Category: Exploration and Development

SilverCrest Mines Inc. is pleased to announce results of further drilling at the Santa Elena Mine in Sonora, Mexico. Seventy nine holes of a planned 100 holes have been completed to re-categorize Indicated and Inferred Resources to Probable Reserves and expand current underground Resources. To date, this drill program has been successful and will assist with resource confirmation and conversion which will be included in the upcoming Pre-Feasibility Study for the Santa Elena Expansion Project.

Sundance Minerals Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has completed the Phase 1 diamond drilling program at the San Ricardo property in Sonora, Mexico. Twelve holes were drilled along a 200 meter strike length of the Santa Cruz fault/vein target and two additional holes (SR12-12&13) were drilled on the Mina Antigua vein. Results are detailed in the following table.

The Board of Directors of Dia Bras Exploration Inc. is pleased to announce that the corporation has changed its name to Sierra Metals Inc. effective December 5, 2012. Accordingly, a new website for the Company is now online at www.sierrametals.com.

Citation Resources Inc. is pleased to announce preliminary results of its airborne versatiletime-domain electromagnetic (“VTEM”) survey completed in October 2012over a substantial portion of the Biricu Gold Project located withinMexico’s Guerrero gold belt.

Ayer sábado se dio a conocer el fallecimiento del minero Juan Rodríguez Arellano, de 39 años de edad, con domicilio en el poblado Mesa de los Negros, municipio de San Dimas. De acuerdo a datos oficiales, presentó al momento de su muerte múltiples heridas contusas entre las que destaca traumatismo craneoencefálico, mismo que le causó la muerte.

Primero Mining Corp. regrets to report a fatal accident involving one of its employees at its San Dimas Mine in Mexico yesterday.

Bowmore Exploration Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has acquired its 50% interest in the Chivas gold property in the State of Sonora, Mexico, from the Amex Exploration Inc. subsidiary, “Minerales X-Ore de S.A. de C.V.”, a Mexican mining corporation.

Avino Silver and Gold Mines Ltd. is pleased to announce the following November production results from its San Gonzalo mine operation located on the Avino property near Durango, Mexico.

Paget Minerals Corp. announced today the drill results from the first-ever drilling on the Santa Cruz Target within the San Ricardo Gold-Silver Project. Paget has an option to earn up to 60% of the 38,100-hectare Project located within the prolific porphyry and epithermal gold-silver-copper belt of northern Sonora State, Mexico, from Sundance Minerals Ltd.

Starcore International Mines Ltd. is pleased to announce results for a recently completed Reserve estimate for its San Martin Mine in Queretaro, Mexico.