J. Duane Poliquin, Chairman of Almaden, stated, “We believe that with the Ixtaca discovery, we identified a new epithermal district in Mexico. We are excited to return to early stage discovery efforts on this property. It will also be gratifying to work once again with members of the local communities as field activities will again provide some local employment opportunities as they ramp up over time, opportunities which are sorely needed in the area.”

Taj Singh, President and CEO, states: “Hole C20-343 returned one of the best-ever intercepts at Cordero. The fact that it came from the South Corridor, an area of the deposit that has seen significantly less drilling, is even more encouraging.”

Pete Dougherty, President and CEO stated: “When you consider the value of Alio Gold when we announced the at-market merger less than six months ago, you can begin to recognize the tremendous value-creation opportunity Argonaut’s board and management saw at the time of the merger. The proceeds of this transaction support Argonaut’s focus on the development of our Magino gold project in Ontario, Canada by providing upfront capital while still providing Argonaut shareholders with upside participation in the Ana Paula Project through Argonaut’s equity ownership in the Resulting Issuer, a contingent payment upon a construction announcement and a royalty.”

“These are very exciting and busy times for Colibri and its shareholders.” says Ian McGavney COO of Colibri. “In addition to the on-going exploration at the Evelyn Gold Project, which is being completed in preparation for a fall drill program, our option partners Tocvan Ventures and Silver Spruce Resources are also advancing the Pilar and El Mezquite projects respectively. Both companies are also working towards completing drill programs this fall.”