Defiance Silver Corp. announces that it has closed the first tranche of its private placement announced on July 11, 2013, and has issued an aggregate 2,150,000 Units at $0.10 per Unit for gross proceeds of $215,000. Each Unit is comprised of one common share and one-half of one transferable share purchase warrant, each whole Warrant entitling the holders to acquire one additional common share for a period of 24 months at an exercise price of $0.15 per share if exercised during the first year and thereafter at a price of $0.20 per share.

Animas Resources Ltd. announces that its letter of intent with Dore King Min SA de CV, a private Mexican gold mining company, expired on June 30, 2013 after the exclusivity period was over. The Letter of Intent required certain conditions to be met before June 30th, 2013 and those conditions were not met.

Gold Resource Corporation reported its preliminary production results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 of approximately 20,500 ounces precious metal gold equivalent (“AuEq”, calculated at actual sales price ratio of 60:1). Gold Resource Corporation is a low-cost gold producer with operations in the southern state of Oaxaca, Mexico. The Company has returned over $85 million to shareholders in monthly dividends since declaring commercial production July 1, 2010, and offers shareholders the option to convert their cash dividends into physical gold and silver and take delivery.

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. David P. Farrell to the Board of Directors of Fortuna.

Mundoro Capital Inc. is pleased to announce that it has closed a non-brokered private placement consisting of 1,550,000 common shares sold at a price of $0.28 per Common Share to Sheridan Platinum Group Ltd.

Ernesto Echavarria wishes to announce that on July 17, 2013, he acquired, by way of a private placement, 2,800,000 units of Almaden Minerals Ltd. at a price of $1.25 per Unit.