Category: Exploration and Development

La Bandera Drilling Update

Aurion Resources Ltd. is pleased to report that it’s partner AuRico Gold Inc has advised Aurion it commenced diamond drilling at La Bandera in late November and to date has completed seven diamond drillholes comprising approximately 3300 m of a proposed 6800 m program on Aurion’s wholly owned La Bandera gold project in Durango, Mexico. Assays are pending but will be reported at the end of the drill program when all assays and results have been received and compiled.

Source Signs Option Agreement to Purchase Capricho Property Drilling Scheduled

Source Exploration Corp. is pleased to announce that its wholly owned Mexican Subsidiary Roca Verde Exploration de Mexico has signed an option agreement with Empresa Minera Caprice, JC, S.A. de C.V. to acquire up to a 100% interest in its Capricho mineral exploration concessions located in Sinaloa, Mexico. The terms of the option agreement were detailed in a previous press release dated November 9, 2011. Drilling prospective high grade targets is scheduled to commence in January.

Timmins Gold reports record production of 21,524 gold ounces in final quarter of 2011

Timmins Gold Corp. is pleased to report preliminary production results for the Company’s third quarter and year ended December 31, 2011. The Company achieved record gold production of 21,524 gold ounces for the quarter, including a record month of 8,504 ounces of gold production for the month of December, 2011. The Company is pleased to report that the recovery ratio in December, 2011 was 76%. The recovery ratio for the period October 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 was 65%, up from 55% in the same period last year. The recovery ratio is defined as the ratio of gold ounces produced divided by the number of contained gold ounces stacked over a specific period.

Fortunate Sun Gets Camacho and Pirelli Back

Fortunate Sun Mining Company Ltd. is pleased to announce that the Camacho and Pirelli projects 100% owned by the Company have been returned to Fortunate Sun by Kinross Gold’s Mexican Subsidiary, KG Exploracion Mexico S.A de C.V. effective today, as Kinross has elected to terminate the options.

Aurion Acquires New Gold Projects in Mexico

Aurion Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce the signing of a Letter of Intent with Golden Minerals Company whereby Aurion will have the right to earn a 100% interest in the El Teyra and Rubi-Esmeralda gold projects in Mexico as further described below. The acquisition is subject to exchange approval.

Cangold Advances Ixhuatan Gold-Silver Project and Provides Shareholder Update

Cangold Limited is pleased to provide a progress report on the initial steps being taken in advancing the Ixhuatan Gold Project in Chiapas, Mexico through to feasibility study and on its other projects. Cangold is earning a 75% interest in the Ixhuatan project through its own wholly-owned Mexican subsidiary, Coboro Minerales de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

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