Category: Exploration and Development

Cangold Advances Ixhuatan Gold-Silver Project and Provides Shareholder Update

Cangold Limited is pleased to provide a progress report on the initial steps being taken in advancing the Ixhuatan Gold Project in Chiapas, Mexico through to feasibility study and on its other projects. Cangold is earning a 75% interest in the Ixhuatan project through its own wholly-owned Mexican subsidiary, Coboro Minerales de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

AuRico Gold Provides an Update on 2011 Exploration Programs

AuRico Gold Inc. is pleased to provide highlights of the 2011 exploration programs completed at the Company’s expanded asset base in Canada , Mexico and Australia . The Company expects to release a company-wide reserve and resource update in the first quarter of 2012.

U.S. Antimony Reports Los Juarez Mill Feed

United States Antimony Corporation reported that the flotation mill in Guanajuato, Mexico has been completed and is ready for production. To start milling operations, dump rock was hauled from older workings at the Los Juarez antimony/silver/gold property in Queretaro, Mexico. Six samples were taken on a regular basis from approximately 19 truckloads or 420 metric tons from dump rock from an open pit called “Minas Grande.” The significance of this dump is that it was mined to a depth of 40 meters indicating that the deposit is not just a layered, “Manto”, deposit of 5 meters thickness.

Goldgroup files NI 43-101 Technical Report on the San José de Gracia Project

Goldgroup Mining Inc. announces that the technical report on the updated mineral resource estimate on the San José de Gracia project titled “NI 43-101 Technical Report on the San José de Gracia Project – Updated Resources Estimates on the Tres Amigos, San Pablo, La Union, La Purisina Zones – Northeast Sinaloa, Mexico” effective September 5, 2011 and dated January 3, 2012, has been filed on SEDAR in compliance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects requirements. This filing is further to the Company’s previously announced updated mineral resource estimate on November 23, 2011.

Argonaut Gold Announces the La Colorada Project on Track for Production in Early Q2, 2012

Argonaut Gold Inc. is pleased to announce the results from a new National Instrument 43-101 compliant, Preliminary Economic Assessment for the 100% owned La Colorada gold-silver project, located 45 km southeast of Hermosillo, Mexico. The updated PEA was completed by SRK Consulting Inc. of Denver, CO. Argonaut acquired the La Colorada project (along with the San Antonio Gold Project) through the acquisition of Pediment Gold Corp. in February of 2011. (All dollar values in this release are expressed in $US).

Prospero Silver Increases Landholding Adjacent To High-Grade Gold District In Durango, Mexico

Prospero Silver Corp. is pleased to announce the acquisition (through staking) of an additional 9,771 hectares in the Santa Maria del Oro gold/silver district. The new ground lies to the west, south and east of the historic, high-grade Magistral vein system. With this addition, Prospero holds 16,124 hectares that virtually surround the historic Magistral del Oro mines, records for which indicate historic grades exceeded 15 g/t Au from oxides ores mined through the mid 20th century.

Goldex Resources Sign Drill Contract for 4000m Drill Program at El Arco

Goldex Resources Corporation is pleased to announce the signing of a drill contract with ‘Drift de Mexico S.A de C.V’ a subsidiary of ‘Forage Orbit Garant Drilling’ for an initial drill program of up to 4000m on the company’s El Arco project located in the Durango state of Mexico.

SilverCrest Announces Initial Resources at La Joya Property; +100 million Ounces Silver Equivalent*

SilverCrest Mines Inc. is pleased to announce it has completed its initial resource estimation for its La Joya Property in Durango, Mexico. Inferred Resources within the Phase I area are estimated at 57.9 million tonnes grading 28 gpt silver, 0.18 gpt gold, and 0.21% Cu. Initial resources contain approximately 51.3 million ounces of silver, 333,400 ounces of gold (16.7 million ounce of Ag Eq.) and 270.3 million pounds of copper (33.9 million ounces Ag Eq.) for a total of 101.9 million ounces silver equivalent* (Ag Eq) using a cutoff grade of 15 gpt Ag Eq.

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