Month: July 2012

Aurcana Reports: Record Silver Production, up 54% at La Negra Mine; Update on Ramp-Up Phase at the New Shafter Mine

Aurcana Corporation is pleased to report silver production for Q2 2012 of 373,037 ounces compared to 257,508 in Q2 2011, the largest quarter for silver production in Aurcana’s history. Silver production for the second quarter of 2012 increased 44.9% compared to Q2, 2011. Silver Equivalent increased 54.0% to 689,275 for Q2 2012, compared to 447,533 in Q2 2011. Year to date silver was up 32.7% 660,253 in 2012 YTD, compared to 497,783 in 2011 YTD.

Torex Signs A Five-Year ‘South Of The River’ Exploration Agreement

Torex Gold Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary in Mexico, Minera Media Luna S.A. de C.V., has signed a five-year exploration access agreement with the Puente Sur Balsas Ejido, for all of the Ejido common use lands. This agreement includes access to the majority of the area of the new discovery at Media Luna, which was announced by the Company last month.

Premier Announces Closing of Non-Brokered Convertible Debenture Private Placement for $11.5 Million by its Subsidiary Premier Royalty Corporation

Premier Gold Mines Limited is pleased to announce the closing of a private placement by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Premier Royalty Corporation of an aggregate $11,500,000.00 principal amount of convertible debentures of Premier Royalty, which accrue interest at a rate of 8% per annum. The Convertible Debentures mature on May 31, 2013 unless, among other things, they are automatically converted as a result of the occurrence of a going public transaction by Premier Royalty, including the closing of the previously announced business combination transaction involving Premier Royalty and Bridgeport Ventures Inc. Upon completion of the Bridgeport Transaction the principal amount outstanding under the Convertible Debentures together with all accrued interest thereon will be converted into units of Bridgeport at a conversion price of $0.35 per unit (on a pre-consolidated basis), with each unit consisting of one common share of Bridgeport and 0.375 of a Bridgeport warrant (on a pre-consolidated basis). Each whole warrant will be exercisable at a price of $0.50 (each on a pre-consolidated basis) for a period commencing on the date that is six months following the completion of the Bridgeport Transaction and ending on the date that is four years following completion of the Bridgeport Transaction, subject to early expiry upon the occurrence of certain events.

Esperanza Reports Cerro Jumil Drill Results

Esperanza Resources Corp. is pleased to report recent drill results from its Cerro Jumil gold project in Morelos, Mexico. The reported results are primarily from in-fill drill holes designed to upgrade previously reported inferred and indicated resources. Highlights of the drill results are as follows:

Mercator Minerals Reports Second Quarter 2012 Production Results

Mercator Minerals Ltd. is pleased to announce production for the three months ended June 30, 2012 from its wholly-owned Mineral Park Mine was 21.4 million pounds of copper equivalent*, which consisted of 9.5 million pounds of copper in concentrates and cathode copper, 2.6 million pounds of molybdenum and 155,000 ounces of silver.

NSX Silver reports more high grade silver drill intercepts at Dios Padre Project

NSX Silver Inc. is pleased to announce additional results from its recently completed Phase 1 drilling program at the Dios Padre Silver Project located in Sonora State, Mexico. These results are from holes DP-13-2012 through DP-16-2012 which were drilled in and beneath the area of historic mining. These drill holes were sited over a 120 meter by 70 meter area that constitutes only part of the surface foot print of the historic workings.

Golden Goliath Regional Update

Golden Goliath Resources Ltd. is pleased to provide an update on some of the activity in and around its Uruachic Mining Camp. Over the years the entire Camp has been covered by mineral claims. While Golden Goliath was first to the Camp and believes it has the best ground, the most significant work is being done adjacent to Golden Goliath’s Nopalera property by Fresnillo PLC who drilled 37,580 metres in 51 holes and constructed the first 300 metres of an exploration adit in 2011 on their Orisyvo project.

Silver Sun announces $1,200,000 non-brokered private placement

Silver Sun Resource Corp. announces the commencement of a non-brokered private placement offering of up to 10,000,000 units at a price of $0.12 per unit for gross proceeds of up to $1,200,000. Under the terms of the Offering each unit will consist of one common share in the capital of the Company and one non-transferable common share purchase warrant. Each Warrant shall entitle the holder to purchase one additional common share of the Company for a period of two years from the date of issue, at a price of $0.17 per Warrant Share during the first year, at a price of $0.25 per Warrant Share during the second year.

Cayden Drills 28.5 Meters Of 3.21 g/t Au at Las Calles

Cayden Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that it has received additional drilling results from its Las Calles target at the Morelos Sur Gold project, central Guerrero State, Mexico. The drilling highlights at Las Calles include 28.5 meters of 3.21 g/t Au including 10.8 m of 7.81 g/t Au, including 2 m of 26.3 g/t Au (LCDD0101), 7.7 m of 2.44 g/t Au (LCDD0096), and 39.3 m of 0.65 g/t Au (LCDD0102). The results occur in the same extremely fractured and iron oxide-rich diorite sill from which earlier significant results were previously reported (see NR dated March 5, 2012) as well as historical results reported by IMMSA, a subsidiary of Grupo Mexico (see 43-101 technical report filed on www.sedar.com ). The aggregate results indicate the potential for a deeper, lateral extension of the ore body currently being mined by a subsidiary of Goldcorp, at the adjacent Los Filos mine. At present, Las Calles mineralization is open in all directions. Drill hole locations are shown at www.caydenresources.com . Cayden is currently drilling at its La Magnetita target and expects to release results in the near future.

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