Day: December 20, 2012

Mercator Minerals Ltd., further to the Company’s September 28, 2012 press release, is pleased to announce that it has executed an agreement with RMB Australia Holdings Limited (“RMB”) for a $30 million corporate debt facility arranged by RMB Resources Inc., a resource financing division of the FirstRand Group of South Africa. The Company has drawn down $27.3 million of the Facility. The remainder of the Facility will be available to Mercator once certain security is registered in Mexico.

Cerro Resources NL today announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Primero Mining Corp. aimed at progressing the planned Cerro del Gallo gold/silver heap leach mine in Mexico, under which:

Forecast Production of 85 Million Pounds of Copper in Concentrates (All amounts in US$ unless otherwise specified)

Yale Resources Ltd. is pleased to provide a summary of its activities in 2012 and give an overview of its plans for 2013.

Avino Silver and Gold Mines Ltd. is pleased to announce that its Mexican subsidiary COMPAÑIA MINERA MEXICANA DE AVINO, S.A. DE C.V. has entered into a master credit facility with CATERPILLAR CRÉDITO, S.A. DE C.V., SOFOM, ENR for up to US $5 million.