GoldQuest Reports Assay Results From the Second Hole at Romero, Dominican Republic; Includes 159 Metres Grading 4.5 g/t Gold and 1% Copper and 24 Metres Grading 7.5 g/t Gold and 0.9% Copper

GoldQuest Mining Corp. (GQC.V)(M1W.F)(M1W.BE) ("GoldQuest" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the assay results of hole LTP 92, the second vertical hole into the Romero discovery, within the Company's 100% owned Las Tres Palmas trend in the Dominican Republic. The location is 25 metres to the west and 4 metres lower in elevation than the discovery hole LTP 90, which returned 231 metres grading 2.4 grams per tonne (g/t) gold (see release of May 29, 2012). Hole LTP 92 displayed similar characteristics to hole LTP 90, with an upper gold unit from 28 metres below surface, with low copper and some zinc, followed by deeper, higher grade gold and copper horizons at depth.

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First Majestic Produces 2.1 Million Silver Equivalent Ounces in Second Quarter

 
First Majestic Silver Corp. ("First Majestic" or the "Company") (TSX:FR)(NYSE:AG)(FRANKFURT:FMV) (WKN:A0LHKJ)is pleased to announce that total production at its three mines in Mexico for the second quarter ending June 30, 2012 reached 2,102,222 equivalent ounces of silver, representing a 14% increase compared to the same quarter in 2011.

The total silver production for the quarter consisted of 1,917,248 ounces of silver, representing an 8% increase compared to the same quarter in 2011. In addition, 3,005,209 pounds of lead and 1,423,890 pounds of zinc was produced representing an increase of 116% and 5,355% respectively, compared to the same quarter in the previous year. Also, 533 ounces of gold was produced, representing an increase of 58% compared to the second quarter of 2011.

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Barkerville Clarifies Technical Disclosure

Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. (BGM.V)(IWUB.F) (the "Company" or "Barkerville") announced today that, as a result of a review by the British Columbia Securities Commission (the "BCSC"), the Company is issuing the following news release to clarify its technical disclosure.

On June 28, 2012, the Company issued a news release reporting an indicated resource and geological potential at its Cow Mountain Property (the "Original News Release"). On July 4, 2012, the Company received a technical disclosure review letter from the BCSC asking the Company to provide additional information to the BCSC to support the indicated resource estimate and exploration target disclosed in the Original News Release.

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Crocodile Gold Triples Its Gold Production to 36,117 Ounces in the Second Quarter of 2012

Crocodile Gold Corp. (TSX:CRK)(OTCQX:CROCF)(FRANKFURT:XGC) ("Crocodile Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it produced 36,117 ounces of gold in the second quarter of 2012 and 46,876 ounces year to date in the period ending June 30, 2012.

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Evolving Gold Reports Multiple High Grade Intervals at Its Carlin Project, Nevada Including: 9.1 Meters at 22.0 gpt Gold 2.7 Meters at 33.11 gpt Gold, 3.8 Meters at 29.53 gpt Gold

Evolving Gold Corp. (TSX:EVG) (OTCQX:EVOGF) (FRANKFURT:EV7) (the "Company") is pleased to report that diamond drill hole CAR-016.1 intersected several high grade gold zones at its Carlin Project in Nevada, including 9.1 meters at 22.0 gpt (grams per tonne) gold (30.0 feet at 0.64 ounces per ton, opt gold) starting at 908.3 meters down hole. This intersection includes 1.2 meters at 44.0 gpt gold (4.0 feet at 1.28 opt gold). In addition CAR-016.1 intersected 1.2 meters at 15.5 gpt gold (4.0 feet at 0.45 opt gold) starting at 897.9 meters down hole. The entire interval from 897.9 to 917.4 (19.5 meters or 64.0 feet) averages 11.76 gpt gold (0.34 opt gold), including a lower grade interval at 899.2-908.3 meters.

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