The announcement came almost a year since the first gold pour at the operation in February 2020.

Since the radial stacker at the mine came back online in December, following a structural failure in May, the operation has consistently met the required stacking rates, which was the final item required to declare commercial production, the company said in a statement.

Americas Gold and Silver expects Relief Canyon to ramp up to full production rate by mid-May this year.

"I am pleased to announce that Relief Canyon has achieved commercial production following a challenging 2020," said president and chief executive Darren Blasutti. "The Relief Canyon team worked hard to overcome the common teething pains in commissioning a new operation, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the failure of our large radial stacker."

The company also owns and operates the Cosalá Operations in Sinaloa, Mexico, manages the 60%-owned Galena Complex in Idaho, US and owns the San Felipe development project in Sonora, Mexico.