Day: January 3, 2012

Aura Minerals Announces Appointment of New Director

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – Jan. 3, 2012) – Aura Minerals Inc. (TSX:ORA) (“Aura Minerals” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Stalker to the Company’s Board of Directors.

Baja Mining Corp : January 03, 2012 : Baja Mining Provides Update on Governance and Boleo Project

Baja Mining Provides Update on Governance and Boleo Project • Independent Chair of the Board Appointed • • Boleo Project Progress Continues • • Drilling Program Advances, With Assays Expected in Q1 2012 • Vancouver, January 3, 2012 – Baja Mining Corp. today announced the appointment of former independent Lead Director Giles Baynham as independent Chair of Baja’s Board of Directors, the adoption of several new policies relating to corporate governance, and provided an update on the Company’s 70% owned, Boleo copper-cobalt-zinc project located in Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Star Gold Announces David Segelov Appointed to Board of Directors

COUER D’ALENE, Idaho, Jan 03, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Star Gold Corp. (“Star Gold” or the “Company”) (otc markets:SRGZ) is pleased to announce the appointment of David Segelov to the Company’s Board of Directors. David Segelov is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and earned a Masters of Business Administration from Columbia University in New York. He also holds a law degree from Sydney University. He is the sole partner of Reverse Swing Capital, a financial consulting firm. Reverse Swing Capital provides financial analysis of investments and ideas for hedge funds. Prior to starting Reverse Swing Capital, Segelov was an analyst at various hedge funds including, for five years, at Para Partners in New York. Mr. Segelov currently holds no other management positions with any other public companies. For the past six years Mr. Segelov has primarily focused on resource companies in the USA, Australia and Canada with an emphasis in gold investments. Mr. Segelov has invested in a range of early stage projects encompassing various types of metals; including being an early investor in open pittable gold mines in Mali and Ghana and projects developing silver in New South Wales. Mr. Segelov’s personal philosophy as an investor is to identify long range “holds” in an attempt to capture value along the curve as companies are able to find and add resources and prove those resources into a viable mine.

Vista Gold Corp. Announces Retirement of Michael B. Richings and Appointment of Frederick H. Earnest as Chief Executive Officer

DENVER, Jan. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Board of Directors of Vista Gold Corp. (TSX & NYSE Amex Equities: VGZ) (“Vista” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce that effective January 1, 2012, Frederick H. Earnest, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation was appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Earnest’s new title will be President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. Mr. Earnest’s appointment follows the retirement of Michael B. Richings as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Richings will continue to be actively involved with Vista in his role as a director and the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Westridge Announces Drill Program In First Quarter Of 2012

Westridge Resources Inc. is pleased to announce it plans a further diamond drilling program on its Charay project, located near the seaside city of Los Mochis, Sinaloa Mexico, in the first quarter of 2012 as a result of the December 23rd closing of the first tranche of the previously announced financing (gross proceeds of $1,001,369).

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