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31 mar 2010

South American Silver Corp. Appoints Greg Johnson as President and CEO



VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 29, 2010) - South American Silver Corp. (TSX:SAC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Greg Johnson as President and Chief Executive Officer. Ralph Fitch, who has served as Chairman, President and CEO since the Company's IPO, has been appointed as Executive Chairman. Mr. Johnson has acted as a director of the Company since May 2009.

Mr. Fitch stated, "We wholeheartedly welcome Greg to the Executive Management team at South American Silver. As a director, he has demonstrated the market experience, dynamics and vision that we believe will allow us to successfully advance and maximize the values of the Company. I can now focus my activities on the technical and developmental aspects of the Malku Khota project."

As an exploration geologist with more than 20 years experience in the mining industry, Mr. Johnson brings considerable corporate finance, project development and exploration experience to the Company. He most recently served at NovaGold Resources as Vice-President, Strategic Development, where over the past 12 years he was part of the team that grew NovaGold from a $10-million market capitalization to nearly a $2-billion company. While at NovaGold, Mr. Johnson was prominently involved with the acquisition and advancement of three world-class deposits, including the completion of three feasibility studies. He was a co-winner of the respected Thayler Lindsay International Discovery Award for his role in the discovery and advancement of the 40-million-ounce Donlin Creek gold deposit in Alaska.

Mr. Johnson began his career with Placer Dome Inc. where he worked in the U.S. and International Exploration Groups with responsibilities for several projects from early discovery stage to development and operations. He graduated with honors from Western Washington University where he earned a B Sc. in Geology.

"I am excited to join South American Silver at this point of rapid growth, yet early market awareness," said Mr. Johnson. "We look to continue to build the technical and management team to successfully advance and grow what is already one of the world's largest undeveloped Silver-Indium deposits, to maximize the value of our high-potential Escalones Copper-Gold project, and will initiate actions to gain greater market visibility, especially in U.S. markets, over the coming months."

About The Malku Khota Silver-Indium Project

South American Silver's most advanced project is the Malku Khota Silver-Indium project in Bolivia. Malku Khota is one of the world's largest undeveloped silver resources with an NI 43-101-qualified Indicated resource of 144 million ozs silver (151 million tonnes grading 29.7 g/t silver) and an Inferred resource of 177 million ozs silver (230 million tonnes grading 24.0 g/t silver). The resource remains open to further expansion laterally and at depth, and recent drilling has identified a new higher-grade zone which may result in an expanded near-surface resource.

The deposit also has significant economic enrichment from high-technology metals including indium and gallium. The NI 43-101-qualified indium resource is 845,000 kilograms Indicated (151 million tonnes grading 5.58 g/t), and 968,000 kg. Inferred (230 million tonnes grading 4.21 g/t). Malku Khota has the potential to generate up to 10% of global Indium production. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.

The project is road accessible and has power within approximately 15 kilometers of site. An independent, NI 43-101-compliant Preliminary Economic Assessment Study was completed by Pincock Allen & Holt and announced by the Company in February 2009. The study indicates highly positive economics, including a pre-tax NPV-10% of US$326 million and a pre-tax internal rate of return of more than 50%, based on a capital expenditure of US$105 million. Most of the silver resource, including significant indium by-product credits, is anticipated to be heap leachable, indicating cash costs of production of $3.75/oz.

The Company has initiated a prefeasibility-level engineering study on the Malku Khota project that is expected to lead to the completion of an updated economic assessment by the end of 2010. A feasibility study would then commence, leading to potential mine development in 2012-2014.

About Bolivia

Bolivia contains one of the premier silver mining belts in the world, and has a long history and culture of mining. In each of the last three years, a major silver mine has started operations in Bolivia: In 2007, production started at the San Cristobal Mine operated by Sumitomo Metal Mining Inc.; in 2008 Coeur D'Alene Mines started operations at the San Bartolome Mine; and in 2009, Pan American Silver started operations at the San Vincente Mine. In all instances, operations followed several years of capital expenditures and construction. In addition, Jindal Steel, based in India, has now received permits for construction of one of the world's largest iron ore projects.

As an emerging market economy, Bolivia has demonstrated one of the fastest GDP growth rates in South America, despite the global recession. In addition, Bolivia has seen rising double-digit trade surpluses since 2006. Mining is one of the most important growth areas for this mineral-rich country, and major mining initiatives including Western mining capital and technology have been a large contributor to this economic expansion.

About South American Silver Corp.

South American Silver Corp. is a growth focused mineral exploration company creating value through the exploration and development of the Malku Khota Silver-Indium project in Bolivia, one of the world's largest undeveloped Silver and Indium deposits, and the large-scale Escalones Copper-Gold project in Chile. The Company prides itself in strong community relations and corporate social responsibility, which are a foundation for the successful development of a major mining project. Management has over 100 years of combined experience in the mining industry with much of that focused in Bolivia, Chile, Peru and Argentina. The Company trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol SAC and on the US OTC market as SOHAF. More information is available at www.soamsilver.com.

For further information, please contact:

South American Silver Corp.

Phone: 303-584-0606

Greg Johnson, President and CEO

Ralph Fitch, Executive Chairman

Richard Doran, Executive Vice President

Certain statements contained herein constitute "forward-looking statements". These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding estimated mineral resources, the potential for delineation of additional resources through further exploration at the Malku Khota property and the refinement of the acid chloride leach process. Forward-looking statements express, as at the date of this press release, the Company's plans, estimates, forecasts, projections, expectations, or beliefs as to future events or results. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions, including the key assumptions and parameters on which such estimates are based, involve risks and uncertainties and there can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate. Therefore, actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Factors that could cause results or events to differ materially from current expectations expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, include, but are not limited to, possible variations in mineral resources, grade or recovery rates; availability of sufficient financing to fund planned or further required work in a timely manner and on acceptable terms; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; failure of equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; political, regulatory, environmental and other risks of the mining industry and other risks more fully described in the Company's Annual Information Form filed and publicly available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. There can be no assurance that the Malku Khota property will be commercialized or that commercial heap leaching will produce positive results. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Subject to applicable laws, the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or any other reason.

This press release uses the terms 'indicated resources' and 'inferred resources' which are terms recognized and required by Canadian regulations (under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101")). Investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of the mineral deposits in these categories will be converted into reserves. In addition, 'inferred resources' have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that an inferred resource will be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of inferred resources may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies, or economic studies except for preliminary economic assessment as defined under NI 43-101. Investors are cautioned not to assume that part or all of an inferred resource exists, or is economically or legally mineable.

The PEA includes inferred mineral resources which are considered too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as Mineral Reserves. Furthermore, there is no certainty that the results projected in the PEA or this press release will be realized and actual results may vary substantially.

For more information, please contact
South American Silver Corp.
Greg Johnson
President and CEO
303-584-0606
or
South American Silver Corp.
Ralph Fitch
Executive Chairman
303-584-0606
or
South American Silver Corp.
Richard Doran
Executive Vice President
303-584-0606

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Hunt Mining Doubles the Size of Its Precious Metal Land Holdings in Santa Cruz, Argentina



LIBERTY LAKE, WASHINGTON--(Marketwire - March 24, 2010) - Hunt Mining Corp. (the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:HMX), is pleased to announce that it has filed with the Provincial Mining Authority for control of 17 new mineral concessions encompassing 139,000 hectares in the Santa Cruz province of Argentina. These new gold and silver prospects will be 100% owned by the Corporation, through its Argentine subsidiary Cerro Cazador S.A. ("CCSA"). With these additions, the Corporation will control a total of approximately 275,000 hectares, making it the second largest public company landholder in the highly prospective and emerging Deseado Massif precious metal region in Santa Cruz province.

The Corporation selected acquisitions based on known precious metal showings, established mineralized trends, and favorable structure, geology and alteration as indicated by satellite imagery interpretation. Currently the Corporation is actively engaged in exploration at its flagship project, La Josefina, in addition to the Bajo Pobre, El Gateado and other projects. Work now underway includes the following:

* Calculation of NI 43-101 compliant resources at the La Josefina project for five mineralized shoots which were intercepted by previous drilling and remain open to expansion
* Upgrading access and drill pads for resource expansion drilling on the La Josefina project scheduled for the second quarter of 2010
* Collection of surface channel samples on new exploration targets slated for drilling on the La Josefina project in the third quarter of 2010
* Retainment of UAKO Consultora Geologica ("UAKO") to provide ongoing Quality Assurance and Control of Analysis Results Program for the Corporation as the company nears a production decision and initiates project feasibility for the La Josefina project, expected later in 2010
* Preparation of NI 43-101 technical reports for the Bajo Pobre and El Gateado projects
* Metallurgical testing for several shallow gold shoots identified during the Corporation's 37,000 meter drilling program completed in 2009

President Matthew Hughes stated "We are extremely pleased to be adding such a significant number of highly prospective mineral concessions to our already impressive land package in Santa Cruz. While we continue to build resources and develop La Josefina towards production, the new acquisitions will allow for greater flexibility in exploration and subsequent development of multiple prospects far into the future. With our senior technical staff having more than 30 years combined experience in Santa Cruz exploration, and an excellent track record of identifying, and developing projects in the region, we are confident our success will continue to grow. When you combine these facts with the strong relationships that we have developed in local communities and the provincial government over many years, it further confirms our rising leadership role in the region."

About Hunt Mining Corp.

Hunt Mining Corp. has been an active and aggressive explorer in Santa Cruz since 2006 during which time the Corporations subsidiary, Cerro Cazador S.A. (CCSA) has completed more than 37,000 meters of HQ core drilling, 416 line kilometers of IP geophysical surveys and has taken more than 10,000 surface channel, chip, and trench samples. Historical results and additional information can be viewed at www.huntmining.com.

Neither the TSX Venture nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

For more information, please contact
Dean Stuart
(403) 517 2270
dean@boardmarker.net
or
Hunt Mining Corp.
Bryn Harman, CFA
Chief Financial Officer
(509) 892-5287
bharman@huntmining.com
www.huntmining.com

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G4G Resources Reports on Progress of Geothermal Acquisition in Argentina

Independent Technical Report Includes Inferred Geothermal Resource Estimate

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 24, 2010) - G4G Resources Ltd ("G4G" or "the Company") (TSX VENTURE:GXG) announces that the independent technical report on the geothermal resource at the Despoblados prospect ("Despoblados") located in San Juan, Argentina ("technical report") has been completed by GeothermEx, Inc. ("GeothermEx"). The technical report has been filed with the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSX-V") for review prior to release. Upon receiving TSX-V approval, the Company intends to post the technical report on SEDAR.

Despoblados is one of the geothermal properties in the Valle del Cura region in respect of which G4G previously announced on February 16, 2010 that it had entered into an exploration contract with an option to purchase with Group Minero Aconcagua S.A. and Andean Geothermal Power Corporation (the "Agreement").

The geothermal resource estimate for Despoblados has been prepared in accordance with The Canadian Geothermal Code for Public Reporting, 2010 Edition, published by the Canadian Geothermal Energy Association ("CanGEA") ("The Canadian Geothermal Code"). Using the temperature of the geothermal system estimated from chemical geothermometry and certain standard assumptions regarding area and thickness, the technical report estimates a resource range at Despoblados of about 8 to 17 MWe for 20 years of production, which may be considered an Inferred Resource Estimate in the sense of the Canadian Geothermal Code. A larger resource may be present if further exploration shows its area and/or thickness to be greater than assumed. The technical report also states the Valle de Cura geothermal concessions collectively have a possible total resource capacity of 35 to 85 MWe (for 20 years), perhaps several tens of MW or more.

The Canadian Geothermal Code outlines the requirements for reporting of Exploration Results, Geothermal Resources and Geothermal Reserves and provides a minimum set of requirements for the public reporting of Geothermal Resources and Reserves. The Canadian Code will serve as an industry self-regulation and will be on a voluntary compliance basis for 2010. The Code is intended for all publically listed companies on Canadian Exchanges and all other private and public companies benchmarked against Canadian industry standards. Reports prepared in accordance with the Canadian Geothermal Code are presently not in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, since such instrument does not apply to geothermal projects. Nevertheless, G4G believes that the Canadian Geothermal Code is the most up-to-date and credible Canadian standard for the reporting of geothermal information. The technical report was prepared by Christopher W. Klein and Roger C. Henneberger of GeothermEx, both of whom are responsible for its content. Each of Dr. Klein and Mr. Henneberger is a "qualified person" under the Canadian Geothermal Code and is independent of G4G.

GeothermEx, Inc. is a U.S. corporation, in business since 1973, specializing exclusively in providing consulting, operational and training services in the exploration, development, assessment and valuation of geothermal energy. GeothermEx, Inc. is the largest and longest-established such organization in the Western Hemisphere. The staff consists of specialists in geosciences (geology, geochemistry, geophysics, hydrology), engineering (drilling, well testing, reservoir, production, power plant, chemical), computer science and economic analysis. All technical staff members have advanced degrees and lengthy geothermal experience (average 15 years), with several members having more than 25 years in the geothermal industry.

G4G is currently in the process of satisfying the requests from the TSX-V for documents and information relating to the proposed transaction. Trading in G4G's common shares has been halted on the TSX-V since the announcement of the proposed transaction on February 16, 2010. Completion of the transaction remains subject to the final approval of the TSX-V and G4G Shareholders. Following completion of the transaction, G4G intends to carry out planned work that would include structural mapping, geochemistry, geophysics and drilling, with the goal of defining geothermal resources which will support the commercial generation of electricity. The amount of the work commitment by G4G for the exploration and drilling activities is US$1,863,000 over a period of two years.

In addition, an application has been made to change the name of the company to more effectively reflect the nature of the business with which it is involved. Subject to TSX-V approval, G4G will become Americas Geothermal Inc., under the symbol TSX-V: GXG.

Investors are cautioned that, except as disclosed in the management information circular and/or filing statement to be prepared in connection with the transaction, any information released or received with respect to the transaction may not be accurate or complete and should not be relied upon. Trading in the securities of G4G Resources Ltd. should be considered highly speculative. The TSX-V has in no way passed upon the merits of the transaction and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release. There can be no assurances that the transaction will be completed as proposed or at all.

About G4G Resources Ltd.

G4G Resources Ltd. is a Canadian-based mineral exploration and development company pursuing a number of resource projects, including geothermal power, iron sands and alternative fuels. If the proposed transaction is completed, G4G's primary focus is anticipated to be the development of geothermal power projects.

Forward-Looking Statement

This document may contain or refer to forward-looking information based on current expectations, including, but not limited to timing of mineral resource estimates, future exploration or project development programs and the impact on the Company of these events. Forward-looking information is subject to significant risks and uncertainties, as actual results may differ materially from forecasted results. Forward-looking information is provided as of the date hereof and we assume no responsibility to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances. For a detailed list of risks and uncertainties, as it relates to G4G Resources Ltd., please refer to the Company's 2008 Annual Report filed with SEDAR on April 23, 2009.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

For more information, please contact
G4G Resources Ltd.
Basil Botha
President & CEO
604-602-9868
604-602-9867 (FAX)
ir@g4g4resources.com
www.g4gresources.com

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19 mar 2010

Artha to Re-Commence Exploration at the Pirquitas and Rare Earth Properties in Argentina



VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 18, 2010) - Artha Resources Corporation (TSX VENTURE:AHC) -

The Company is pleased to announce that exploration will commence on the Pirquitas and Vallecito properties, adjoining to the north, east and west of Silver Standard's Pirquitas Mine. Additionally, an aggressive rare earth exploration program will also begin on Artha's wholly-owned Susques project. All three projects are located in Northwest Argentina in the provinces of Jujuy and Salta provinces in Northern Argentina (Map 1). Exploration teams are expected to be on the ground by late March.

