UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 8-K
 
Current Report
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(D) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 15, 2004 

APEX SILVER MINES LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Cayman Islands, British West Indies
1-13627
Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
 


Walker House
Mary Street
George Town, Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands, British West Indies
Not Applicable
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 


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TABLE OF CONTENTS



   
Page
     
Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Conditions
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Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Signature
   
     
Exhibit Index
   




 
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Conditions
 
On November 15, 2004, Apex Silver Mines Limited (“Apex”) issued its financial results for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2004 in a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing by the company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act,
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(c) Exhibits
 
Exhibit 99.1   Earnings Press Release, dated November 15, 2004
 

 
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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 Date: November 15, 2004    
  Apex Silver Mines Limited
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:   /s/ Mark A. Lettes
 
Mark A. Lettes
  Chief Financial Officer
 

 
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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
 
Description of Exhibit
99.1
 
Earnings Press Release, dated November 15, 2004
     


 
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