Lake Shore Gold Reports Strong Second Quarter Production of 24,426 Ounces of Gold

--  Gold production for second quarter 2012 of 24,426 ounces with 183,215
    tonnes milled at average grade of 4.3 grams per tonne ("gpt")
   
--  Gold poured during second quarter of 24,298 ounces, while gold sales
    totaled 24,915 ounces at an average gold price of US$1,605 per ounce
   
--  Continued strong mill performance including average mill throughput of
    2,013 tonnes per day ("tpd") and average recoveries of 96.8%
   
--  Company remains on track to achieve target of 85,000 to 100,000 ounces
    of gold poured in 2012 and to exit year positioned for strong production
    growth in 2013

Published: 04 July 2012
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First Majestic Completes Acquisition of Silvermex Resources

First Majestic Silver Corp. ("First Majestic") (TSX:FR)(NYSE:AG)(FRANKFURT:FMV) and Silvermex Resources Inc. ("Silvermex") (TSX:SLX)(OTCBB:GGCRF)(FRANKFURT:GSBN) are pleased to announce the completion of the plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") previously announced in the joint news release of First Majestic and Silvermex dated April 3, 2012.

Under the arrangement, First Majestic has acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Silvermex. Shareholders of Silvermex will receive 0.0355 First Majestic shares and CDN$0.0001 for each held share of Silvermex.

Published: 03 July 2012
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Barkerville Announces a NI 43-101 Compliant Indicated Resource of 10,626,100 oz's Gold on Cow Mtn with a NI 43-101 Compliant Geological Potential of 65-90 Million oz's Gold in an Area Encompassing Approximately 10% of its Cariboo Gold Project

Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:BGM)(FRANKFURT:IWUB) (the "Company" or "Barkerville") announced today a NI 43-101 compliant, indicated resource estimate for the Gold Quartz open pit model on Cow Mountain as well as a NI 43-101 compliant estimation of the geological potential of the 6.4 km Island Mountain, Cow Mountain and Barkerville Mountain trend. This trend is the central portion (where the Company has focused its exploration activities) of a larger 67 km trend on the Company's 1,118 sq. km property.

Published: 03 July 2012
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New Gold Announces Start of Production at New Afton Mine in British Columbia

(All figures are in US dollars unless otherwise indicated)

New Gold Inc. ("New Gold") (TSX: NGD) and (NYSE MKT:NGD) today announces that production at its New Afton Mine has started with the first ore having been processed through the mill circuit on June 28, 2012. New Gold is pleased that the June production start met the company's originally stated timeline and the commissioning of the mill circuit has been consistent with its expectations. Since the first ore was placed in the mill circuit, the mill has been running on a continuous basis with progressively more ore being added to the circuit. The company anticipates that over the course of the coming weeks, the daily milling rate will continue to increase. New Gold's target for commercial production at New Afton, defined as 30 days of operation at 60% of capacity, or 6,600 tonnes per day, remains August 2012.

Published: 29 June 2012
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Recommended Offer for Allied Gold Mining Plc ("Allied Gold") by St Barbara Limited ("St Barbara")

(to be implemented by way of a Scheme of Arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act)

Allied Gold Mining Plc (ALD.TO)(ALD.L)(ALD.AX) -
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION

Summary
--  The boards of St Barbara and Allied Gold are pleased to announce that
    they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended offer under
    which St Barbara will acquire the entire issued and to be issued
    ordinary share capital of Allied Gold (the "Offer"). It is intended that
    the Offer be implemented by way of a Court sanctioned scheme of
    arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act.

Published: 29 June 2012
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