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 1911 Gold Corporation (‘1911 Gold’ or the ‘Company’) (TSXV: AUMB,OTC:AUMBF) (OTCQX: AUMBF) (FRA: 2KY) is pleased to announce the commencement of a 2,200-metre (‘m’) diamond drill program at the Ogama-Rockland gold deposit (‘Ogama-Rockland’), located approximately 27 kilometres (‘km’) southeast of the True North Gold Project (which includes the mine and mill complex) (see Figure 1: Ogama-Rockland Location). One surface drill rig has been mobilized and commenced drilling on December 12, 2025, and will focus on resource expansion and confirmation drilling.

Highlights:

  • 2,200 m of surface diamond drilling planned in eight (8) drill holes designed to confirm the updated geological model and test the extensions of high-grade, shallow quartz-vein-hosted gold mineralization (see Figure 3: Plan View – Proposed 2025 Drill Program)
  • Drilling will focus on the down-dip and along-strike extensions of the main vein system and new parallel structures identified from relogging and resampling of historical core and modelling updated data
  • The Ogama-Rockland gold deposit currently hosts an NI 43-101 compliant inferred mineral resource1 of 1.28 million tonnes grading 8.17 grams per tonne gold (‘g/t’, ‘Au’), for 337,000 ounces (‘oz’) Au
  • Metallurgical test work will be conducted on drill core samples to confirm the suitability of the True North processing facility for the recovery of gold from Ogama-Rockland
  • An updated underground mineral resource estimate is anticipated in the first half of 2026 (‘H1-2026’), following completion of the drill program
  1. See technical report dated November 15, 2013, entitled ‘A Technical Review of the Ogama-Rockland Deposit on the Rice Lake Property, Manitoba, Canada, for Bison Gold Resources Inc.’, prepared by Watts, Griffis and McOuat.

Ogama-Rockland is one of the most advanced and immediately value-accretive satellite deposits within the Company’s Rice Lake Exploration Properties portfolio in the prolific Rice Lake Greenstone Belt,’ stated Shaun Heinrichs, President and CEO of 1911 Gold. ‘Historical mining demonstrated the continuity and grade potential of the vein system, but much of the deposit remains open below shallow historical workings. With our improved structural model and proximity to the True North mine and mill complex, drill testing this target represents an important step towards expanding the high-grade resource base that supports our broader, district-scale growth strategy. Upon completion of our recently announced financing, we have over $26 million in cash, which will allow us to achieve a significant amount of work in 2026 as we advance towards a mine restart in 2027.’

Ogama-Rockland Gold Deposit

The Ogama-Rockland gold deposit is the most advanced project situated in the southeast portion of the Company’s Rice Lake Exploration Properties, in an area with a number of historical high grade gold producers and targets. Ogama-Rockland is accessed from the True North Gold Project by provincial road over approximately 45 km trucking distance.

The deposit is hosted in steeply north-east dipping north-west trending quartz-carbonate-pyrite veins located in brittle-ductile structures within a multiphase tonalite-granodiorite pluton over a strike length of 1.5 km (see Figure 2: 3D Isometric View). The Ogama-Rockland gold deposit is comprised of the historic Ogama and Rockland producing gold mines, which collectively produced approximately 45,000 oz of gold between 1948 and 1951 at a grade of 11.25 g/t Au1. In 2013 an inferred mineral resource estimate for the deposit outlined 1.28 million tonnes at a grade of 8.17 g/t Au, for 337,000 oz of contained gold1. The mineral resource is based on the results of 27,873 m of drilling in 77 drill holes completed between 2009 and 2012. In 2018, the Company drilled an additional six (6) confirmation drill holes for 1,899 m. A total of eight (8) main veins have been modelled hosting the resource, which remains open along strike and to depth. 1911 Gold relogged all available historical drill holes as part of the re-interpretation and sampled intervals of historical drill core not previously sampled occurring as alteration haloes and gaps in sampling from historical work.

The initial drill program is designed to confirm the updated geological interpretation model and to test the potential extensions of the known mineralization. The confirmation and step out drilling will be used as the basis of an updated mineral resource estimate expected to be completed in H1-2026. Drill core generated will also be sent for metallurgical recovery test work to confirm the suitability of the True North gold processing plant to potentially process and recover gold from Ogama-Rockland.

Figure 1: Ogama-Rockland Location Relative to True North (CNW Group/1911 Gold Corporation)

Figure 2: Isometric View of Ogama-Rockland Mineralized Viens (CNW Group/1911 Gold Corporation)

Figure 3: Plan View of Proposed 2025 Ogama-Rockland Drilling (CNW Group/1911 Gold Corporation)

Qualified Person Statement

The scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Michele Della Libera, P.Geo, Vice-President Exploration of 1911 Gold Corporation, who is a ‘Qualified Person’ as defined under NI 43-101.

Quality Assurance/Quality Controls (QA/QC)

Core samples are collected by sawing the drill core in half along the axis, with one-half sampled, placed in plastic sample bags, labelled, sealed, and the other half retained for future reference. Batches are shipped to Activation Laboratories Ltd. (Actlabs), in Thunder Bay, Ontario for sample preparation and analysis. Samples are dried, crushed to 2mm and a 1 kg split is pulverized to -200 mesh. Gold analysis is completed by fire-assay with an atomic absorption finish on 50 grams of prepared pulp. Samples returning values greater to 10.00 g/t are reanalysed by fire assay with a gravimetric finish. Total gold analysis (Screen Metallic Sieve) is conducted on highly mineralized samples or the presence of visible gold. Certified gold reference material samples are inserted every 20 samples and blank samples at intervals of one in every 50 samples, with additional blanks inserted after samples hosting visible gold. Repeat third-party gold analyses for 5% of all submitted sample pulps are analyzed at ALS-Chemex Laboratory, North Vancouver, Canada.

About 1911 Gold Corporation

1911 Gold is an advanced gold explorer and developer focused on its 100%-owned True North Gold Project in the Archean Rice Lake Greenstone Belt in Manitoba, Canada. The Company controls a large, highly prospective ~62,000-hectare land package with numerous past-producing gold operations within trucking distance of the fully built and permitted True North mine and mill complex. 1911 Gold is positioning itself to restart operations in 2027 and offers a unique, near-term production story with significant exploration upside. The strategy is to build a district-scale gold mining operation around a centralized, and readily expandable infrastructure to support a socially and environmentally responsible, long-term mining operation with little development risk and a growing mineral resource base.

