Good morning to you all. Please find enclosed a summary of the breaking small-cap and micro-cap financial news we highlighted on AGORACOM Small Cap TV this morning. It’s May 31st, 2012, and we’ve found 4 great press releases to report on at the open. Another great day for small-cap and micro-cap financial news. To watch the show live every morning at 9:30 AM, visit our front page ... or click on the image below.

Golden Minerals Announces Sale of Platosa Royalty for $2.4 Million and Engages Canaccord Genuity for the Sale of the Zacatecas Land Package

Golden Minerals Company ("Golden Minerals" or the "Company") (NYSE MKT: AUMN) (NYSE Amex: AUMN) (TSX: AUM)

is pleased to announce the sale of the Company's 1% net smelter royalty interest in the Platosa property to Excellon Resources Inc. ("Excellon") for US$2.4 million. The Platosa property, which is located north of Torreon, Mexico, is a silver, lead and zinc mine owned by Excellon. At current metal prices, the Company was realizing approximately $400,000 per year in royalty payments. Closing of the transaction is anticipated within thirty days with an effective date of June 1, 2012.

About Golden Minerals

Golden Minerals is a Delaware corporation based in Golden, Colorado, primarily engaged in the ramp-up and expansion of existing production at the Velardena Operations in Mexico and advancement of the evaluation stage El Quevar project in Argentina.

Last: 3.83Range: 20.52-3.34Market Cap: 145 million

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Atna Completes NI43-101 Report of Pinson Underground Gold Mine

Atna Resources Ltd. ("Atna" or the "Company") (TSX:ATN / OTCBB:ATNAF)

has completed an NI43-101 compliant technical report for the Pinson Underground Gold Mine, located in Humboldt County, Nevada. The report demonstrates that Pinson is an economically attractive gold mining project. Atna is developing the property with gold production targeted to commence in Q4 2012. The report includes Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimates, mining and processing plans, detailed project economics and sensitivity analysis.

The mine plan envisions a six-year life after the 2012 development period to recover approximately 550,000 ounces of gold at a rate of approximately 90,000 ounces per year from current Proven and Probable Mineral Reserves. There is no allowance in this projection for the possible conversion of Inferred Mineral Resource into Mineral Reserve, nor for any additional contribution from the adjacent potential open pit project.

Atna Resources Ltd. is building a successful gold mining company dedicated to responsible gold production and the creation of sustainable value for shareholders, employees and communities

Last: 1.04Range: 1.54-0.52Market Cap: 126 million

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Sandspring Resources Ltd. Confirms Discovery of Satellite Gold Deposit 1.2 km Southeast of the Current Six Million Ounce M&I Gold Resource at Toroparu

SANDSPRING RESOURCES LTD. (TSX VENTURE:SSP) ("Sandspring" or the "Company")

is pleased to announce the discovery of a new gold mineralized body, called the SE zone, which is situated 1.2 km southeast of the eastern edge of its Toroparu Gold Deposit located in the Republic of Guyana (see Figure 1). The most recent mineral resource estimate for the Toroparu Gold Deposit contains 240.89 million tonnes @ 0.78 g/t Au for 6,034,000 ounces in the Measured and Indicated categories and 179.18 million tonnes @ 0.69 g/t Au in the Inferred category contained within an optimized pit at a cutoff grade of 0.28 g/t Au

Results from the initial exploratory hole, TPD 313, were reported in the Sandspring press release dated February 29, 2012. Results from TPD 363, 365, & 366 were reported in a press release dated March 22, 2012. Additional results from the SE zone reported in this release include TPD 367-370 and TPD 378-390. Highlights from the reported drill holes include:

--TPD 313: 107 m at 0.97 g/t Au including 80 m of 1.09 g/t(1) 

--TPD 363: 87.0 m at 1.60 g/t Au(2) 

--TPD 365: 22.5 m at 1.74 g/t Au (63 m to 88.5 m) and 12 m at 1.28 
g/t Au

(97.5 m to 109.5 m)(2) 

About the company

Sandspring Resources Ltd. is a Canadian junior mining company currently in advanced exploration and prefeasibility assessment of the multi-million ounce Toroparu Gold Deposit in the Republic of Guyana.

Last: 0.66Range: 2.96-0.57Market Cap: 87 million

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Alder Intersects 65 Metres Grading 1.48 g/t Gold, 0.20% Copper and 2.00 g/t Silver at the Rosita Project, Nicaragua

Alder Resources Ltd. ("Alder" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:ALR)

announces assay results from an ongoing core drilling program at the Rosita copper-gold-silver project in northeast Nicaragua. Results include a wide intercept of 65 metres grading 1.48 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold ("Au") from hole D910 that tested immediately below the southwest end of the Santa Rita pit (See Figure 1). Included in this intercept is 8.0 metres grading 6.9 g/t Au and an interval of Cu-Au-Ag mineralization that includes 15.0 metres grading 0.57% Cu, 1.52 g/t Au and 5.93 g/t Ag with 4.0 metres grading 1.46% Cu, 3.22 g/t Au and 15.25 g/t Ag.

About Alder Resources Ltd.

Alder is a resource company focused on the development of gold and base metal projects throughout Latin America. Current focus is on the Rosita project in Nicaragua located 275 km northeast of Managua.

Last: 0.115Range: 0.285-0.065Market Cap: 8.3 million

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