Day: July 13, 2011

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, July 13, 2011 – GOLDCORP INC. (TSX: G, NYSE: GG) today agreed to support the proposed transaction by which Northgate Minerals Corporation (“Northgate”) (TSX: NGX, NYSE Amex: NXG) will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Primero Mining Corp (“Primero”) (TSX: P). The transaction will be effected through a plan of arrangement under the British Columbia Business Corporations Act.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jul 13, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Bearing Resources Ltd. (“Bearing” or the “Company”) reports that the Company has granted an aggregate of 2,090,000 incentive stock options (the “Options”) at an exercise price of $0.72 per Option, of which 1,800,000 Options were granted to insiders of the Company. The Options will vest over a two year period from the date of grant. The Options are granted in accordance with the Company’s Incentive Stock Option Plan approved on March 22, 2011. The grant of the Options is subject to the final approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

Toronto, July 13, 2011 – Scorpio Mining Corporation (TSX:SPM) (“Scorpio Mining” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to report a second strong production quarter in 2011 (“Q2 2011”), representing significant increases over Q2 2010 and maintaining production levels attained in the first quarter of 2011.