1911 Gold’s True North complex and the exploration land package are located within and among the First Nation communities of the Hollow Water First Nation and the Black River First Nation. 1911 Gold looks forward to maintaining open, cooperative, and respectful communications with all of our local communities and stakeholders to foster mutually beneficial working relationships.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Shaun Heinrichs
President and CEO

www.1911gold.com 

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This news release may contain forward-looking statements. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as ‘plans’, ‘expects’ or ‘does not expect’, ‘is expected’, ‘budget’, ‘scheduled’, ‘estimates’, ‘forecasts’, ‘intends’, ‘anticipates’ or ‘does not anticipate’, or ‘believes’, or describes a ‘goal’, or variation of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results ‘may’, ‘could’, ‘would’, ‘might’ or ‘will’ be taken, occur or be achieved.

All forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s beliefs and assumptions based on information available at the time the statements were made. Actual results or events may differ from those predicted in these forward-looking statements. All of the Company’s forward-looking statements are qualified by the assumptions that are stated or inherent in such forward-looking statements, including the assumptions listed below. Although the Company believes that these assumptions are reasonable, this list is not exhaustive of factors that may affect any of the forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, future events, conditions, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, predictions, projections, forecasts, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. All statements that address expectations or projections about the future, including, but not limited to, statements about exploration plans, including the size of the program, and the timing and results thereof, as well as the completion of an updated NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate in H1 2026, are forward-looking statements. Although 1911 Gold has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

All forward-looking statements contained in this news release are given as of the date hereof. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

Neither 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.

1911 Gold Corporation TSXV: AUMB OTCQX: AUMBF FRA: 2KY (CNW Group/1911 Gold Corporation)

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Blue Sky Uranium Corp. (TSXV: BSK,OTC:BKUCF) (FSE: MAL2) (OTCQB: BKUCF), ‘Blue Sky’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce that the Company has launched a 1,200-metre diamond drilling program at the Ivana Gateway target (formerly Ivana Gap), located 4700 metres northwest of the Ivana deposit, within the Amarillo Grande Uranium-Vanadium district, Río Negro Province, Argentina (‘AGP’).

In October 2025, the Company completed a 5 km pole-dipole ET geophysical survey at Ivana Gateway, which delineated a 1.4 km-wide chargeability anomaly interpreted as the extension of the redox front system present at Ivana. The aim of the current program is to test for mineralization and/or geochemical vectors related to a northern extension to the Ivana uranium deposit. The program will drill a fence of holes spanning 4300 metres, testing the interpreted redox front. Contractor AGV Falcon Drilling is executing the program and all holes are being drilled using HQ-diameter core. The drilling program was initiated in late October and 11 holes have been completed to date out of 19 planned (see Figure 1). Drill core logging and sampling is ongoing, and analytical results will be released once received and interpreted.

Nikolaos Cacos, Blue Sky President & CEO commented, ‘We are pleased to be drilling a new priority target on Blue Sky’s 100% held concessions close to the Ivana deposit. We continue to refine and test our exploration model for the Amarillo Grande project, which we believe has the potential to host multiple deposits similar to Ivana.’

The Ivana Gateway target is located on concessions held by Blue Sky via its 100% owned subsidiary, Minera Cielo Azul S.A. (‘MCA‘). This drilling program is funded by Ivana Minerales S.A. (‘IMSA‘) the joint venture company (‘JVCO‘) established to advance the Ivana Uranium-Vanadium Project. Under the terms of the definitive agreement announced on December 2, 2024 IMSA has the exclusive right and option (‘Call Option‘) to acquire up to a 100% interest in certain exploration targets (‘Exploration Targets‘) at Amarillo Grande. To exercise this right, IMSA must incur certain funding obligations over the six-year term of the Call Option, pay the relevant option price pursuant to the formula set out in the Call Option, and grant to MCA a 2% royalty on all Exploration Targets acquired under the Call Option.

Qualified Persons

The technical contents of this news release have been reviewed and approved by Mr. Ariel Testi, CPG, who works for the Company and is a Qualified Person as defined in National Instrument 43-101.

About Ivana Minerales S.A.

Ivana Minerales S.A. is the operating company for the joint-venture between Blue Sky and its partner Abatare Spain, S.L.U. (‘COAM‘) to advance the Ivana Uranium-Vanadium deposit in Rio Negro Province of Argentina. The activities of JVCO are subject to the earn-in transaction (the ‘Agreement‘) in which COAM will fund cumulative expenditures of US$35 million to acquire a 49.9% indirect equity interest in the Ivana deposit, and then has the further right to earn up to an 80% equity interest in JVCO by completion of a feasibility study and funding the costs and expenditures up to US$160,000,000 to develop and construct the project to commercial production, subject to the terms and conditions in the Agreement. JVCO also has a Call Option to acquire a 100% interest in all or part of certain exploration targets owned by Blue Sky’s 100% held subsidiary, subject to certain conditions. For additional details, please refer to the News Release dated February 27, 2025, as well as the Company’s latest Financial Statements & MD&A available at blueskyuranium.com.

About Blue Sky Uranium Corp.

Blue Sky Uranium Corp. is a leader in uranium discovery in Argentina. The Company’s objective is to deliver exceptional returns to shareholders by rapidly advancing a portfolio of uranium deposits into low-cost producers, while respecting the environment, the communities, and the cultures in all the areas in which we work. Blue Sky’s flagship Amarillo Grande Project was an in-house discovery of a new district that has the potential to be both a leading domestic supplier of uranium to the growing Argentine market and a new international market supplier. The Company’s recently optioned Corcovo project has demonstrated potential to host an in-situ recovery uranium deposit. The Company is a member of the Grosso Group, a resource management group that has pioneered exploration in Argentina since 1993.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

‘Nikolaos Cacos’
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Nikolaos Cacos, President, CEO and Director

For further information please contact:
Corporate Communications
Tel: 1-604-687-1828
Toll-Free: 1-800-901-0058
Email: info@blueskyuranium.com

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

This news release may contain forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, the ‘forward-looking statements’) within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Any statements that are contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are often identified by terms such as ‘may’, ‘should’, ‘anticipate’, ‘will’, ‘estimates’, ‘believes’, ‘intends’ ‘expects’ and similar expressions which are intended to identify forward-looking statements. More particularly and without limitation, this press release contains forward-looking statements that, other than statements of historical fact, address activities, events or developments the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including, without limitation, statements about the Company’s planned drilling campaigns, its objectives and the potential mineral content of its projects. 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.

Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements and, even if such actual results are realized or substantially realized, there can be no assurance that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, the Company. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things: uncertainty relating to mineral resources; risks related to heavy metal and transition metal price fluctuations, particularly uranium and vanadium; risks relating to the dependence of the Company on key management personnel and outside parties; the potential impact of global pandemics; risks and uncertainties related to governmental regulation and the ability to obtain, amend, or maintain licenses, permits, or surface rights; risks associated with technical difficulties in connection with mining activities; and the possibility that future exploration, development or mining results will not be consistent with the Company’s expectations, including in respect of the Company’s planned exploration program described in this news release. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements. Readers are encouraged to refer to the Company’s public disclosure documents for a more detailed discussion of factors that may impact expected future results. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by securities law.

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Nevgold Corp. (‘NevGold’ or the ‘Company’) (TSXV:NAU,OTC:NAUFF) (OTCQX:NAUFF) (Frankfurt:5E50) is pleased to announce that is has staked an additional 90 claims, approximately 6 square kilometers or 1500 acres, with strong antimony-gold prospectivity at its Limousine Butte Project (the ‘Project’, ‘Limo Butte’) in Nevada. The newly staked ground has the same geological signatures as other antimony-gold targets at the Project.

Aerial Drone Footage of 2025 Drilling & High-Grade Antimony Bullet Zone Discovery (Click Here):

Key Highlights

  • Added an additional 90 claims, approximately 6 square kilometers or 1500 acres, with strong antimony-gold prospectivity
    • The new claims encompass remaining surface exposure of a dolomite-over-Pilot Shale thrust block, as well as exposed Pilot Shale on both the west and east of the dolomite thrust; this geological setting is where the 2025 Bullet Zone drilling discovered significant antimony and gold mineralization (See News Release dated December 2, 2025).
    • Exposed outcrop in the new ground has a strong surface expression of gold and antimony mineralization, with rock chips in Pilot Shale up to 1.23 g/t Au and 0.49% Sb, and rock chips in the dolomite thrust up to 8.74 g/t Au and 0.67% Sb.
      • 8.74 g/t Au
      • 0.36% Sb and 0.10 g/t Au
      • 0.24% Sb and 0.42 g/t Au
      • 0.67% Sb*
      • 0.49% Sb*
      • 0.42% Sb*
      • 0.33% Sb and 0.41 g/t Au*
      • 0.10 % Sb and 1.07 g/t Au*
      • 0.36% Sb*
      • 1.23 g/t Au*
      • 0.76 g/t Au*
    • 30 holes have been completed in the current 2025-2026 drill program with assays pending
    • The Company has completed Phase 1 antimony-gold sampling of the Crushed and Run of Mine (‘ROM’) leach pads from the past-producing Golden Butte pit, which produced over 100,000 ounces of gold in 1989-1990
      • The historic leach pads have material at surface that was previously mined and crushed with strong antimony-gold potential (see Figure 3); the previous Golden Butte operation was solely focused on gold with no focus on antimony
      • Phase I sampling results will be released over the coming weeks
    • Antimony is one of the highest priority Critical Minerals due to its strategic importance and military applications; Limo Butte is a brownfield mine site located in the State of Nevada with near-surface, high-grade antimony mineralization 

    Limo Butte Planned 2025-2026 Activities / Status Update
    NevGold will continue its active exploration program at Limo Butte including:

    • Evaluating the historical geological database with focus on gold and antimony (completed);
    • Advancing metallurgical testwork (Phase II completed);
    • Continuing to drill test gold-antimony targets (ongoing, 30 drillholes completed)
    • Sampling the Crushed and ROM leach pads from the past-producing Golden Butte pit to determine the antimony-gold mineralization (Phase I sampling completed, results in the coming weeks);
    • Completing initial gold-antimony Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) (in progress).

    Other 2025-2026 Project Updates
    Nutmeg Mountain Gold Project (Idaho)

    • 2025 Mineral Resource Estimate (‘MRE’) completed September-2025
    • Metallurgical testwork continues
    • CSAMT Geophysics to start early January; additional data layers will guide 2026 drill targeting for more near-surface gold mineralization and the potential high-grade gold feeder structure
    • 2026 Drill Program of ~5,000 meters focused on significantly expanding the 2025 MRE

    Zeus Copper Project (Idaho)

    • Geophysical Induced Polarization (‘IP’) and Magnetotellurics (‘MT’) program completed in November-2025
    • Drill targeting for 2026 field program is in process

    NevGold CEO, Brandon Bonifacio, comments: ‘The newly added ground at Limo Butte has the same geological signatures as the other parts of the Project with strong antimony-gold mineralization. The additional claims also extend the expansion potential to +4 kilometers from Resurrection Ridge, which is where we are currently drilling. We have completed 30 drillholes and the Phase I sampling of the historically mined gold leach pads, with results expected over the coming weeks from both of these work programs. As Limo Butte is a brownfield mine site, one key advantage is having a large amount of historically mined material already on surface in the leach pads that had a previous focus only on gold mineralization. The historically mined leach pads are a significant, near-surface antimony opportunity that we are rapidly advancing. We are pleased to enter 2026 with a strong treasury position and the ability to systematically advance our Gold and Critical Minerals assets based in the United States to maximize value for our shareholders.’

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    Figure 1 – Additional claims added at Limousine Butte with selected NevGold and historical sampling results. The new area encompasses remaining surface exposure of a dolomite-over-Pilot Shale thrust block, as well as exposed Pilot Shale both west and east of the dolomite thrust. This geological setting is where the key antimony-gold targets are situated at the Project. To view image please click here

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    Figure 2 – Large cross section at the Project outlining the strong expansion potential between Resurrection Ridge and Crashed Airplane Valley, which spans +2.5 kilometers. The newly added claims add another +1.5 kilometers of antimony-gold expansion potential around Crashed Airplane Valley. To view image please click here

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    Figure 3 – Resurrection Ridge target area with the historically mined Golden Butte pit gold leach pads. The historically mined leach pads have material at surface that was previously mined and crushed with strong antimony-gold potential. The previous Golden Butte operation was solely focused on gold with no focus on antimony. Phase I sampling is completed on the leach pads. To view image please click here

    US Executive Order – Announced March 20, 2025
    The Company is pleased to report the sweeping Executive Order to strengthen American mineral production and reduce U.S. reliance on foreign nations for its mineral supply. Antimony (Sb) has been identified as an important ‘Critical Mineral’ in the United States essential for national security, clean energy, and technology applications, yet limited domestic mine supply currently exists.

