11:44 AM EST - Alexco Resource Corp. : reports silver production of 458,472 ounces during the second quarter of 2012, and 1,040,257 ounces in the first six months of 2012, approximately 14% improved from the same period in 2011. Lead and zinc production in the second quarter were 3.7 million and 1.3 million pounds, respectively, with 8.6 million and 2.9 million pounds produced year to date, as the Bellekeno mine in the Keno Hill Silver District, Yukon continues its second full year of commercial production. Alexco Resource Corp.
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