The work programs will consist of three geological teams and a geophysics team. The key work programs will be prospect level mapping at a scale of 1:10 000 where systematic surface sampling will be completed. The Vallecito and Pirquitas properties have already demonstrated their potential with reconnaissance work completed in December 2009 delineating coincident geochemical and geological anomalies. These anomalies are consistent with both epithermal low sulphidation precious metal mineralization at Pirquitas and replacement silver-base metal mineralization at Vallecito. Both these prospects will have further detailed mapping completed as well as induced polarization geophysics to ascertain any depth continuity of mineralization as well as defining drilling targets.

In addition to the extensive program on the Pirquitas and Vallecito properties follow-up mapping and sampling will begin on the Susques rare earth projects along with reconnaissance work and target generation on the Salta properties. The Susques rare earth projects in Jujuy will also be worked on with a rare earth specialist geologist leading the programs. The previously identified mineralized vein structures will be assessed in detail to determine the scale and dimensions of these highly encouraging targets.

Charles Straw, B.Sc., Chief Executive Officer, is the qualified person under NI 43-101 responsible for the technical information in this news release.

Artha was founded by a team of mining industry professionals with a proven track record in project generation, exploration, mining and finance. The team's primary goal is to build Artha into a world class mining company, focused on the discovery, development and mining of economic minerals deposits globally.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors,

Todd McMurray, President

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

For more information, please contact
Artha Resources Corporation
Todd McMurray
President, Director
(604) 648-1530
todd@artharesources.com
www.artharesources.com
or
BK Consulting
Bernie Kennedy
1-877-489-4440
berniekc@telus.net

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Minera Andes Welcomes Lawsuit by Hochschild Mining plc



TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 17, 2010) - Minera Andes Inc. ("Minera Andes") (TSX:MAI)(OTCBB:MNEAF) received this morning a Summons and Complaint in connection with a lawsuit commenced by affiliates of Hochschild Mining plc ("Hochschild") against Minera Andes (and a subsidiary) in the State of New York.

The lawsuit pertains to the project finance loans made by Hochschild to Minera Santa Cruz S.A., the company operating the San José Mine and jointly owned by subsidiaries of Minera Andes (49%) and Hochschild (51%).

Hochschild, among other claims, claims Minera Andes has refused to sign formal project loan documentation and caused undue delay of the same. Neither party can receive any funds from Minera Santa Cruz until such agreements are signed. In addition, no funds are due to Hochschild from Minera Andes under these agreements unless such funds are first provided to Minera Andes by Minera Santa Cruz. Despite claims by Hochschild, Minera Andes has and continues to be willing to execute definitive loan documentation with Hochschild that reflects the commercial agreement of the parties as set out in a letter agreement dated October 10, 2006.

Hochschild has demanded that the Court order Minera Andes to sign formal loan documents for the project finance loans, enjoin Minera Andes from interfering with the making of payments by Minera Santa Cruz in relation to the project finance loans, require Minera Andes to repay to Hochschild the benefits that Minera Andes has received from the project finance loans and establish the priority of other shareholder loans owed by Minera Santa Cruz to Hochschild and Minera Andes.

Said Rob McEwen, Chairman, President and CEO of Minera Andes:

"We look forward to reaching a resolution in respect of these project finance loan documents. Regrettably, despite significant effort on the part of Minera Andes, it appears that the Courts of the State of New York may provide our shareholders with the best venue for ensuring fair treatment by our joint venture partner so that both parties can begin receiving the profits generated by the San José mine".

Minera Andes is reviewing in detail the claim by Hochschild with its legal advisors and will respond accordingly. We believe the details of this case will speak for itself.

About Minera Andes

Minera Andes is an exploration company exploring for gold, silver and copper in Argentina with three significant assets: A 49% interest in Minera Santa Cruz SA who owns the San José Mine which is a large primary silver producer, which produced 4,998,000 million oz silver and 77,070 oz gold in 2009; 100% ownership of the Los Azules copper deposit; and, a portfolio of exploration properties in the highly prospective Deseado Massif region of Santa Cruz Province in southern Argentina. Minera Andes continues to be well funded and have no bank debt. The Corporation had $20.9 Million USD in cash as at September 30, 2009.

This news release has been submitted by Nils Engelstad, Vice President - Corporate Affairs.

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements and information. The forward-looking statements and information express, as at the date of this press release, the Corporation's plans, estimates, forecasts, projections, expectations or beliefs as to future events and results, including the outcome of pending and current litigation. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate. Therefore, actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause results or future events to differ materially from current expectations expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, factors associated with fluctuations in the market price of precious metals, mining industry risks, risks associated with foreign operations, the state of the capital markets, environmental risks and hazards, uncertainty as to calculation of mineral resources and reserves and other risks.

Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information. The Corporation undertakes no obligation to reissue or update forward-looking statements or information as a result of new information or events after the date hereof except as may be required by law. See the Corporation's annual information form for additional information on risks, uncertainties and other factors relating to the forward-looking statements and information. All forward-looking statements and information made in this news release are qualified by this cautionary statement.

The TSX has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the contents of this news release, which has been prepared by management.

For more information, please contact
Minera Andes Inc.
Nils Engelstad
Vice President, Corporate Affairs
647-258-0395 or Toll-Free: 1-866-441-0690
647-258-0408 (FAX)
info@minandes.com
www.minandes.com

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16 mar 2010

Minera Andes Reports Excellent Mid-season Drill Results at its Los Azules Porphyry Copper Project



TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 8, 2010) - Minera Andes Inc. (the "Corporation" or "Minera Andes") (TSX:MAI)(OTCBB:MNEAF) is pleased to announce exploration results from our 100% owned copper project, Los Azules, in San Juan province (Argentina). Exploration commenced in mid-December 2009 and four diamond drills are currently operating on the project.

Highlights include: 1.08% cu over 145 meters (Hole 46); 0.92% cu over 76.8 meters (Hole 47); 1.01% cu over 216 meters (Hole 48); and 1.05% over 236 meters (Hole 49). The intercepts are from in-fill drilling that is confirming the presence of an important high-grade secondary enrichment zone.

To date, eight holes have been completed and four are in progress. A total of 5,032 meters (of a current program of 8800 meters) has been drilled to date, with all holes reaching minimum targets depths of 400 meters. Hole 45 is a step- out hole drilled approximately 200 meters west of any previous drilling, and it contains 0.35% Cu over 194.9 meters from 456 meters to the bottom of the hole at 650.9 meters. It is the deepest hole that has been drilled on the project.

The objective of this field season's drilling program is to expand the known limits of mineralization, delineate the high- grade secondary enrichment zone and to increase the confidence level of the existing Los Azules resource of 922 million tonnes grading 0.55 percent copper and containing 11.2 billion pounds of copper.

Rob McEwen, Executive Chairman and CEO of Minera Andes commented:

"The initial drilling is progressing as planned, and, in contrast to previous drilling campaigns, we have successfully completed all of the drill holes so far this season to their target depths and beyond. We are excited by the excellent results obtained so far, especially in the high grades and good thickness of the secondary enrichment zone. In addition, the drilling this season is proving that the mineralization extends to greater depths than had been previously drilled, and results to date of the step-out drilling are also very positive."

A summary of the available assay results and a drill hole location map are attached.

Suspected extensions of the mineralization will be targeted for the next field season's drilling by detailed geological mapping in progress and a geophysical survey planned for the latter part of this field season. Engineering work and environmental base line studies to support a preliminary feasibility study are also underway.

About Los Azules

Los Azules is a large copper porphyry system located in western San Juan province in a belt of porphyry copper deposits that straddles the border between Chile and Argentina. This belt contains some of the world's largest copper deposits, including Codelco's El Teniente and Andina mines, Anglo American's Los Bronces mine, Antofagasta PLC's Los Pelambres mine and Xstrata's El Pachón project, among others. The San Juan province is one of the most mining- friendly regions in Argentina.

