-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, RhMFMDmDmaLIksrIGTEyz9GVhBBzd+7o71/obcwxEWTNGv7vqz+43ehb9POXnGuT k1bDd1pts2+6ImCn9N8XHQ== 0001140361-06-013581.txt : 20060922 0001140361-06-013581.hdr.sgml : 20060922 20060922154930 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-06-013581 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060920 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060922 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060922 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SMITH CHARLES B CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001203744 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13627 FILM NUMBER: 061104359 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: APEX SILVER MINES CORP. STREET 2: 1700 LINCOLN STREET CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80203 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: APEX SILVER MINES LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001011509 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040] IRS NUMBER: 841363747 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: CALEDONIAN HOUSE MARY STREET STREET 2: GEORGETOWN BWI CITY: GRAND CAYMAN ISLAND BUSINESS PHONE: 3038395060 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: CALEDONIAN HOUSE MARY STREET STREET 2: GEORGETOWN BWI CITY: GRAND CAYMAN ISLAND 4 1 doc1.xml FORM 4 X0202 4 2006-09-20 0 0001011509 APEX SILVER MINES LTD SIL 0001203744 SMITH CHARLES B 7350 EAST SIERRA MORENA CIRCLE MESA X1 85207 1 0 0 0 Non-Employee Directors' Share Options (Right to Buy) 14.55 2006-09-20 4 A 0 579 0 A 2006-09-20 2016-09-20 Ordinary Shares 579 53037 D /s/Robert P. Vogels for Charles B. Smith Pursuant to Power of Attorney 2006-09-22 EX-24.1 2 poa1.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY Unassociated Document

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Gerald J. Malys, Jerry W. Danni and Robert P. Vogels, signing singly, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

 
(1)
execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned’s capacity as an officer and/or director of Apex Silver Mines Limited (the “Company”), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and the rules thereunder;

 
(2)
do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5 and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and any stock exchange or similar authority;

 
(3)
take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact’s discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned’s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

This power of attorney revokes any prior power of attorney appointing other individuals for the purpose of executing reports required under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with regard to the undersigned’s ownership of or transactions in securities of Apex Silver Mines Limited, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to one of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 20th day of September, 2006.

 
/s/Charles B. Smith
 
Signature
   
 
Charles B. Smith
 
Print Name
 

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