Day: December 13, 2012

Almaden Minerals Ltd. is pleased to announce the discovery of a new area of mineralisation on Almaden’s 100% owned Tuligtic property, Mexico called the Tano zone. Five holes were drilled to test an area of where anomalous gold was detected in soil samples taken previously by the Company. One of the holes intersected significant mineralisation including 2.00 meters of 1.76 g/t gold. The Tano zone is one of several gold in soil anomalies on the greater than 14,000 hectare Tuligtic project that are located outside of the Ixtaca Zone.

Southridge Enterprises Inc. is please to announce that it has signed a Confidentiality Agreement with a major NYSE listed gold mining company regarding both the Cinco Minas and Gran Cabrera properties. Due to terms contained within the CA, the Company is unable to announce either details of the CA or the parties involved.

Sierra Metals Inc. is pleased to report that drilling at the Promontorio Mine of its Cusi property has encountered high grade silver mineralization over wide widths in what the Company believes is a previously-unknown vein within a deeper portion of the mine¡¯s disseminated zone.

Golden Tag Resources Ltd. is pleased to provide an overview of the 2012, Phase 6 drill program.

American International Ventures, Inc. has formed its Mexican subsidiary company “Oro De AIVN S.A. de C.V.” to begin its project named the “Motherlode”, a 300 Hectare parcel in the El Alamo mining district, Baja California, Mexico. Oro De AIVN is currently completing the road project to enable the delivery of its mining equipment sitting at the Mexican border awaiting export from San Diego.

Primero Mining Corp. today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Cerro Resources NL whereby Primero will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Cerro by way of a scheme of arrangement under the Australian Corporations Act 2001. Cerro is an exploration and development company whose principal asset is 69%1 of the feasibility stage Cerro Del Gallo project, a gold-silver deposit with approximately 1.0 million ounces of gold equivalent proven and probable reserves and 2.3 million ounces of gold equivalent measured and indicated resources (inclusive of reserves)2, located in the province of Guanajuato, Mexico.