VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 28, 2011) - Amerigo Resources Ltd. (News - Market indicators) ("Amerigo" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company has declared a semi-annual dividend of Cdn$0.02 per share, payable on May 5, 2011 to shareholders of record as of April 22, 2011.

Amerigo Resources Ltd. is a Canadian junior company producing copper and molybdenum from its MVC operations near Santiago, Chile. Tel: (604) 681-2802; Fax: (604) 682-2802; Web: www.amerigoresources.com; Listing: ARG:TSX

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