...- Chicago-based gold and silver producer Coeur Mining Inc. (Coeur) has fallen short of our production increase expectations at its Silvertip mine due to mechanical issues at the processing facility. - We now anticipate that debt leverage will remain close to 4x in 2019 as Coeur works to upgrade the Silvertip mill and increase its throughput. - As a result, on April 16, 2019, S&P Global Ratings lowered its issuer credit rating on Coeur to 'B' from '##-'. We also lowered our issue-level ratings on Coeur's $250 million revolving credit facility due 2022 to '##-' from '##+', and on its $250 million senior unsecured notes due 2024 to 'B' from '##-'. - The stable outlook reflects our expectation that adjusted leverage will remain close to 4x for 2019. We also expect nominal free cash flow, which is a factor in our revised assessment of the company's liquidity to adequate from strong....
