​	​	7.04	​	​	0.55
Distribution cost per tonne	​	​	0.45	​	​	7.43
Production cash cost per tonne^3^ ($/t)	​	​	89.60	​	​	83.09
^1^ Silver equivalent sold for Q1 2022 is calculated using a silver to gold ratio of 76.9:1 (Q1 2021: 67.5:1), silver to lead ratio of 1:22.5 pounds (Q1 2021: 1:28.6), and silver to zinc ratio of 1:14.0 pounds (Q1 2021: 1:21.1).
^2^ Silver equivalent is calculated using the realized prices for gold, silver, lead, and zinc. Refer to Financial Results - Sales and Realized Prices
^3^ March 31, 2021 restated, Sustaining leases moved to All-In Sustaining

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Reconciliation of All-in Sustaining Cash Cost and All-in Cash Cost per Payable Ounce of Silver Equivalent Sold for Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

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San Jose Mine	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
(Expressed in $'000's, except unit costs)	​	​	2022	​	​	2021
Cash cost applicable^4^	​	​	19,456	​	​	18,827
Royalties and mining taxes	​	​	1,392	​	​	3,683
Workers' participation	​	​	909	​	​	2,136
General and administrative expenses (operations)	​	​	1,590	​	​	1,675
Adjusted operating cash cost^4^	​	​	23,347	​	​	26,321
Care and maintenance costs (impact of COVID-19)	​	​	2	​	​	-
Sustaining leases^4^	​	​	157	​	​	44
Sustaining capital expenditures^3^	​	​	3,575	​	​	1,987
Brownfields exploration expenditures^3^	​	​	1,529	​	​	1,736
All-in sustaining cash cost	​	​	28,610	​	​	30,088
Non-sustaining capital expenditures^3^	​	​	415	​	​	274
All-in cash cost	​	​	29,025	​	​	30,362
Payable ounces of silver equivalent sold^1^	​	​	1,867,871	​	​	2,245,819
All-in sustaining cash cost per ounce of payable silver equivalent sold^2^	​	​	15.32	​	​	13.40
All-in cash cost per ounce of payable silver equivalent sold^2^	​	​	15.54	​	​	13.52
^1^ Silver equivalent sold for Q1 2022 is calculated using a silver to gold ratio of 77.9:1 (Q1 2021: 68.1:1)
^2^ Silver equivalent is calculated using the realized prices for gold and silver. Refer to Financial Results - Sales and Realized Prices
^3^Presented on a cash basis
^4^ March 31, 2021 restated, Sustaining leases moved from Cash Cost

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Caylloma Mine	​	​	Three months ended March 31,
(Expressed in $'000's, except unit costs)	​	​	2022	​	​	2021
Cash cost applicable^4^	​	​	15,927	​	​	14,451
Royalties and mining taxes	​	​	247	​	​	688
Workers' participation	​	​	705	​	​	736
General and administrative expenses (operations)	​	​	1,058	​	​	1,278
Adjusted operating cash cost^4^	​	​	17,937	​	​	17,153
Sustaining leases^4^	​	​	708	​	​	648
Sustaining capital expenditures^3^	​	​	3,949	​	​	1,972
Brownfields exploration expenditures^3^	​	​	324	​	​	630
All-in sustaining cash cost	​	​	22,918	​	​	20,403
All-in cash cost	​	​	22,918	​	​	20,403
Payable ounces of silver equivalent sold^1^	​	​	1,285,610	​	​	1,103,000
All-in sustaining cash cost per ounce of payable silver equivalent sold^2^	​	​	17.83	​	​	18.50
All-in cash cost per ounce of payable silver equivalent sold^2^	​	​	17.83	​	​	18.50
^1^Silver equivalent sold for Q1 2022 is calculated using a silver to gold ratio of 76.9:1 (Q1 2021: 67.5:1), silver to lead ratio of 1:22.5 pounds (Q1 2021: 1:28.6), and silver to zinc ratio of 1:14.0 pounds (Q1 2021: 1:21.1).
^2^Silver equivalent is calculated using the realized prices for gold, silver, lead, and zinc. Refer to Financial Results - Sales and Realized Prices
^3^ Presented on a cash basis
^4^ March 31, 2021 restated, Sustaining leases moved from Cash Cost

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Additional information regarding the Company’s financial results and activities underway are available in the Company’s first quarter 2022 Financial Statements and accompanying Q1 2022 MD&A, which are available for download on the Company’s website,  www.fortunasilver.com, on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar.

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Conference Call and Webcast

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A conference call to discuss the financial and operational results will be held on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific time | 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. Hosting the call will be Jorge A. Ganoza, President and CEO, Luis D. Ganoza, Chief Financial Officer, Cesar Velasco, Chief Operating Officer - Latin America, and Paul Criddle, Chief Operating Officer - West Africa.

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Shareholders, analysts, media and interested investors are invited to listen to the live conference call by logging onto the webcast at: https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/1696/43329 or over the phone by dialing in just prior to the starting time.

