* Dundee Precious Metals announces second quarter 2017 production results

* Dundee Precious Metals Inc - Chelopech mine continues to perform better than expected with strong production in quarter

* Dundee Precious Metals Inc says Chelopech is expected to achieve upper end of its 2017 production guidance

* Dundee Precious Metals Inc - Tsumeb also delivered improved operating performance and is on track to achieve its production guidance

* Dundee Precious Metals - "At Krumovgrad, construction of our gold project is proceeding well and we still expect production to begin in Q4 of 2018"

* Dundee Precious Metals Inc - the smelter remains on track to achieve 2017 guidance with next ausmelt furnace relining not expected prior to 2018

* Sees 2017 ore milled from Chelopech of 2.0 million tonnes to 2.2 million tonnes Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: