VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 7, 2012) - Timmins Gold Corp. (News - Market indicators)(NYSE MKT:TGD)(NYSE Amex:TGD) announces that its second quarter financial statements will be released prior to market open on August 14, 2012, followed by a conference call to discuss the results at 11:15 am (EST). Participants may join the call by dialing toll free 1-888-789-9572 (Canada and U.S.) or 1-416-695-7806 (International) with the passcode 5608657. A replay of the call will be available after the call until August 21, 2012, by dialing 1-800-408-3053 (Canada and U.S.) or 1-905-694-9451 (International) with the passcode 4258434. A live and archived audio webcast will also be available at www.timminsgold.com.

About Timmins Gold

Focused solely in Mexico, Timmins Gold Corp. is in commercial gold production at its wholly owned San Francisco gold mine in Sonora, Mexico. The mine is an open pit heap leach operation. Timmins Gold has forecast production at a rate in excess of 100,000 ounces of gold per year. (Micon International NI 43-101F1 Technical Report dated November, 2011).

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