Category: Exploration and Development

– Advanced stage work aimed at expanding historical (NI 43-101) indicated resource (22 million ounces silver equivalent*.
– Update resource estimate and conduct preliminary economic assessment.
– Additional pure exploration targeting new discoveries in the 13,400-hectare property

San Marco Resources Inc. has received notification from Patriot Minefinders Inc. that they will not be proceeding with the La Buena property option. This option, as disclosed in the Company’s news release dated February 29th 2012, has thus terminated.

ABOT Mining is pleased to announce that the precipitation of gold and silver from the trial run of 150 tons of silver tailings and grounded ore shall continue for the next few days. Our Mexican Operating/JV Partner expects to smelt/refine the concentrate from this trial run into bars of dore bullion by the second to third week of this month.

Silver Standard Resources (TSX: SSO) to Develop Mexican Mine

Guerrero Exploration Inc. announces that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Pinette Copper Corp, a private Vancouver-based mineral exploration company with 2 exploration properties located in Botswana. Guerrero will issue approximately 33,809,885 to the shareholders of Pinette.

Southridge Enterprises Inc. is would like to clarify that the Company does have signed agreements with KGEM (Kinross Gold Exploration Mexico) regarding Cinco Minas & Gran Cabrera, and that any and all quotes attributed in our December 26, 2012, news release to Mr. Martin Moscosa, Exploration Manager for Kinross Gold, are indeed accurate and documented.

Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. announces that it has filed on SEDAR an updated technical report in respect of its San Felipe Project, titled “Update of NI 43-101 Technical Report on Resources, San Felipe Project, Sonora, Mexico”. The updated report provides additional information on data verification and sampling. It is updated as of December 19, 2012, and has an effective date of April 5, 2012. The resources remain unchanged from the original report which was announced on July 16, 2012.

Trading in Southridge Enterprises Inc. (SRGE) was halted by the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission two days after the mining company said it was forming a partnership with Canada’s Kinross Gold Corp. (K) in Mexico.

Chesapeake Gold Corp. wishes to report on the current status of the pre-feasibility study on its 100% owned Metates project located in Durango State, Mexico. The Metates project is one of the largest undeveloped gold-silver projects in the Americas.

Starcore International Mines Ltd. announces that in 2013 it will focus on increasing shareholder value through exploration and development at its wholly-owned San Martin gold and silver mine in Queretaro, Mexico. In order to achieve this goal, Starcore has scheduled an enhanced exploration program to commence in February 2013, comprised of 5000 meters of drilling to unlock the potential at the San Martin gold-silver mine. To facilitate this objective for 2013, the Company has renegotiated its loan facility with Sprott Resource Lending Corp. whereby Starcore will not be required to make any further principal payments on its outstanding loan with Sprott Lending until October 31, 2013. The Company and Sprott Lending have amended the terms of the outstanding credit facility to allow Starcore the flexibility to make one balloon payment by October 31, 2013, thus enabling the Company to immediately allocate surplus revenue to exploration.