Day: January 17, 2013

Southern Silver has entered into a finder’s fee agreement with Adrian Robles for his role in a previously announced transaction between Southern Silver and Freeport McMoRan Exploration Corporation (“Freeport”) with respect to the Cerro Las Minitas property (the “Property”) in Durango, Mexico (see news release of October 23, 2012). Pursuant to the finder’s fee agreement, Southern Silver will issue Mr. Robles: (i) 500,000 common shares

Kootenay Silver Inc. is pleased to announce following a scheduled two-week seasonal break, drilling has recommenced on its 30,000 meter, multi-phase drill and resource expansion program on its flagship Promontorio Silver Project in Sonora, Mexico. At present, a total of three core rigs are operating on site.

Excellon Resources Inc., Mexico’s highest grade silver producer, is pleased to report results for diamond drill hole EX12LP1038, completed in late 2012 in the Rincon del Caido area, less than one km northwest of the Platosa Mine. LP1038 encountered Source-style sulphide-mineralized skarn typical of the eight other significant intersections reported in the Rincon area since spring 2012. Each of these holes intersected skarn alteration and significant metal values, including persistent anomalous gold, indicating that Rincon lies on the edge of a proximal carbonate replacement deposit, the possible Source of the Platosa mantos. The Au values encountered in LP1038, however, are far higher than those encountered previously and suggest that the Source itself will contain a significant gold component.

Minaurum Gold Inc. is pleased to report that it has regained 100% control of the 12,291-ha Adelita gold-silver-copper project in southern Sonora, Mexico from its joint venture partner, Ocean Park Ventures Corp.