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The US Federal Reserve held its sixth meeting of 2025 from Tuesday (September 16) to Wednesday (September 17) amid slowing growth in the country’s jobs market.

The central bank met analysts’ expectations by lowering the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to the 4 to 4.25 percent range. It marks the first cut of 2025, after holding at the 4.25 to 4.5 percent range since December 2024.

Despite August consumer price index (CPI) data showing inflation rose to 2.9 percent from 2.7 percent in July, a weakening labor market became the focus of the Fed’s dual mandate of stable prices and maximum employment.

“The case for a persistent inflation outbreak is less, and that’s why we think it’s time for us to acknowledge the risks to the other mandate have grown, and we should move in the direction of neutral,” said Chair Jerome Powell.

The most recent US jobs report indicates that August brought an increase of just 22,000 new workers, while the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3 percent from 4.2 percent in July. Additionally, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which produced the report, announced a downward revision to June’s figures, showing a loss of 13,000 jobs.

Similarly, July’s report, released on August 1, marked a significant weakening in the labor force, bringing the three month average to just 28,000 new jobs after growth of 192,000 in the February to April period.

Following that report, US President Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, suggesting the jobs data was “rigged” to make his administration look bad. Both the slowing American labor market and rising inflation over the past few months have been blamed on the effects of Trump’s tariffs trickling into the economy.

Trump has been critical of the Fed and Powell in particular, saying they haven’t moved quickly enough to lower rates.

While he is unable to remove Powell, in August Trump attempted to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook over alleged mortgage fraud stemming from mortgage applications where she listed two homes as principal residences. Recent documents have shown those allegations to be false, and that Cook listed one of the homes as a vacation property.

On Monday (September 15), an appeals court blocked Cook’s removal from the Fed’s Board of Governors, allowing her to participate in this week’s meeting. Also this week, the Senate confirmed Stephen Miran to the board in a 48 to 47 decision along party lines. He will be replacing Adriana Kugler, who resigned in August.

Miran is on leave from his position at the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers and increases Trump’s influence over the seven member board. The nomination process for a new board member usually lasts months, but Miran’s appointment took just six weeks, allowing him to participate in this week’s meeting.

The gold price rose to a record high of US$3,707.34 per ounce shortly after the decision, but quickly fell back to the US$3,650 level. Silver spiked as high as US$42.24 per ounce following the meeting, still trading near 14 year highs.

Equities were mixed on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:INX) losing 0.31 percent to reach 6,586. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq-100 (INDEXNASDAQ:NDX) shed 1.03 percent to come in at 24,036, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:DJI) gained 0.5 percent, coming to 45,084.

Securities Disclosure: I, Dean Belder, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

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Resolution Minerals Ltd (RML or Company) (ASX: RML) is pleased to announce it has received firm commitments for a placement of fully paid ordinary shares in the Company (Shares) to sophisticated investors to raise a total of $25.1 million (before costs) at an issue price of $ 0.05 per Share (Placement).

Highlights

  • Commitments received for a successful placement of $25.1 million at $0.05 per share
  • Placement supported by a range of high net worth and global institutions including John Hancock’s Family Office, Astrotricha Capital SEZC and S3 Consortium (Stocks Digital), as well as director participation of $200,000
  • The placement has institutionalised the Company’s register, including $7.75m cornerstoned by high-calibre, supportive and value-add local and international investor groups
  • RML’s medium term work programs and working capital requirements are now fully funded
  • RML balance sheet strengthened ahead of the proposed NASDAQ listing
  • RML is aiming to become a major player in the US critical minerals space and is aiming to meet the needs of the current White House Administration’s and the Department of War’s critical mineral US national security supply requirements

Of the total $25.1 million placement funds, $18,400,000 (Tranche 1) will be settled on or around 26 September 2025, and the remaining $6,700,000 (Tranche 2) (total of $25.1 million) is anticipated to settle within approximately 60 days, and following the next shareholder meeting.

Subject to receipt of shareholder approval in a general meeting (anticipated mid November 2025), participants in the Placement will also be issued one (1) option for every two (2) Shares issued under the Placement, for no additional consideration. The Options will have an exercise price of $0.10 per Share and expire on 30 November 2029 – key terms included in this announcement (Option). The Options will be listed, subject to ASX listing requirements being met.

The Placement will be conducted via two (2) tranches, as follows:

(a) Tranche 1: 422,000,000 Shares as follows:

(i) 150,000,000 Shares will be issued under the Company’s existing pre-approved placement capacity that was approved by shareholders at the general meeting held on 25 July 2025; and

(ii) 272,000,000 Shares will otherwise be issued under the Company’s Listing Rule 7.1 & 7.1A capacity (146,542,986 Shares under Listing Rule 7.1 and 125,457,014 Shares under Listing Rule 7.1A); and

(b) Tranche 2: subject to shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1, via the issue of 80,000,000 Shares and up to 251,000,000 attaching Options (subject to rounding).

Click here for the full ASX Release

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Vanadium is an important metal for both the steel and battery manufacturing industries.

Both of these sectors play key roles in economic growth and a new era in defense and energy security. Supply and demand fundamentals for the metal indicate a strong long-term outlook for the vanadium market.

Many investors believe the vanadium industry is compelling and are interested in getting involved in this evolving market. Read on for a brief overview of the metal, from supply and demand to how to invest in this exciting industrial and battery metal.

In this article

    What is vanadium?

    Named after Vanadis, the Norse god of beauty, vanadium is a silvery-gray transition metal that was discovered in 1801.

    Vanadium occurs in about 65 different minerals, and is mined as a by-product of other metals, usually uranium. It is also found in deposits of phosphate rock, titaniferous magnetite, uraniferous sandstone and siltstone. Aside from that, it is present in bauxite and in carboniferous materials such as crude oil, coal, oil shale and tar sands.

    Vanadium demand trends

    Vanadium applications have grown in recent years, contributing to price growth. The vast majority of vanadium is used as an additive in the steel industry to make a high-strength product that is lighter, stronger and more resistant to shock and corrosion.

    Vanadium content of less than 0.1 percent is needed to double the strength of steel, and although other metals — including manganese, molybdenum, niobium, titanium and tungsten — can be interchanged with vanadium for alloying with steel, there is no substitute for vanadium in aerospace titanium alloys.

    Over the last few years, China has increased its vanadium use, producing steel rebar with high tensile strength for construction. Vanadium compounds are also used in nuclear reactors because they have low neutron-absorbing properties. Vanadium oxide is used as a pigment for ceramics and glass, and can act as a catalyst in the production of superconducting magnets.

    In addition to the steel alloy sector, the metal is often used to make parts for jet engines, as well as crankshafts, axles and gears. What’s more, vanadium redox batteries (VRFB) are currently generating excitement because they are reusable over semi-infinite cycles, and do not degrade for at least 20 years, allowing energy storage systems the ability to bank renewable energy.

    However, these batteries are quite large compared to lithium-ion batteries, and are better suited for industrial or commercial use rather than for use in electric vehicles. That said, there are a number of companies around the world working on developing the technology for residential and smaller-scale use.

    Vanadium supply trends

    The top vanadium producing countries are China, Russia and South Africa, and worldwide vanadium production totaled 100,000 metric tons (MT) in 2024. China was the world’s largest producer of vanadium by far, contributing 70,000 metric tons of vanadium. Russia came in at a distant second with output of 21,000 MT, and South Africa was in third place with 8,000 MT.

