Brigus Gold is on a roll into 2015

If you are looking for a growing, junior gold miner, that makes profit, is growing it's margin, and resource base, while reducing overall costs of production, look no further than Brigus Gold.

In Q3 Brigus produced a record 22,000 oz and is on track to exceed 100,000 oz producion per year for the forseeable future.  Resource base has grown to over 2 million oz. In October drilling at the Black Fox Mine site hit a whopper of a result at 18.09 grams per ton over 39.60 metres, including 39.45 g/t over 10.35 metres. This, in an industry where 3g/t is considered mineable. That result occured only 2 weeks after hitting a previous whopper of  40.71 gpt Gold Over 26.75 Both if these occured at Brigus's producing Black Fox Mine.  At the same time they began hitting great results at thier Grey Fox property as well. Although headquartered in Halifax Nova Scotia, Brigus mines are situated in the Timmons Ontario gold district which has been one of the most prolific gold producing regions of the world for decades.  Brigus is an anomaly in the junior gold space. Why? Because it has a working gold mine, it produces gold, is profitable and it is growing.

Brigus Gold Corp  Today - .70c per share

Market Cap	$167.8M	Beta	0.98
Revenue (TTM)	$144.1M	EPS	$0.10
Shares Out.	232.1M	Book Value	$1.05
Dividend Yield	0.00%	P/E	7.4x
Annual Dividend Rate	$0.00	Price/Sales (TTM)	1.2
Ex-Div Date	1/1/01	P/Cash Flow (TTM)	2.7x
Pay Date	1/1/01	Operating Margin	14.79%

If you are in the market for a junior gold miner, you should consider Brigus Gold, before the share price catches fire, because I believe it surely will.

Hope you have great results with your Retirefunds.

HP

Shotgun Ridge expansion becomes focus of TNR Gold Exploration

TNR Gold Corp (TSE-TNR)

Vancouver B.C.: TNR Gold Corp. (the "Company" or "TNR") expanded their land position at the wholly owned Shotgun Gold project in Alaska. A total of 66 mining claims, each 160 acres, were located over and surrounding the Shotgun Ridge prospect for a total of 10,560 acres (4273.48 hectares). Sixteen of these claims were converted from Traditional Claims to MTRSC Mining Claims (meridian, township, range, section and claim) making the area of new acquisitions equal to 8000 acres (3237.48 hectares).

TNR acquired 100% of the Shotgun Ridge prospect in 2010 following a 50/50 joint venture with Novagold Resources Inc. ("Novagold"). The Traditional Claims were located over the Shotgun Ridge deposit and the Company elected to convert these to MTRSC Mining Claims to simplify administration of the land titles in accordance with Senate Bill 175.

Ground geophysical surveys conducted in 2011 and 2012 by TNR helped to identify structural controls on mineralization at Shotgun Ridge. Drill testing in 2012 confirmed the structural model of mineralization with two drill holes returning mineralized intervals in excess of 200 metres, SR12-56 returned 242 metres averaging 1.25 g/t gold and SR12-57 returned 209 metres averaging 1.02 g/t gold (news release dated 10 October 2012).

  Extrapolating the known mineralized structures into the area surrounding Shotgun Ridge, the Company identified additional areas where similar mineralization may be present and as a result acquired the mineral rights to these adjacent targets. A portion of future exploration work will be conducted in these new areas  beginning by revisiting previously identified gold showings in respect of the new structural models.

The Company is targeting a large tonnage low-grade porphyry system at Shotgun Ridge. Structural repeats, as interpreted from airborne magnetic data and ground geophysical surveys, provide TNR with encouraging targets for future drill testing.

John Harrop, PGeo, FGS, a Qualified Person for TNR Gold Corp. as defined by NI 43-101 has reviewed the technical information contained in this report.

About TNR Gold Corp.

Over the past twenty-one years TNR, through its lead generator business model, has been successful in generating high quality exploration projects around the globe. With the Company's expertise, resources and industry network, it is well positioned to aggressively identify, source, explore, partner and continue to expand its project portfolio.

TNR's subsidiary, International Lithium Corp. (TSX:ILC.V), demonstrated the successful application of TNR's business model in which TNR shareholders benefited from a unit distribution upon spin-out of TNR's lithium and rare metals projects. Gangeng Lithium Co. Ltd. Is a leading China based, multi-product lithium manufacturer, and strategic partner and investor in ILC. TNR remains a large shareholder in ILC at 25.5% of outstanding shares.