    The Executive Order invokes the use of the Defense Production Act as part of a broad United States (‘US’) Government effort to expand domestic minerals production on national security grounds. As it relates to project permitting, the Order states that it will ‘identify priority projects that can be immediately approved or for which permits can be immediately issued, and take all necessary or appropriate actions…to expedite and issue the relevant permits or approvals.’ Furthermore, the Order includes provisions to accelerate access to private and public capital for domestic projects, including the creation of a ‘dedicated mineral and mineral production fund for domestic investments’ under the Development Finance Corporation (‘DFC’).

    This decisive action by the US Government highlights the urgent need to expand domestic minerals output to support supply chain security in the United States. This important Order will help revitalize domestic mineral production by improving the permitting process and providing financial support to qualifying domestic projects.

    Importance of Antimony
    Antimony is considered a ‘Critical Mineral’ by the United States based on the U.S. Geological Survey’s 2022 list (U.S.G.S. (2022)). ‘Critical Minerals’ are metals and non-metals essential to the economy and national security. Antimony is utilized in all manners of military applications, including the manufacturing of armor piercing bullets, night vision goggles, infrared sensors, precision optics, laser sighting, explosive formulations, hardened lead for bullets and shrapnel, ammunition primers, tracer ammunition, nuclear weapons and production, tritium production, flares, military clothing, and communication equipment. Other uses include technology (semi-conductors, circuit boards, electric switches, fluorescent lighting, high quality clear glass and lithium-ion batteries) and clean-energy storage.

    Globally, approximately 90% of the world’s current antimony supply is produced by China, Russia, and Tajikistan. Beginning on September 15, 2024, China, which is responsible for nearly half of all global mined antimony output and dominates global refinement and processing, announced that it will restrict antimony exports. In December-2024, China explicitly restricted antimony exports to the United States citing its dual military and civilian uses, which further exacerbated global supply chain concerns. (Lv, A. and Munroe, T. (2024)) The U.S. Department of Defense (‘DOD’) has designated antimony as a ‘Critical Mineral’ due to its importance in national security, and governments are now prioritizing domestic production to mitigate supply chain disruptions. Projects exploring antimony sources in North America play a key role in addressing these challenges.

    Perpetua Resources Corp. (‘Perpetua’, NASDAQ:PPTA, TSX:PPTA) has the most advanced domestic gold-antimony project in the United States. Perpetua’s project, known as Stibnite, is located in Idaho approximately 130 km northeast of NevGold’s Nutmeg Mountain and Zeus projects. Positive advancements at Stibnite including technical development and permitting has led to US$75 million in Department of Defense (‘DOD’) awards, over $1.8 billion in indicative financing from the Export Import Bank of the United States (‘US EXIM’) (see Perpetua Resources News Release from April 8, 2024) (Perpetua Resources. (2025)), and recent strategic investments of US$180 million from Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (‘Agnico’) and US$75 million from JPMorganChase’s $1.5 trillion Security and Resiliency Initiative. (see Perpetua Resources News Release from October 27, 2025)

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    Figure 4 – Limousine Butte Land Holdings and District Exploration Activity To view image please click here

    Grant of Options
    The Company also announces that it has granted an aggregate of 2,350,000 stock options of the Company (each, a ‘Stock Option‘) to certain directors, officers and consultants of the Company. Each Stock Option entitles the holder to acquire one common share of the Company at an exercise price of $0.78 per share at varying expiry dates between December 17, 2027 and December 17, 2030. The Stock Options were issued pursuant to the terms of the Company’s stock option plan.

    ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

    ‘Signed’

    Brandon Bonifacio, President & CEO

    For further information, please contact Brandon Bonifacio at bbonifacio@nev-gold.com, call 604-337-4997, or visit our website at www.nev-gold.com.

    Sampling Methodology, Quality Control and Quality Assurance
    NevGold QA/QC protocols are followed on the Project and include insertion of duplicate, blank and standard samples in all drill holes. A 30g gold fire assay and multi-elemental analysis ICP-OES method was completed by ISO 17025 certified American Assay Labs, Reno.

    The historic data collection chain of custody procedures and analytical results by previous operators appear adequate and were completed to industry standard practices. For the Newmont and US Gold data a 30g gold fire assay and multi-elemental analysis ICP-OES method MS-41 was completed by ISO 17025 certified ALS Chemex, Reno or Elko Nevada.

    Technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Greg French, CPG, the Company’s Vice President, Exploration, who is NevGold’s Qualified Person (‘QP’) under National Instrument 43-101 and responsible for technical matters of this release.

    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.

    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 include, but are not limited to, the proposed work programs at the Company projects, the exploration potential at Limousine Butte, and future potential project milestones such as the potential Mineral Resource Estimate (‘MRE’) at Limousine Butte. 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. Such risks include, but are not limited to, general economic, market and business conditions, and the ability to obtain all necessary regulatory approvals. There is some risk that the forward-looking statements will not prove to be accurate, that the management’s assumptions may not be correct or that actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. 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.

    References

    Blackmon, D. (2021) Antimony: The Most Important Mineral You Never Heard Of. Article Prepared by Forbes.

    Kurtenbach, E. (2024) China Bans Exports to US of Gallium, Germanium, Antimony in response to Chip Sanctions. Article Prepared by AP News.

    Lv, A. and Munroe, T. (2024) China Bans Export of Critical Minerals to US as Trade Tensions Escalate.  Article Prepared by Reuters.

    Lv, A. and Jackson, L. (2025) China’s Curbs on Exports of Strategic Minerals. Article Prepared by Reuters.

    Perpetua Resources. (2025) Antimony Summary.  Articles and Videos Prepared by Perpetua Resources.

    Sangine, E. (2022) U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries, January 2023. Antimony Summary Report prepared by U.S.G.S

    U.S.G.S. (2022) U.S. Geological Survey Releases 2022 List of Critical Minerals. Reported Prepared by U.S.G.S

    Wilson, D.,J., Christiansen, E., H., and Tingey, D., G., 1994, Geology and Geochemistry of the Golden Butte Mine- A Small Carlin- Type Gold Deposit in Eastern Nevada: Brigham Young University Geology Studies, v.40, P.185-211. BYU V.40 P.185-211. 

