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Silvercorp reports revenue of $61.9 million and operating cash flow of $31.6 million in the 3rd quarter of fiscal 2012

Silvercorp Metals Inc. (“Silvercorp” or the “Company”) (TSX:SVM)(NYSE:SVM) today reported its unaudited financial and operating results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2011 (“Q3 2012″). The following financial results are expressed in US dollars (US$) unless stated otherwise.

Brixton Metals Announces Flow-Through Financing

Brixton Metals Corporation (TSX VENTURE:BBB) (the “Company” or “Brixton”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to complete a brokered private placement financing (the “Private Placement”), on a “best efforts” agency basis, through a syndicate of agents led by Euro Pacific Canada Inc. and Fraser Mackenzie Limited (the “Agents”).

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – Feb. 1, 2012) –

Silvercorp Announces Positive Pre-Feasibility Study for the GC Silver-Lead-Zinc Project in Guangdong Province, China

Silvercorp Metals Inc. (“Silvercorp” or the “Company”) (TSX:SVM)(NYSE:SVM) is pleased to announce it has received a positive Pre-Feasibility Study (“PFS”) for its 95%-owned GC Project in Guangdong Province, China.

Alexco Silver Production Increases 21% to More Than 600,000 Ounces in Fourth Quarter 2011

Alexco Resource Corp.CA:AXR +2.22% AXU +3.15% today reports record silver production of 608,093 ounces during the fourth quarter of calendar 2011 from the Bellekeno mine in the Keno Hill Silver District, Yukon.

Zambia zinc mine tipped to start operations

Zambia Daily Mail is reporting that a mining licence will soon be issued for a lead-zinc mine.

Santa Fe Metals Corp. announces up to 8.2% copper and 228 g/t silver on Don Indio

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

Eurometeaux gears up for EU carbon tax talks

The metals lobby group is gearing up to meet with the European commission at the end of January to persuade it to grant the sector full exemption from the indirect carbon costs embedded in electricity prices.

Xstrata renews contract with Industrea for Black Star

Global mining products and services provider Industrea has signed a renewal contract through Industrea Mining Services (IMS) for the hire, service and support of equipment to Xstrata for its Black Star open pit mine worth approximately A$132 million in minimum hours revenue up to December 2013.

The largest storage dome in South America, constructed over an operating stockpile

Located at over 4,000 meters above sea level in the Altiplano of the Andes Mountains, the San Cristobal Mine is the largest mine in Bolivia. The open-pit silver, lead and zinc mine’s production process requires the transportation of 150,000 tons of rock, and the processing of 40,000 tons of mineral daily.

Nickel wards off pancreatic cancer

In a study of pancreatic cancer, Spanish researchers found that patients with high concentrations of nickel and selenium were least likely to suffer from the disease.