    Russian-owned Evraz is a large vanadium producer with assets in Russia and Czechia, and is a major supplier of ferrovanadium to the European steel market. In the first half of 2022, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and subsequent trade sanctions have prompted end-users to look for more secure vanadium supplies. By the end of 2024, Russian vanadium pentoxide exports to China had dried up, and supply uncertainties were also reported in South Africa.

    For his part, CRU Group’s Goel believes other nations are also interested in boosting domestic vanadium production. “Governments worldwide have recognized vanadium as a critical mineral, leading to increased support for emerging vanadium projects,” he said. Goel cited as an example the private Australian company Vecco Group, which received an AU$3.8 million grant to advance the feasibility and design of its vanadium project in Brisbane.

    However, vanadium will have to break free from the current low pricing environment if ex-China projects are to move from discovery to production.

    How to invest in vanadium stocks

    Vanadium bullion is available from private individuals, but the metal is not publicly traded, and so most experts do not advise investing in physical vanadium. Instead, vanadium stocks are a common way to gain exposure.

    There are several publicly traded companies currently producing vanadium for investors to consider, as well as many companies exploring or developing vanadium projects, including as a by-product of other minerals. See the list of vanadium stocks you can invest in below for more details on their operations.

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    Australian Vanadium (ASX:AVL)
    Australian Vanadium is building a vanadium pit-to-battery value chain in Western Australia that will incorporate its flagship Australian Vanadium project, considered one of the most advanced vanadium projects being developed globally.

    Bushveld Minerals (LSE:BMN)
    Bushveld Minerals is a primary vanadium mining company with one of the world’s largest high-grade primary vanadium resources. The company’s assets, all in South Africa, include two of the world’s four operating primary vanadium production processing facilities and an under-construction vanadium electrolyte production facility.

    Energy Fuels (TSX:EFR,NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU)
    Energy Fuels is primarily focused on uranium and rare earth metals, but its White Mesa mill in Utah, US, has the ability to process uranium-bearing ore from its mines into vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) as well. While the company is not currently producing vanadium, it has a stockpile of finished V2O5, with production and sales awaiting stronger market prices.

    Largo Resources (TSX:LGO,NASDAQ:LGO)
    Largo Resources owns and operates the Maracas Menchen mine in Brazil, and has annual V2O5 equivalent production guidance of between 9,000 and 11,000 MT. The company supplies vanadium products for multiple applications, and has developed vanadium redox battery systems for advanced renewable energy storage solutions.

    Manuka Resources (ASX:MKR)
    Manuka Resources holds two fully permitted precious metals projects in the Cobar Basin of New South Wales, Australia. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, it is also advancing the Taranaki VTM iron-vanadium-titanium project, which would extract vanadium-rich iron sands from the seabed of the New Zealand exclusive economic zone.

    NextSource Materials (TSX:NEXT,OTCQB:NSRCF)
    NextSource Materials’ advanced-stage Green Giant in-situ vanadium project in Madagascar is one of the world’s largest-known vanadium deposits, with a resource estimate of 60 million MT of V2O5 at an average grade of almost 0.7 percent. Green Giant is adjacent to NextSource’s Molo graphite mine.

    QEM (ASX:QEM)
    QEM is advancing its flagship Julia Creek vanadium and energy project in Queensland’s North West Minerals Province. The project hosts one of the largest vanadium deposits in the world, with a JORC resource of 2.87 billion MT at 0.31 percent V2O5, and a contingent oil resource of up to 654 million barrels.

    Strategic Resources (TSXV:SR)
    Strategic Resources is targeting the green steel market with its flagship BlackRock vanadium-titanium-iron project in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region of Québec, Canada. The project, which will host a mine and concentrator, is fully permitted and construction ready. The company will also have a metallurgical facility located in the Port of Saguenay.

    VanadiumCorp Resource (TSX:VRB)
    VanadiumCorp’s goal is to become a fully integrated producer of high-quality vanadium electrolytes for vanadium flow batteries. It plans to source material from its Lac Doré vanadium- and titanium-bearing magnetite deposit in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region of Québec.

    Western Uranium and Vanadium (CSE:WUC,OTCQX:WSTRF)
    Western Uranium and Vanadium is developing high-grade uranium and vanadium production at its Sunday Mine Complex in Colorado, US, and licensing and developing the nearby Mustang mineral processing plant. In Q2 2025, it delivered stockpiled and new production from Sunday to Energy Fuels’ White Mesa mill through an ore purchase agreement.

    Securities Disclosure: I, Melissa Pistilli, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

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    Osisko Metals Incorporated (the ‘ Company ‘ or ‘ Osisko Metals ‘) ( TSX: OM,OTC:OMZNF ; OTCQX: OMZNF ; FRANKFURT: 0B51 ) is pleased to announce new drill results from the Gaspé Copper Project, located in the Gaspé Peninsula of Eastern Québec.

    Osisko Metals CEO Robert Wares commented: ‘The growth potential of the Gaspé Copper deposit continues to be demonstrated with today’s new high-grade results. Holes 30-1106 and 30-1109 reveal the presence of a thick, higher grade tabular zone lying at depth around the E Zone horizon near the eastern margin of our 2024 MRE model. This tabular zone may extend significantly to the east if it correlates to historical drilling results. Our expansion drilling is exceeding expectations, hand-in-hand with the solid infill results on our main resource area.’

    New analytical results are presented below (see Table 1), including 26 mineralized intercepts from six new drill holes. Infill intercepts are located inside the 2024 MRE model ( see November 14, 2024 news release ), and are focused on upgrading inferred mineral resources to measured or indicated categories, as applicable. Expansion intercepts are located outside the 2024 MRE model and may potentially lead to additional resources that will be classified appropriately within the next MRE update. Some of the reported intercepts have contiguous shallower infill as well as deeper expansion (noted on Table 1 below as ‘Both’). Maps showing hole locations are available at www.osiskometals.com .

    Highlights:

    • Drill hole 30-1110
      • 1091.5 metres averaging 0.20% Cu (infill and expansion)
    • Drill hole 30-1109
      • 133.7 metres averaging 1.04% Cu (expansion)
    • Drill hole 30-1106
      • 159.1 metres averaging 0.45% Cu (expansion)
    • Drill hole 30-1103
      • 167.9 metres averaging 0.24% Cu (infill)
    • Drill hole 30-1108
      • 134.8 metres averaging 0.22% Cu (infill and expansion)
    • Drill hole 30-1111
      • 304.5 metres averaging 0.17% Cu (infill)
      • 206.3 metres averaging 0.33% Cu (expansion)

