Almaden Minerals Ltd. is pleased to announce an update in relation to the spin-out transaction described in the Company’s management information circular filed on SEDAR on May 15, 2015.

The Company also confirms that at its annual general meeting held on May 12, 2015, on a vote by show of hands, the individuals noted below were elected as the Directors of the Company, and if the matter had been voted by ballot, the following would have been the results:

Morro Bay Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce it has closed the first tranche of the non-brokered private placement announced July 29, 2015. The First Tranche consisted of the issuance of a total of 2,000,000 Units at a price of $0.05 per unit for gross proceeds of $100,000. The Private Placement remains open for further subscriptions.

Fred Stanford, President and CEO of Torex said: “With construction currently 80% completed, and with mining ahead of schedule with over one million tonnes of ore in stock pile, we are well on track for our first gold pour by the end of this year. Engineering and procurement are effectively completed and a workforce of over 3000 is rapidly turning that engineering and material into a productive asset. The processing buildings have been erected and the major pieces of equipment have been placed within the buildings…”

YAMANA GOLD INC. declared a third quarter 2015 dividend of $0.015 per share. Shareholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2015 will be entitled to receive payment of this dividend on October 14, 2015. The dividend is an “eligible dividend” for Canadian tax purposes.

Highvista Gold Inc. announces that Mr. Gareth Noonan and Mr. Thomas W. Meredith have been appointed to the Corporation’s board of directors effective July 28th, 2015.

Southern Silver Exploration Corp. reports that at the Company’s extraordinary general meeting held on July 29, 2015 shareholders voted to approve an earn-in agreement with an insider shareholder. Voting by disinterested shareholders was unanimous in favour of the resolution which was required on the basis that the shareholder has the right to acquire a 60% interest in the Company’s Cerro Las Minitas mineral property as detailed below and such shareholder approval was required to comply with TSX-V policy.

Norvista Capital Corporation announces the following appointments to its management team and Board of Directors. Mr. Gerald P. McCarvill, after leading Norvista and its predecessor company since 2008, has tendered his resignation as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Stan Spavold, currently a director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Norvista, has been appointed as Chairman of the Board and Mr. Donald H. Christie, currently President and Chief Operating Officer of Norvista, has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.