Day: February 14, 2013

Extension and Reduction of Exercise Price of Warrants

Canasil Resources Inc. announces that the Company has applied to the TSX Venture Exchange to extend the expiry date from February 20, 2013, to November 20, 2013, and to reduce the exercise price from $0.35 to $0.225 for the warrants issued in connection with a private placement which closed on February 20, 2012. The amended warrant expiry date and price is subject to acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange.

Bacanora Announces Lithium Farm-in Deal on El Sauz and Fleur Lithium Concessions

Bacanora Minerals Ltd. is pleased to announce it has executed a farm-in agreement with Rare Earth Minerals Plc, a London Stock Exchange listed company, to participate in drilling and project evaluation of the El Sauz and Fleur Lithium concessions in northern Mexico. El Sauz and Fleur are adjacent to and along strike from the La Ventana concession. The Company’s latest inferred lithium resource estimate for Ventana (see Bacanora’s Preliminary Economic Assessment for Ventana dated January 24, 2013, as previously disclosed in the Company’s news release dated January 25, 2013) is 60 million tonnes believed to contain 930,000 tonnes of Lithium Carbonate Equivalent (“LCE”) averaging 3,000 ppm Li (1.6% LCE).

Golden Minerals Announces $4.8 Million In Exploration Property Sales

Golden Minerals Company is pleased to announce the sale of most of its exploration properties in Peru for approximately $4.8 million. The Company has entered into an agreement to sell most of the properties to Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. for $4.3 million, and has completed transactions for approximately $3.5 million of that amount. The sale of the remaining $0.8 million in exploration properties to Buenaventura is conditioned on the receipt of third party consents by February 28, 2013. In addition, the Company sold other exploration properties in November 2012 to another third party for $0.5 million. The Company has closed its exploration office in Peru.

First Majestic Considering Superior Offer from Coeur to Acquire Orko Silver

First Majestic Silver Corp. announces that it has received a notice from Orko Silver Corp. that Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation has made an acquisition proposal for all of the issued and outstanding shares of Orko pursuant to a plan of arrangement. Orko has further advised First Majestic that the board of directors of Orko has determined that the Coeur Proposal constitutes a “Superior Proposal” as defined in the Arrangement Agreement dated December 16, 2012 between First Majestic and Orko and that Orko intends (subject to First Majestic’s right to match the Coeur Proposal) to enter into an agreement with Coeur to implement the Coeur Proposal.

Silver Bull Announces Closing of Public Offering of Units

Silver Bull Resources, Inc. announced today that it has closed its previously announced offering of units. A total of 22,912,500 units were sold at a price of US$0.40 per unit. The Offering was fully subscribed and the agents partially exercised their over-allotment option. Each unit is comprised of one share of common stock of Silver Bull and one-half of one Common Share purchase warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable to purchase one Common Share, at an exercise price of US$0.55, for a period of 18 months from the closing of this Offering. Silver Bull received gross proceeds from the Offering, before deducting commissions to the agents and estimated offering expenses payable by Silver Bull, of approximately US$9.2 million. The remaining US$0.8 million over-allotment option is exercisable by the agents for a period of 30 days following the closing of the Offering.

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