Capstone Mining Corp. today announced the result of an updated National Instrument 43-101 compliant mineral resource estimate for the Mala Noche Footwall Zone at its Cozamin Mine in Zacatecas, Mexico. Follow-up drilling in the MNFWZ in the second half of 2011 has added an additional 28 million pounds of copper resource in the measured and indicated categories. At a US$35 NSR copper cut-off grade, total measured and indicated mineral resources at the Cozamin Mine at the end of 2011 was 419 million pounds of copper. A tabulation of total mineral resource by classification is appended at the end of this news release.

Cortez Gold Corp announces that it has arranged a non-brokered private placement of up to 4,500,000 units at a price of $0.10 per Unit, for gross proceeds of up to $450,000.

GOLDEN, CO, Feb 7, 2012 (Marketwire via COMTEX) –Golden Minerals Company (NYSE Amex: AUMN) (TSX: AUM) (“Golden Minerals” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Warren Rehn to the position of Vice President of Exploration. Golden Minerals also announces the planned retirement of Robert Blakestad, the Company’s Senior Vice President of Exploration, effective February 29, 2012.

UC Resources Ltd. is pleased to provide this information update to its shareholders, stakeholders and interested parties.

NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwire) — 02/07/12 — Lone Star Gold, Inc. (OTCBB: LSTG) announced the development plan for their Mexican Tailings Project in the City of Hidalgo Del Parral in Chihuahua Mexico. Other companies operating near the tailings project include, GoldCorp, Inc. (NYSE: GG), Silver Standard Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: SSRI) and Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. (NYSE: CDE).

VANE Minerals (LON:VML) got a boost to its latest quarter as grades and recovery rates jumped at its Mexico gold and silver operations.