    Table 1: Infill and Expansion Drilling Results

    DDH No. From (m) To (m) Length (m) Cu % Ag g/t Mo % CuEq* Type**
    30-1103 14.6 144.0 129.4 0.17 1.40 0.19 Infill
    And 322.6 490.5 167.9 0.24 1.84 0.014 0.30 Infill
    And 510.0 583.5 73.5 0.27 2.02 0.029 0.40 Expansion
    And 618.0 714.0 96.0 0.12 1.09 0.024 0.20 Expansion
    And 790.5 854.0 63.5 0.26 1.38 0.010 0.30 Expansion
    30-1106 595.5 634.5 39.0 0.40 3.58 0.44 Infill
    And 694.0 716.0 22.0 0.29 1.60 0.008 0.32 Expansion
    And 741.0 802.5 61.5 0.18 0.97 0.014 0.23 Expansion
    And 844.7 1003.8 159.1 0.45 1.95 0.011 0.50 Expansion
    (including) 864.2 898.0 33.8 1.04 3.60 0.011 1.10 Expansion
    30-1108 9.0 53.0 44.0 0.20 1.80 0.21 Infill
    And 67.0 96.0 29.0 0.17 1.62 0.19 Infill
    And 160.5 199.5 39.0 0.12 1.05 0.008 0.16 Infill
    And 354.0 417.0 63.0 0.19 1.42 0.006 0.22 Infill
    And 442.2 579.0 134.8 0.22 1.17 0.030 0.34 Both
    And 662.7 695.8 33.1 0.22 0.75 0.021 0.31 Expansion
    And 877.5 900.3 22.8 0.62 5.14 0.67 Expansion
    30-1109 463.5 487.5 24.0 0.36 2.83 0.39 Infill
    And 543.0 583.5 40.5 1.35 8.29 0.012 1.44 Infill
    And 727.3 861.0 133.7 1.04 6.48 0.017 1.14 Expansion
    30-1110 8.0 1099.5 1091.5 0.20 1.52 0.017 0.28 Both
    (including) 8.0 743.6 735.6 0.20 1.50 0.015 0.27 Infill
    (including) 743.6 1099.5 355.9 0.21 1.55 0.021 0.30 Expansion
    And 1138.5 1177.5 39.0 0.12 0.90 0.014 0.17 Expansion
    30-1111 28.5 333.0 304.5 0.17 0.80 0.007 0.20 Infill
    And 391.5 602.5 210.5 0.16 0.78 0.028 0.27 Infill
    And 634.7 682.5 47.8 0.13 1.06 0.008 0.16 Expansion
    And 730.0 936.3 206.3 0.33 2.39 0.016 0.41 Expansion

    * See explanatory notes below on copper equivalent values and Quality Assurance/Quality Controls.
    ** ‘Both’ indicates drill holes that have contiguous shallower infill as well as deeper expansion intercepts.

    Discussion

    Drill holes 30-1103 and 30-1108, both located near the western margin of the 2024 MRE model, cut multiple intersections of mineralized material, 20 to 168 metres thick, distributed in ‘layer cake’ fashion from surface to a vertical depth of 854 and 900 metres, respectively.

    Drill hole 30-1106, located near the eastern margin of the 2024 MRE model, cut unmineralized material to a depth of about 600 metres, followed by four mineralized intervals to a vertical depth of 1004 metres. These include a higher-grade interval of 33.8 metres averaging 1.04% Cu and 3.60 g/t Ag located at the level of (and immediately below) the E Zone skarn horizon.

    Drill hole 30-1109, also located near the eastern margin of the 2024 MRE model, cut unmineralized material to a depth of about 460 metres, followed by three mineralized intervals to a vertical depth of 860 metres. These also include a higher-grade interval of 133.7 metres averaging 1.04% Cu and 6.48 g/t Ag located in skarn and porcellanites above and below the E Zone skarn horizon.

    Both 30-1106 and 30-1109 suggest potential for the presence of a higher-grade tabular deposit around the E Zone horizon that, when combined with historical drilling data, indicates a potential extension eastward towards the previously mined E-32 Zone over a lateral distance of 800 metres.

    Drill hole 30-1110, located on top of Copper Mountain near the central part of the 2024 MRE model, intersected 1091.5 metres averaging 0.20% Cu, 1.52 g/t Ag, and 0.017% Mo (0.28% CuEq), including 735.6 metres averaging 0.20% Cu, 1.50 g/t Ag, and 0.015% Mo (infill) and 355.9 metres averaging 0.21% Cu, 1.55 g/t Ag, and 0.021% Mo (expansion), extending mineralization to a vertical depth of 1100 metres and again confirming continuity of mineralization in the core of the deposit.

    Drill hole 30-1111, located immediately west of Copper Mountain near the southern lip of the pit, intersected 304.5 metres (from surface) averaging 0.17% Cu and 0.80 g/t Ag followed by three more intersections that included expansion at depth of 206.3 metres averaging 0.33% Cu, 2.39 g/t Ag, and 0.016% Mo, extending mineralization in this area to a vertical depth of 936 metres. The central porphyry intrusion was then intersected and returned 76 metres averaging negligible copper (0.08% Cu) but significant molybdenum (0.023% Mo).

    Mineralization at Gaspé Copper is of porphyry copper/skarn type and occurs as disseminations and stockworks of chalcopyrite with pyrite or pyrrhotite and minor bornite and molybdenite. At least five retrograde vein/stockwork mineralizing events have been recognized at Copper Mountain, which overprint earlier prograde skarn and porcellanite-hosted mineralization throughout the Gaspé Copper system. Porcellanite is a historical mining term used to describe bleached, pale green to white potassic-altered hornfels. Subvertical stockwork mineralization dominates at Copper Mountain whereas prograde bedding-replacement mineralization, that is mostly stratigraphically controlled, dominates in the area of Needle Mountain, Needle East, and Copper Brook. High molybdenum grades (up to 0.5% Mo) were locally obtained in both the C Zone and E Zone skarns away from Copper Mountain.

    The 2022 to 2024 Osisko Metals drill programs were focused on defining open-pit resources within the Copper Mountain stockwork mineralization ( see May 6, 2024 MRE press release ). Extending the resource model south of Copper Mountain into the poorly-drilled prograde skarn/porcellanite portion of the system subsequently led to a significantly increased resource, mostly in the Inferred category ( see November 14, 2024 MRE press release ).

    The current drill program is designed to convert the November 2024 MRE to Measured and Indicated categories, as well as test the expansion of the system deeper into the stratigraphy and laterally to the south and southwest towards Needle East and Needle Mountain respectively. The November 2024 MRE was limited at depth to the base of the L1 skarn horizon (C Zone), and all mineralized intersections below this horizon represent potential depth extensions to the deposit, to be included in the next scheduled MRE update in Q1 2026.

    All holes are being drilled sub-vertically into the altered calcareous stratigraphy, which dips 20 to 25 degrees to the north. The L1 (C Zone) the L2 (E Zone) skarn/marble horizons were intersected in most holes, as well as intervening porcellanites that host the bulk of the disseminated copper mineralization.

    Table 2: Drill hole locations

    DDH No. Azimuth (°) Dip (°) Length (m) UTM E UTM N Elevation
    30-1103 0.00 -90.00 930.0 316056.0 5426038.0 634.7
    30-1106 0.00 -90.00 1131.0 316500.0 5426360.0 628.7
    30-1108 0.00 -90.00 960.00 315900.0 5426136.0 638.9
    30-1109 0.00 -90.00 861.00 316600.0 5426205.0 608.2
    30-1110 0.00 -90.00 1200.00 316077.0 5426355.0 742.7
    30-1111 0.00 -90.00 1014.00 315600.0 5426408.0 590.0

    Explanatory note regarding copper-equivalent grades

    Copper Equivalent grades are expressed for purposes of simplicity and are calculated taking into account: 1) metal grades; 2) estimated long-term prices of metals: US$4.25/lb copper, US$20.00/lb molybdenum, and US$24.00/oz silver; 3) estimated recoveries of 92%, 70%, and 70% for Cu, Mo, and Ag respectively; and 4) net smelter return value of metals as percentage of the price, estimated at 86.5%, 90.7%, and 75.0% for Cu, Mo, and Ag respectively.

