09:48 AM EST - Alexco Resource Corp. : reports silver production of 514,879 ounces during the third quarter of 2012, an approximate 12% increase over the previous quarter. During the first nine months of the year, Alexco has produced 1,555,136 ounces of silver. Lead and zinc production in the third quarter were 4.5 million and 1.2 million pounds, respectively, with 13.1 million and 4.1 million pounds produced during the first three quarters, 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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