First Mining Finance Corp. is pleased to announce that it intends to complete a non-brokered private placement financing of up to 20,000,000 units at a price of $0.80 per unit to raise gross proceeds of up to $16,000,000.

Paget Minerals Corp. announces that the Board of Directors has appointed Mark T. Brown, CPA, CA, as the interim CEO of Paget Minerals Corp. and accepted the resignation of David Volkert. Mr. Volkert has accepted a position with a larger company that was tailor made for his geological experience.

Candente Gold Corp. is pleased to announce, subject to regulatory approval, that it intends to carry out a non-brokered private placement to raise gross proceeds of approximately Cdn$500,000. Approximately $250,000 of the gross proceeds of the Private Placement are to be used to further define drill targets on the El Oro gold-silver project and approximately $250,000 will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes.

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. announces that Dr. Thomas I. Vehrs has voluntarily retired as Vice President of Exploration of the company.

Kootenay Silver Inc. is pleased to report that, in connection with its previously announced private placement offering of units at a price of $0.40 per Unit, it has amended its agreement with Haywood Securities Inc. to increase the amount of the Offering from 10,000,000 Units to up to 11,250,000 Units for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $4,500,000. In addition, the Company is pleased to announce that Pan American Siver Corp. has indicated it intends to exercise its participation right in full to maintain its pro-rata 10% interest in the Company. As a result, Pan American will subscribe for up to an additional 1,250,000 Units at the Offering Price for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $500,000.