Los Azules has an inferred mineral resource of 922 million tonnes grading 0.55 percent copper and containing 11.2 billion pounds of copper at a cut off grade of 0.35 percent copper. There is high-grade, near-surface core of 161 million tonnes grading 0.87 percent copper and containing 3.1 billion pounds of copper at a cut off grade of 0.70 percent copper. The known resource covers an area approximately 3.7 kilometers by 1 kilometer in size and is open at depth and laterally.

About Minera Andes

Minera Andes is an exploration company exploring for gold, silver and copper in Argentina with three significant assets: A 49% interest in Minera Santa Cruz SA who owns the San José Mine which is a large primary silver producer, which produced 4,998,000 million oz silver and 77,070 oz gold in 2009; 100% ownership of the Los Azules copper deposit; and, a portfolio of exploration properties in the highly prospective Deseado Massif region of Santa Cruz Province in southern Argentina. Minera Andes continues to be well funded and have no bank debt. The Corporation had $20.9 Million USD in cash as at September 30, 2009.

This news release has been submitted by Jim Duff, Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation.

Scientific and Technical Information:

This news release has been reviewed and approved by Nivaldo Rojas, a geologist and independent consultant to the Corporation, who is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and is responsible for program design and quality control of exploration undertaken by the Corporation at its Los Azules Project. All samples were collected in accordance with industry standards. Splits from the drill core samples were submitted to the ACME sample preparation laboratory in Mendoza, Argentina, and then transferred to ACME's laboratory in Santiago, Chile for fire assay and ICP analysis. Accuracy of results is tested through the systematic inclusion of standards, blanks and check assays.

For further information in respect of the Los Azules project please refer to the technical report entitled "Canadian National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report in Support of the Preliminary Assessment on the Development of the Los Azules Project, San Juan Province, Argentina" dated March 19, 2009, the "Los Azules Report" prepared by Randolph P. Schneider, Robert Sim, Bruce Davis, William L. Rose, and Scott Elfen, each of whom is "independent" of the Corporation and a "qualified person" for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 – "Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects . This report is available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com). The results of the foregoing preliminary assessment contained in this news release is preliminary in nature and includes inferred mineral resources that are considered too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves, and there is no certainty that the project as described in the preliminary assessment will be realized. The basis for the preliminary assessment and the qualifications and assumptions made are set out in the Los Azules Report.

Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors:

All resource estimates reported by the Corporation were calculated in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101 and the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Classification system. These standards differ significantly from the requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Mineral resources which are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements and information. The forward-looking statements and information express, as at the date of this press release, the Corporation's plans, estimates, forecasts, projections, expectations or beliefs as to future events and results and management's understanding of proposed legislative changes. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate. Therefore, actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause results or future events to differ materially from current expectations expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, factors associated with fluctuations in the market price of precious metals, mining industry risks, risks associated with foreign operations, the state of the capital markets, environmental risks and hazards, uncertainty as to calculation of mineral resources and reserves and other risks.

Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information. The Corporation undertakes no obligation to reissue or update forward-looking statements or information as a result of new information or events after the date hereof except as may be required by law. See the Corporation's annual information form for additional information on risks, uncertainties and other factors relating to the forward-looking statements and information. All forward-looking statements and information made in this news release are qualified by this cautionary statement...

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Hochschild Mining Increases Holding in Gold Resource Corporation


DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - March 9, 2010) - Gold Resource Corporation (GRC) (OTCBB: GORO) (FRANKFURT: GIH) is pleased to announce that Hochschild Mining plc (Hochschild) has increased its holding in GRC to 28.7% with approximately 440,500 shares of open market purchases and a private placement purchasing 600,000 restricted shares of GRC's common stock with no warrants. Gold Resource Corporation will use the proceeds of the private placement for working capital as it ramps up to commercial production at its El Aguila Project in Oaxaca, Mexico. Hochschild is a leading mid-tier precious metals producer and expert underground miner, based in Lima, Peru and listed on the London Stock Exchange. Hochschild has mining operations and projects in five countries in the Americas including Mexico.

Gold Resource Corporation achieved initial concentrate production February 3, 2010 at its El Aguila mill. GRC's management is pleased with the mill optimization and metal recoveries thus far during these initial start and stop operations. The Company anticipates continuous 24 hour operations in the near future followed by commercial production.

The private placement consisted of 600,000 restricted shares of GRC's common stock at $8.62 per share with no warrants. Hochschild still has an exclusive first right of refusal on any funding, at a discount, until GRC produces 4,000 ounces of gold within a 45 day period. Private placement proceeds of $5,172,000 will be used at El Aguila Project for working capital during mill optimization, training and continued construction of the Phase 2 tailings facility.

William W. Reid, President of Gold Resource Corporation, stated, "We are pleased Hochschild is supporting our need for working capital until commercial production is reached. We believe we are very close to our commercial production goal."

Mr. Reid continued, "Equally, we are pleased to see Hochschild purchasing in the open market as we believe they provide third party validation of our operations and our properties' potential."

Miguel Aramburú, Chief Executive Officer of Hochschild Mining plc, commented, "We are extremely impressed with the quality of GRC's assets and the speed at which the company is progressing towards commercial production, which is due to commence this quarter."

About GRC:
Gold Resource Corporation is a mining company focused on production and pursuing development of gold and silver projects that feature low operating costs and produce high returns on capital. The Company has 100% interest in five potential high-grade gold and silver properties in Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca. The company has 48,700,284 shares outstanding and no warrants. For more information, please visit GRC's website, located at www.Goldresourcecorp.com and read the Company's 10-K for an understanding of the risk factors involved.

About Hochschild Mining plc:
Hochschild Mining plc is a leading precious metals company listed on the London Stock Exchange with a primary focus on the exploration, mining, processing and sale of silver and gold. Hochschild has over forty years' experience in the mining of precious metal epithermal vein deposits and currently operates four underground epithermal vein mines, three located in southern Peru, one in southern Argentina and one open pit mine in northern Mexico. Hochschild also has numerous long-term prospects throughout the Americas.

Hochschild Mining plc, and its affiliates do not accept responsibility for the use of project data or the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. When used in this press release, the words "plan," "target," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "intend" and "expect" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the statements regarding Gold Resource Corporation's strategy, future plans for production, future expenses and costs, future liquidity and capital resources, and estimates of mineralized material. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon information available to Gold Resource Corporation on the date of this press release, and the company assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those discussed in this press release. In particular, there can be no assurance that commercial production at the El Aguila Project will be achieved in the time frames estimated, at the rates and costs estimated, or even at all. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the company's 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact:
Jason Reid
VP / Corporate Development
303-320-7708


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Pacific Bay Gains 100% of Regalo Uranium Property, Argentina; New Airborne Results Outline Multiple Priority Targets


VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 9, 2010) - David H. Brett, President and CEO, Pacific Bay Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:PBM) (the "Company") reports that optionee Pan American Silver Corp. has elected not to exercise its option to acquire a 70% interest in the Regalo property in Chubut Province, Argentina, leaving Pacific Bay with an undivided, royalty free 100% interest in the claims, which are highly prospective for uranium and gold mineralization. Previously unreleased results of a 2008 airborne magnetic and radiometric survey over the 382 square kilometre property outline four significant zones of elevated uranium concentration requiring ground follow-up.

Located within the San Jorge Basin, the Regalo Property hosts rocks of the Arroyo del Pajarito member of the Los Adobes formation which contains the most significant uranium deposits in the region. In 2005, the Company sampled 205 PPM Uranium in a siltstone layer at the "Arroyo Pajaritos" showing on the Property, which displays characteristics of a roll-front type uranium deposit. Beyond initial prospecting, this showing is unexplored. The four priority uranium targets identified in the 2008 airborne survey are in addition to the above showing and several other previously mapped uranium occurrences on the Regalo Property.

