Day: April 16, 2012

Aurcana Corporation is pleased to report its audited financial results for December 31, 2011. The summary of the selected financial information should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the related management’s discussion and analysis dated April 12, 2012 together referred to as the “Financial Statements”, which have been filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and the Company’s website (http://www.aurcana.com). All figures are in US dollars unless otherwise noted.

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. announces production figures for the first quarter of 2012 from its two operating mines in Latin America, the San Jose mine in Mexico and the Caylloma mine in Peru. Both mines are performing above planned production levels and the Company is on schedule to deliver 3.7 million ounces of silver and 17,400 ounces of gold or 4.6 million ounces of silver equivalent plus significant base metal by-product in 2012.

Excalibur Resources Ltd. announces that it has arranged a nonbrokered private placement of up to 6,000,000 Units at $0.145 per Unit for a total of $870,000.