    Qualified Person

    The scientific and technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Bernard-Olivier Martel, P. Geo. (OGQ 492), an independent ‘qualified person’ as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (‘NI 43-101’).

    Quality Assurance / Quality Control

    Mineralized intervals reported herein are calculated using an average 0.12% CuEq lower cut-off over contiguous 20-metre intersections (shorter intervals as the case may be at the upper and lower limits of reported intervals). Intervals of 20 metres or less are not reported unless indicating significantly higher grades . True widths are estimated at 90- 92% of the reported core length intervals.

    Osisko Metals adheres to a strict QA/QC program for core handling, sampling, sample transportation and analyses, including insertion of blanks and standards in the sample stream. Drill core is drilled in HQ or NQ diameter and securely transported to its core processing facility on site, where it is logged, cut and sampled. Samples selected for assay are sealed and shipped to ALS Canada Ltd.’s preparation facility in Sudbury. Sample preparation details (code PREP-31DH) are available on the ALS Canada website. Pulps are analyzed at the ALS Canada Ltd. facility in North Vancouver, BC. All samples are analyzed by four acid digestion followed by both ICP-AES and ICP-MS for Cu, Mo and Ag.

    About Osisko Metals

    Osisko Metals Incorporated is a Canadian exploration and development company creating value in the critical metals sector, with a focus on copper and zinc. The Company acquired a 100% interest in the past-producing Gaspé Copper mine from Glencore Canada Corporation in July 2023. The Gaspé Copper mine is located near Murdochville in Québec s Gaspé Peninsula. The Company is currently focused on resource expansion of the Gaspé Copper system, with current Indicated Mineral Resources of 824 Mt averaging 0.34% CuEq and Inferred Mineral Resources of 670 Mt averaging 0.38% CuEq (in compliance with NI 43-101). For more information, see Osisko Metals’ November 14, 2024 news release entitled ‘Osisko Metals Announces Significant Increase in Mineral Resource at Gaspé Copper’. Gaspé Copper hosts the largest undeveloped copper resource in eastern North America, strategically located near existing infrastructure in the mining-friendly province of Québec.

    In addition to the Gaspé Copper project, the Company is working with Appian Capital Advisory LLP through the Pine Point Mining Limited joint venture to advance one of Canada s largest past-producing zinc mining camps, the Pine Point project, located in the Northwest Territories. The current mineral resource estimate for the Pine Point project consists of Indicated Mineral Resources of 49.5 Mt averaging 5.52% ZnEq and Inferred Mineral Resources of 8.3 Mt averaging 5.64% ZnEq (in compliance with NI 43-101). For more information, see Osisko Metals June 25, 2024 news release entitled ‘Osisko Metals releases Pine Point mineral resource estimate: 49.5 million tonnes of indicated resources at 5.52% ZnEq’. The Pine Point project is located on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, NWT, close to infrastructure, with paved road access, an electrical substation and 100 kilometres of viable haul roads.

    For further information on this news release, visit www.osiskometals.com or contact:

    Don Njegovan, President
    Email: info@osiskometals.com
    Phone: (416) 500-4129

    Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information

    This news release contains ‘forward-looking information’ within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. Any statement that involves predictions, expectations, interpretations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often, but not always, using phrases such as ‘expects’, or ‘does not expect’, ‘is expected’, ‘interpreted’, ‘management’s view’, ‘anticipates’ or ‘does not anticipate’, ‘plans’, ‘budget’, ‘scheduled’, ‘forecasts’, ‘estimates’, ‘potential’, ‘feasibility’, ‘believes’ or ‘intends’ or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or results ‘may’ or ‘could’, ‘would’, ‘might’ or ‘will’ be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking information and are intended to identify forward-looking information. This news release contains forward-looking information pertaining to, among other things: the tax treatment of the FT Units; the timing of incurring the Qualifying Expenditures and the renunciation of the Qualifying Expenditures; the ability to advance Gaspé Copper to a construction decision (if at all); the ability to increase the Company’s trading liquidity and enhance its capital markets presence; the potential re-rating of the Company; the ability for the Company to unlock the full potential of its assets and achieve success; the ability for the Company to create value for its shareholders; the advancement of the Pine Point project; the anticipated resource expansion of the Gaspé Copper system and Gaspé Copper hosting the largest undeveloped copper resource in eastern North America.

    Forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance and is based upon a number of estimates and assumptions of management, in light of management’s experience and perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, as well as other factors that management believes to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances, including, without limitation, assumptions about: the ability of exploration results, including drilling, to accurately predict mineralization; errors in geological modelling; insufficient data; equity and debt capital markets; future spot prices of copper and zinc; the timing and results of exploration and drilling programs; the accuracy of mineral resource estimates; production costs; political and regulatory stability; the receipt of governmental and third party approvals; licenses and permits being received on favourable terms; sustained labour stability; stability in financial and capital markets; availability of mining equipment and positive relations with local communities and groups. Forward-looking information involves risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking information are set out in the Company’s public disclosure record on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) under Osisko Metals’ issuer profile. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward- looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.

    Neither the TSX Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Exchange) accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release. No stock exchange, securities commission, or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.

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    Sun Summit Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SMN,OTC:SMREF) (OTCQB: SMREF) (‘Sun Summit’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to report results from a recently completed induced polarization (IP) survey across the JD Porphyry Trend at the JD Project, Toodoggone Mining District, north-central British Columbia.

    Highlights:

    • New IP data enhances the JD Porphyry Trend: New chargeability and resistivity data demonstrate strong prospectivity for porphyry-related copper-gold mineralization along the JD Porphyry trend.

    • Follow-up programs ongoing: Geological mapping and prospecting surveys along the McClair Creek alteration zone are ongoing. Data from recently completed soil surveys along parts of the JD Porphyry trend are being compiled and interpreted to refine drill targets.

    • Phase II IP Survey: a subsequent phase of closely-spaced IP survey south of the Creek Zone is newly completed and results are being integrated with the 2024 IP survey historical data and with the current 3D model of the Creek zone.

    ‘We have now defined a broad 8.5 km long chargeability-high anomaly at JD, significantly enhancing the project’s copper-gold porphyry potential along the McClair Creek alteration zone,’ said Niel Marotta, CEO of Sun Summit Minerals. ‘This impressive alteration zone transects the JD Porphyry trend, yet remarkably, only five historic drill holes have tested it. The vast majority of this large-scale anomaly remains untested and represents a high-priority area for further target definition and exploration.’

    The JD Porphyry Trend IP Survey

    The IP survey across the JD Porphyry trend consisted of over 31-line kilometers across eight northeast-southwest oriented lines. Line spacing varied from 500 to 1,200 meters depending on design depth of earlier survey arrays (Figure 1). The 2025 survey was designed to characterise and detect subsurface sulfide mineralization associated with pronounced magnetic anomalies and strong hydrothermal alteration observed along McClair creek (see February 5th, 2025, news release). The IP survey expanded on previous surveys that defined a north-south trending, open ended, high-chargeability anomaly. New and historic data was compiled and inverted (Figures 1 and 2).

    The broadly, north-south oriented >18 mv/v McClair Creek chargeability-high anomaly spans 8.5 by ~2 kilometers and is open to the north and south (Figure 2). The broad anomaly is locally spatially coincident with discrete strong magnetic-high anomalies (Figure 2) and near the Belle South target, a strong resistivity-high anomaly. The intensity of the chargeability anomaly increases with depth, particularly to the north where the anomaly increases to +40 mv/v near the Fericrete and Oxide Peak targets (Figure 1).