"The strong uranium potential of Regalo has remained largely unexplored as previous optionees were focused exclusively on the Property's gold potential," said Pacific Bay CEO David H. Brett. "We are happy to now have the opportunity to leverage this strategic asset of the Company in an important uranium district in Argentina."

About Pacific Bay. Led by mining veterans Guilford, BA and David Brett, MBA, Pacific Bay has a diverse portfolio of uranium properties, including extensive holdings in Quebec's Otish Mountains Uranium region, the San Jorge uranium basin in Chubut Province, Argentina. The Company also has an office in Namibia, Africa, seeking uranium opportunities. Pacific Bay's strategy is to explore its properties mainly through strong partnerships, such as Strateco Resources Inc. (Quebec) and UrAmerica (Argentina).

The technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Trent Pezzot, P.Geo., a Geophysical consultant to the Company and a Qualified Person under policy NI43-101.

Pacific Bay Minerals Ltd.

David H. Brett, MBA, President & CEO

The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

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Pacific Bay Minerals Ltd.
Investor Relations
(604) 682-2421 or Toll Free: 1-800-670-6570 (Canada)
Toll Free: 1-800-665-5101 (USA)
(604) 682-7576 (FAX)
www.pacificbayminerals.com

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Chairman of Pan American Silver, Ross Beaty, Receives Viola MacMillan Award During PDAC



VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 9, 2010) - Pan American Silver Corp. (TSX:PAA)(NASDAQ:PAAS) ("Pan American" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Mr. Ross Beaty, the Company's founder and Chairman, was presented with the prestigious Viola MacMillan Award at last night's Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada ("PDAC") gala awards dinner, in Toronto.

The Viola MacMillan Award, named in honour of the PDAC's longest serving President, recognizes members of the Canadian mining community that have demonstrated leadership in the management and financing of the exploration for, and development of mineral resources throughout the world.

Mr. Beaty, a geologist, entrepreneur and philanthropist, founded Pan American in 1994 and serves as our Chairman of the Board. Pan American, the second-largest publically traded primary silver producer in the world, produced 23 million ounces of silver in 2009, recording its 14th consecutive year of production growth. The Company controls approximately 234 million ounces of silver in proven and probable reserves plus a further 711 million ounces of measured and indicated silver resources, having recently completed the acquisition of the Navidad silver project in Argentina. In 2010, Pan American is forecasting production of 23.4 million ounces of silver, while it aggressively moves forward with the exploration and advancement of the Navidad project, one of the largest undeveloped primary silver deposits in the world.

More recently, Mr. Beaty founded Magma Energy Corp., to focus on international geothermal energy development.

Commenting on Mr. Beaty's award, Geoff Burns, President and CEO said, "Ross has clearly been a driving force behind the tremendous growth we've achieved here at Pan American. He also guided the extremely successful formation and sale of the Lumina Group of copper companies and now has started Magma Energy Corp. His vision and commitment to the advancement of our industry are inspirational and I can think of no one more deserving of the Viola MacMillan award. On behalf of all of us here at Pan American, I would like to congratulate Ross on this tremendous achievement."

About Pan American Silver

Pan American Silver's mission is to be the world's largest and lowest cost primary silver mining company by increasing its low-cost silver production and silver reserves. The Company has eight mining operations in Mexico, Peru, Argentina and Bolivia. Pan American also owns the Navidad project in Chubut, Argentina and is the operator of the La Preciosa joint venture project in Mexico.

Technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed by Michael Steinmann, P.Geo., Executive VP Geology & Exploration, and Martin Wafforn, P.Eng., VP Technical Services, who are the Company's Qualified Persons for the purposes of NI 43-101.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

CERTAIN OF THE STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION IN THIS NEWS RELEASE CONSTITUTE "FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS" WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE UNITED STATES PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 AND "FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION" WITHIN THE MEANING OF APPLICABLE CANADIAN PROVINCIAL SECURITIES LAWS RELATING TO THE COMPANY AND ITS OPERATIONS. ALL STATEMENTS, OTHER THAN STATEMENTS OF HISTORICAL FACT, ARE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. WHEN USED IN THIS NEWS RELEASE THE WORDS, "BELIEVES", "EXPECTS", "INTENDS", "PLANS", "FORECAST", "OBJECTIVE", "OUTLOOK", "POSITIONING", "POTENTIAL", "ANTICIPATED", "BUDGET", AND OTHER SIMILAR WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS, IDENTIFY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS OR INFORMATION. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS OR INFORMATION RELATE TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS: FUTURE PRODUCTION OF SILVER, GOLD AND OTHER METALS; THE EFFECTS OF LAWS, REGULATIONS AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES AFFECTING PAN AMERICAN'S OPERATIONS OR POTENTIAL FUTURE OPERATIONS, INLCUDING BY NOT LIMITED TO, LAWS IN THE PROVINCE OF CHUBUT, ARGENTINA, WHICH, CURRENTLY HAVE SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS ON MINING; FUTURE SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF THE NAVIDAD PROJECT, THE LA PRECIOSA PROJECT, AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS OF THE COMPANY; THE ACCURACY OF MINERAL RESERVE AND RESOURCE ESTIMATES; AND THE COMPANY'S PLANS AND EXPECTATIONS FOR ITS PROPERTIES AND OPERATIONS.

THESE STATEMENTS REFLECT THE COMPANY'S CURRENT VIEWS WITH RESPECT TO FUTURE EVENTS AND ARE NECESSARILY BASED UPON A NUMBER OF ASSUMPTIONS AND ESTIMATES THAT, WHILE CONSIDERED REASONABLE BY THE COMPANY, ARE INHERENTLY SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT BUSINESS, ECONOMIC, COMPETITIVE, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL UNCERTAINTIES AND CONTINGENCIES. MANY FACTORS, BOTH KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS THAT ARE OR MAY BE EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS NEWS RELEASE AND THE COMPANY HAS MADE ASSUMPTIONS AND ESTIMATES BASED ON OR RELATED TO MANY OF THESE FACTORS. SUCH FACTORS INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION: FLUCTUATIONS IN SPOT AND FORWARD MARKETS FOR SILVER, GOLD, BASE METALS AND CERTAIN OTHER COMMODITIES (SUCH AS NATURAL GAS, FUEL OIL AND ELECTRICITY); FLUCTUATIONS IN CURRENCY MARKETS (SUCH AS THE PERUVIAN SOL, MEXICAN PESO, ARGENTINE PESO AND BOLIVIAN BOLIVIANO VERSUS THE U.S. DOLLAR); RISKS RELATED TO THE TECHNOLOGICAL AND OPERATIONAL NATURE OF THE COMPANY'S BUSINESS; CHANGES IN NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LEGISLATION, TAXATION, CONTROLS OR REGULATIONS AND POLITICAL OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS IN CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, PERU, ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA OR OTHER COUNTRIES WHERE THE COMPANY MAY CARRY ON BUSINESS IN THE FUTURE; RISKS AND HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUSINESS OF MINERAL EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND MINING (INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS, INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS, UNUSUAL OR UNEXPECTED GEOLOGICAL OR STRUCTURAL FORMATIONS, PRESSURES, CAVE-INS AND FLOODING); RISKS RELATING TO THE CREDIT WORTHINESS OR FINANCIAL CONDITION OF SUPPLIERS, REFINERS AND OTHER PARTIES WITH WHOM THE COMPANY DOES BUSINESS; INADEQUATE INSURANCE, OR INABILITY TO OBTAIN INSURANCE, TO COVER THESE RISKS AND HAZARDS; EMPLOYEE RELATIONS; RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND CLAIMS BY LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS; AVAILABILITY AND INCREASING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MINING INPUTS AND LABOUR; THE SPECULATIVE NATURE OF MINERAL EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE RISKS OF OBTAINING NECESSARY LICENSES AND PERMITS AND THE PRESENCE OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS THAT MAY IMPOSE RESTRICTIONS ON MINING, INCLUDING THOSE CURRENTLY IN THE PROVINCE OF CHUBUT, ARGENTINA; DIMINISHING QUANTITIES OR GRADES OF MINERAL RESERVES AS PROPERTIES ARE MINED; GLOBAL FINANCIAL CONDITIONS; THE COMPANY'S ABILITY TO COMPLETE AND SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATE ACQUISITIONS AND TO MITIGATE OTHER BUSINESS COMBINATION RISKS; CHALLENGES TO, OR DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING, THE COMPANY'S TITLE TO PROPERTIES AND CONTINUED OWNERSHIP THEREOF; THE ACTUAL RESULTS OF CURRENT EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES, CONCLUSIONS OF ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS, AND CHANGES IN PROJECT PARAMETERS TO DEAL WITH UNANTICIPATED ECONOMIC OR OTHER FACTORS; INCREASED COMPETITION IN THE MINING INDUSTRY FOR PROPERTIES, EQUIPMENT, QUALIFIED PERSONNEL, AND THEIR COSTS; AND THOSE FACTORS IDENTIFIED UNDER THE CAPTION "RISKS RELATED TO PAN AMERICAN'S BUSINESS" IN THE COMPANY'S MOST RECENT FORM 40-F AND ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM FILED WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AND CANADIAN PROVINCIAL SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITIES. INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED AGAINST ATTRIBUTING UNDUE CERTAINTY OR RELIANCE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. ALTHOUGH THE COMPANY HAS ATTEMPTED TO IDENTIFY IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY, THERE MAY BE OTHER FACTORS THAT CAUSE RESULTS NOT TO BE AS ANTICIPATED, ESTIMATED, DESCRIBED OR INTENDED. THE COMPANY DOES NOT INTEND, AND DOES NOT ASSUME ANY OBLIGATION, TO UPDATE THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS OR INFORMATION TO REFLECT CHANGES IN ASSUMPTIONS OR CHANGES IN CIRCUMSTANCES OR ANY OTHER EVENTS AFFECTING SUCH STATEMENTS OR INFORMATION, OTHER THAN AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

