Author: Josue Gomez

Marc Prefontaine, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented: “On behalf of the Board of Directors, we would like to welcome Etienne to the Orla team. Etienne has extensive industry experience and market understanding, which will help guide the Company through the next phase of its development, and I look forward to working with him to execute on the Company’s strategic initiatives. I would like to thank Paul Robertson for his dedication to this role since 2015, including his oversight of two significant acquisitions for Orla.”

Joseph F. Conway, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Primero added, “We are very pleased at the overwhelming support by our stakeholders for this transaction with First Majestic. It provides our shareholders an attractive immediate premium as well as retaining exposure to the high quality, long-lived San Dimas asset that they invested in, with the benefit of a significantly reduced stream. Our debentureholders will also benefit by being paid out at par plus accrued interest.”

Plata Latina Minerals Corporation advises that it has entered into a debt settlement agreement with Mr. Gilmour Clausen, the Chairman and major shareholder of the Company. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company agreed to issue 6,976,845 common shares to Mr. Clausen, representing approximately 10.35% of the current issued and outstanding common shares of the Company, at a deemed price of $0.045 per share based on the 15-day volume weighted average price. Post to the debt conversion, Mr. Clausen’s holdings of the Company’s common shares will be approximately 27.10%. The debt relates to a promissory note of CAD $250,000 entered on May 5, 2015, bearing interest at 10% per annum.

The research report dated March 2, 2018 entitled “Southern Silver Exploration Corp. (TSXV: SSV/FSE: SEG1 /OTCQB:SSVFF) – Initiating Coverage: Significant Resource Expansion in Durango, Mexico” was written and produced by FRC’s Vice-President and Head of Research, Siddharth Rajeev, B.Tech, MBA, CFA, as an independent analysis of SSV’s activities and progress.

Fred Davidson, President and CEO, stated, “Earlier in the year, IMPACT was named to the 2017 TSX Venture 50. We entered 2018 with a clean balance sheet and no debt. Currently working capital remains strong at $5.6 million. IMPACT continues to expand its in-mine exploration and development to provide additional tonnage throughput at the mill. We also have in place ongoing exploration plans for high potential targets and continue to evaluate strategic transactions to grow value for our shareholders.”

Karl Boltz, President and CEO of Silver Spruce stated, “Silver Spruce will continue in its efforts to source funding for these two very exciting projects and will keep all investors informed of its progress.”

Colibri Resource Corporation announces that it has been granted an extension from the TSX Venture Exchange to close its over-subscribed $1,200,000 non-brokered private placement. A first tranche raising gross proceeds of $1,077,098 has already closed. The second and final tranche is now required to be closed on or before March 21, 2018.

Leagold Mining Corporation reports Q4 2017 gold production of 53,446 ounces at its Los Filos mine at AISC of $910/oz, resulting in an AISC margin1 of $18.7 million. With full-year Los Filos gold production of 191,195 oz, Leagold has delivered the mid-point of the 2017 production guidance range of between 185,000 and 200,000 oz. Leagold had anticipated AISC of between $875/oz to $925/oz for H2 2017, and this guidance range was achieved for Q4 2017.