    Besides five widely-spaced drill holes near the McClair target in 2013 and 2018 (Figure 1), no other chargeability anomaly along the 8.5 km trend has been drill tested. Results from the five McClair holes (see February 5th, 2025 news release) suggests the entire trend may also be prospective for porphyry-related mineralization.

    The McClair Creek anomaly is along trend, 17 km north of Amarc Resources’ Aurora discovery (Figure 3). Porphyry-related copper and gold mineralization at Aurora is spatially associated with strong coincident chargeability-high and resistivity-high anomalies centered on a magnetic-high anomaly1.

    Next Steps

    This new chargeability and resistivity data supports the strong prospectivity for partially concealed, porphyry-related copper-gold mineralization proximal to the McClair Creek alteration zone (Figure 1). Additional IP surveying is warranted to infill widely spaced lines and to extend the survey footprint to the north and south (Figure 3).

    Data from recently completed soil surveys along parts of the JD Porphyry trend are being compiled and interpreted to refine drill targets. Data from these surveys together with results from ongoing geological mapping and prospecting along the McClair Creek alteration zone (Figure 1) will be used to inform drill targeting and testing.

    Figure 1. JD Porphyry Trend, A. Map of the JD Project showing the recently acquired and compiled IP data (400m depth slice through the chargeability model). New (black) and historical IP lines (dashed) shown. Key targets are highlighted. Inset photo looking south down McClair Creek showing parts of the 10 km long McClair Creek gossan. The Belle South porphyry target is situated above the gossan on a till covered plateau, where the coincident high-chargeability and high-magnetic intensity (Figure 2b) is located, B. Sections through the chargeability 3D voxel model showing the strong-chargeability anomaly at Fericrete (A-A’), McClair (B-B’) and Belle South (C-C’) targets. Section lines shown in (A).

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    Figure 2. JD Porphyry Trend, A. Map of the JD Project showing the recently acquired and compiled IP data (400m depth slice through the resistivity model). New (black) and historical (dashed) IP lines shown, B. Map of the JD Project showing total magnetic intensity data acquired in 2021 overlain with IP lines and key target areas.

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    Figure 3. Map of the Toodoggone District showing the location of the JD Project in relation to other development and exploration projects. Data sourced from Thesis, TDG and Centerra’s corporate websites. The QP has been unable to verify the information and that the information is not necessarily indicative to the mineralization on the property that is the subject of the disclosure.

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    National Instrument 43-101 Disclosure

    This news release has been reviewed and approved by Sun Summit’s Vice President Exploration, Ken MacDonald, P. Geo., a ‘Qualified Person’ as defined in National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects of the Canadian Securities Administrators. Some technical information contained in this release is historical in nature and has been compiled from public sources believed to be accurate. The historical technical information has not been verified by Sun Summit and may in some instances be unverifiable dependent on the existence of historical drill core and grab samples.

    Community Engagement

    Sun Summit is engaging with First Nations on whose territory our projects are located and is discussing their interests and identifying contract and work opportunities, as well as opportunities to support community initiatives. The Company looks forward to continuing to work with local and regional First Nations with ongoing exploration.

    About the JD Project

    The JD Project is located in the Toodoggone mining district in north-central British Columbia, a highly prospective deposit-rich mineral trend. The project covers an area of over 15,000 hectares and is in close proximity to active exploration and development projects, such as Thesis Gold’s Lawyers and Ranch projects, TDG Gold’s Baker-Shasta projects, Amarc Resource’s AuRORA project, Centerra’s Gold’s Kemess East and Underground projects, as well as the past-producing Kemess open pit copper-gold mine.

    The project is 450 kilometres northwest of the city of Prince George, and 25 kilometres north of the Sturdee airstrip. It is proximal to existing infrastructure in place to support the past-producing Kemess mine, including roads and a hydroelectric power line.

    The JD Project is in a favourable geological environment characterized by both high-grade epithermal gold and silver mineralization, as well as porphyry-related copper and gold mineralization. Some historical exploration, including drilling, geochemistry and geophysics, has been carried out on the property, however the project area is largely underexplored.

    About Sun Summit

    Sun Summit Minerals (TSXV: SMN,OTC:SMREF) (OTCQB: SMREF) is a mineral exploration company focused on the discovery, expansion and advancement of district scale gold and copper assets in British Columbia. The Company’s diverse portfolio includes the JD and Theory projects in the Toodoggone region of north-central B.C., and the Buck Project in central B.C.

    Further details are available at www.sunsummitminerals.com.

    References

      Link to Figures

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      On behalf of the board of directors

      Niel Marotta
      Chief Executive Officer & Director
      info@sunsummitminerals.com

      For further information, contact:

      Matthew Benedetto, Simone Capital
      mbenedetto@simonecapital.ca
      Tel. 416-817-1226

      Forward-Looking Information

      Statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements, which involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition, the forward-looking statements require management to make assumptions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. There is significant risk that the forward-looking statements will not prove to be accurate, that the management’s assumptions may not be correct and that actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. Generally forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of terminology such as ‘anticipate’, ‘will’, ‘expect’, ‘may’, ‘continue’, ‘could’, ‘estimate’, ‘forecast’, ‘plan’, ‘potential’ and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release may include, but are not limited to, the timing of and size and scope of the drill program at the JD property; indications and results from drilling may be materially different; the Company’s exploration plans, expectations and forecasts. These forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions which may prove to be incorrect which, without limiting the generality of the following, include: the Company’s ability to complete the drill program as currently contemplated; the anticipated results based on current indications; risks inherent in exploration activities; volatility and sensitivity to market prices; volatility and sensitivity to capital market fluctuations; and fluctuations in metal prices. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof or the dates specifically referenced in this press release, where applicable. Except as required by applicable securities laws and regulation, Sun Summit disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

      Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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      Nevgold Corp. (‘ NevGold ‘ or the ‘ Company ‘) ( TSXV:NAU,OTC:NAUFF) (OTCQX:NAUFF) (Frankfurt:5E50 ) is pleased to announce an updated Mineral Resource Estimate (‘ MRE ‘) for the Nutmeg Mountain gold project (the ‘ Project ‘, ‘ Nutmeg Mountain ‘) in Idaho.