CAUTIONARY NOTE TO US INVESTORS CONCERNING ESTIMATES OF MEASURED AND INDICATED RESOURCES

THIS NEWS RELEASE HAS BEEN PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF CANADIAN PROVINCIAL SECURITIES LAWS, WHICH DIFFER FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF U.S. SECURITIES LAWS. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ALL MINERAL RESERVE AND RESOURCE ESTIMATES INCLUDED IN THIS NEWS RELEASE HAVE BEEN PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CANADIAN NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 43-101 – STANDARDS OF DISCLOSURE FOR MINERAL PROJECTS (''NI 43-101'') AND THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGY AND PETROLEUM CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM. NI 43-101 IS A RULE DEVELOPED BY THE CANADIAN SECURITIES ADMINISTRATORS THAT ESTABLISHES STANDARDS FOR ALL PUBLIC DISCLOSURE AN ISSUER MAKES OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION CONCERNING MINERAL PROJECTS.
CANADIAN STANDARDS, INCLUDING NI 43-101, DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE "SEC"), AND INFORMATION CONCERNING MINERALIZATION, DEPOSITS, MINERAL RESERVE AND RESOURCE INFORMATION CONTAINED OR REFERRED TO HEREIN MAY NOT BE COMPARABLE TO SIMILAR INFORMATION DISCLOSED BY U.S. COMPANIES. IN PARTICULAR, AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THIS PRESS RELEASE USES THE TERMS ''MEASURED RESOURCES'', ''INDICATED RESOURCES'' AND ''INFERRED RESOURCES''. U.S. INVESTORS ARE ADVISED THAT, WHILE SUCH TERMS ARE RECOGNIZED AND REQUIRED BY CANADIAN SECURITIES LAWS, THE SEC DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THEM. UNDER U.S. STANDARDS, MINERALIZATION MAY NOT BE CLASSIFIED AS A ''RESERVE'' UNLESS THE DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE THAT THE MINERALIZATION COULD BE ECONOMICALLY AND LEGALLY PRODUCED OR EXTRACTED AT THE TIME THE RESERVE DETERMINATION IS MADE. U.S. INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED NOT TO ASSUME THAT ANY PART OF A "MEASURED RESOURCE" OR "INDICATED RESOURCE" WILL EVER BE CONVERTED INTO A "RESERVE". U.S. INVESTORS SHOULD ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT "INFERRED RESOURCES" HAVE A GREAT AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY AS TO THEIR EXISTENCE AND GREAT UNCERTAINTY AS TO THEIR ECONOMIC AND LEGAL FEASIBILITY. IT CANNOT BE ASSUMED THAT ALL OR ANY PART OF "INFERRED RESOURCES" EXIST, ARE ECONOMICALLY OR LEGALLY MINEABLE OR WILL EVER BE UPGRADED TO A HIGHER CATEGORY. UNDER CANADIAN SECURITIES LAWS, ESTIMATED "INFERRED RESOURCES" MAY NOT FORM THE BASIS OF FEASIBILITY OR PRE-FEASIBILITY STUDIES EXCEPT IN RARE CASES. DISCLOSURE OF "CONTAINED OUNCES" IN A MINERAL RESOURCE IS PERMITTED DISCLOSURE UNDER CANADIAN SECURITIES LAWS. HOWEVER, THE SEC NORMALLY ONLY PERMITS ISSUERS TO REPORT MINERALIZATION THAT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE "RESERVES" BY SEC STANDARDS AS IN PLACE TONNAGE AND GRADE, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO UNIT MEASURES. THE REQUIREMENTS OF NI 43-101 FOR IDENTIFICATION OF "RESERVES" ARE ALSO NOT THE SAME AS THOSE OF THE SEC, AND RESERVES REPORTED BY THE COMPANY IN COMPLIANCE WITH NI 43-101 MAY NOT QUALIFY AS "RESERVES" UNDER SEC STANDARDS. ACCORDINGLY, INFORMATION CONCERNING MINERAL DEPOSITS SET FORTH HEREIN MAY NOT BE COMPARABLE WITH INFORMATION MADE PUBLIC BY COMPANIES THAT REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH U.S. STANDARDS.

For more information, please contact
Pan American Silver Corp.
Kettina Cordero
Coordinator, Investor Relations
(604) 684-1175
info@panamericansilver.com
www.panamericansilver.com

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TNR Provides Update on Los Azules Copper Project



VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 9, 2010) - TNR Gold Corp. ("TNR" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:TNR) is pleased to provide the following update on the status of its Los Azules copper project located in the San Juan province of Western Argentina. Minera Andes Inc. ("MAI"), announced yesterday that they have received positive results from their diamond drill program of approximately 8,800 metres at the Los Azules project. For further details on the exploration program, please refer to MAI's news release of March 8, 2010.

The Los Azules project is an advanced exploration project currently reporting a National Instrument 43-101 compliant Inferred Resource. TNR retains a 25 per-cent back-in right to certain of the properties, the terms of which are currently the subject of a legal dispute with Xstrata, which assigned its interest to MAI. A court date is set for the fall of 2010. The Company fully intends on exercising its back-in right to the properties at the appropriate time. In the legal dispute with Xstrata, TNR is also seeking confirmation of its ownership of the Escorpio IV property, which is located adjacent to the Los Azules project, and a declaration that the Escorpio IV property is excluded from the Exploration and Option Agreement.

ABOUT TNR GOLD / INTERNATIONAL LITHIUM CORP.

TNR and International Lithium Corp. ("ILC") are diversified metals exploration companies focused on exploring existing properties and identifying new prospective projects globally. TNR has a portfolio of 18 active projects, of which 9 will be included in the proposed spin-off of International Lithium Corp. For further details of the spin-off please refer to TNR's April 27, 2009 news release or visit http://www.internationallithium.com.

