Day: December 18, 2012

El Tigre Silver Corp. is pleased to report that it has signed a contract with MAJOR DRILLING DE MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V. and has mobilized a core drilling machine and associated equipment to its 431 square kilometer El Tigre silver-gold property in northern Sonora, Mexico. Drilling will commence the first week of January 2013. The Company is fully funded to complete this next phase of drilling.

Torex Gold Resources Inc. is pleased to report that it has recently intersected several of the highest grade gold intercepts drilled thus far at the Media Luna and Media Luna West targets at the Company’s Morelos Gold Project in Mexico. At Media Luna, borehole ML-35 intersected 30.31 g/t Au over 21.0m; borehole ML-79 intersected 15.56 g/t Au over 12.2m; borehole ML-11A intersected 28.60 g/t Au over 5.2m. At Media Luna West, borehole MLW-02 intersected 15.68 g/t Au over 5.9m. The gold and gold equivalent values for the 23 boreholes being reported today are shown in the Highlight Table and in Table 1.

International Northair Mines Ltd. is pleased to provide an update on current exploration activities underway at its La Cigarra silver project located in north central Mexico.

Excalibur Resources Ltd. is pleased to provide an update on the sampling program at the Catanava property in Pinos, Zacatecas, Mexico. Pinos has been mined since 1546 and was one of only three bonanza gold districts discovered by the Spanish in Mexico. It is located in the historic Fresnillo — Guanajuato Trend of Mexico, characterized by world-class precious metals mines. The program includes mapping and sampling of old mines and workings, surface mapping and sampling and re-logging of drill holes completed by previous operators. The program is directed at expanding the resources at the Catanava property and providing data for mine planning.