      Key Highlights

      • Open-Pit, Oxide, Heap-Leach Gold Mineral Resource in the Western USA: 1.19 Mozs of Indicated Resources at 0.50 g/t Au (74.2 Mt) and 548 kozs of Inferred Resources at 0.34 g/t Au (49.8 Mt). (Table 1, Figure 1, Figure 2)
      • Higher Grade Mineralization Within the Resource: increasing the cut-off grade from the base case of 0.20 g/t Au to 0.60 g/t Au, the Project has 560 kozs of Indicated Resources at 0.92 g/t Au , and 85 kozs of Inferred Resources at 0.87 g/t Au . The higher grade mineralization starts at surface as seen in Figure 2 and Figure 3, and is within the 0.20 g/t Au cut-off grade MRE. To date, the Company has not completed any mine scheduling studies on the MRE. Exploring for more potential high-grade mineralization will be a key focus as the project is advanced with further drilling and subsequent resource estimates.
      • Significant Growth Captured Over Last 24 Months: compared to the 2023 MRE, the base case pit-constrained indicated tonnage increased by over 18% and inferred by over 100%, with further upside identified with high priority drill targets.
      • Mineralization Starts at Surface with Low Strip Ratio: mineralization at Nutmeg Mountain starts at surface. The strip ratio of the project based on conceptual pit-shells is expected to be less than 1:1 , which is extremely low for an open-pit, oxide, heap-leach gold project. (Figure 2, Figure 3)
      • Tier One Jurisdiction: the Project is located in southwest Idaho, which is a favorable mining jurisdiction. (Figure 4, Figure 5)

      NevGold CEO, Brandon Bonifacio, comments: ‘This is another important milestone for NevGold and the Nutmeg Mountain gold project in Idaho as it further validates the quality of the asset located in a tier-one mining jurisdiction. We are pleased with the results of the updated MRE, as it illustrates the size and heap-leach grade of this at-surface, open-pit oxide gold project in the Western USA. The updated MRE also further validates the strong growth potential of mineralization at the Project, which remains open in multiple directions. We look forward to drilling the highly prospective targets that we have identified at surface and at depth. After completion of this MRE, we plan to advance to a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) to further advance the Project to the next stage of development. We have an extremely favorable macroeconomic situation with the gold price and momentum in the US to advance high-quality, domestic mineral projects .

      Table 1: Nutmeg Mountain – Open-Pit, Heap-Leach MRE (see notes below)

      Cut-Off Grade
      Au g/t
      Classification Tonnes Gold Grade
      Au g/t
      Ounces Gold
      1.00 Indicated 5,433,000 1.31 230,000
      1.00 Inferred 610,000 1.38 27,000
      0.80 Indicated 10,061,000 1.12 362,000
      0.80 Inferred 1,297,000 1.12 47,000
      0.60 Indicated 19,025,000 0.92 560,000
      0.60 Inferred 3,025,000 0.87 85,000
      0.50 Indicated 26,353,000 0.81 688,000
      0.50 Inferred 5,711,000 0.72 132,000
      0.40 Indicated 37,167,000 0.71 844,000
      0.40 Inferred 10,496,000 0.59 199,000
      0.30 Indicated 52,556,000 0.60 1,014,000
      0.30 Inferred 22,458,000 0.46 332,000
      0.20 Indicated 74,205,000 0.50 1,186,000
      0.20 Inferred 49,749,000 0.34 548,000
      0.10 Indicated 95,465,000 0.42 1,294,000
      0.10 Inferred 87,406,000 0.26 732,000

      Notes:

      1. Effective date of this mineral resource estimate is August 29, 2025.
      2. All mineral resources have been estimated in accordance with Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum definitions, as required under National Instrument 43-101 (‘ NI 43-101 ‘). The Mineral Resource Statement was prepared by Greg Mosher, P. Geo (Global Mineral Resource Services, ‘ GMRS ‘) in accordance with NI 43-101.
      3. Mineral Resources reported demonstrate a reasonable prospect of eventual economic extraction through additional exploration, as required under NI 43-101. Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability. There is no certainty that all or any part of the estimated Mineral Resources will be converted into Mineral Reserves. The potential development of the Mineral Resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, marketing, and other relevant issues.
      4. Mineral Resources are reported at a cut-off grade of 0.20 g/t Au for an open-pit mining scenario. Cut-off grades are based on a price of US$2350/oz gold, and a number of operating cost and recovery assumptions, including a reasonable contingency factor. Metallurgical recoveries of 80% were used. Densities based on lithology were assigned.
      5. Ounce (troy) = metric tonnes x grade / 31.10348. All numbers have been rounded to reflect the relative accuracy of the estimate.
      6. The quantity and grade of reported Inferred Mineral Resources are uncertain in nature and there has not been sufficient work to define these Inferred Mineral Resources as Indicated or Measured Mineral Resources. It is reasonably expected that many of the Inferred Mineral Resources could be upgraded to Indicated Mineral Resources with continued exploration, however, there is no assurance that further exploration will result in all or any part of the Inferred Mineral Resources being converted into Indicated Mineral Resources.
      7. Tonnages and ounces in the tables are rounded to the nearest thousand and hundred, respectively. Numbers may not total due to rounding.

      Figure 1 – Plan view map of Nutmeg Mountain gold project. Black line outlines the larger unpatented Bureau of Land Management (BLM) project boundary, with orange outline defining patented claims and private leases which do not have limitations on disturbance acreage allowed, and can be drilled with a notice to the State of Idaho. Blue dashed lines represent identified targets based on numerous geological data layers and work completed at the Project . To view image please click here

      Figure 2 – Cross-section looking north through the MRE block model with all blocks above a 0.10 g/t Au cut-off. Mineralization starts at surface, and there is further mineralization beneath the US$2350/oz pit-shell used in the MRE.
      To view image please click here

      Figure 3 – Cross-section looking north through the MRE block model with 0.60 g/t Au cut-off. The higher grade mineralization is within the 0.20 g/t Au cut-off MRE and starts at surface. To date, the Company has not completed any mine scheduling studies on the MRE. To view image please click here

      Figure 4 – Map of Washington County district in Southwest Idaho including the Nutmeg Gold Trend, and emerging Hercules Copper Trend. Nutmeg Mountain is approximately 30 km from the Hercules Copper Trend. To view image please click here

      Nutmeg Mountain – Summary
      Nutmeg Mountain is a low-sulphidation epithermal gold deposit located in southwest Idaho, approximately 20 kilometers east of Weiser, Idaho, and 120 kilometers northwest of Boise, Idaho. The Project is approximately 1,724 hectares in size, which is comprised of 210 federal unpatented claims, 12 patented claims, and 2 private leases. The Project has 940 core, reverse circulation (‘RC’), and rotary drill holes totaling over 71,625 meters of drilling.

      Figure 5 – Map of NevGold’s projects in the Western USA. To view image please click here

      Nutmeg Mountain – Additional Exploration Potential
      The work completed to date by the Company has identified several high priority drill targets for future drilling. Historical drilling was mainly focused on the outcropping and near-surface disseminated mineralization, which is primarily located on the patented mining claims and other privately owned ground. (Figure 1) NevGold has identified numerous additional near-surface gold targets on the unpatented mining claims surrounding the private ground. Additionally, the average drill hole depth at the Project is less than 75 meters, and to date the potential high-grade feeder veins typically associated with low-sulphidation epithermal gold systems have yet to be identified. Discovering additional near-surface disseminated gold mineralization and the potential high-grade feeder structures will continue to be the focus of NevGold’s ongoing exploration.

      Nutmeg Mountain Deposit Geology and Model
      Nutmeg Mountain is a low-sulphidation epithermal gold deposit with exploration dating back to the 1980s. The Project is host to Miocene-age basalt and tuffaceous sediments, Payette Formation sandstone and siltstone, and lacustrine sedimentary rocks of the Pliocene-age Idaho Group.

      Most gold mineralization that has been identified at the Project to date occurs within a north-trending graben, which is where most of the drilling has been concentrated. The graben is bounded by faults on the east and west, and sedimentary units change in thickness and character across the bounding faults. Mineralization is associated with multi-phase hydrothermal brecciation and veining, strong silicification, acid alteration, and faulting. Much of the surface alteration is composed primarily of opaline silica and appears to be replacement of Payette Formation sandstone.