The recent acquisition of lithium, other rare metals and rare-earth elements projects in Argentina, Canada, USA and Ireland confirms the companies' commitments to generating projects, diversifying its markets, and building shareholder value.

On behalf of the board,

Gary Schellenberg, President

Cautionary Language and Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements". All statements in this discussion, other than statements of historical facts, that address future exploration drilling, exploration activities and events or developments that the Company expects, are forward looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include metal prices, exploration successes, continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. In particular, there are no assurances that any transaction will result from the strategic review, or that if any transaction arises, that it will be completed. Nor are there any assurances that the Company will be successful in the current litigation with respect to the Project. This news release and the information contained herein does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States and securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or exemption from registration.

CUSIP: #87260X 109

SEC 12g3-2(b): Exemption #82-4434

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

For more information, please contact
TNR Gold Corp.
Gary Schellenberg
President
(604) 687-7551 or 1-800-667-4470
(604) 687-4670 (FAX)
info@tnrgoldcorp.com
www.tnrgoldcorp.com
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Peregrine Metals Completes $20 Million Initial Public Offering and Commences Trading on the Toronto


Peregrine Metals Ltd. ("Peregrine Metals" or the "Company") (TSX:PGM)(TSX:PGM.WT) is pleased to announce the closing of its initial public offering ("IPO") of 20 million units by way of prospectus at an offering price of $1.00 per unit for total gross proceeds of $20 million. Each unit consists of one common share of Peregrine Metals and one-half of one common share purchase warrant ("IPO Warrant"). Each whole IPO Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share in the capital of Peregrine Metals at an exercise price of $2.00, and expires 18 months following the closing date. In addition, Peregrine Metals has granted the agents an over-allotment option, exercisable for a period of 30 days following the closing date, to purchase up to three million units at a price of $1.00 per unit which, if exercised in full, would increase the gross proceeds of the offering to $23 million.

The initial public offering was conducted by a syndicate led by GMP Securities LP and Dundee Securities Corporation and included Canaccord Financial Ltd.

The prospectus also qualified the distribution of 9,919,100 common shares and 4,959,550 common share purchase warrants ("Private Placement Warrants") of the Company issuable, for no additional consideration, upon the automatic exchange of 9,919,100 special warrants previously issued at a price of $1.00 per special warrant pursuant to a brokered private placement financing of the Company completed on November 26, 2009. Each whole Private Placement Warrant is exercisable for one common share at a price of $1.50 expiring May 26, 2011. Subsequent to the IPO, Peregrine Metals has 117,480,539 shares, 10,000,000 IPO warrants and 4,959,550 Private Placement Warrants issued and outstanding, prior to exercise of the over-allotment option and prior to the exercise of any other options or warrants.

The common shares and the IPO Warrants will trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols PGM and PGM.WT, respectively.

The net proceeds of the offering will be used to fund the Company's development programs on its Altar copper project ("Altar") in San Juan Province, Argentina.

Peregrine Metals was originally a wholly-owned subsidiary of Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. and its shares were distributed to the shareholders of Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. in October 2005. Since that time and prior to this IPO and the special warrant private placement, the Company had privately raised approximately $30 million between 2005 and 2008 for drilling and exploration programmes at Altar and elsewhere in Latin America.

ALTAR COPPER PROJECT

Altar is a copper-gold porphyry deposit located in San Juan Province, Argentina at an elevation of 3,100 to 3,300 metres. Prior to 2010, 64 core holes had been drilled into the deposit to establish an independent NI 43-101 measured resource of 42 million tonnes grading 0.57% copper containing 520 million pounds of copper, an indicated resource of 209 million tonnes grading 0.51% copper containing 2.35 billion pounds of copper and an inferred resource of 244 million tonnes grading 0.54% copper containing 2.93 billion pounds of copper, all at a base case copper cut-off grade of 0.4%. A portion of the proceeds from the IPO will be used to complete a preliminary economic assessment ("PEA") over the next twelve months on a solvent extraction/electrowinning copper heap leaching operation at Altar. If the results of the PEA are positive, a preliminary feasibility study will follow. The foregoing information is drawn from a NI 43-101 compliant technical report titled Technical Report, Altar Project, dated October 20, 2009 by Ronald G. Simpson, P.Geo of Geosim Services Inc. and John Nilsson, P.Eng of Nilsson Mine Services Ltd., independent Qualified Persons. The report is available on www.sedar.com and on the Peregrine Metals website (www.peregrinemetals.com).

Mr. Jeff Toohey, M.Sc., P.Eng., Vice President Exploration for the Company, is a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101 and is responsible for the design and implementation of the exploration work being carried out by the Company at Altar and has reviewed and approved the contents of this news release.

The securities referred to in this press release have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or applicable state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration requirements is available. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities within any jurisdiction, including the United States.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Such forward-looking statements concern the Company's anticipated results and developments in the Company's operations in future periods, planned exploration and development of its properties, planned expenditures and plans related to its business, mineral resource estimates and other matters that may occur in the future. These statements relate to analyses and other information that are based on expectations of future performance and planned work programs.

The Company has made a number of assumptions with respect to, among other things, the price of copper and other metals, economic and political conditions, and continuity of operations. Although the Company believes that the assumptions made and the expectations represented by such statements or information are reasonable, there can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate.

Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation: risks related to fluctuations in mineral prices; risks related to the Company's dependence on one mineral project; risks due to the nature of mineral exploration and mining and the uncertain commercial viability of certain mineral deposits; risks related to the re-allocation of the proposed uses of the net proceeds of the offering and the private placement; the Company's lack of operating revenues; uncertainty in the Company's ability to obtain necessary financing to fund the development of its mineral properties or the completion of further exploration programs; risks related to the Company's principal property being located in Argentina, including political, economic, and regulatory instability; risks related to governmental regulations and obtaining necessary licenses and permits; risks related to the Company's mineral properties being subject to prior unregistered agreements, transfers, or claims and other defects in title; risks related to fluctuations in the currency markets (particularly the Argentina peso, Canadian dollar and United States dollar); risks related to the business being subject to environmental laws and regulations which may increase costs of doing business and restrict the Company's operations; and risks related to the Company's dependence on key personnel.

This is not an exhaustive list of the factors that may affect the Company's forward-looking statements. Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The Company's forward-looking statements are based on beliefs, expectations and opinions of management on the date the statements are made. For the reasons set forth above, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.


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2 mar 2010

U3O8 Corp. Shares Resume Trading


TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 2, 2010) - U3O8 Corp. (TSX VENTURE:UWE) announces that in connection with its previously announced acquisition of Mega Uranium Ltd.'s South American properties (see press release dated February 17, 2010), U3O8 Corp's common shares will resume trading at the opening of the market today on the TSX Venture Exchange ("the TSX-V").

U3O8 Corp's proposed acquisition will result in a well funded, premier South American-focused uranium company that brings together a strong portfolio of projects at various stages, from National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") compliant resources to historic resources and near-resource potential, and merges proven technical and executive teams. This transaction will create a strong foundation for a dominant explorer and future developer in an environment of accelerating demand for uranium.

The three most advanced projects with the potential to add NI 43-101 resources in the short-term are:

* Kurupung Project, Guyana: Ongoing scout drilling aims to identify additional mineralized areas to demonstrate the size potential of the Kurupung. Resource drilling on new mineralized areas will then be undertaken to potentially add to the existing NI 43-101 resource. Geologically similar albitite-hosted deposits elsewhere in the world typically contain resources in the 50 to 130 million pound;

* Berlin Project, Colombia: Drilling will aim to verify the grade and width of mineralization reported in the historical uranium resource1 of 12.9 million tonnes at a grade of 0.13% U3O8 (38 million pounds U3O8), which also indicated significant grades of vanadium, molybdenum and phosphate; and

* Laguna Salada Project, Argentina: Aim to complete a NI 43-101 resource estimate by the end of 2010 on this project, which hosts uranium mineralization that lies within three metres from surface in soft gravel.

