Category: Exploration and Development

Exploration Highlights:

•Hole LP965 drilled between the two main portions of the 623 Manto intersected 1,955 g/t (57 oz/T) Ag, 14.99% Pb, 28.76% Zn over 4.08 metres (m);
•Hole LP971 drilled east of the 623 Manto in a relatively open area intersected 1,028 g/t (30 oz/T) Ag, 10.47% Pb, 12.74% Zn over 4.53 m;

Production Highlights:

•Tonnage milled in November was 6,800 tonnes which exceeded budget by 35%;
•Silver production was 227,000 oz which exceeded budget by 95%.

Stroud Resources Ltd. (SDR.V), which eased 1 cent yesterday to edge back towards a year low of 6 cents, announced the latest results from its drill program at the Santo Domingo project in central Mexico. It said drill results continue to be “very encouraging”, with DDH #42 intersecting the “up dip” extension of the mineralization encountered in DDH #11. The distance between the two mineralized intersections is approximately 175 metres.

Geologix Explorations Inc. (TSX: GIX) is pleased to announce the completion of an airborne geophysical survey over the entire Tepal project area. A total of 1,551 line kilometres were flown, at flight line spacings of 150 metres, over the entire 172 square kilometre Tepal project mineral concessions (1,421 line kilometre). A more detailed survey over the 19 square kilometre (130 line kilometres) core resource area was flown at 75 metre spacings.

Azure Minerals (ASX: AZS) has elected to withdraw from the acquisition of the San Francisco Manganese Project to focus on advancing its Promontorio Copper Project in Mexico.

Timmins Gold Corp. announces that improvements have been realized in gold recoveries for the months of October and November, 2011. Gold placed on the heap leach pads for October was 11,966 ounces (464,007 tonnes at a grade of 0.802 grams per tonne) and 6,618 ounces were extracted from the leach pads. Gold placed on the heap leach pads for November was 9,972 ounces (413,165 tonnes at a grade of 0.751 grams per tonne) and 6,990 ounces were extracted from the leach pads.

“We are very pleased, to be exploring the possible expansion of ore grade material beyond the old San Juan Mine workings. Along with its rich production history, the San Juan property’s very prospective geology offers excellent potential for major new gold discoveries,” said Mr. Damien Reynolds, Director.