Silver Standard Resources Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and operation of silver-dominant mineral properties principally in the Americas. It primarily explores for silver, zinc, gold, and lead deposits. The company’s principal projects include the Pirquitas Mine, an open-pit mine comprising 50 semi-contiguous mineral exploration concessions covering a total area of 3,621 hectares in the Puna de Jujeña region of northwestern Argentina in the province of Jujuy; the San Luis Project, a gold-silver project that consists of 43 mineral concessions covering an area of 35,538 hectares located in the Ancash Department of central Peru; and the Pitarrilla Project, a silver project comprising 12 contiguous mineral claims covering an area of 136,192 hectares in the northern part of the state of Durango, Mexico. As of December 31, 2012, its proven and probable silver mineral reserves were 566 million ounces. The company was formerly known as Consolidated Silver Standard Mines Limited and changed its name to Silver Standard Resources Inc. in April 1990. Silver Standard Resources Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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