Westminster Resources Ltd. wishes to announce that it has closed the non-brokered private placement of 10,000,000 shares for net proceeds of $1,000,000 announced in its press release dated October 26, 2012. With the closing of this placement Capstone Mining Corp. now owns 17.27% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares.

Kootenay Silver Inc. is pleased to announce that it has today closed the $1,050,000 balance of its $8,253,000 brokered private placement of units as previously announced on October 4, 2012 and October 25, 2012 and has issued an additional 1,000,000 Units at a purchase price of $1.05 per Unit for gross proceeds of $1,050,000.

Esperanza Resources Corp. today reported that the Company has entered into a surface rights agreement for its wholly-owned Cerro Jumil gold project in Morelos State, Mexico.

Lincoln Mining Corporation is pleased to announce that it has closed the previously announced private placement.

Gold Resource Corporation declares its instituted monthly dividend of $0.06 per common share for October 2012 payable on November 23, 2012 to shareholders of record as of November 12, 2012. Gold Resource Corporation is a low-cost gold producer with operations in southern Mexico.

First Point Minerals Corp. is pleased to announce that the Company’s common shares will be listed and posted for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) senior board at the opening of trading on Thursday November 1st, 2012 under the current symbol “FPX”. The Company’s shares will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange upon commencement of trading on the TSX.