      There are four principal zones of mineralization. The Main Zone is the most significant in size and contains most of the gold in the MRE. Gold mineralization is hosted primarily in silicified Payette Formation sandstone that has been subjected to multiple phases of hydrothermal alteration, brecciation, and veining.  The Main Zone mineralization occurs over a north-south distance of approximately 1,200 meters, a width from 250 to 500 meters, and a vertical thickness of up to 180 meters. Most of the gold in the MRE is situated in the top 75 meters of this vertical thickness, creating an opportunity to expand the resource vertically with further deeper drilling and additional data.

      The North Zone underlies the narrow ridge crest at the north end of the Project, approximately 600 meters northeast of the Main Zone. In the North Zone, gold mineralization occurs as an oval, north-trending, tabular body that is up to 60 meters thick, approximately 335 meters long (N-S) and 150 meters wide. The Stinking Water Zone lies approximately 400 meters west of the North Zone and 600 meters north of the Main Zone. The Cove Creek Zone is located 600 meters southeast of, and approximately 170 meters lower than the Main Zone, with little to no surface expression.

      Figure 6 – Plan view map of Nutmeg Mountain gold project with geology summary. The red outlines define the mineralization at a 0.20 Au g/t cutoff. The gold dash outline represents areas with additional mineralization potential.
      To view image please click here

      Drillhole Data and QAQC Procedures
      Prior to the Company’s work, the Project was evaluated by several historical work programs starting in the 1980s including geological mapping, geochemical and geophysical surveying, several metallurgical bulk samples and 934 core, RC, and rotary drill holes totaling 70,254 meters. In early 2023, NevGold completed five core holes totaling 1,371 meters, four of which were located within the known envelope of mineralization. The data from these holes have been used in the MRE.

      There is minimal documented QA/QC procedures or data available for drill programs prior to 2008. The Company drill program utilized full industry-standard survey control and QAQC programs and is designed to systematically validate as much of the historical drilling as possible through collar surveys, re-logging, and re-sampling.

      Reasonable Prospects of Eventual Economic Extraction
      To support reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction for the MRE, GMRS used the estimated block model to generate an optimized pit-shell using the following assumptions: a gold price of US$2350/oz, mining costs of US$2.20/tonne moved, processing costs including general and administration costs of US$5.50/tonne, heap-leach process recovery of 80%, and an overall pit slope angle of 50 degrees. Mining and processing costs are based on industry norms and benchmarking for this type of deposit and contemplated mining method.

      Environmental, Social, and Governance Opportunities
      As part of its commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices, the Company has commenced a review of alternate energy potential near the Project. These alternate sources include geothermal, solar, and wind power generation. In particular, the Project is in an area of high geothermal energy potential with two geothermal projects already operating nearby. There are also a number of solar and wind power generation projects in Idaho. The Company is actively considering collaboration agreements with alternate energy partners to assess opportunities to lower the carbon footprint at the Project.

      Technical Report
      A technical report is being prepared on the Updated MRE in accordance with NI 43-101 standards, and will be available on the Company’s website and on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca within 45 days of the date of this news release. The MRE was prepared by independent mining consulting firm GMRS.

      Qualified Person Statements
      Mr. Greg Mosher (P.Geo., M.Sc. Applied), Principle of GMRS is an independent ‘Qualified Person’ under NI 43-101 and responsible for the MRE. Mr. Mosher has prepared and approved the scientific and technical information related to the MRE contained in this news release.

      Greg French, CPG, the Company’s Vice President, Exploration, and a ‘Qualified Person’ under NI 43-101 has also reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information contained in this news release.

      ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

      ‘Signed’

      Brandon Bonifacio, President & CEO

      For further information, please contact Brandon Bonifacio at bbonifacio@nev-gold.com, call 604-337-5033, or visit our website at www.nev-gold.com .

      About the Company
      NevGold is an exploration and development company targeting large-scale mineral systems in the proven districts of Nevada and Idaho. NevGold owns a 100% interest in the Limousine Butte and Cedar Wash gold projects in Nevada, and the Nutmeg Mountain gold project and Zeus copper project in Idaho.

      Please follow @NevGoldCorp on Twitter , Facebook , LinkedIn , Instagram , and YouTube .

      Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

      Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

      This news release contains forward-looking statements that are based on the Company’s current expectations and estimates. Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as ‘plan’, ‘expect’, ‘project’, ‘intend’, ‘believe’, ‘anticipate’, ‘estimate’, ‘suggest’, ‘indicate’ and other similar words or statements that certain events or conditions ‘may’ or ‘will’ occur. Forward looking statements in this news release include statements with respect to estimates of mineral resources, the Company’s future exploration plans with respect to the Project, the intention to complete future updated MRE’s and a PEA and the timeline for completion, and the upgrade of inferred mineral resources to indicated mineral resources. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from estimated or anticipated events or results implied or expressed in such forward-looking statements, which include the dangers inherent in exploration, development and mining activities; the uncertainty of mineral resource estimates; not achieving an updated MRE, a PEA and other exploration goals or estimates; actual exploration or development plans and costs differing materially from the Company’s estimates; obtaining additional financing from time-to-time to continue operations; compliance with government regulation; stock market volatility that may adversely affect the price of the Company’s securities; and the ability to obtain and maintain any necessary permits, consents or authorizations required for mining activities. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made and, except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and accordingly undue reliance should not be put on such statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein.

       

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      Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream brand, has stepped down from the company he started 47 years ago citing a retreat from its campaigning spirit under parent company Unilever.

      Greenfield wrote in an open letter late Tuesday night — shared on X by his co-founder Ben Cohen — that he could no longer ‘in good conscience’ remain an employee of the company and said the company had been ‘silenced.’

      He said the company’s values and campaigning work on ‘peace, justice, and human rights’ allowed it to be ‘more than just an ice cream company’ and said the independence to pursue this was guaranteed when Anglo-Dutch packaged food giant Unilever bought the brand in 2000 for $326 million.

      Cohen’s statement didn’t mention Israel’s ongoing military operation in Gaza, but Ben & Jerry’s has been outspoken on the treatment of Palestinians for years and in 2021 withdrew sales from Israeli settlements in what it called ‘Occupied Palestinian Territory.’

      Greenfield’s resignation comes five months after Ben & Jerry’s filed a lawsuit accusing Unilever of firing its chief executive, David Stever, over his support for the brand’s political activism. In November last year Ben & Jerry’s filed another lawsuit accusing Unilever of silencing its public statements in support of Palestinian refugees.

      ‘It’s profoundly disappointing to come to the conclusion that that independence, the very basis of our sale to Unilever, is gone,’ Greenfield said.

      ‘And it’s happening at a time when our country’s current administration is attacking civil rights, voting rights, the rights of immigrants, women, and the LGBTQ community,’ he added.

      Jerry Greenfield, left, and Bennett Cohen, the founders of Ben and Jerry’s founders, in Burlington, Vt., in 1987.Toby Talbot / AP file

      Richard Goldstein, the then president of Unilever Foods North America, said in a statement after the sale in 2000 that Unilever was ‘in an ideal position to bring the Ben & Jerry’s brand, values and socially responsible message to consumers worldwide.’

      But now Greenfield claims Ben & Jerry’s ‘has been silenced, sidelined for fear of upsetting those in power.’ He said he would carry on campaigning on social justice issues outside the company.

