Day: January 24, 2013

Prospero Silver Corp. is pleased to announce that it has signed option agreements enabling it to earn 100% of two additional claims, Sucara (71.53 hectares) and Dos Amigos (90.39 hectares), within the northern Cebollas target area of the Baborigame district. With these agreements in place the Baborigame district claim block is essentially 100% controlled and covers all exploration targets identified in the project area. Drilling is anticipated to commence in February.

Alamos Gold Inc. announced today that it has reviewed the Director”s Circular issued by Aurizon Mines Ltd. on January 23, 2013 in response to the offer by Alamos to purchase all of the outstanding common shares of Aurizon.

Aurcana Corporation is pleased to report the results of the La Negra Mine 2012 underground drill program for drill holes that were not associated with the 43-101 Resource Estimate Report released on October 11, 2012.

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. is pleased to announce that Compania Minera Cuzcatlan S.A. de C.V. (wholly owned subsidiary of Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.) and Plata Pan American S.A. de C.V. (wholly owned subsidiary of Pan American Silver Corp.) have entered into an acquisition and option agreement for the 6,254 hectare Taviche Oeste Concessions immediately surrounding the San Jose Mine in Oaxaca, Mexico. Cuzcatlan will purchase a 55% undivided interest in the Taviche Oeste Concessions for a cash payment of US$4.0 million. Once a production decision is made to develop ore from the Taviche Oeste Concessions, Cuzcatlan will purchase the remaining 45% undivided interest in the property for US$6.0 million. Plata Pan American will retain a 2.5% net smelter royalty on ore production from this property. The transaction is expected to close January 30th 2013.

Silver Bull Resources, Inc. is pleased to announce the drill results for the second of five batches of drill holes from the underground drill program twinning a series of “long holes” in the high grade zinc zone situated below and adjacent to the high grade silver zone, located at the eastern end of the Shallow Silver Zone on the Sierra Mojada Project in Coahuila, Northern Mexico.