Month: May 2012

Goldgroup Provides Update on Change of Soil Use Permit Status at Caballo Blanco

Goldgroup Mining Inc. has had its Change of Soil Use Permit, also known as the “Estudio Técnico Justificativo para Cambio de Uso de Suelo”, returned to the Company, for its 100% owned Caballo Blanco gold project, from the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, also known as the Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recurso Naturales (“SEMARNAT”). Goldgroup submitted the ETJ to SEMARNAT, which is the federal environmental regulatory agency in Mexico, on December 16, 2011. The ETJ is evaluated by the regional office of SEMARNAT in Veracruz. Comments by SEMARNAT request that the Company provide further details on the following information for its ETJ application:

Argonaut Exploration Inc. Announces Non-Brokered Private Placement

Argonaut Exploration Inc. announces that it intends to complete a non-brokered private placement of up to 10,000,000 units at a price of $0.05 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to $500,000. Each Unit shall be composed of one common share in the capital of the Company and one flow-through Common Share purchase warrant. Each Warrant shall be exercisable into one Common Share issued on a tax “flow-through” basis at an exercise price of $0.10 per Flow-Through Share until December 31, 2012.

Golden Tag Commences 5,000 Metre Drilling Program on San Diego Property, Mexico

Golden Tag Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce that a 5,000 metre diamond drilling program has commenced on the San Diego Property, Velardena Mining District, Durango State, Mexico. The program, which is the 6th phase of drilling on the property, is budgeted at $US1.8 million and is being wholly-funded by Golden Tag as part of a recently revised joint venture agreement with Golden Minerals Company whereby Golden Tag has the right to increase its interest in the joint-venture from 50% to 60% by funding the next $US3 million of exploration expenses. Golden Tag is the operator.

Santacruz Announces Rosario Project Environmental Permits Approved

Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. Santacruz is pleased to provide an update on its Rosario project, located in the mining district of Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The environmental permits for both the underground development and mine construction have been received for the Rosario project. This is a positive development for the project as it is the Company’s intention to commission the mill within the first quarter of 2013. Detailed engineering and construction work continues on the project and is on schedule for the Company’s production target timeline.

Silver Bull Increases the Shallow Silver Zone Silver Resource by 39% to 72.13 Million Ounces of Silver in the Measured and Indicated Category and 10.49 Million Ounces of Silver in the Inferred Category at the Sierra Mojada Project, Coahuila, Mexico.

Silver Bull Resources, Inc. is pleased to provide the results that will be reported in the updated NI43-101 Technical Report currently being completed by SRK Consulting Inc. on the silver mineralization of the “Shallow Silver Zone” at the Sierra Mojada Project in Coahuila, Mexico.

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