     

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    A new report released Wednesday from Polaris National Security details what the group says are 100 foreign policy achievements from President Donald Trump’s second term. The document is organized chronologically, starting with his return to office in January and tracking each major foreign policy move through the present day.

    The report, titled ‘100 Trump Foreign Policy Wins From 2025 the Media Wants You to Miss,’ is an advocacy and policy analysis document that reflects the authors’ evaluation of U.S. foreign policy developments over the past year. 

    ‘Since January, the Trump administration has moved with historic pace to restore America’s strength and security,’ the report states, arguing that the administration has emphasized deterrence, alliance burden-sharing and direct engagement with adversaries.

    Venezuela and Western Hemisphere strategy

    The report groups several Venezuela-related actions into what it describes as a broader U.S. policy shift in the Western Hemisphere. It highlights expanded counter-narcotics operations off Venezuela’s coast, including airstrikes on maritime vessels linked to organizations such as Tren de Aragua and the National Liberation Army. The campaign, called Operation Southern Spear, is described as underscoring a commitment to ‘defending the homeland from the influx of fentanyl and other illicit drugs ravaging American communities.’

    The administration also raised the U.S. reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to $50 million, citing a public announcement from Attorney General Pam Bondi accusing Maduro of central involvement in narcotics trafficking. Venezuela has rejected the allegations. Polaris links these actions to the 2025 National Security Strategy, calling it ‘the most significant hemispheric reorientation of U.S. foreign policy in decades.’ 

    Cale Brown, chair of Polaris National Security and former State Department principal deputy spokesperson, said the administration’s posture marks a reset on the global stage. ‘President Trump has taken the world stage by storm, reasserting American strength after four years of weakness,’ he said.

    Gaza ceasefire and hostage releases

    A substantial section of the Polaris report focuses on the October Gaza ceasefire, which it calls a central diplomatic breakthrough involving the United States, Israel and Hamas. According to the document, the agreement ‘secured an immediate ceasefire and the return of all surviving hostages,’ including Americans, with one hostage still unaccounted for. It also outlines plans for prisoner exchanges, Gaza’s demilitarization, an international stabilization force, transitional governance and large-scale reconstruction.

    The report also highlights a November U.N. Security Council vote in which a U.S.-led Gaza resolution passed 13–0, with Russia and China abstaining. The resolution is described as providing ‘an international legal framework for the next phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.’

    Additionally, the administration’s prohibition on U.S. taxpayer funding for UNRWA is noted, citing U.S. concerns over alleged ties between some personnel and Hamas. UNRWA denies institutional involvement in terrorism, while U.S. officials say the move was based on national security considerations.

    Iran nuclear strikes 

    The report cites U.S. military strikes carried out in June against Iranian nuclear facilities using B-2 bombers and bunker-buster munitions, framing the mission as proof that the United States ‘will not tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran.’ Iran denies pursuing a military nuclear program.

    Nathan Sales, a distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council and former State Department counterterrorism coordinator, said the administration views regional diplomacy primarily through the lens of countering Tehran. ‘The Trump administration gets that the Iranian regime is the fundamental source of violence and instability across the Middle East,’ Sales said.

    However, some analysts say the administration’s record presents sharp contrasts. Foreign policy analyst and editor-in-chief of the Foreign Desk Lisa Daftari said that while Trump has delivered on several strategic priorities — including strong support for Israel, terrorist redesignations, aggressive action against drug cartels and renewed momentum behind the Abraham Accords — other moves warrant closer scrutiny.

    ‘This record is tempered by concerning diplomatic overtures that urge caution. The characterization of Syria’s president as ‘young, attractive tough guy’ appears premature given unverified claims about severing ties with terrorist organizations—particularly troubling in light of recent attacks on U.S. servicemen. Similarly, the administration’s approach to Turkey and Saudi Arabia suggests a willingness to extend trust and strategic concessions that may exceed what these relationships warrant, potentially squandering leverage on critical issues like the Abraham Accords. Whether these calculated diplomatic gambles yield strategic gains or prove costly remains an open question. The true measure of this foreign policy doctrine will ultimately depend on how these relationships and decisions unfold in 2026.’

    NATO defense spending commitments

    The report also points to commitments made at the NATO summit in The Hague, where alliance members pledged to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, far above the longstanding 2% benchmark. The document says the pledge followed sustained U.S. pressure for ‘fairer burden-sharing among allied nations.’

    Armenia–Azerbaijan peace pledge

    The report highlights an August agreement signed at the White House by the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan aimed at ending the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The declaration includes commitments on border security, regional transit routes and economic cooperation involving the United States.


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    First lady Melania Trump is giving Fox News an exclusive first look at her upcoming film, ‘MELANIA,’ set to hit theaters worldwide next month.

    The 104-minute film is set to hit theaters globally on Jan. 30, 2026, appearing in theaters across North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and more. Amazon will also launch a documentary series in the coming months. 

    ‘History is set in motion during the 20 days of my life prior to the U.S. Presidential Inauguration,’ the first lady told Fox News. ‘For the first time, global audiences are invited into theaters to witness this pivotal chapter unfold—a private, unfiltered look as I navigate family, business, and philanthropy on my remarkable journey to becoming First Lady of the United States of America.’

    Fox News exclusively obtained the trailer, which opens with the first lady walking into the U.S. Capitol rotunda ahead of her husband’s second inauguration. She looks to the camera in her now-iconic inauguration outfit, and says: ‘Here we go again.’

    The trailer jumps from the first lady and president at the inauguration; to standing together outside of Mar-a-Lago; behind-the-scenes of the inauguration showing Baron Trump and Mrs. Trump’s father; to a series of images of the first lady; Air Force One; the presidential seal and more.

    The infamous Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) lion roars and takes over the screen. 

    The trailer then shows Mrs. Trump entering a room where President Trump stands at a podium during a meeting and is rehearsing a speech.

    ‘My proudest legacy will be that of peacemaker,’ Trump said. 

    The first lady breaks in and says: ‘Peacemaker and unifier.’ 

    The trailer shows the first lady getting out of a vehicle, sporting a pair of black stiletto boots, and jumping to the East Wing residence, where she stands in her stunning white and black inaugural ball gown, and smiles at the camera. 

    The trailer invites the audience to ‘witness history in the making.’ 

    The trailer also shows the first lady reviewing materials with staff and more. 

    It cuts to a scene of Mrs. Trump asking a security detail ‘is it safe?’ and the agent confirming ‘it is safe,’ before the film cuts to sirens and the motorcade driving through a city. 

