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Golden Minerals is a junior silver producer with a strong growth profile, listed on both the NYSE Amex and TSX.

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Message: Some info from our Q3 MD&A

Following is a summary of revenues and costs:

During 2009, the Company successfully completed the acquisition and re-commissioning of a 500 tonnesper-

day gold and silver recovery plant (the "Plant") located adjacent to its properties near the town of

Velardeña. The Company also owns a 320 tonnes-per-day flotation plant located near the town of

Velardeña. During the three month period ended September 30, 2010 the Company’s focus was primarily

on the operation of its plants and development of its mines in the oxide resource. During the period, the

Company incurred cash development costs on the Velardeña property totalling $3,886,955. It also

increased its related supplies and spare parts inventory by $107,103. These costs were offset by revenues

from the sale of doré bars and concentrates totalling $5,293,139 bringing the net positive cash flow to

$1,299,081. Non-cash development costs included depreciation of plant and equipment in the amount of

$570,469 and stock based compensation of $32,660. Mining and milling activities are presented later in

this report under the caption “Mining and Milling Results”. The Company plans to continue its focus on the

operation of its plants, and on the development of its mines.

During the third quarter, the Company signed a sales contract for a portion of its existing unprocessed gold

pyrite material-in-process inventory. Shipments under the contract began during the quarter. The

Company’s policy is to write off the value of such inventory to zero until such time as its salability is proven.

In relation to the pyrite concentrate which was shipped in the period under the sales contract, the Company

recorded a reversal of the costs previously written off under the policy amounting to $1,049,111. This

reversal has increased deferred mining costs.

Also, we are apparently exploring another property:

Nazas Property

The Nazas Property is approximately centred at 25° 5' 14" North and 104° 19' 25" West and is situated

64km west of ECU's Velardeña property, within the municipality of Nazas, Durango State. It is located in

the Sierra Madre Occidental within the limits of the Sierra Madre Oriental, in the sub province of

Transverse Sierras. The Company is studying areas within the property which it believes contain at least

four different forms of mineralization, with values of Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead and Zinc which it believes

are related to hydrothermal processes. During the quarter, the Company completed mapping of existing

structures both on surface and underground in the several mining areas. A series of trenches along the

west contact between limestone and rhyolite porphyry were excavated and deepened. The Company

completed cross-channel sampling of various spacing structures and performed laboratory analysis on the

samples. Total costs incurred were $168,995.

The company does not own the claims on the property but is studying areas within the property under the

terms of an agreement which will allow it to purchase the claims through a series of instalment payments at

the Company's option should it decide that proceeding is warranted. To date $90,538 has been paid in

such payments.

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