Prospero Silver Acquires “El Petate” Project, Hidalgo State, Mexico

Prospero Silver Corp. is pleased to announce that it has acquired by staking the 6,000 hectare El Petate project located 30km northwest of the historic Pachuca-Real del Monte mining district. This new project acquisition is part of a systematic exploration program in the Mexican Altiplano and reflects Prospero’s strategy of creating value as a Mexico-focused project generator. El Petate will be added to the Company’s portfolio of 100% owned projects available for joint venture.

Sundance Minerals Announces Start Of Drilling At San Ricardo Gold Project, Sonora, Mexico

Sundance Minerals Ltd. announced today the initiation of Phase 1 drilling at the San Ricardo Gold Project located within the prolific porphyry and epithermal gold-silver-copper belt of northern Sonora State, Mexico. The program consists of approximately 800 meters of diamond drilling in the Santa Cruz Target, one of the multiple targets within Sundance’s 38,100 hectares property. The drilling will be carried out by Falcon Perforaciones of Hermosillo, Mexico under the supervision of Sundance geologists.

Gold Resource Corporation Appoints New General Manager for Oaxaca Mining Unit

Gold Resource Corporation today announced that Mr. Jesus Rivera has been appointed General Manager of the Oaxaca Mining Unit, which is responsible for the Company’s El Aguila Project in Oaxaca, Mexico. Mr. Rivera is replacing Mr. Juan Manuel Flores, who has decided to pursue other interests. Gold Resource Corporation is a low-cost gold producer with operations in southern Mexico. The Company has returned over $63 million to shareholders in monthly dividends since declaring commercial production July 1, 2010 and is the first Company offering shareholders the option to convert their cash dividends into physical gold or silver.

Oremex Gold Corporate Update

Oremex Gold Inc. announces that an interested third party in Mexico is alleging ownership of two concessions totaling 78.9 hectares in the Melchor Ocampo gold mining district, Zacatecas state, Mexico, comprising the Company’s Cerro del Oro (Gold Hill) project. Acquisition of the Cerro del Oro concessions by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Minera Tres Diamantes, S. de R.L. de C.V., from Minera Mantos, S. de R.L. de C.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oremex Silver, Inc., was previously announced on February 23, 2012. Prior to acquisition by the Company, the Cerro del Oro concessions had been subject to a court process to determine the legal owner of the property. The concessions were acquired by the Company only after it had been advised that the legal ownership matter had been favorably resolved and the final court decision in the process was non-appealable.

Gold Resource Corporation Reports Third Quarter Production; Revises Production Outlook

Gold Resource Corporation reported its preliminary production results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012 of approximately 22,300 ounces precious metal gold equivalent (AuEq calculated at a 55:1 price ratio). Gold Resource Corporation is a low-cost gold producer with operations in the southern state of Oaxaca, Mexico. The Company has returned over $63 million to shareholders in monthly dividends since declaring commercial production July 1, 2010 and is the first Company offering shareholders the option to convert their cash dividends into physical gold or silver.

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®.

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