Year: 2013

Kootenay Silver Inc. announced a Measured and Indicated resource estimate which was subsequently updated with the inclusion of the gold resource potential at Promontorio in May 2013. The current resource estimate contains M&I resources of 44.5 million tonnes reporting 92 million ounces silver equivalent (39.7M oz. Ag, 853M lbs Pb+Zn and 506,000 oz Au) for a total M&I mineral resource estimate of 92,428,000 AgEq ounces.

McEwen Mining Inc. is pleased to announce an updated Canadian National Instrument 43-101 resource estimate for the El Gallo 2 project in Sinaloa State, Mexico. The main objective of the Company’s drilling during the past year was to convert Inferred Resources to the Measured and Indicated categories. This was done in order to begin work on an updated El Gallo 2 reserve estimate and mine plan. McEwen Mining’s drilling has been successful at upgrading a large portion of the previously classified Inferred Resource. El Gallo 2 Resource Highlights

Sierra Iron Ore Corporation is pleased to announce that it has made significant advancement to support the Company’s plan for an exploration/development field work program on the El Creston iron ore property. The program will include a preliminary pilot testing plant operation for the purpose of testing zones at the property.

Primero Mining Corp. is pleased to provide an update on its 69.2% owned Cerro del Gallo gold-silver-copper development project in Guanajuato, Mexico, following its acquisition in May 2013.