AuRico Gold Sells Endeavour Silver Shares

AuRico Gold Inc. today announced that it has sold its approximate 11.1% equity interest in Endeavour Silver Corp. consisting of approximately 11 million Endeavour common shares, on an underwritten block trade basis, for gross proceeds of C$95 million (approximately US$97 million). The syndicate was jointly led by CIBC, BMO Capital Markets and Dundee Securities Ltd.

Catalyst Copper announces updated resource for La Verde copper project

Catalyst Copper Corp. today announced an updated Measured plus Indicated Resource of 408 million tonnes grading 0.41% Cu; 0.03 g/t Au; 2.4 g/t Ag at the La Verde copper porphyry deposit in Michoacán State, Mexico. This resource is estimated to contain 3.7 billion lbs of copper; 446,000 oz of gold; 31.7 million oz of silver. In addition, Inferred Mineral Resources are estimated at 338 million tonnes grading 0.37% Cu; 0.02 g/t Au; 1.9 g/t Ag and estimated to contain 2.7 billion lbs of copper; 250,000 oz of gold; 21.0 million oz of silver.

Esperanza Resources Corp. Joins OTCQX

OTC Markets Group Inc., operator of Open, Transparent and Connected financial marketplaces, today announced that Esperanza Resources Corp. (OTCQX: ESPZF; TSX.V: EPZ), a mineral exploration company, is now trading on the highest OTC marketplace, OTCQX®.

SilverCrest Announces Q3 Production

SilverCrest Mines Inc. is pleased to announce production figures for the third quarter of 2012 from its 100% owned Santa Elena Mine located in Sonora, Mexico.

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.

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