The shares of Baja Minig Corp. were positively stirred after the company announced its end-2010 financial statements and its annual information form. This happened last Thursday and probably inspired the stock for a surge. It is not clear for how long the advance of the shares will hold, though.

Tara Gold Resources Corp. (PINKSHEETS: TRGD) (FRANKFURT: T8N) is pleased to announce the details regarding the previously announced distribution of one Tara Minerals Corp. common share for every 20 outstanding shares of Tara Gold. The Ex-Dividend Date is May 18, 2011, the Record Date is May 20, 2011, and the Payment Date is May 27, 2011.

Vancouver, British Columbia, April 4, 2010: Silver Predator Corp. (CNSX: SPD) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that its common shares have been approved for listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and that its common shares will begin trading on the TSX effective at market opening on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 under the trading symbol “SPD”. The Company has applied to voluntarily de-list its common shares from the Canadian National Stock Exchange, which de-listing is anticipated to occur upon the close of market on April 7, 2011.

Deputy Secretary for Business and Industry, Lorenza Martínez, from Mexico’s Secretariat of Economics, has affirmed the Mexican government’s compromise to continue legal guarantees in order to attract more Canadian mining investments.

NEW YORK, April 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The board of directors of Capital Gold Corporation (NYSE AMEX: CGC; TSX: CGC) today announced that, based on a preliminary estimate provided by its proxy solicitor, it believes it has received sufficient votes to approve CGC’s merger with Gammon Gold Inc. at today’s reconvened stockholders meeting.

As the bull market for gold and silver continues to power forward, I have been spending more and more time looking at mineral companies working in the mining-friendly country of Mexico.

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – April 1, 2011) – ECU Silver Mining Inc. (TSX:ECU) reports that it has released its audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010 and the related management’s discussion and analysis of financial position and results of operations (“MD&A”).

Credit Suisse has kept a Neutral rating on Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM.TO) but revised its estimates and lowered its target price to $77 from $82 due to a “disappointing start to 2011.” AEM is now down 3% at around $62.30, above a day low of $62.04 touched around 15 minutes ago, but well off the day high $63.94 touched in the early minutes of trading. It opened at $63.69 compared to a previous close of $64.45.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – April 1, 2011) – MAG Silver Corp. (TSX:MAG)(NYSE Amex:MVG) (“MAG” or the “Company”) announces the Company’s audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2010. For complete details of the Annual Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2010 and related Management’s Discussion and Analysis, please see the Company’s filings on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) or on EDGAR (www.sec.gov). All amounts herein are reported in Canadian dollars unless otherwise specified.

Spartan Exploration Ltd. (TSX:SPE) (“Spartan”) is pleased to announce today that it has entered into an arrangement agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”) whereby a public senior oil and gas company (the “Acquirer”) will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Spartan in a transaction valued at approximately $229 million (the “Arrangement”). Under the terms of the Arrangement, Spartan shareholders will receive, for each common share of Spartan (“Spartan Share”), $4.00 cash and one (1) share (“ExploreCo Share”) in a new, separate junior exploration and production company (“ExploreCo”), which will be staffed with certain members of Spartan’s existing management team. ExploreCo will have approximately 850 boe/d of oil weighted production anchored by a 97.34% working interest in the Pembina Keystone Cardium Unit No. 2 and Spartan’s southwest and southeast Saskatchewan assets (see “ExploreCo” below).