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MondayDec 22, 2025 9:45 am

ESGold Corp. (CSE: ESAU) (OTCQB: ESAUF) Closes Flow-Through Share Private Placement; All Set for Montauban Property Exploration

Disseminated on behalf of  ESGold Corp. (CSE: ESAU) (OTCQB: ESAUF) and may include paid advertising. ESGold Corp., an exploration-stage company committed to the acquisition, exploration, and development of high-quality mineral properties worldwide, just closed its non-brokered private placement of follow-through common shares, for aggregate gross proceeds of $4,505,000 These proceeds will help fund the exploration of its Montauban property in Quebec ESGold also engaged Atrium Research Corporation for research and publication of various reports on the investment case for ESGold, with services to run for 12 months ESGold (CSE: ESAU) (OTCQB: ESAUF), an exploration-stage company committed to acquiring, exploring, and…

MondayDec 22, 2025 9:00 am

Platinum Climbs to Highest Level in 17 Years as Supply Tightens

Platinum continued its steep rally and climbed to its highest price level in 17 years amid tightening supply and trading activity on a newly launched futures contract in China. Since last Thursday, spot contracts for the metal have climbed about 2% on a daily basis and on Wednesday, they appreciated by 1.9%. The price of platinum has more than doubled in 2025 and is on course for its biggest climb in a year from the time Bloomberg started tracking its prices back in 1987. Several factors have helped to fuel this price rally. On the London market, tightening supply drove…

FridayDec 19, 2025 9:45 am

Powermax Minerals Inc. (CSE: PMAX) (OTCQB: PWMXF) Completes 2025 Field Program at Atikokan REE Property

Disseminated on behalf of Powermax Minerals Inc. (CSE: PMAX) (OTCQB: PWMXF) and may include paid advertising. The field exploration program generated a substantial geological, geochemical, and radiometric dataset across multiple target areas. Mapping identified granitic and pegmatitic units considered favorable hosts for rare earth element mineralization. Radiometric surveys returned elevated readings that warrant further investigation, with pending assay results from 426 samples expected to guide next exploration steps. The companies increasing progress aligns with rising investor focus on securing non-Chinese rare earth supply chains. Powermax Minerals (CSE: PMAX) (OTCQB: PWMXF), a Canadian mineral exploration company, has completed its 2025 field…

ThursdayDec 18, 2025 9:45 am

Search Minerals Inc. (TSX.V: SMY) (OTC: SHCMF) Strengthens Indigenous, Community Partnerships to Support Responsible REE Development

A central pillar of Search Mineral’s commitment to the community is its long-standing partnership with the NunatuKavut Community Council The company further reinforces this partnership through its governance structure Search Minerals also maintains frequent dialogue with leaders in St. Lewis, Mary’s Harbour and Port Hope Simpson Disseminated on behalf of Search Minerals Inc. (TSX.V: SMY) (OTC: SHCMF) and may include paid advertising. Search Minerals (TSX.V: SMY) (OTC: SHCMF) is advancing rare earth development in Labrador with a strong focus on community partnership, Indigenous engagement and responsible long-term stewardship. As the company advances work across its Critical Rare Earth Element (“CREE”)…

WednesdayDec 17, 2025 9:00 am

Copper Hoarding in the US Could Drive Prices to Unexpected Highs

Prices of copper have soared in 2025, with the metal reaching several record highs along the way. As the year comes to an end, several analysts are forecasting that this rally could carry on into 2026 fueled by a number of factors. Citi analysts forecast that copper prices could climb significantly in 2026, partly driven by continued hoarding of the metal in the U.S. as traders seek to leverage arbitrage opportunities caused by concerns that Washington could impose import tariffs on the metal. Traders are front-loading the metal in the U.S. and straining supplies in other markets. This market distortion…

TuesdayDec 16, 2025 9:45 am

Strategic Metals and Nevada’s Mining Renaissance: Why Fairchild Gold Corp. (TSX.V: FAIR) (OTCID: FCHDF) Is Positioned for America’s Next Resource Cycle

