VANCOUVER, June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Mercator Minerals Ltd. (“Mercator” or the “Company”) reports its results for the three month period ended March 31, 2011. This release should be read with the Company’s unaudited financial statements and management discussion and analysis available on the Company’s website and filed on SEDAR under the Company’s issuer profile.

Vancouver, B.C. — Starcore International Mines Ltd. (the “Company”) has filed the results for the quarter ended April 30, 2011 for the Company and its mining operations from the San Martin Mine, Queretaro, Mexico. Starcore had earnings from mining operations of $ 5.18 million, which was an increase of $1.78 million over the prior quarter ended January 31, 2011 of $3.4 million, and loss for the period of $0.97 million for the quarter ended April 30, 2011, on revenues from metal sales of $13.86 million. Over the nine month period ended April 30, 2011, the Company reports revenues of $29.96 million, earnings from mining operations of $11.24 million and a loss for the period of $2.87 million. The basic and diluted loss per share for the quarter ended April 30, 2011 was $0.01 and $0.03 per share for the nine months ended April 30, 2011. The loss for the quarter includes a net $3.28 million non-cash unrealized loss on forward sales contracts, and the net loss for the nine months ended April 30, 2011, includes a $4.66 million unrealized loss on forward sales contracts.

Revenues for the period, which totaled $3.9 million, remained fairly consistant with the three months ended December 31, 2010, however, this was achieved on fewer tons sold but with an improved average ore grade in this period and significantly higher realized metal prices.

Lincoln Mining Corporation (TSX VENTURE:LMG) (“Lincoln” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has closed the previously announced private placement.

Creston Moly Corp. (TSXV: CMS) (“Creston”) and Mercator Minerals Ltd. (TSX: ML) (“Mercator”) are pleased to announce that the shareholders of Creston have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the previously announced friendly business combination, by way of Plan of Arrangement (the “Arrangement”) with Mercator at its Special Meeting of Shareholders held on June 14, 2011.

Almaden Minerals Ltd. (“Almaden” or “the Company”)(TSX: AMM)(NYSE Amex: AAU) announces that Mark T. Brown, who has served as Chief Financial Officer since November, 2007, will be joining the Board of Directors of Almaden effective immediately, and is pleased to announce that Mr. Korm Trieu has been appointed as the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer.

OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – June 13, 2011) – Aura Silver Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:AUU) (“Aura Silver” or the “Company”) announces that it has closed its brokered private placement financing issuing a total of 6,200,000 flow-through units (the “Units”) for gross proceeds of $1,550,000 (the “Offering”). Union Securities Ltd. (“Union”) acted as agent for the Offering.

THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – June 13, 2011) – QRS Capital Corp. (“QRS” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:QRS) announces the results of its 2011 annual and general meeting of shareholders held in Toronto, Ontario on June 8, 2011.

VANCOUVER, June 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Kimber Resources Inc. (NYSE AMEX:KBX, TSX:KBR) is pleased to announce that it has received the results of an updated independent Preliminary Assessment (“PA”) prepared by Micon International Limited. (“Micon”), with assistance by Kirkham Geosystems Ltd., Knight Piésold Consulting Ltd. and various consultants employed directly by Kimber on its 100% owned Monterde project, located in Mexico’s Sierra Madre mining district. This National Instrument 43-101 compliant PA is based on the updated mineral resource estimate for the Carmen deposit and the existing mineral resource estimate for the Veta Minitas deposit at Monterde prepared by Micon. The PA is based on combined open pit and underground mining and a focus on the high grade gold-silver mineralization and demonstrates significantly improved financial outcomes compared to the initial PA, a summary of which was discussed in a news release issued by Kimber on June 2, 2010.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (MARKET WIRE) — 06/06/11 — Aura Minerals Inc. (“Aura Minerals” or the “Company”) (TSX: ORA) wishes to announce the appointment of Mr. Tom Ogryzlo, an independent director of the Company, as interim Chief Executive Officer, effective June 6, 2011. Mr. Ogryzlo has extensive experience in the mining and engineering industries and has served as President of several different companies including Kilborn Engineering and Kilborn SNC-Lavalin. Mr. Ogryzlo recently retired as Vice-President Latin America of Ram Power Corporation and was founder and CEO of Polaris Energy Corp., Ram Power Corporation main subsidiary, which is building a $410 million, 72 MW geothermal power project in Nicaragua. Mr. Ogryzlo has been President of both producing precious and base metal mining companies and has served on the boards of many well known TSX listed companies. He currently serves on the boards of Baja Mining Corp. and Vista Gold Corp.