Author: Josue Gomez

Astral Announces Final Results from Drilling at the Los Crestones Gold Discovery in the Sierra Madre Gold-Silver Belt, Mexico

Astral Mining Corporation is pleased to report the third and final batch of results from drilling at the Los Crestones property, Sinaloa state, Mexico. Highlights from Phase One drilling include previously announced 5m averaging 39.1 g/t gold, 93.3 g/t silver and 2.13% copper from drillhole 11 (see December 12th 2011 news release). Intervals stated represent core length, true widths are not stated as mineralization geometry is not clear at this time.

EXCALIBUR RESOURCES GRANTS STOCK OPTIONS

Excalibur Resources Ltd. (“Excalibur” or the “Company”) has granted an aggregate of 1,650,000 incentive stock options to purchase common shares at $0.12 per share to directors, officers and consultants, for a period of five years, in accordance with its Stock Option Plan.

Starcore Closes $2.25 million Financing

Vancouver, B.C. — Further to its press release of January 24, 2012, Starcore International Mines Ltd. (the “Company”) announces that it has closed its non-brokered financing for gross proceeds of $2,252,500. The financing was in the form of 9,010,000 Units at $0.25 per Unit (a “Unit”), each Unit comprised of one common share of the Company (a “Common Share”) and one-half of one transferable share purchase warrant (a “Warrant”). Each whole Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share of the Company at a price of $0.35 to January 30, 2014.

Argentum Begins Drilling at Coyote Property

Argentum Silver Corp. reports that it has commenced the first phase of its drilling program at the 1053-hectare Coyote Property, located in the State of Jalisco, Mexico. Argentum has planned a 2000-metre diamond drill program consisting of nineteen holes ranging in depth from 80 to 130 metres. These holes are targeted to test six of the identified mineralized veins from surface. Argentum can extend this drill program to 3000 metres or more without re-mobilizing the drill crew. This decision will be made based on initial results of the drilling.

Source Exploration Corp. Announces Increase in Non Borkered Private Placement to Raise up to $2,990,000

Source Exploration Corp. is pleased to announce that due to strong investor demand for its recently announced non-brokered private placement of up to 10,000,000 units of the Company at a price of $0.26 per Unit, the Company has agreed to increase the size of the Offering to raise up to $2,990,000. The Offering will now include the issuance of an additional 1,500,000 Units, for a total of up to 11,500,000 Units.

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