Disseminated on behalf of Fairchild Gold Corp. (TSX.V: FAIR) (OTCID: FCHDF) and may include paid advertising. Nevada Titan sits in the historic Goodsprings district, where recent sampling returned grades up to 34% copper with gold and silver credits across a 1.5-kilometer corridor Fairchild acquired Carlin Queen in October 2025, positioned at the intersection of the Carlin Trend (98 million ounces produced) and Midas-Hollister corridor Golden Arrow acquisition adds a NI 43-101 historic resource metric (from 2018 and currently being updated) of measured and indicated 12,172,000 million tons averaging 0.024 oz/ton Au and 0.33 oz/ton Ag, yielding 296,500 oz Au and…

MondayDec 15, 2025 9:00 am

Copper Hits $11,771 Price Record as Favorable Market Conditions Prevail

This week, the price of a ton of copper briefly reached the unprecedented $11,771 price for each ton of the metal as several factors combined to boost the metal’s price. In the U.S., the Fed lowered its benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points. Such rate reductions weaken the dollar and make dollar-priced commodities more affordable for holders of other currencies. However, the biggest positive signal for the metal came from China. A crucial policymakers’ meeting announced that the top goal for China in 2026 would be economic growth. The meeting vowed to implement a fiscal policy that was “more…

FridayDec 12, 2025 10:30 am

Where Geology Creates Advantage: Inside Search Minerals Inc.’s (TSX.V: SMY) (OTC: SHCMF) Development Across Labrador’s Rare Earth Districts

Disseminated on behalf of Search Minerals Inc. (TSX.V: SMY) (OTC: SHCMF) and may include paid advertising. Search Minerals Inc. controls two district-scale rare earth land packages in Labrador, including the Port Hope Simpson – St. Lewis CREE District and the Red Wine CREE District Each district features many prospects and deposits that the company has explored, sampled, surveyed, and drilled to learn what resides there The districts are home to a range of rare earth elements (“REE”) including Nd (Neodymium), Pr (Praseodymium), Tb (Terbium), Dy (Dysprosium), and other elements and metals that are crucial to the future of the world…

FridayDec 12, 2025 9:00 am

LaFleur Minerals Inc. (CSE: LFLR) (OTCQB: LFLRF) (FSE: 3WK0) Forecasting Strong 2026 with PEA Completion Aimed for Early 2026 Driving Near-Term Gold Production at Its Beacon Gold Mill

This article has been disseminated on behalf of LaFleur Minerals Inc. (CSE: LFLR) (OTCQB: LFLRF) (FSE: 3WK0) and may include paid advertising. LaFleur Minerals Inc., a Canadian exploration and near-term gold producer, anticipates 2026 to be biggest year yet, beginning with the restart of gold production at its wholly owned Beacon Gold Mill The company has doubled down on its near-term gold production strategy that involves exploration on its own promising properties, while offering the mill’s capacity to other actively productive miners in the area With gold having rocketed in value to above the $4,000 per ounce mark this year,…

ThursdayDec 11, 2025 9:00 am

Lahontan Gold Corp. (TSX.V: LG) (OTCQB: LGCXF) Announces BLM approval, Update on the Progress of the Company’s Santa Fe Mining Project

Disseminated on behalf of  Lahontan Gold Corp. (TSX.V: LG) (OTCQB: LGCXF) and may include paid advertising. Lahontan Gold Corp. recently announced that it received BLM approval for the drill program at the company’s West Santa Fe project, which sits only a short distance from Lahontan’s flagship Santa Fe Mine project The company’s drilling program focuses on both validating historic drilling and testing extensions to the known gold and silver system at West Santa Fe The CEO and President of Lahontan Gold Corp., Kimberly Ann, recently sat down for an interview where she spoke on the company’s progress with the Santa Fe…

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