DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - January 25, 2010) - Gold Resource Corporation (GRC) (OTCBB: GORO) (FRANKFURT: GIH) is pleased to announce the Aguila mill initial flotation circuit is now mechanically operable. Low grade ore has been fed through the circuit on a start/stop basis at its El Aguila Project Mill, located in Oaxaca, Mexico.

William W. Reid, President of Gold Resource Corporation, stated, "We are proceeding to achieve the normal steps in any mill startup and we are pleased how it is progressing. The important milestone of having all the mechanical and electrical aspects operating has now been accomplished. The next step, which is currently underway, is balancing the flow through the plant. Once this step is behind us we then will be in the position to start generating concentrates followed by optimizing the plant production. We are zeroing in on production of our first concentrates."