Almaden Infill Drilling Confirms High-Grade Chemalaco Zone, Hits 30.50 Meters of 1.55 g/t Au, 69.8 g/t Ag (2.9 g/t AuEq) at Ixtaca, Mexico

Almaden Minerals Ltd. is pleased to announce the results from Almaden’s ongoing 2013 Ixtaca Zone drill program at the Company’s 100% owned Tuligtic project, Mexico. Almaden has commenced an infill drilling program with two of the three rigs currently drilling on the project. The infill program has been designed to upgrade resources currently in the inferred category to the higher confidence measured and indicated categories. At the same time one drill rig is focussed on step out drilling to expand the resource. The holes announced today show the continuity of high-grade gold silver veining in the north-south Chemalaco zone defined with previous drilling. Highlights from the holes released today include the following intercepts:

SilverCrest Reports Q3, 2013 Financial Results Cash Flow from Operations of $7.1 million ($0.07 per share) Net Earnings $3.71 million ($0.03 per share)

SilverCrest Mines Inc. is pleased to announce its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013. All financial information is prepared in accordance with IFRS and all dollar amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars unless otherwise specified. The information in this news release should be read in conjunction with the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and associated management discussion and analysis (¡°MD&A¡±) which are available from the Company’s website at www.silvercrestmines.com and under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

UC Resources Enters Into Strategic Relationship Negotiations With Sunvault Energy For Power Generation & Storage

UC Resources has entered into negotiations to define a strategic relationship with Sunvault Energy Inc. for the provision of power and energy storage at their La Yesca facility. The Company has experienced continual seasonal power interruptions that have caused mill operations at La Yesca to be intermittent. Ensuring power stability will better enable consistency in mill flow operation.

MAG Silver Reports Third Quarter Financial Results

MAG Silver Corp. announces the Company’s unaudited financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. For complete details of the third quarter unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements and related Management’s Discussion and Analysis, please see the Company’s filings on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) or on EDGAR (www.sec.gov). All amounts herein are reported in United States dollars unless otherwise specified.

Cortez Consolidates its Share Capital

Further to its news release of August 30, 2013, Cortez Gold Corp announces that effective at the opening of trading on Friday, November 15, 2013, the shares of the Company will commence trading on the TSX Venture Exchange on a consolidated basis. Having received regulatory acceptance for the share consolidation on the basis of every ten shares of the Company being consolidated to one share, on the Effective Date, the Company will have approximately 3,612,850 common shares issued and outstanding, subject to adjustment for fractional shares.

Mercator Minerals Reports Third Quarter 2013 Results

Mercator Minerals Ltd today announced its financial and operating results for the three month and nine month period ended September 30, 2013. For the third quarter 2013, the Company reported revenues of $49.4 million, an operating loss of $3.5 million before asset impairment charge*, a net loss of $151.9 million ($0.48 per share, basic), or an adjusted net loss* of $7.9 million ($0.03 per share). Included in the net loss is $167.8 million (or $0.53 per share) non-cash accounting charge for the impairment of the El Creston project and Mineral Park mine.

Kootenay Hits 218 gpt Silver Eqv Over 45 Meters (107 gpt Ag, 0.99 Au, 2.83% Pb+Zn) Including 415 gpt Silver Eqv Over 22 Meters (209 gpt Ag, 1.78 Au, 5.42% Pb+Zn) as Drilling Extends New Promontorio High-Grade Zone

Kootenay Silver Inc. is pleased to announce assay results from a further three drill holes as part of its ongoing, multi-phase drill and resource expansion program on its flagship Promontorio Silver Project in Sonora, Mexico. Current drilling is focused on a series of high-grade silver intercepts recently identified within breccia silver mineralization situated between the Pit and NE Zones. The Company reports drilling continues to encounter high-grade mineralization. At present, results are pending on 14 additional drill holes that have been completed and will be reported on as results are received and compiled.

Cortez Amends Private Placement

Cortez Gold Corp announces that In conjunction with the proposed share consolidation and the private placement announced on August 30, 2013, the Company is amending its post-consolidation private placement by increasing the size of the offering to 4 million units. The pricing remains unchanged at $0.20 per unit with each Unit consisting of one post-consolidated common share of the Company and one-half of one share purchase warrant with each whole Warrant entitling the holder to acquire an additional common share of the Company at $0.40 per share for a period of 24 months after issuance. The Warrants will be subject to an accelerated expiry should the common shares of the Company close at a minimum of $0.60 for a period of twenty consecutive trading days on the TSX Venture Exchange.

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