Aura Minerals Announces the Appointment of Tom Ogryzlo as Interim CEO

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (MARKET WIRE) — 06/06/11 — Aura Minerals Inc. (“Aura Minerals” or the “Company”) (TSX: ORA) wishes to announce the appointment of Mr. Tom Ogryzlo, an independent director of the Company, as interim Chief Executive Officer, effective June 6, 2011. Mr. Ogryzlo has extensive experience in the mining and engineering industries and has served as President of several different companies including Kilborn Engineering and Kilborn SNC-Lavalin. Mr. Ogryzlo recently retired as Vice-President Latin America of Ram Power Corporation and was founder and CEO of Polaris Energy Corp., Ram Power Corporation main subsidiary, which is building a $410 million, 72 MW geothermal power project in Nicaragua. Mr. Ogryzlo has been President of both producing precious and base metal mining companies and has served on the boards of many well known TSX listed companies. He currently serves on the boards of Baja Mining Corp. and Vista Gold Corp.

Gold Bag’s Name Change to Focus Gold Corporation, Ticker FGLD, Approved by FINRA and Is Effective Immediately

RENO, NV–(Marketwire – Jun 6, 2011) – Focus Gold Corporation, formerly Gold Bag, Inc. (OTCBB: GBGI) announces that effective June 6, 2011, the Company’s name was officially changed to Focus Gold Corporation. Concurrently, the Company received a new trading symbol from FINRA to (OTCBB: FGLD). Back in January, the Company announced plans for a name change from Gold Bag, Inc. to Focus Gold Corporation. The Company’s name change was approved by the Board of Directors and the stockholders with a majority of the voting power. Investors should be aware that the name change and symbol change may take a few days to report properly in their brokerage accounts and at certain websites.

Primero to Begin Selling 50% of Silver at Spot

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – June 6, 2011) – Primero Mining Corp. (“Primero” or the “Company”) (TSX:P) announced today that it has successfully delivered the annual threshold of 3.5 million ounces of silver and will now sell 50% of the silver produced at San Dimas at spot prices for its own account until August 5, 2011.

Independent Proxy Firms Recommend Creston Shareholders Vote for Merger with Mercator Minerals Ltd.

Creston Moly Corp. (“Creston” or the Company”) (TSX-V: CMS) announced today that ISS Proxy Advisory Services (“IIS”) and Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC (“Glass Lewis”), the two leading independent proxy research and advisory firms, have published reports recommending that Creston shareholders (“Shareholders”) vote FOR the proposed arrangement agreement to which Mercator Minerals Ltd. (“Mercator”) will acquire all issued and outstanding common shares of Creston by way of a plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”).

Alamos Gold Announces Senior Management Changes

James R. Porter, previously Alamos’ Vice President of Finance, has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Porter has been with the Company for nearly six years, joining Alamos in 2005 as Controller. Prior to joining Alamos, Mr. Porter held the position of Controller and Corporate Secretary for another publicly-listed gold producing company and was a manager in the assurance practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Porter holds a Bachelor of Administrative and Commercial Studies Degree from the University of Western Ontario, and is a Chartered Accountant and a U.S. Certified Public Accountant (Illinois).

Silver Bull Closes $5 Million Private Placement With Coeur d’Alene Mines

Silver Bull Resources Inc. is pleased to announce the closing of its recently announced private placement financing with Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation (NYSE: CDE, TSX: CDM) (“Coeur d’Alene”). Coeur d’Alene purchased 7,353,000 shares of Silver Bull common stock at $0.68 per share for total gross proceeds of US$5,000,040.

Guerrero Attends World Resource Investment Conference in Vancouver, B.C., Canada on June 5 & 6, 2011

Guerrero Exploration Inc. is pleased to announce Guerrero will be a participant at the World Resource Investment Conference, hosted at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Approximately 5,000 highly educated resource investors will attend this unique two-day conference which brings together 40 of the world’s top resource analysts, fund managers, investors and over 300 public companies offering high growth potential.

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