Category: Investor’s Corner

One gold and silver miner that we believe is a near-term takeout target — possibly before the end of 2013 — is Paramount Gold and Silver (PZG). We highlighted this company a few weeks ago and already it has made a powerful move. The primary reasons we believe the majors are looking at Paramount is that they have known advanced NI 43-101 resources of over 100 million ounces of silver and 4 million ounces of gold at their two properties in mining friendly Nevada and the historic Sierra Madre Trend Mexico.

Lincoln Mining Corporation announces its plans to conduct a non-brokered private placement of up to 4,000,000 common shares at a price of $0.05 per share for total proceeds of up to $200,000.

Robert Shapiro, litigation partner and head of the White Collar Criminal Defense Group in the firm Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs, Avchen & Shapiro, was named one of the nation’s most prominent attorneys by the NY Times. His list of high profile cases includes the defense of O.J. Simpson.

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation today announced that it expects to appoint Randy Buffington, currently Senior Vice President of Operations, to Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer effective January 1, 2013. Mr. Buffington will succeed K. Leon Hardy who will retire from the Company at the end of the year.

The management of Arianne Resources Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Pierre Lortie as Director of the Company and Chairman of the Board. In this new role, Mr. Lortie will assist for the strategic directions of the Company.

Starcore International Mines Ltd. is pleased to announce that Dr. Michael Gunning has been appointed a director of the Company. Already serving as a member of Starcore’s Technical Advisory Board since April, 2012 (see press release of April 18, 2012), Dr. Gunning has been working with the Company and the other members of the technical team in reviewing and evaluating the exploration and development work at Starcore’s San Martin gold mine in Queretaro, Mexico.

Scorpio Gold Corporation is pleased to provide Company shareholders with an update on the following activities:

Fresnillo plc today announced that it has acquired 2,000,000 units of Orex Minerals Inc. pursuant to a non-brokered private placement at a purchase price of C$0.50 per Unit for a total of C$1,000,000. Each Unit consists of one common share of Orex and one half of a share purchase warrant of Orex with each whole share purchase warrant exercisable for one Share at a price of C$0.75 per Share.

Selwyn Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce that Jay A. Collins and Mark A. Lettes have been appointed to the Board of Directors of Selwyn. Harlan Meade said, “I am pleased to welcome Jay and Mark to the Selwyn Board and look forward to working with them. Their experience in the mining industry and project financing will provide valuable insight as the Company advances its core mine development projects.”

Mexus Gold US is a company engaged in the evaluation, acquisition, exploration, development and production of mining properties and conducts salvage operations for the recovery of precious metals.