Timmins Gold Corp. is pleased to report preliminary production results for the Company’s third quarter and year ended December 31, 2011. The Company achieved record gold production of 21,524 gold ounces for the quarter, including a record month of 8,504 ounces of gold production for the month of December, 2011. The Company is pleased to report that the recovery ratio in December, 2011 was 76%. The recovery ratio for the period October 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 was 65%, up from 55% in the same period last year. The recovery ratio is defined as the ratio of gold ounces produced divided by the number of contained gold ounces stacked over a specific period.

Fortunate Sun Mining Company Ltd. is pleased to announce that the Camacho and Pirelli projects 100% owned by the Company have been returned to Fortunate Sun by Kinross Gold’s Mexican Subsidiary, KG Exploracion Mexico S.A de C.V. effective today, as Kinross has elected to terminate the options.

Aurion Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce the signing of a Letter of Intent with Golden Minerals Company whereby Aurion will have the right to earn a 100% interest in the El Teyra and Rubi-Esmeralda gold projects in Mexico as further described below. The acquisition is subject to exchange approval.

Cangold Limited is pleased to provide a progress report on the initial steps being taken in advancing the Ixhuatan Gold Project in Chiapas, Mexico through to feasibility study and on its other projects. Cangold is earning a 75% interest in the Ixhuatan project through its own wholly-owned Mexican subsidiary, Coboro Minerales de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

AuRico Gold Inc. is pleased to provide highlights of the 2011 exploration programs completed at the Company’s expanded asset base in Canada , Mexico and Australia . The Company expects to release a company-wide reserve and resource update in the first quarter of 2012.