First Majestic Silver Corp. announced today that Mr. Robert Young, P. Eng., plans to retire from the Board of Directors on December 31, 2013.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. announced today that it has entered into restructured employment arrangements with its President and Chief Executive Officer, Richard C. Adkerson.

Mercator Minerals Ltd announces that further to the December 12, 2013 press release announcing the proposed business combination between Mercator and Intergeo MMC Ltd, the Company has satisfied the conditions precedent required for the initial draw down of funds under the bridge loan with Intergeo’s controlling shareholder, Daselina Investments Ltd.

International Minerals Corporation and Chaparral Gold Corp. announce the closing of the previously-announced transaction by way of a plan of arrangement involving IMZ and Hochschild Mining plc, pursuant to which Hochschild has acquired all of the outstanding shares of IMZ.

Tarsis Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce that the financing announced on November 21, 2013 and increased on December 16, 2013 has been closed.

Minaurum Gold Inc. is pleased to announce that further to its News Release dated December 20, 2013, it will increase the size of its non-brokered private placement to a total of 20,000,000 units to raise gross proceeds of $1 million.

Gold Resource Corporation declares its monthly dividend for December 2013 payable on January 23, 2014 to shareholders of record as of January 13, 2014. The Company is modifying its instituted monthly dividend from $0.03 per share per month to $0.01 per share per month beginning with this December dividend. The dividend modification is due to continued precious metal price weakness and volatility, the recent 8% tax imposed upon precious metal producers in Mexico, cash conservation strategies and to maintain flexibility for future opportunities. Gold Resource Corporation is a gold and silver producer with operations in the southern state of Oaxaca, Mexico. The Company has returned over $92 million to shareholders in monthly dividends since declaring production July 1, 2010, and offers shareholders the option to convert their cash dividends into physical gold and silver and take delivery.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. announced today the appointment of Lydia H. Kennard and Frances Fragos Townsend to its Board of Directors.

Yamana Gold Inc. will begin trading ex-dividend on December 27, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.065 per share is scheduled to be paid on January 14, 2014. Shareholders who purchased AUY stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 6th quarter that AUY has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $8.74, the dividend yield is 2.97%.