Month: August 2012

Technical Report on the Avino Property

Avino Silver and Gold Mines Ltd. is pleased to announce the results from a Technical Report on the Avino Property prepared by Tetra Tech, an independent engineering consultant commissioned by Avino. The Technical Report was filed on SEDAR on July 25, 2012, under the Company’s SEDAR profile.

Geologix Commences Drill Program to Test 5 New Target Areas at Tepal

The program of Reverse Circulation drilling has 30 initial holes planned for testing five prospective new zones (Target Areas 1 through 5) as outlined through the Company’s recent geophysical and surface sampling programs. Additional holes may be targeted based on assay results received during the initial drilling phase. Drilling has started within Target Area #3, where the Company recently reported a high concentration of elevated gold and silver values in rock samples within an area measuring 1,800 metres (“m”) by 600m located near the project’s proposed mill site. Individual assays up to 6.88 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold over 2.0m and 433 g/t silver over 1.6m were sampled within Target Area #3, as previously announced (see news release dated June 13, 2012 and/or the Company’s website at www.geologix.ca for more details).

Hecla Clarifies Record Date for Preferred Dividend

Hecla Mining Company today announced its Board of Directors has elected to declare the regular quarterly dividend of $0.875 per share on the outstanding Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock.

Scorpio Gold Corporation : Announces its Unaudited Financial and Operating Results for the Second Quarter of 2012

Scorpio Gold Corporation is pleased to announce its unaudited financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012. This press release should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Management Discussion & Analysis, Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements for Q2, available on the Company’s website at www.scorpiogold.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. All monetary figures are expressed in US dollars unless otherwise specified.

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