Day: August 1, 2014

Almaden Minerals Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement by the issuance of 4,000,000 units at $1.50 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company and one-half of one non-transferable common share purchase warrant. Each Warrant allows the holder to purchase one common share of the Company at a price of $2.00 per share until August 1, 2015. A finder’s fee of $107,400 in cash and finder’s warrants to purchase up to 48,000 common shares at a price of $1.50 per common share until August 1, 2015 was paid to Secutor Capital Management Corporation on a portion of the placement.

Sierra Metals Inc. is pleased to report a positive development in the Polo y Ron Minerals legal process. A Federal Court in the State of Chihuahua has ordered that Sierra is entitled to receive proper notice of the adverse resolution previously issued by the State Court of Chihuahua as disclosed in the Company’s press release on March 16, 2013.

Vista Gold Corp. today announced its unaudited financial results and highlights for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. The Company’s unaudited financial statements, Management’s Discussion and Analysis together with other important disclosures can be found in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Canadian securities regulatory authorities.

Mercator Minerals Ltd announces, further to the Company’s July 15, 2014 press release, that given that the Company and Intergeo MMC Ltd have not agreed to extend the completion deadline in connection with the proposed business combination between Mercator and Intergeo announced on December 12, 2013 beyond August 1, 2014, the arrangement agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms. As such, the proposed business combination will no longer proceed.

Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. and Bralorne Gold Mines Ltd.: Further to their joint news release dated June 30, 2014, Avino and Bralorne have executed a binding arrangement agreement whereby Avino will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Bralorne which Avino does not already own by way of a plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). Upon completion of the Arrangement, it is anticipated that approximately 2,636,857 common shares of Avino will be issued to former Bralorne shareholders to acquire Bralorne, which holds an undivided 100% legal and beneficial interest in the operating Bralorne gold mine in British Columbia.