The Board of Directors of Aurizon Mines Ltd. today mailed materials to all shareholders recommending that shareholders ratify the Shareholder Rights Plan that the Board of Directors adopted on January 22, 2013. The Rights Plan is intended to provide the Board of Directors with adequate time to identify and develop value-enhancing alternatives, if appropriate, to any unsolicited take-over bid, including the unsolicited offer made by Alamos Gold Inc. on January 14, 2013.

Marlin Gold Mining Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has filed a final long form prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario relating to a rights offering. Registered shareholders in the Qualifying Jurisdictions will receive one right for each common share held as at the record date, which has been set as February 21, 2013. Each 1.026 rights entitle the holder thereof to subscribe for one common share at a price of $0.08 per share prior to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on March 25, 2013. Rights not exercised by that time will be void and have no value.

VVC Exploration Corporation is pleased to announce that following receipt of the final acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange, the Company has closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement aggregating CA$958,500 representing 19,170,000 units of the Company (“Units”) at a price of $0.05 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant (a “Warrant”) of the Company. Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share of the Company at $0.12 per share until January 24, 2014 and thereafter at $0.18 per share until January 24, 2015.

Greg Myers, CEO and President of Caza Gold Corp., is pleased to provide shareholders with the following update of the results of Caza’s 2012 exploration and reconnaissance programs and the outlook for 2013.

Canadian mining and metals companies are keeping cost control and project execution top of mind this year as shareholders become more risk averse, says Ernst & Young.