Argonaut Gold Inc. reported operating results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012. For the quarter, the company reported gold production of 32,000 ounces. This included 25,805 ounces at El Castillo Mine in Durango, Mexico, 31% improvement over fourth quarter of 2011 and 6,195 ounces at La Colorada Mine in Sonora, Mexico. The company reported 39,329 gold ounces loaded on the pad, 30% improvement over fourth quarter of 2011 at El Castillo mine and 845 gold ounces and 815,219 silver ounces loaded on the pad at La Colorada.

For the year, the company reported total production of 108,081 ounces of gold, increase of 50% over 2011. Full year production included 87,712 ounces from El Castillo mine, increased 22% over 2011 and 20,369 ounces from La Colorada mine.