At its core, TNR provides significant exposure to gold and copper through its holdings in Alaska and Argentina; and teamed with the recent acquisitions of rare-earth elements and iron ore projects in Canada confirm TNR's commitment to continued generation of in-demand projects, while diversifying its markets and building shareholder value.

For further details on the Shotgun Ridge Project please view the PowerPoint presentation at http://www.tnrgoldcorp.com/i/pdf/TNR_Shotgun.pdf


On behalf of the board,

Gary Schellenberg
President


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. Statements in this press release other than purely historical information, historical estimates should not be relied upon, including statements relating to the Company's future plans and objectives or expected results, are forward-looking statements. News release contains certain "Forward-Looking Statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions and are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties inherent in the Company's business, including risks inherent in resource exploration and development. As a result, actual results may vary materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.

Lithium Americas gets final approval for worlds third largest Lithium deposit

Ed Note:  Lithium Americas (LAC-TSE) was spun off by Latin American Minerals (TSE-LAT) which still owns almost 30% of LAC.

Lithium Americas Receives Final Decree, Approving the Development of its Cauchari-Olaroz Lithium Project

TORONTO, Canada, December 12, 2012 - Lithium Americas Corp. (TSX: LAC) (OTCQX: LHMAF) (“Lithium Americas” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has received final project approval for the construction of its Cauchari-Olaroz lithium/potash project.

Upon the recommendation of the Committee of Experts, the Jujuy Government has executed the final decree, through the joint resolution of the Production Minister and Secretary to the Government, which approved the development of Lithium Americas’ Cauchari-Olaroz project.  Such approval includes water use permitting, confirmation of mining licences in good standing, environmental approval for lithium and potash production, and all other permits required to start project construction.

 “Lithium Americas is very proud of advancing the Cauchari-Olaroz project from discovery and exploration, through development, to fully permitted in just short of 4 years,”  stated   Dr. Waldo Perez, President and CEO of Lithium Americas. "We continue to receive an enormous level of support from multiple constituencies in Argentina. We have worked extremely hard to garner this support, which has served to accelerate the permitting and development of Cauchari-Olaroz, as well as further de-risk the project. With the permitting process concluded, our next milestone is securing project financing and off take agreements, which will allow us to initiate project construction in 2013.”

About the Company

Lithium Americas is developing one of the world’s largest and lowest cost lithium operations.   The Company has defined the world’s third largest lithium brine resource, and a completed definitive Feasibility Study identified that Lithium Americas’ operating cost per tonne of lithium carbonate is expected to be one of the lowest in the industry.  Mitsubishi Corporation and Magna International are shareholders in the Company, in addition to both companies having off-take arrangements with Lithium Americas.

For more information please contact:

Mike Cosic, Chief Financial Officer

mcosic@lithiumamericas.com

416-360-1921

or visit www.lithiumamericas.com

Cautionary Note and Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward looking statements, which can be identified by the use of statements that include words such as "plan", “developing”, “estimate”, "could", "potential", "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "intend", "likely", "will" or other similar words or phrases. 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 resource and reserve estimates, grade/concentration or recovery rates, lithium or potash prices, operating or capital costs; 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 or other unanticipated difficulties or interruptions; political, community relations, regulatory, environmental and other risks of the mining industry and other risks more fully described in the Company’s Annual Information Form dated May 28, 2012 and its most recent management’s discussion and analysis available on SEDAR. The Cauchari-Olaroz project has no operating history upon which to base estimates of future cash flow. The capital expenditures and time required to develop any new project is considerable and changes in capital and/or operating costs or construction schedules can affect project economics. It is possible that actual capital and/or operating costs may increase significantly and economic returns may differ materially from the Company’s estimates or that prices of lithium and/or potash may decrease significantly or that the Company could fail to obtain or maintain governmental approvals necessary for the operation of its project or obtain project financing on acceptable terms and conditions or at all, in which case, the project may not proceed either on its original timing or at all. It is not unusual in the mining industry for new mining operations to experience unexpected problems during the start-up phase, resulting in delays and requiring more capital than anticipated. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results to be materially different from those planned, estimated, forecasted, projected or expected. The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligations, to update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward looking statements.

  

Lithium Americas
357 Bay Street, Suite 602
Toronto Ontario M5H2T7
Canada

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