Day: April 2, 2014

Colibri Reports Change to the Board of Directors

Colibri Resource Corporation announces the resignation of Dr. Jon A. Nourse from the Board of Directors effective April 1, 2014. “Jon was instrumental in all of our exploration programs of Colibri claim sites in Sonora, Mexico,” commented Lance Geselbracht, Colibri’s President. “We wish him well in his continued role as Chairman, Department of Geological Sciences, California State Polytechnic University where he focuses time on building their new graduate program.”

Goldcorp suspends operations at Los Filos mine pending renewal of land occupancy agreement

GOLDCORP INC. announced that its Los Filos mine in Guerrero State, Mexico has suspended operations following unsuccessful efforts with the Carrizalillo Ejido to reach a negotiated settlement to renew the occupancy agreement that expired on March 31, 2014. Certain activities related to environmental safeguards and site security will continue during the suspension.

Yamana Gold-Osisko Mining Announce Partnership

YAMANA GOLD INC. and Osisko Mining Corporation are pleased to announce they have entered into an agreement pursuant to which Yamana will acquire a 50% interest in Osisko’s mining and exploration assets for C$441.5 million in cash and 95.7 million common shares of Yamana having an aggregate value of C$929.6 million. Upon implementation of the Agreement, each outstanding Common share of Osisko will be exchanged for (i) C$2.194 in cash, (ii) 0.2119 of a Yamana common share, and (iii) a new common share of Osisko.

Soltoro Initiates Ground Magnetics & Trenching to Define Gold Structures at El Rayo And Tecolote

Soltoro Ltd. has initiated a ground magnetic geophysical program and is continuing with its trenching program at its 100%-owned El Rayo and Tecolote projects in the Guachinango District of Jalisco, Mexico. Mining in the Guachinango District was initiated by the Spaniards in 1546 but more recent exploration has identified a broad northwest-trending belt of gold-silver mining districts that includes Soltoro’s El Rayo and Tecolote Projects, Cayden Resources El Barqueño Project, Endeavour Silver’s San Sebastian Project and Santana Minerals` Espiritu Santo Project. Gold mineralization in the Guachinango District is controlled by northeast and east-west-trending structures near intersections with the regional northwest trend. Soltoro’s Tecolote Project lies along one of these northeast-trending structures.

Boleo Project Shareholder Loans Converted; Baja and KORES Agree Key Terms of New Shareholder Agreement .

Baja Mining Corp. announces that it is joining Korea Resources Corporation and the other members of the Korean Consortium in converting all of the outstanding shareholder loans of Minera y Metalúrgica del Boleo S.A. P.I. de CV. into equity of MMB. The Conversion is intended to assist MMB in obtaining further financing for the Boleo Project and in its efforts to restructure its existing project financing. Baja and KORES have also agreed in principle on certain terms to be included in a new MMB shareholders agreement (the “New Shareholders Agreement”) proposed to replace the current MMB shareholders agreement.

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