Defiance Silver Corp. is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement of up to 24,000,000 units of the Company at a price of $0.05 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to $1,200,000. The Offering may be closed in tranches; and is subject to due diligence by potential investors, to be completed within 60 days.

Fresnillo plc reported annual attributable gold production of 425,831 ounces, down 10.0 percent from last year. Annual attributable silver production, including Silverstream, was 42.7 Moz, up 4.3% year on year.

Interview posted on www.stockhouse.com: The following is a Q&A interview with Morro Bay Resources President, Director and CEO, John Zang.

El Tigre Silver Corp. is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement for up to 6,000,000 units of the Company at a price of $0.25 per Unit for aggregate cash proceeds of $1,500,000. Each Unit will be comprised of one common share and one-half of a common share purchase warrant.

Sierra Madre Developments Inc. makes the following announcement in accordance with National Instrument 62-103 The Early Warning System and Related Take Over Bids and Insider Reporting Issues.

Baja Mining Corp., a junior Canadian miner, jumped in midday trade after saying it has settled disputes with Louis Dreyfus Metals Commodities SA, or LDCMS, over a Mexican property.