    ’20 days to become first lady of the United States,’ the trailer says. 

    ‘Everyone wants to know,’ Melania Trump says. ‘So here it is.’ 

    The trailer ends with Mrs. Trump calling ‘Mr. President’ to say ‘congratulations.’ 

    ‘Did you watch it?’ President Trump says through the phone. 

    ‘I did not.  Yeah, I will see it on the news,’ Mrs. Trump says. 

    The film is set to hit theaters around the globe on January 30. 

    The first lady said that the story ‘has never been told, and because the subject matter is historically consequential, it was imperative for me to produce a film of the highest cinematic standard, suitable exclusively in theaters worldwide.’

    ‘The 20 days of my life, preceding the U.S. Presidential inauguration, constitutes a rare and defining moment—one that warrants meticulous care, integrity, and uncompromising craftsmanship,’ she said. ‘I am proud to share this very specific moment of my life—20 days of intense transition and planning—with moviegoers and fans across the globe.’

    Fox News Digital has learned that the first lady was involved ‘in every aspect’ of the film — from her ‘creative vision,’ to working as a producer on the film and to ensuring the post-production marketing is executed properly. Fox News Digital has learned that the first lady has been very ‘hands on’ from start to finish. 

    ‘She is giving the audience unprecedented access to her life — and to any first lady’s life — during this 20-day period,’ a source familiar with the planning of the film told Fox News Digital. 

    The film takes the audience through the first lady’s life leading up to the inauguration — from her home in Trump Tower in New York City, to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, and behind-the-scenes access in Washington D.C. 

    Mrs. Trump first had the idea for the film in November 2024, after President Trump won the election. 

    Marc Beckman, Mrs. Trump’s agent and exclusive senior advisor, led negotiations on her behalf with Amazon, specifically with Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, beginning on Nov. 18, 2024. 

    Fox News Digital has learned that Disney sought to obtain the exclusive rights to the film, as well as Netflix and Paramount. Amazon and MGM had the highest bid, purchasing the license for the film for $40 million — the largest documentary deal in history.

    ‘I’m honored to be working with Amazon — they’ve been great partners from the minute we started to negotiate the deal, through production and now as we gear up for the film’s release,’ Beckman told Fox News Digital.

    ‘Speaking of the deal, there has been so much speculation in the press on the bidding and how we ended up with Amazon, that we’re at a point where it’s worth clarifying a few things,’ Beckman said.

    First, Beckman told Fox News Digital that some bidders were ‘interested only in a film, and others only in a series.’

    ‘Amazon ended up bidding on both, and checked all the boxes we were looking for, as they could also deliver a theatrical film release,’ Beckman explained.

    Beckman stressed that he negotiated the deal on behalf of the first lady while dealing with ‘all the studios directly.’

    ‘I’ve seen reporting that Amazon paid nearly three times the nearest other bid, and that’s just false,’ Beckman said. ‘It was an incredibly competitive bidding process with multiple rounds of bids.’

    Beckman added: ‘Yes, Amazon had the highest bid, but they also bid on the most product — series and film.’

    Filming began in December 2024. The film is executive produced by Trump and Fernando Sulichin of New Element Media, with Brett Ratner of RatPac Entertainment serving as director. 

    The film itself is produced in a ‘highly cinematic’ way. Sources familiar with the production told Fox News Digital that the first lady did not want the film to look like a documentary, but rather an ‘elevated film.’ 

    The launch of the film comes a year after the release of her first-ever book, ‘Melania.’ The memoir presents an intimate portrait of Melania Trump and includes personal stories and family photos she had not previously shared with the public. 

    ‘Melania’ has been at the top of the New York Times’ best-selling list since its release to the public. 

    Upon the release of the memoir last year, the first lady told Fox News Digital that writing her story was ‘an amazing journey filled with emotional highs and lows.’

    ‘Each story shaped me into who I am today,’ she said. ‘Although daunting at times, the process has been incredibly rewarding, reminding me of my strength, and the beauty of sharing my truth.’ 

    ‘Melania’ is the first lady’s first book. She released the original book along with a special collector’s edition that includes photos hand-selected by the first lady, many of which she photographed herself of her home and of various trips she has taken around the world. 


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    Gutting the filibuster was once a taboo notion among Senate Republicans, but the idea is gaining traction thanks to President Donald Trump’s repeated calls to throw out the longstanding procedure.

    The Senate filibuster is the 60-vote threshold that applies to most bills in the upper chamber, and given the nature of the thin majorities that either party has commanded in recent years, that means legislation typically has to be bipartisan to advance.

    It proved a key barrier to reopening the government and advancing several other Republican priorities in recent weeks, like the GOP’s Obamacare fix that was torpedoed by Senate Democrats.

    For years, it’s been viewed as a tool of the minority party in the Senate meant to prevent majorities from ramming through partisan legislation that both Republicans and Democrats have taken advantage of.

    But near-monthly prodding from Trump and recent frustration with the 43-day government shutdown has some Republicans rethinking their position on the filibuster.

    ‘It’s something I’m giving serious consideration to now,’ Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., told Fox News Digital.

    Marshall previously told Fox News Digital, ‘Never, never, ever, never, none,’ when asked if he would consider changing the rules after Trump called on Republicans to nuke the filibuster in October.

    Just a few months later, Marshall is reconsidering his position.

    ‘I think between the last government shutdown and the threat of this one, it makes me pause,’ he said. ‘It seems like the appropriations process is being slowed down. It feels like, with healthcare, that the Democrats, really the Democratic Party, doesn’t want to get anything done. So eliminating the filibuster ends all that.’

    He echoed Trump, who on Monday told reporters that he wanted Senate Republicans to ‘knock out’ the filibuster.

    ‘You wouldn’t have January 30th looming, because you have the 30th of January looming, you know that, right? And if we knocked out the filibuster it would be just a simple approval,’ he said. ‘But you have some Republicans — they’re unable to explain why, you know if you ask them why they’re unable to explain, they cannot win the debate, but they should knock out the filibuster.’

    The likelihood that such a change crosses the floor in the Senate is low, given that Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has routinely remained rooted in his position that the filibuster shouldn’t be touched.

    Still, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., a member of Thune’s leadership team, said that his position had also changed on the filibuster.

    Mullin told Fox News’ Will Cain that during a recent meeting with Senate GOP leadership, he asked the room if they truly believed that Senate Democrats wouldn’t try to get rid of the procedural safeguard when they regained a majority again.

