Day: February 14, 2012

Kimber Announces Second Quarter Financial Results

Vancouver, British Columbia – Kimber Resources Inc. (NYSE Amex:KBX, TSX:KBR) today announced its financial results for the three and six months ended December 31, 2011. All amounts in this news release are in Canadian dollars. The operating results were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). Kimber’s condensed consolidated interim financial statements and management’s discussion & analysis for the three and six months ended December 31, 2011 are now available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar.com.

Soltoro Reports Highlights of 2011 & Plans for 2012

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Feb. 14, 2012) – Soltoro Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:SOL) In 2011, exploration and financing efforts met with success. Highlights included:

— Completion of a 13,400 metre diamond drill program at the El Rayo primary silver project which included the discovery of the Soledad near surface high-grade silver deposit. Soledad drilling in hole Ray11-60 returned 7m of 1,010 gpt Ag with 6.9m of 527 gpt Ag further down hole. Step out drill results at Soledad included 43.7 metres of 300 gpt Ag in hole Ray11-66 and 62m of 182 gpt Ag in hole Ray11-81.

Lone Star Gold (LSTG) Receives Encouraging Results From Samples

Lone Star Gold, Inc. announced yesterday that they plan to begin initial shipments of tailings from their San Antonio del Potrero project for processing one week ahead of schedule. The company has also announced that unofficial results of samples of ore from the project show higher than reported amount of minerals (Gold, Silver, Lead and Zinc).

Huichol ‘cosmic portal’ peyote ceremonies threatened by silver mine

For the Huichol Indians, the desert mountains here are sacred, a cosmic portal with major mojo, where shamans collect the peyote that fuels the waking dreams that hold the universe together. For a Canadian mining company, these same hills look like a billion dollars worth of buried silver.

Westridge Initiates Core Drilling at Charay Project, Mexico

Westridge Resources Inc. announces a diamond drill program has commenced on its Charay Project in western Mexico. Westridge Resources has contracted Major Drilling Group International to undertake a 2,000 meter core drilling program.

Corex Amends Santana Property – Hilda 35 Fraccion 1 Option Agreement

Vancouver, BC – February 14, 2012 – Corex Gold Corp. (the “Company”) further to its news release of January 20, 2012 is pleased to advise it has received TSX Venture Exchange (“Exchange”) approval on the Amendment Agreement for the acquisition of the Hilda 35 Fraccion 1 mining concession.

The key terms of the Amending Agreement, and exercise of the Final Contract include:

US$150,000 to be paid on or before December 9, 2011 (paid); and
US$569,000 to be paid on or before January 23, 2012 (paid).

Cortez Closes Private Placement

Vancouver, British Columbia – Further to its press release of February 8, 2012, Cortez Gold Corp. (TSXV:CUT) (“Cortez” or the “Company”) announced today that it has closed its non-brokered private placement with the issuance of 4,145,351 Units (the “Units”) priced at $0.10 per Unit, for gross proceeds of $414,535.10.

Major Drilling Group International Inc. is one of the world’s largest drilling services companies primarily serving the mining industry. Established in 1980, Major Drilling has over 1,000 years of combined experience and expertise within its management team alone.

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Maza Drilling is a Mexican company established in 2007 in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. Our Canadian founder, Mr. Guy de Launiere, has over 20 years of international experience managing diverse drilling operations. Maza Drilling strives to compete at the highest levels in terms of recovery, effectiveness, efficiency, and affordability at every project while keeping at the forefront of technology to meet our customer’s needs in this demanding market.