VANCOUVER, BC --(October 13, 2016) - Golden Predator Mining Corp.(TSX VENTURE: GPY) (NTGSF) (the "Company") is pleased to announce new drill results from a program designed to gather metallurgical, geotechnical and environmental information and samples from the Brewery Creek project in the Yukon. Several of these holes, which were generally shallow and proximal to the existing pits, encountered significantly higher than anticipated gold grades. Highlights include (see attached figures for hole locations):

 

Hole #11 with 8.2 meters (m) of 21.3 g/t gold from 22.2 m down hole including 5.1 m of 32.1 g/t gold from 23.9 m down hole.

VANCOUVER, BC--(October 13, 2016) - Comstock Metals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: CSL) ("Comstock" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on its ongoing exploration program at its QV gold project, Yukon. A total of 1788.28 m has been completed in 24 holes (see Map 1) since commencing a Rotary Air Blast (RAB) drill program in late August (see Comstock news release August 30, 2016) and results for the first 12 holes are reported herein. The RAB drill program has been designed to inexpensively and rapidly screen numerous prospective targets in the VG deposit area, and at the Shadow and Stewart targets, for subsequent follow-up with a diamond drill program.

 

Significant RAB drill results received to date are presented below in Table 1; highlights include:

 

3.05 m averaging 7.79 g/t gold starting at 4.57 m below surface in 16QVRAB001, potentially from a new zone 150-200 m south of the main VG deposit

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Oct 13, 2016) - Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (FSM)(FVI.TO) is pleased to announce third quarter production figures from its two operating mines in Latin America, the San Jose Mine in Mexico and the Caylloma Mine in Peru. The company produced 2.1 million ounces of silver, 14,111 ounces of gold and significant base metal by-products. Silver and gold production for the first nine months totals 5.3 million ounces and 32,739 ounces respectively; being 5 percent and 9 percent above the company's nine month projection. Fortuna´s annual production guidance for 2016 is 7.0 million ounces of silver and 42.8 thousand ounces of gold or 9.6 million ounces of Ag Eq* (see Fortuna news release dated January 14, 2016).

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Oct 12, 2016) - Independence Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:IGO) ("Independence" or "the Company") is pleased to announce new gold discoveries on its 100% owned Boulevard Project, contiguous to Goldcorp Inc.'s Coffee Gold Deposit in the White Gold District, Yukon. The best intercepts include 7.73 grams per tonne (g/t) gold ("Au") across 6.1 metres ("m") and 1.19 g/t Au over 22.9 m at the Sunset Zone, 4.36 g/t Au across 6.1 m within the Sunrise Zone, and 4.28 g/t Au over 4.6 m at the Denali Zone.