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Conference call details:

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Date:  Thursday, May 12, 2022

Time: 9:00 a.m. Pacific time | 12:00 p.m. Eastern time

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Dial in number (Toll Free): +1. 888.506.0062

Dial in number (International): +1.973.528.0011

Entry code: 798106

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Replay number (Toll Free): +1.877.481.4010

Replay number (International): +1.919.882.2331

Replay Passcode: 45424

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Playback of the earnings call will be available until Thursday, May 26, 2022. Playback of the webcast will be available until Friday, May 12, 2023. In addition, a transcript of the call will be archived on the Company’s website.

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About Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. is a Canadian precious metals mining company with four operating mines in Argentina, Burkina Faso, Mexico and Peru, and a fifth mine under construction in Côte d’Ivoire. Sustainability is integral to all our operations and relationships. We produce gold and silver and generate shared value over the long-term for our stakeholders through efficient production, environmental protection and social responsibility. For more information, please visit our website.

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ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

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Jorge A. Ganoza

President, CEO, and Director

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.

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Investor Relations:

Carlos Baca |  info@fortunasilver.com

Forward-looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements which constitute "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (collectively, "Forward-looking Statements"). All statements included herein, other than statements of historical fact, are Forward-looking Statements and are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those reflected in the Forward-looking Statements. The Forward-looking Statements in this news release include, without limitation, statements about the Company's plans for its mines and mineral properties; the Company’s anticipated performance in 2022; estimated capital expenditures in 2022 and exploration spending in 2022, including amounts for exploration activities at the Séguéla and San Jose properties; the Company’s plans for the construction of the open pit mine at the Séguéla project in Cote d’Ivoire; the econocomics for the construction of the mine at the Séguéla project as set out in the feasibility study, the estimated construction capital expenditures for the project, the timelines and schedules for the construction and production of gold at the Séguéla project; statements regarding the Company's liquidity; the Company's business strategy, plans and outlook; the merit of the Company's mines and mineral properties; mineral resource and reserve estimates; production costs; timelines; the future financial or operating performance of the Company; anticipated approvals and other matters. Often, but not always, these Forward-looking Statements can be identified by the use of words such as "estimated", “expected”, “anticipated”, "potential", "open", "future", "assumed", "projected", "used", "detailed", "has been", "gain", "planned", "reflecting", "will", "containing", "remaining", "to be", or statements that events, "could" or "should" occur or be achieved and similar expressions, including negative variations.

Forward-looking Statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the Forward-looking Statements. Such uncertainties and factors include, among others, changes in general economic conditions and financial markets; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s mining operations and construction activities; the risks relating to a global pandemic, including the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as risks associated with war or other geo-political hostilities, such as the Ukrainian – Russian conflict, any of which could continue to cause a disruption in global economic activity; the risks associated with the completion of the Roxgold Acquisition, including the ability of the Company to successfully consolidate functions, integrate operations, procedures and personnel; adverse changes in prices for gold, silver and other metals; the ability of the Company to successfully challenge an alleged typographical error in the environmental impact authorization ("EIA") granted for the San Jose Mine in December 2021; fluctuation in currencies and foreign exchange rates; inflation; the imposition of capital controls in countries in which the Company operates; any extension of the currency controls in Argentina; changes in the prices of key supplies; technological and operational hazards in Fortuna’s mining and mine development activities; risks inherent in mineral exploration; uncertainties inherent in the estimation of mineral reserves, mineral resources, and metal recoveries; changes to current estimates of mineral reserves and resources; changes to production and cost estimates; changes in the position of regulatory authorities with respect to the granting of approvals or permits; governmental and other approvals; changes in government, political unrest or instability in countries where Fortuna is active; labor relations issues; as well as those factors discussed under “Risk Factors” in the Company's Annual Information Form. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in Forward-looking Statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended.

Forward-looking Statements contained herein are based on the assumptions, beliefs, expectations and opinions of management, including but not limited to the accuracy of the Company’s current mineral resource and reserve estimates; that the Company’s activities will be conducted in accordance with the Company’s public statements and stated goals; that there will be no material adverse change affecting the Company, its properties or changes to production estimates (which assume accuracy of projected ore grade, mining rates, recovery timing, and recovery rate estimates and may be impacted by unscheduled maintenance, labour and contractor availability and other operating or technical difficulties); the

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construction at the Séguéla gold Project will continue on the time line and in accordance with the Budget as planned; the duration and impacts of COVID-19; geo-political uncertainties that may affect the Company’s production, workforce, business, operations and financial condition; that the Company will the expected trends in mineral prices and currency exchange rates; that the Company will succeed in challenging the alleged typographical error in the December 2021 extension to the San Jose EIA; that all required approvals and permits will be obtained for the Company’s business and operations on acceptable terms; that there will be no significant disruptions affecting the Company's operations and such other assumptions as set out herein. Forward-looking Statements are made as of the date hereof and the Company disclaims any obligation to update any Forward-looking Statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise, except as required by law. There can be no assurance that these Forward-looking Statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on Forward-looking Statements.

Cautionary Note to United States Investors Concerning Estimates of Reserves and Resources

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Reserve and resource estimates included in this news release have been prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves. NI 43-101 is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators that establishes standards for public disclosure by a Canadian company of scientific and technical information concerning mineral projects. Unless otherwise indicated, all mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates contained in the technical disclosure have been prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves. Canadian standards, including NI 43-101, differ significantly from the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and mineral reserve and resource information included in this news release may not be comparable to similar information disclosed by U.S. companies.

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