New World Resource Corp. ("New World" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:NW)(FRANKFURT:NWU) wishes to announce the first seven holes of the recently completed diamond drill program at the Lipeña/Bonete copper-gold project, in southern Bolivia. These seven holes total 2,509.5 metres ("m") and cover a strike length of approximately 900 m.

Independence Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:IGO) ("Independence Gold" or "the Company") is pleased to announce an increased National Instrument ("NI") 43-101 compliant Inferred Resource estimate for three mineralized veins on its 100% owned 3Ts Project.

B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO)(OTCQX:BGLPF)(PINKSHEETS:BGLPF) ("B2Gold" or the "Company") and Calibre Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE:CXB) ("Calibre"), are pleased to announce results from the first three diamond drill holes from the Primavera project within the Borosi concession in north east Nicaragua.

SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (TSX:SGQ)(HKSE:1878) announces the successful completion of 2011 on guidance in terms of coal sales and production.

Condor Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CN) ("Condor" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that results of the first diamond drill hole at the Company's wholly-owned San Martin project in southern Peru have been received. Hole SMA-001 targeted the depth continuity of encouraging silver assays encountered in surface chip-channel samples (see news releases dated September 7th and 12th, 2011).

New Pacific Metals Corp. (TSX VENTURE:NUX) (the "Company") is pleased to announce assay results for the remaining holes drilled in 2011 at the Lake Zone of the Mt. Skukum gold deposit at its Tagish Lake Gold Project in Yukon Territory, Canada (the "Project"). It should be noted that in regards of the Company's stated resources, the bulk of the Project's resources are at the Skukum Creek deposit (which is a separate deposit from Mt. Skukum).

NuLegacy Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:NUG) reports that the results of the recently completed deep-penetration induced polarization and resistivity ("IP/R") geophysical survey on its Red Hill gold exploration project in Nevada indicate that the high-grade gold bearing Central Pediment Anomaly is significantly larger than initially indicated.

Animas Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:ANI) has closed on $1.2 million of the financing with Ernesto Echavarria as the sole participant. Mr. Echavarria may fund Animas with additional funds at a future date as approved by the shareholders for up to a 39.1% interest in Animas. Mr. Echavarria now owns approximately 27.7% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Animas.

Rare Earth Metals Inc. ("Rare Earth Metals", "RA" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:RA)(OTCQX:RAREF)(PINKSHEETS:RAREF) announces that, subject to regulatory approval, it has granted 2,825,000 stock options to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company. These options will be exercisable at $0.17 for a period of five (5) years from the date of granting.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 18, 2012) - Rye Patch Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:RPM)(OTCQX:RPMGF) ("Rye Patch Gold" or the "Company") announces that the Company has granted stock options to its directors, officers, employees ...

MOUNT PEARL, NEWFOUNDLAND--(Marketwire - Jan. 18, 2012) - Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. ("Cornerstone" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:CGP) (FRANKFURT:GWN) (BERLIN:GWN) (OTCBB:CTNXF) today announced that on January 17th, President & CE...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 18, 2012) - Santa Fe Metals Corp. ("the Company") (TSX VENTURE:SFM) is pleased to report assay results from the November/December 2011 phase of the ongoing sampling program on its Don Indio project at Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila, Mexico.