Month: August 2012

Aura Minerals Inc. announces that, in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 and in support of the Company’s July 18, 2012 news release, it has filed a technical report entitled “Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Expansion of the Aranzazu Mine Zacatecas Mexico” prepared by AMC Mining Consultants (Canada) Ltd. The PEA is available under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Company’s website at www.auraminerals.com.

Excellon Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that it has regained access to its La Platosa Mine in the state of Durango, Mexico. La Platosa has been under an illegal blockade commenced by the Ejido La Sierrita with the assistance and funding of the non-governmental organization ProDESC and the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Mineros Metalúrgicos, Siderúrgicos y Similares de la República Mexicana, affiliated with the United Steelworkers Union.

Geologix Explorations, a mineral exploration firm, has reported that it has begun an exploration drilling program at the Tepal project located in Mexico.

Mexican police, soldiers and some miners breached a picket line at a silver mine owned by Canada’s Excellon Resources Inc on Wednesday, but striking miners vowed to continue their near two-month stoppage.

Citation Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that further to its May 23, 2012 news release updating exploration activity in Mexico’s Guerrero State, Geotech Ltd. has now commenced flying an airborne versatile time-domain electromagnetic survey over the Biricu Gold Project. In addition, the Company has reached agreement with the Mezcala ejido granting the Company access to high-priority areas to conduct early-stage exploration activities.

Almaden Minerals Ltd. is pleased to announce further results from the on-going exploration drill program at the Company’s 100% owned Tuligtic project, Mexico with holes TU-12-161, 165, 169, 173, 175, and 179. These holes were drilled into the Ixtaca North zone on sections 10+750, 10+800 and 10+850. The intersections reported today demonstrate the continuity of this zone as well as the presence of high grades locally. On these sections mineralisation was also intersected in the overlying volcanic units. Highlights from the holes released today include the following intercepts (a more complete list of intercepts is shown in the table below):