    ‘If we believe that they’re going to do it, then why don’t we just go ahead and get it done,’ he said.

    Other Republicans are more skeptical about the odds of the filibuster getting axed. Some, like Mullin, think it could be narrowly tailored to only apply to spending bills, while others see the move as fantasy. 

    ‘That’s not gonna happen,’ Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, told Fox News Digital.

    And Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said that lawmakers weren’t even ‘using the tools we have right now’ to pass Republicans’ agenda.

    Kennedy has pushed for another round of budget reconciliation, given that Republicans have two more attempts at the grueling process, to tackle the growing affordability issues in the country.

    He argued that’s how Republicans passed Trump’s signature legislation, the ‘one, big beautiful bill,’ earlier this year.

    ‘Yes, you can’t do everything, but you can do a lot, and that’s what I would be concentrating my energies on,’ Kennedy said. ‘And I’ve said respectfully to the president that I don’t think the United States Senate is going to give up the filibuster or the blue slip. He obviously disagrees, and I respect that reasonable people disagree sometimes, but I’m a pragmatist. I deal with the world as it is, not as I want it to be.’


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    Investor Insight

    Sankamap Metals offers exposure to new copper–gold discovery potential in one of the last underexplored regions of the Ring of Fire, with two fully owned, drill-ready assets positioned along a world-class mineral belt.

    Company Highlights

    • Two 100 percent owned copper and gold properties – Kuma and Fauro – within a highly prospective copper-gold trend in the Solomon Islands.
    • Drill-ready targets supported by strong historical sampling, including grab samples up to 11.7 percent copper, 13.5 grams per ton (g/t) gold at Kuma, and 173 g/t gold; plus, drill intercepts of 35 m at 2.08 g/t gold at Fauro.
    • Strategically located along the same mineral belt as major deposits, including Newmont’s 71.9 Moz Lihir gold mine.
    • Underexplored mining-friendly jurisdiction with strong government support and established local workforce.
    • Large-scale system potential, including a km-scale copper-gold anomaly at Kuma and multiple high-grade epithermal and porphyry-style targets at Fauro.
    • Inaugural drilling at Kuma, scheduled to begin in January 2026, marking a major catalyst for the project.
    • Strong technical leadership, with a management team that has collectively raised over $1 billion and delivered significant shareholder returns.

    Overview

    Sankamap Metals (CSE:SCU) is a Canadian exploration company advancing the Oceania Project, a high-impact copper–gold opportunity in the mineral-rich South Pacific. The project includes two fully permitted properties – Kuma and Fauro – in the Solomon Islands, one of the last untapped frontiers of the Pacific Ring of Fire.

    The company’s land package is strategically positioned near world-class deposits, such as Newmont Mining’s 71.9 Moz Lihir gold mine and Bougainville Copper’s historic Panguna deposit with 19.3 Moz gold and 5.3 Mt copper resources.

    Sankamap Metals CEO John Florek investigating in a rocky stream amidst lush greenery and boulders.

    CEO John Florek investigating mineralized outcrop at Kuma property during the summer site visit

    Kuma and Fauro are 100 percent owned and drill-ready. Both assets benefit from compelling historical sampling, large-scale geophysical anomalies, and district-scale geological characteristics that support the potential for major porphyry and epithermal systems.

    The company focuses on systematic exploration, delineating high-priority drill targets to unlock discovery opportunities. With strong national support for mining and a leadership team deeply experienced in major global jurisdictions, Sankamap is well positioned to generate early and meaningful shareholder value as exploration advances.

    Key Properties

    Kuma Property

    Map overview of Sankamap Metals Kuma property in the Solomon Islands, detailing exploration and mineral data.

    The Kuma property spans 43 sq km and lies 37 km southeast of Honiara on Guadalcanal Island. The property is considered a highly compelling drill-ready porphyry target. Historical sampling returned values up to 11.7 percent copper and 13.5 g/t gold, accompanied by a kilometre-scale copper-gold geochemical anomaly. Airborne geophysical surveys, including mobile magnetotelluric (MT), reveal resistive and conductive features consistent with porphyry, epithermal and skarn-style mineral systems.

    Kuma benefits from year-round access and proximity to the Gold Ridge mine. Lidar, surface geochemistry, and geophysics surveys have advanced target definition toward a 2026 drill program. Alteration mapping defined a 2 km lithocap, indicating a potential significant porphyry below that’s not yet tested by drilling.

    Kuma is positioned for discovery potential on a scale comparable to other major systems in the region.

    Current work at Kuma is focused on refining priority drill targets through ongoing analysis of newly released geophysical and geological datasets. A field visit in November was aimed at ground-truthing these targets, confirming interpretations, and finalizing on-the-ground logistics. Pad and camp construction began in late November, ahead of the inaugural drilling campaign set for January 2026, an important milestone in advancing the Kuma property toward discovery.

    Fauro Property

    Map and summary of Sankamap Metals Fauro property and its high-potential gold targets in the Solomon Islands.

    The 147 sq km Fauro property encompasses a high-grade epithermal gold target with indications of a porphyry system at depth. Formed by the collapse of the Fauro calc-alkaline volcano, the property hosts seven prospects, three of which are drill-ready. Historical results include a grab sample of 173 g/t gold, trench results of 8 m at 27.95 g/t gold, and drilling intercepts such as 35 m at 2.08 g/t gold. Multiple zones, including Meriguna, Ballyorlo and Kiovakase, exhibit robust soil anomalies and magnetic highs, underscoring the property’s potential to host a large-scale deposit comparable in setting to the Lihir gold system.

    Since 2024, new sampling has confirmed continued high-grade potential, with assays returning up to 19.25 g/t gold and up to 4 percent copper, expanding evidence for a hybrid epithermal-porphyry system. With year-round drilling access and efficient transport via helicopter and boat, Fauro represents a major exploration opportunity with multiple existing gold intercepts and untested porphyry indicators.

    Management Team

    John Florek – Chief Executive Officer

    John Florek has more than 35 years of experience with major and junior mining companies, including BHP, Placer Dome, Barrick, Teck, and Detour Gold/Kirkland Lake Gold/Agnico Eagle. He has identified and advanced significant mining assets from early exploration through development and currently sits on the board of McEwen Mining. He is also CEO, president and director of Emperor Metals.

    John Williamson – Chairman, Co-founder and Director

    A professional geologist with more than 35 years in the global mining sector, John Williamson founded more than 20 successful companies and the Metals Group. He has raised more than $1 billion across public and private markets, delivering strong returns to shareholders.

