Category: Exploration and Development

Animas Resources Ltd. continues to advance its land access case against several Mexican citizens, and the Company hopes to regain property access and surface rights shortly. While work continues on the land access issues, Animas has contracted Process Engineering L.L.C. to advise the Company on metallurgical test work. Additionally, the Company has received all environmental permits necessary for exploration drilling at the Santa Gertrudis gold project, and a drill contractor has been selected. Exploration program planning for the 100% owned Desierto property also is in progress.

Newstrike Capital Inc. is pleased to announce the next series of results completed in the 2012 drill program in progress at the Company’s 100%-owned Ana Paula Project, Guerrero Gold Belt. The results reported here include one hole from the ongoing delineation of the high grade Breccia Zone located in the southeast quadrant that indicates mineralization still remains open to the south and south west. Results from four other holes from other quadrants continue to highlight the robust mineralizing system that underlies the Ana Paula project, returning strong results from all quadrants.

Endeavour Silver Corp. has just announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Endeavour will acquire 100% interests in AuRico Gold Inc.’s operating El Cubo silver-gold mine in Guanajuato State, Mexico and the Guadalupe y Calvo silver-gold exploration project in Chihuahua State, Mexico, for total consideration of up to US$250 million.

Virgin Metals Inc. today discussed recent progress at its 100% owned Los Verdes Project in Sonora, Mexico.

Vane Minerals’ revenues rose sharply in 2011 as the performance of its Mexican gold and silver operations improved “significantly”.

International Northair Mines Ltd. is pleased to provide an update of its La Cigarra silver project, located in north central Mexico.

Camino Minerals Corporation is pleased to announce that a soil geochemical survey is currently underway at the recently optioned El Secreto Gold, Silver and Copper Project (“El Secreto” or the “Project”), located Sinaloa State, Mexico. Over 1,260 samples will be taken in an area approximately 9,000 hectares (34 square miles) in size. The survey is expected to take three months to complete.

Yale Resources Ltd. is pleased to report that it has received $50,000 and 50,000 common shares from Overlord Capital Ltd. as the initial commitment for the recently finalized option of an up to 70% interest in Yale’s wholly owned Orofino Property located in Sonora State, Mexico. The transaction is Overlord’s “Qualifying Transaction”. Yale will be the initial operator and will manage the exploration on the property.

Prospero Silver Corp. is pleased to announce completion of a detailed ground magnetic survey on two of its claims over an area of approximately 9km x 9km in the “Western Lineament” zone of its Santa Maria del Oro Project in Durango State, Mexico. Prospero controls 33,800 Ha in the district and has identified three distinct target areas: The Western Lineament zone, the Matorral zone, and the Pastoria-Llanos de Cabrera valley. Collectively, these target areas virtually surround the past-producing Magistral del Oro high-grade gold mines (refer to Figure 1). The survey addressed in this news release focuses on the Western Lineament zone.

Cayden Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that it has acquired an option to earn a 100% interest in the 9,800 ha El Barqueno Gold Property. The Property is approximately 110 km west of Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. Under the Option, Cayden can acquire 100% of El Barqueno by making option payments to a subsidiary of Grupo Mexico over a three year period aggregating US $8 million (plus recoverable VAT) with payments of only $2.1 million in the first 24 months. The Option is subject to a 1.5% NSR (4% on a portion of the Property) and annual advance royalty obligations after 24 months from option exercise if commercial production has not commenced by then. A finders fee equivalent to 10% of the value of the option is payable to Ing. Antonio Berlanga, the finders fee will be payable at the rate of the option not to exceed $800,000USD of which will be paid 80% in shares and the balance in cash.