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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 6-K

                            REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
                        PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

                                      UNDER

                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                               DATED MAY 6, 2003

                        Commission File Number 000-13727

                            PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP.
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                               (Registrant's name)


                           SUITE 1500, 625 HOWE STREET
                   VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA V6C 2T6
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

                   Form 20-F [ ]               Form 40-F [X]

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as
permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  [ ]

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a
Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security
holders.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as
permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b)(7):  [ ]

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a
Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant
foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally
organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home
country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the
report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has
not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a
material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other
Commission filing on EDGAR.

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this
Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                          Yes [ ]               No [X]

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-________

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                                   SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant, Pan American Silver Corp., has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date:    May 6, 2003
         PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP.



By:
/s/  Ross Beaty
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Ross Beaty
Chairman and C.E.O.




                       [PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP. BANNER]


                                  NEWS RELEASE


May 6, 2003


            PAN AMERICAN SILVER TO HOST FIRST QUARTER CONFERENCE CALL


Vancouver, British Columbia...Pan American Silver (Nasdaq - PAAS; TSX - PAA)
will announce first quarter 2003 results at the market opening on May 13th.
Following the announcement, the Company will host a conference call on Tuesday
May 13th at 9:00 a.m. Pacific time (12 a.m. Eastern time) to discuss the first
quarter financial and operational results, give project updates, and answer
questions. To listen to the call live, dial 1-416-695-5806. To listen to a
playback of the call after it has ended, dial 1-416-695-5800 and enter the pass
code 1415074. This option will be available for 2 weeks after the call. The
conference call will also be broadcast live and archived for later playback on
the Internet at http://www.q1234.com.




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Ross J. Beaty, Chairman or Rosie Moore, VP Corporate Relations 604-684-1175





















              1500-625 HOWE STREET, VANCOUVER, BC CANADA V6C 2T6 .
                       TEL 604.684.1175 FAX 604.684.0147
                            www.panamericansilver.com