Year: 2012

Cream Minerals Ltd. announces that it will SEDAR file its second quarter financial statements and management and discussion analysis on SEDAR and post these documents to the Company’s web site on November 29, 2012. In addition the Company advises US investors its shares are now quoted and traded on the OTCQB an electronic trading platform owned and operated by the OTC Markets Group. The Company’s symbol remains CRMXF.

Defiance Silver Corp is pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew Kavanagh to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Kavanagh is a chartered accountant with 25 years of experience in accounting and as a Chief Financial Officer for various Canadian companies including several silver miners. Defiance also announces the resignation of Ron Sowerby as Chief Financial Officer. The Board wishes to thank Ron for his contributions to Defiance since its formation.

Cerro Resources NL is pleased to announce that it has filed on SEDAR, the NI43-101 Technical Report supporting the Initial Inferred Resource announced October 24, 2012, for the 100%-owned Namiquipa Silver Project located in Chihuahua, Mexico.

Red Tiger Mining Inc. today reported that the quarterly unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis report for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 have been filed on SEDAR, www.sedar.com and on the Company’s website, www.redtigermining.com .

NWM Mining Corporation is pleased to announce that it has engaged Sunel Securities Inc. as lead agent on a best efforts basis in connection with a proposed private placement of up to 160,000,000 units at an issue price of 0.05 per unit for gross proceeds of up to 8,000,000. Each Unit will consist of one common share and one whole common share purchase warrant. Each Warrant will entitle the holder, on exercise, to purchase one common share at 0.10 for a term of 48 months from the closing date. The proceeds of the Offering will be used to ramp up production at the Lluvia-Jojoba project, to conduct exploration and expand resources and to pay down existing debt as well as for general working capital purposes.

Southridge Enterprises Inc. is pleased to announce today that Southridge Minerals, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary, has now engaged new OTCBB up-listing consultants and investment firm Magna Group Capital Management, LLC. Magna will coordinate leading professional services and utilize established industry contacts to substantially reduce the timeline to complete the up-listing process. Magna has also has committed up to $5,000,000 in capital funding for the Company upon completion of the up-listing process.

As a fastidious observer of the mining industry at large, I have detected what I believe is a particularly promising investment opportunity in a segment of the industry that receives little fanfare. By facilitating the discoveries and mineral expansions that directly drive growth and development, the providers of contract drilling services have a key role to play in the long-term bull market for copper, gold, coal, and a host of mined commodities. Of those service providers, Major Drilling is a very major force with a worldwide fleet of more than 700 rigs.

Last week Geologix Explorations announced they are now evaluating a new engineering concept and an alternative processing procedure for their flagship Tepal gold-copper project in Michoacan state, Mexico.