J.D. Poliquin, chairman of Almaden stated, “We are very encouraged by these results which are beginning to define a new mineralised zone well outside of the PFS pit and resource area. These results demonstrate the potential for discovery on the project and for the Ixtaca mine plan to grow with continued exploration. Ongoing drilling will continue to seek more such zones even as the engineering work and Feasibility Study progress.”

David Coburn, Gainey Capital’s CEO stated, “We are confident this processing partnership will allow Gainey to establish a longer term tolling strategy utilizing our 300 TPD gravity/ flotation mill. Positive cash flow generated from a potential agreement will allow the company to move forward more aggressively on exploration projects we are currently considering.”

“We are pleased that our recent exploration program confirms our geological model that the Veta Grande vein continues to pinch and swell along strike. IP and drilling have delineated a coincident target with strong potential to host a virgin silver shoot,” stated Peter J. Hawley, President and CEO. “While it is still in its early days, this proves that the Veta Grande’s potential continues along its 4.4km of strike length yet to be tested. We are excited with the target and look forward to drilling it.”

Allan Barry Laboucan, president and chief executive officer of Alset Minerals, said: “We have completed first-pass leach testing of composite sediment samples from our salars that show, with dilute acid, we can recover between 79 per cent and 97 per cent of the lithium in a matter of hours. Cinvestav has completed the advanced leaching analysis that needs to be carried out prior to pilot plant testing. This work will provide key data for various water temperatures, leaching times and acid amounts, which are important in understanding the low-cost potential of lithium recovery from our salars. With the help of Dr. Perez Garibay and his team at the Cinvestav lab in Saltillo, we can complete the work required to establish these low costs. This work will be potentially transformative for the company, and we are excited to move ahead. Once we have signed this collaborative agreement, we will report on the findings from the advanced leaching analysis completed by Cinvestav.”

Carlos Silva, COO of Santacruz, stated “The expansion of the Veta Grande Project diamond drill program to include the Armados vein will allow us to better delineate a mine plan on this vein in anticipation of the inminent expansion of the Veta Grande mill capacity.” Mr. Silva continued “The mill expansion activities are in line with our budget and commissioning of the new ball mill is scheduled to start by the end of the first quarter aiming to achieve designed efficiencies during the month of April.”

Jim Culver, CEO of VVC said, “We are excited by the results of the sampling campaign and the new interpretation of the geology and potential of the La Tuna project. The limited sampling on the property and in the old artisanal mines confirmed high grade gold mineralization is present and gave us a new vision for the property. I encourage readers of this news release, particularly those who have a technical interest, to go to the VVC website and view our presentation that shows the geology and potential of the property”.