      The financial performance of the Ben & Jerry’s brand isn’t made public but Unilever’s ice cream division made 8.3 billion Euros ($9.8 billion) in revenue in 2024. Unilever is in the process of spinning off its ice cream division, however, into a separate entity which involves cutting some 7,500 jobs across its brands globally.

      Cohen and Greenfield founded the business in 1978 in Burlington, Vermont, where it is still based.

      NBC News has contacted Unilever for comment overnight but had not received any at the time of publication.

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      U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi faced a torrent of criticism online Tuesday after she suggested in two separate interviews that the Justice Department would ‘absolutely target’ hate speech in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s shooting death — sparking intense backlash from Republicans and other conservatives and prompting her to further clarify her remarks.

      Bondi attempted to bridge the divide between her remarks and what she called hate speech that leads to threats in a lengthy social media post Tuesday.

      ‘Hate speech that crosses the line into threats of violence is NOT protected by the First Amendment,’ Bondi said, citing three U.S. laws that criminalize threats of direct violence, such as threats of kidnapping or injury. ‘It’s a crime.’ 

      ‘For far too long, we’ve watched the radical left normalize threats, call for assassinations, and cheer on political violence. That era is over,’ she said, adding that ‘free speech protects ideas, debate, even dissent but it does NOT and will NEVER protect violence.’

      Bondi’s remarks, made during a ‘The Katie Miller Podcast’ interview and in an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity during conversations about the fatal shooting of Kirk, prompted backlash across the aisle, though it was conservative voices who were the loudest. Many noted that Kirk, the Turning Point USA founder and subject of the interviews, was himself a vociferous defender of free speech protections under the First Amendment, which protects most forms of speech in the U.S., including offensive and hateful speech.

      Many also appeared to view the new statement as insufficient cover for Bondi’s previous remarks. 

      ‘This isn’t a correction or a retraction or a retreat; it’s a post hoc attempt to bend the term ‘hate speech’ to mean something that it never has,’ Charles C.W. Cooke, a senior editor at the National Review, said on social media.

      Nearly 24 hours after Bondi’s remarks, the criticism has continued — nearly all of it from Republicans and other notable conservative voices.

      Bondi came under fire for the two interviews Monday, neither of which distinguished the type of speech that threatened imminent violence from hate speech.

       ‘There’s free speech and then there’s hate speech,’ Bondi said Monday in an interview with former Trump administration aide and podcast host Katie Miller.

      .’We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech,’ Bondi said.

      In a separate interview on Fox News, Bondi reiterated a similar sentiment, suggesting that the government could prosecute Office Depot after an employee reportedly refused to print posters with Kirk’s face on them.

      She said further that the department was ‘looking at’ the Office Depot case in question.

      ‘Businesses cannot discriminate,’ Bondi said on Fox News. ‘If you want to go in and print posters with Charlie’s pictures on them for a vigil, you have to let them do that. We can prosecute you for that.’

      ‘I have Harmeet Dhillon right now in our Civil Rights unit looking at that immediately, that Office Depot had done that,’ she said of the Office Depot employee in question. ‘We’re looking it up,’ she said.

      Most of the criticism that poured in Tuesday was from Republicans, who noted that Bondi’s remarks are a flagrant violation of free speech protections guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution.

      They are also, some noted, directly at odds with the views famously espoused by Kirk.

      ‘Hate speech’ is a hopelessly subjective term, and even if it weren’t, there is no hate-speech exception to the First Amendment,’ said Ed Whelan, a conservative legal expert who formerly clerked for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

      ‘I’m sorry, but this is the sort of leftwing progressivism that conservatives, including Charlie Kirk, abhorred,’ Erick Erickson said on X. ‘We stand with Jack Philips, not against him.’

      Asked by ABC News’s Jon Karl to respond to Bondi’s remarks on Tuesday, Trump declined to clarify, and instead floated the idea of going after Karl’s outlet, albeit in a joking tone.

      ‘We’ll probably go after people like you, because you treat me so unfairly,’ Trump said.

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      House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., shared just a brief four-word response when a reporter asked him on Tuesday why he missed a congressional vigil for Charlie Kirk.

      ‘I had a meeting,’ Jeffries said when the matter was broached during his afternoon press conference.

      House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced on Monday that Congress would hold a vigil later that evening to honor the conservative activist.

      Kirk was assassinated last week when a gunman opened fire on him during a college campus speaking event in Utah.

      Fox News Digital witnessed just a handful of House Democrats at the vigil, side by side with dozens of Republican lawmakers.

      When asked why more Democrats did not attend, Jeffries said Tuesday, ‘I don’t know.’

      ‘I guess you’d have to talk to the individual Democrats as to what else was going on and why they were present or why they weren’t present,’ he said.

      The vigil was held in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall in the 6 p.m. hour on Monday evening.

      Democratic lawmakers who attended include Reps. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., John Larson, D-Conn., Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., Chris Pappas, D-N.H., and Don Davis, D-N.C.

      Notably absent were the top four House Democrats in senior leadership, including Jeffries.

      Johnson, however, downplayed the lack of Democratic attendance in comments to reporters on Monday.

      ‘I honestly did not even see the composition of the group,’ he said when asked if he was disappointed in the number of Democrats who showed up.

      ‘I’m glad it was bipartisan, and I wish more had participated, and I’m not sure why they didn’t. So I don’t know what else we can do other than offer an all-member bipartisan vigil. And we’ve done that routinely for other things.’

      Fox News’ Kelly Phares and Fox News Radio’s Ryan Schmelz contributed to this report.

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      The federal trial of Ryan Routh, accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump as he played golf in September 2024, resumes Tuesday with more FBI forensic experts scheduled to testify.

      On Monday, jurors heard FBI Firearms and Toolmarks Examiner Erich Smith, who alleged the rifle found near the sixth hole of Trump International Golf Club was a Chinese-made Norinco SKS. Smith said the weapon was ‘in working condition’ when recovered, test-fired successfully at the FBI lab and was configured with a round in the chamber and the safety off — meaning it was ‘prepared to fire.’ 

      He also testified the rifle’s serial number had been ‘obliterated in several places’ but could be partially restored.

      Smith showed jurors the 7.62×39 mm full metal jacket rounds loaded in the rifle. 

      ‘Bullets are designed to put holes in things,’ he said. ‘It would have put a hole in something if it had hit the target.’

      Routh, representing himself, cross-examined Smith about whether all SKS rifles are semi-automatic, whether test-firings were videotaped and whether the gun could have changed hands at a gun show before he obtained it. 

      ‘So, we’re just supposed to take your word for it? Routh asked Smith. 

      Smith replied: ‘That’s what happened.’ 

      Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon sustained prosecution objections when Routh strayed beyond the scope of testimony. 

      The court also heard from FBI biologist Curtis Gaul, who testified about collecting potential DNA samples from the rifle grip, a glove, zip ties and other items found. Routh cross-examined briefly, asking where the glove was found and whether Gaul knew who removed the rifle’s scope.

      Cannon cut off questioning several times, urging both prosecutors and Routh to keep examinations moving. 

      Jurors appeared confused during parts of Gaul’s testimony, as prosecutors referenced exhibit numbers without always displaying them. Meanwhile, Routh was seen leaning forward, taking notes and staring intently when fingerprints reportedly matching his own were displayed on a screen.

      When court resumes Tuesday morning, prosecutors are expected to call FBI biologist Kara Gregor, followed by additional FBI specialists in digital forensics and supervisory roles as they continue building their case against Routh.

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