Excalibur Initiates Exploration Program at Catanava

Excalibur Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has initiated a regional exploration work program on the claims owned by its 49% owned subsidiary Minera Catanava S.A. de C.V. which is 51% owned by Minera Apolo S.A de C.V. In parallel with the results of ‘bulk samples’ processed through the recently completed gravimetric plant, the focus of the work program is to systematically map, sample and drill the current areas of mining, namely the Camino and San Gil veins, as well as the future areas of production and mineralized zones in order to establish an NI 43-101 compliant resource. Continuous chip channel sampling of veins in underground workings and at surface will be a key component of the work program.

Minaurum Amends Terms of Jackie and El Porfido Agreements

Minaurum Gold Inc. is pleased to report that it has amended the terms of its option agreements on the Jackie and El Porfido projects. The amended terms extend the payment schedule and provide Minaurum with increased flexibility managing its cash resources as it advances its projects in the Guerrero Gold Belt toward drilling.

John Sutherland Resigns as a Director and Corporate Advisory Board Formed

Arco Resources Corp. announces that Mr. John Sutherland has resigned as a Director of the Company to focus on his increased duties with Goldgroup Mining Inc. Mr. Sutherland has agreed to join the Company’s Corporate Advisory Board, through which he will continue to provide advice and guidance to the Board. The Board wishes to thank Mr. Sutherland for his contributions to the Company’s Board and wishes him every success in the future.

Primero Announces Expansion of Its San Dimas Mine

Primero Mining Corp. today announced a mine and mill expansion of its San Dimas gold-silver mine in Mexico. The Company has elected a staged approach to the full expansion and has approved the expenditure of a total $14.4 million to expand the San Dimas mine and mill to 912,500 tonnes per year or 2,500 tonnes per day. Construction of the mine and mill expansion will begin immediately, with an estimated completion during the first quarter of 2014.

Orex and Astral Announce Merger by Way of Plan of Arrangement

Orex Minerals Inc. and Astral Mining Corporation announce that they have agreed to merge and form a combined gold and silver exploration and development company, which will focus on the advanced-stage Barsele Gold Project in Sweden, the Coneto Silver-Gold project, and the Los Crestones Gold-Silver-Copper Project in Mexico.

First Majestic Corp Sets New Production Record of 2M Ounces of Silver

The silver market continues to be a white knuckle ride with volatility being the watch word of the day. The oscillations can be gut-wrenching as we have warned about many times. However, if you have the stomach for it the silver space can be profitable for you. As regular readers will know, our philosophy has been to acquire physical silver as a top priority, followed by a small section of good quality mining shares and finally for those of a more adventurous nature a well thought out strategy in the options sector can give your portfolio a boost.

Golden Tag Drills 100-Metre Step-Out Hole Intersecting 63 g/t Silver Over 241 Metres With 0.7% Lead and 1.5% Zinc (143 g/t AgEQ(i)) at San Diego Project, Mexico

Golden Tag Resources Ltd. is pleased to provide additional results from its 5,500 meters drill program on the San Diego Property, Durango State, Mexico. Hole SD-12-50A, the fourth hole of the current phase 6 program confirms continuous mineralization over very significant widths in association with mineralized diorite. Further drilling will be needed to establish the exact geometry of this new zone. Additional positive results from other holes of the program were presented in the Company’s news release of September 24, 2012.

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