Victor Wyprysky, President and CEO of Chieftain Metals Inc., commented: "Chieftain's immediate attention to provide a solution to the historic environmental issues at Tulsequah demonstrates the high importance we place on community and stakeholders concerns as we move "The Chief" to construction start."

Corazon Gold Corp. announces that Nicaragua's Ministry of Energy and Mines ("MEM") and the Autonomous Region of the Northern Atlantic ("RAAN") have granted Corazon three contiguous, 25-year Exploration and Exploitation Concessions located along the Rio Coco River. 

Rio NovoGold Inc. (TSX:RN.TO - News)(TSX:RN-WT.TO - News) ("Rio Novo" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that drilling has started at its 100%-owned Toldafria Gold Project, in Colombia.

AMEX EXPLORATION INC (TSX VENTURE:AMX) ("The Company") is pleased to announced the confirmation of an important large gold bearing polymetallic zone on its 100% owned Perron Gold project. Hole PE-2011-4, the last hole of a 4 drill hole campaign that was initiated late last year, intersected a wide zone of altered and mineralized felsic rhyolitic volcaniclastic unit that returned gold values of 0.41 g/t over 112.3 meters, including multiple higher gold grade sub-zones of up to 5.9 meters grading 2.4 g/t Au, including 2.5 meters at 4.54 g/t Au.

Lake Shore Gold Corp. (TSX:LSG)(NYSE Amex:LSG) ("Lake Shore Gold" or the "Company") today announced that the Company has entered into an agreement (the "Agreement") with Sprott Resource Lending Partnership ("Sprott") for a credit facility (the "Facility") totaling up to $70 million.

A Technical Report will be filed with SEDAR within 45 days, as per NI-43-101 regulations.

Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSX: EDR.TO - News)(NYSE: EXK -News)(Frankfurt: EJD.F - News) announced today that the Company set new records for silver and gold production in the First Quarter, 2012 from the Company's two operating silver mines in Mexico, the Guanacevi Mine in Durango State and the Guanajuato Mine in Guanajuato State.

GéoMégA owns 100% of the Montviel Rare Earths/Niobium project in northern Quebec.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - April 10, 2012) - Gold Canyon Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:GCU)(PINKSHEETS:GDCRF) ("Gold Canyon" or "the Company") is pleased to report that it has filed a National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") compliant technical report related to its February 27, 2012 news release announcing the updated resource estimate for its 100% controlled Springpole Gold Project, located 110 kilometres northeast of Red Lake, Ontario, Canada.

The consideration previously announced in the press release dated March 29, 2012 was the payment of $325,000 in cash and issuance of 7.5 million Special Warrants having a 2 year term and exercisable at $0.05 per share. The amended consideration is now limited to the payment of $325,000 in cash.

"This transaction not only monetizes Castle's 60% interest in Elmtree, but positions our shareholders to receive future development and exploration upside at Elmtree," said Mike Sylvestre, President & CEO of Castle Resources.

The proceeds of the Offering will be used to fund continued exploration at the Company's key projects in Colombia, and for general working capital purposes.