Apex Silver Mines To Present April 5 At Dutton Associates Conference In San Francisco.

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. -- Apex Silver (AMEX:SIL) announced that Jeff Clevenger, CEO, is scheduled to present at the Dutton Associates Small-Cap Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel located in downtown San Francisco, California on Tuesday, April 5, 2005. Apex Silver is scheduled to present three times, at 9:42, 2:30 and 4:30 PST at the conference. The morning presentation will be broadcast, with a link for use either at www.jmdutton.com or on the company's website. E[acute accent]Dutton Associates' 2005 Small-Cap Conference, "Recognizing Opportunity," will offer a unique opportunity for investment professionals to meet with top companies covered by Dutton Associates and the firm's research analysts. The one-day conference will feature morning presentations by senior executives of 18 public companies and afternoon breakout sessions with the individual companies. Michael Mayhew of Integrity Research Associates will deliver the luncheon keynote address, "The Future of Wall Street Research." Conference attendees may also learn more at the Industry Sectors Panel discussion, scheduled immediately after lunch. E[acute accent]Professional investors wishing to attend the conference should go to the registration link at www.jmdutton.com. E[acute accent]Apex Silver Mines is a mining exploration and development company. It was formed in 1993 and went public in 1997. Its flagship 100%-owned San Cristobal silver-zinc-lead project is one of the world's largest open-pit deposits. Located in southwestern Bolivia, it hosts an orebody containing approximately 450 million ounces of silver, eight billion pounds of zinc and three billion pounds of lead in proven and probable reserves. Apex Silver also holds an extensive exploration property portfolio in major precious metals-producing regions of Bolivia, Peru and Mexico. The company has a strong balance sheet with over $500 million in liquid assets.