It is uncertain if further exploration will define a mineral resource of significant size in the Kurupung or result in a mineral resource being defined in either the Berlin or Laguna Salada projects.

The proposed acquisition remains subject to the satisfaction of various conditions including final TSX-V approval.

(1) The Berlin resource estimate is historical and is reported in Castano, R. (1981), Calcul provisoire des reserves geologiques de Berlin, sur la base des resultants des sondages, unpublished Minatome report, 15p. Recent independent verification of the historical data has not been performed and sufficient exploration work has not been completed to verify the historic estimate. Mega is not treating the historical estimate as current mineral resources and it should not be relied upon. As the 38 million pound U3O8 estimated is based only on 11 widely-spaced drill holes, it is regarded by Mega as merely an indication of the magnitude of the uranium resource potential of the southernmost five kilometre long portion of the syncline containing the Berlin uranium mineralization.

About U3O8 Corp.

U3O8 Corp. is a Toronto-based uranium exploration company in Canada. Currently focused on uranium exploration in the Roraima Basin in Guyana, South America, U3O8 Corp. has exclusive uranium exploration rights covering about one million hectares that straddles the edge of the Roraima Basin in Guyana. The company is advancing a two-pronged exploration strategy that focuses on: (1) exploration for multiple uranium-bearing structures within structural systems in the basement adjacent to the Roraima Basin with the concept that the individual breccia zones could potentially aggregate to a significant total resource; and (2) exploration for unconformity-related uranium deposits near the base of the Roraima Basin, which are similar to those of the prolific Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan.

Further information on U3O8 Corp's properties are available in the technical report prepared for the company by Dahrouge Geological Consulting Ltd. and dated September 15, 2006 as amended and restated December 12, 2006; and on U3O8 Corp's NI 43-101 resource as detailed in the NI 43-101 report titled "A Technical Review of the Aricheng North and Aricheng South Uranium Deposits in Western Guyana for U3O8 Corp. and Prometheus Resources (Guyana) Inc." by Watts, Griffis and McOuat dated January 14, 2009.

Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information set forth in this news release may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the control of U3O8 Corp., including, but not limited to, the impact of general economic conditions, industry conditions, volatility of commodity prices, risks associated with the uncertainty of exploration results and estimates, currency fluctuations, the uncertainty of obtaining additional financing and exploration risk, and dependence upon regulatory approvals including no guarantee that the TSX-V will approve the transaction nor approve the transaction as currently proposed nor that the resource potential will be achieved on exploration projects from the proposed transaction. Readers are cautioned that the assumptions used in the preparation of such information, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

For more information, please contact
U3O8 Corp.
Nancy Chan-Palmateer
Vice President, Investor Relations
(416) 868-1491
nancy@u3o8corp.com
or
U3O8 Corp.
Richard Spencer
President & CEO
(416) 868-1491
richard@u3o8corp.com

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Rodinia Minerals Inc. Reports Initial Sample Results at Diablillos With Brines Up to 890 mg/L and an Average Mg:Li Ratio of 2.57


TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 1, 2010) - Rodinia Minerals Inc. ("Rodinia" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:RM)(OTCQX:RDNAF), is pleased to report that it has received positive initial sample results from its auger drill exploration program on its Salar de Diablillos lithium-brine project in Salta, Argentina ("Diablillos"). The Company believes the initial results may be indicative of high concentrations of lithium and potash.

Results from the initial sampling of brines have returned lithium ("Li") values of up to890 milligrams per litre ("mg/L") and favourable magnesium ("Mg") to lithium ratios. The samples taken from within aquifers on the Diablillos property averaged 858 mg/L Li and 2.57 Mg:Li ratio. These samples are from aquifers that will be the focus of subsequent exploration programs and to assess the feasibility of production in the future. The results from aquifer sampling are summarized in the table below.


A sampling procedure was established to ensure sample integrity by minimizing contamination of brine samples by the dissolution of overlying sediments and evaporates that may be enriched in lithium. Where possible, holes were drilled to three metres depth in an attempt to penetrate the overlying clay layer, which varies in thickness between one and over three metres. Below the clays, a medium to coarse grained sand aquifer was encountered containing high-grade lithium brine in its porous space. A historical drill hole in the south eastern margin of the salar indicates the presence of this aquifer to a vertical depth of at least 75 metres, with material coarsening at depth to a coarse basal conglomerate (SEGEMAR; www.segemar.gov.ar).

Sample integrity was maintained by pushing four inch casing down into the hole and pumping, where possible, the contents of the hole. The hole was then left to refill from the aquifer below, ensuring proper representation of brine geochemistry. This brine was then sampled and decanted before collection in sealed plastic containers that had been previously rinsed in the same brine. All samples were sent to ALS Laboratory Group, Environmental Division, in Fort Collins, CO, USA where Rodinia is sending both its Diablillos and Clayton Valley project samples.

Rodinia's auger drill exploration program is now being retooled to allow for exploration at depths to four-to-five metres. The Company is encouraged by the results of the initial three metres program but believes that the nucleus of the salar has yet to be intersected.

The eight hole exploration program collected samples from various locations across the salar, comprising aquifer and surface water tests. Surface water samples represent the concentrations present in waters that are presently feeding the salar. The lithium values in these samples are encouraging as it shows that geothermal sources in the area are potentially lithium rich. The surface sample results are summarized in the table below.


The project is supervised by William Randall MSc (Geology), the Vice President Exploration of Rodinia. Mr. Randall is aqualified person, as defined by National Instrument 43-101, and he has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information in this release. According to the Company's sampling protocol, sample size is to exceed 300 millilitres and be stored in clean, secure containers for transportation. The prepared samples are then forwarded to the ALS Laboratory Group, Environmental Division, in Fort Collins, CO (USA) for analysis. A rigorous QA/QC program is implemented consisting of regular insertion of standards and blanks to ensure laboratory integrity.

About Rodinia Minerals Inc.:

Rodinia Minerals Inc. is a Canadian mineral exploration company with a primary focus on lithium exploration and development in North and South America. The Company is positioned to capitalize on the expected increase in demand for lithium carbonate that is projected to result from the anticipated paradigm shift to mass adoption and use of key lithium applications like lithium-ion batteries as well as glass ceramics, greases, pharmaceuticals etc.

Rodinia is currently exploring its Clayton Valley project in Nevada, USA, which surrounds the only lithium-brine producer in North America, and its Diablillos project in Salta, Argentina.

Please visit the Company's web site at www.rodiniaminerals.com or write us at info@rodiniaminerals.com

Cautionary Notes

Except for statements of historical fact contained herein, the information in this press release constitutes "forward-looking information" within the meaning of Canadian securities law. Such forward-looking information may be identified by words such as "plans", "proposes", "estimates", "intends", "expects", "believes", "may", "will" and include without limitation, statements regarding the impact of the drill program at the Diablillos property and results of such drill program; the potential of the Company's projects; the potential results and timetable for further exploration with respect to the Clayton Valley project and the Diablillos property, the timetable with respect to future acquisitions and exploration developments at Clayton Valley and Diablillos, timetable for further exploration, analysis and development, title disputes or claims; and governmental approvals and regulation. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate; actual results and future events could differ materially from such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, among others, metal prices, competition, financing risks, acquisition risks, risks inherent in the mining industry, and regulatory risks. Most of these factors are outside the control of the Company. Investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking information. Except as otherwise required by applicable securities statutes or regulation, the Company expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.

For more information, please contact
Rodinia Minerals Inc.
David Stein
President & CEO
+1 (416) 861-5812
or
Rodinia Minerals Inc.
Aaron Wolfe
Vice President, Corporate Development
+1 (416) 309-2696


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