Month: January 2012

Golden Fame (V.CFA) has stepped in as the newest participant in the mineral-rich Guanajuato district with its historical Algun Dia gold-silver-copper project

Having produced an estimated 1-1.2 billion oz of silver and 5-6 million oz of gold throughout its mining history, Mexico’s Guanajuato Silver District is an enduring cornerstone in the precious metals market. With more than 400 years of activity, Guanajuato’s legendary mines have come to represent the wealth of Mexico’s rich deposits. During the region’s silver mining peak in the 1700’s, the famous La Valenciana mine put Mexico on the map, accounting for two-thirds of the world’s silver production at its height.

Goldex Resources Sign Drill Contract for 4000m Drill Program at El Arco

Goldex Resources Corporation is pleased to announce the signing of a drill contract with ‘Drift de Mexico S.A de C.V’ a subsidiary of ‘Forage Orbit Garant Drilling’ for an initial drill program of up to 4000m on the company’s El Arco project located in the Durango state of Mexico.

SilverCrest Announces Initial Resources at La Joya Property; +100 million Ounces Silver Equivalent*

SilverCrest Mines Inc. is pleased to announce it has completed its initial resource estimation for its La Joya Property in Durango, Mexico. Inferred Resources within the Phase I area are estimated at 57.9 million tonnes grading 28 gpt silver, 0.18 gpt gold, and 0.21% Cu. Initial resources contain approximately 51.3 million ounces of silver, 333,400 ounces of gold (16.7 million ounce of Ag Eq.) and 270.3 million pounds of copper (33.9 million ounces Ag Eq.) for a total of 101.9 million ounces silver equivalent* (Ag Eq) using a cutoff grade of 15 gpt Ag Eq.

Silver Standard Announces Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (MARKET WIRE) — 01/05/12 — Silver Standard Resources Inc. (TSX: SSO)(NASDAQ: SSRI) (“Silver Standard” or the “Company”) today announced the appointment of Gregory J. Martin as Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective January 31, 2012.

Serengeti Identifies Large Geophysical, Geochemical Target Associated with Gold-Bearing System at Victoria; Plans Follow up Drilling

Serengeti Resources Inc. has received results from a recently completed Induced Polarization survey on its Victoria project, located in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. The survey has identified a strong, 50 to 200 meter wide, 2.2 kilometer long, open-ended, IP chargeability anomaly associated with outcropping gold-silver mineralization, grading up to 2.0 g/t Au, 5.6 g/t Ag over 22 meters.

Almaden Provides Exploration Update

Almaden Minerals Ltd. is pleased to report results from exploration programs, regional and project specific, carried out by the Company outside of our 100% owned Tuligtic project. In 2011 the Company was primarily focussed on an expanded drill program at the Ixtaca gold-silver zone of the Tuligtic project where 86 holes were drilled for a total of 31,016.64 meters. Despite the focus at Tuligtic the Company continues to prospect for new projects and has also been advancing other projects already in Almaden’s large property portfolio.

Sutter Gold Mining Inc. Joins OTCQX

NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), the financial information and technology services company that provides the world’s largest electronic marketplace for broker-dealers to trade unlisted stocks, announced that Sutter Gold Mining Inc. (OTCQX: SGMNF; TSX.V: SGM), a gold exploration and development company, is now trading on the highest tier of the OTC market, OTCQX®.

Drill Results – Victory Resources Corporation

VANCOUVER, Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Victory Resources Corp (TSXV: VR) (the “Company”) announces the results of the third hole, RDH 08 in the 2nd stage diamond drilling program of Victory Resources Corp. in their optioned La Reforma property northeast of Choix, Sinaloa State as shown in the table below.

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