Day: December 27, 2012

Baja Mining Corp. is pleased to announce the appointment of Nigel Kirkwood as Chief Financial Officer, effective December 27, 2012.

Capstone Mining Corp. announced today acceptance by the Toronto Stock Exchange of the Company’s Notice of Intention to make a Normal Course Issuer Bid. Pursuant to the NCIB, Capstone proposes to purchase through the facilities of the TSX and other Canadian marketplaces, from time to time over the next 12 months, if considered advisable, up to an aggregate of 34,014,871, being approximately 10% of the public float of its common shares, as of December 21, 2012. Purchases may commence through the TSX on December 31, 2012 and will conclude on the earlier of the date on which purchases under the bid have been completed and December 30, 2013. As of December 21, 2012, Capstone had 381,507,382 issued and outstanding common shares.