    Sean Mager – CFO and Director

    With 30+ years in the global mining sector, Sean Mager brings extensive experience in corporate development, stakeholder relations, regulatory affairs, finance and operations. He is a co-founder of the Metals Group.

    Krystle Adair – Vice-president, Exploration

    A geologist with more than 13 years of exploration experience across the Americas, Krystle Adair has managed projects across multiple deposit types. She has worked extensively with Metals Group companies and is a registered professional geoscientist in British Columbia.

    Hannett – Director

    A Bougainville Island national and professional engineer with 17+ years of experience, Arthur Hannett has worked with major operators including Placer Dome, Barrick, Glencore and Agnico Eagle.

    Donald Marahare – Director

    A seasoned legal professional with 20+ years of experience in the Solomon Islands, Donald Marahare is the principal at DNS & Partners Law Firm, admitted to the High Court in 2000. He also serves as president of the Solomon Islands Football Federation.

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    On most days, America’s air traffic control system is invisible. The radar screens flicker, the controllers thread needles as planes approach and depart, and millions of passengers move through the sky supported by a grid they never see. We are reminded of its fragility only when something breaks.

    The most recent federal government shutdown provided just such a reminder. The system strained not because of storms or technological failure, but because Washington stopped paying its bills. Controllers continued working without pay, modernization projects halted, safety inspectors were furloughed, and as a result, flights were canceled. This was an institutional failure. If the skies darken whenever Congress deadlocks, the problem is not aviation, but governance.

    The United States funds air traffic control (ATC) through the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, fed by ticket and fuel taxes that are, in principle, user fees. That mechanism should supply financial stability. But before they can be spent, those revenues must be appropriated by Congress. When Congress fails to act, the Trust Fund’s faucet dries up, and the system grinds to a halt. A national utility that controls a $6 trillion economy’s daily commerce becomes hostage to whatever unrelated issues are holding up the budget process.

    The shutdown revealed something deeper than the usual political dysfunction: it suggests we’ve been using the wrong model entirely. Air traffic control is a safety-critical operation that should be financed continuously and governed predictably. Instead, America has fused operations, safety oversight, labor policies, and salaries into a single agency whose revenues can be cut off at the very moment they are most needed.

    The remedy begins with a principle the country once understood instinctively: transportation infrastructure works best when those who use it fund it. The “user pays” principle is simple and elegant. Those who benefit directly from a service finance its operation and upkeep, ensuring that costs and benefits are internalized, that funding remains reliable, and that investment aligns with need rather than politics. This is not some neoliberal scheme to extract money from users, nor is it a novel idea—it’s how British turnpike trusts operated in Adam Smith’s era.

    The local parishes, which had been charged with maintaining the King’s highways, could not or would not do so effectively. Parliament, therefore, authorized trusts to levy tolls and dedicate proceeds entirely to road repair. Smith defended this arrangement against those who preferred outright nationalization, pointing out how directly appropriate “tonnage” tolls were to the maintenance of wear and tear caused by the ton weights of wagons.

    The same principle underpinned the early canal and port companies of the nineteenth century. Barges, shipowners, and traders paid for access, and revenues financed dredging, lock gates, and quay improvements. For decades, this was considered utterly normal. Infrastructure was an investment supported by the commerce that depended upon it. Nobel Laureate Ronald Coase pointed out how even the lighthouse system, an early precursor of ATC, often regarded as a classic example of a public good, was funded by user fees in England.

    F.A. Hayek would have recognized this as part of a broader constitutional logic. The state need not build or operate infrastructure directly; its role is to define predictable and impartial rules for access and pricing. A network governed by clear rules and direct payment is far more stable than one funded at the whim of legislators. Rules, not appropriations, preserve steady service.

    The same logic applies today to roads and highways. For most of the twentieth century, the gas tax approximated a user fee: heavier or more frequent drivers paid more into the system than lighter or occasional ones. The problem is that this mechanism is eroding. Vehicles are more fuel-efficient, and increasing numbers of electric vehicles contribute little or nothing. Highways’ needs remain while revenues atrophy. A direct user-based charge—such as a vehicle-miles-traveled or weight-distance formula—restores cost precision and allows infrastructure finance to track actual use.

    It is therefore unsurprising that modern aviation already embodies user-pays. Airlines and passengers finance ATC through direct charges in nearly every advanced jurisdiction, because airspace management resembles a network utility: it requires constant capital renewal, highly trained operators, and continuous technological upgrades. The economic logic is the same as the turnpike: the party that benefits should fund the service.

    In the United States, however, this sensible principle has been attached to a brittle institutional structure. User revenue flows into a trust fund, but it is filtered through political appropriation, undermining insulation, predictability, and financial continuity. The shutdown did not merely suspend paychecks; it suspended America’s ability to modernize its own airspace. Complex systems cannot survive on short-term appropriations—they must plan continuously and invest regularly, or stagnate.

    International experience is instructive. Britain and Canada both restructured their ATC systems during the 1990s. Both embraced user funding and recognized the need for capital modernization outside annual appropriations. Yet their structural choices diverged sharply.

    The British model, NATS, is a regulated utility. It is nominally commercial, owned jointly by the government and a consortium of airlines, but its revenues, investment plans, and performance targets are controlled by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) through five-year regulatory cycles. Charges are set according to allowed revenue formulas, collected through EUROCONTROL, and periodically reviewed. The model provides transparency, enforces investment discipline, and ensures broad cost recovery from users. It is rule-based in the bureaucratic sense, with detailed performance targets and incentive structures.

    Yet NATS has proven vulnerable to outside shocks. After 9/11, a sharp collapse in traffic revenue left NATS in severe financial trouble; the government had to step in with a loan. During COVID, traffic disappeared again, and the CAA allowed deferred cost recovery over a decade. The regulated model is stable under normal conditions but requires state liquidity and regulatory smoothing under stress. While it is rule-governed, it is not fully self-resilient.

    The Canadian model, NAV CANADA, is more successful in this respect. Created in 1996 as a non-profit, non-share corporation, NAV CANADA is governed by its users: airlines, general aviation, employees, and public representatives. It cannot distribute profits and must reinvest surpluses or hold reserves. Revenue comes from direct user fees, with freedom to borrow for modernization. Crucially, safety regulation is separate. NAV CANADA operates the ATC system. Regulatory oversight is external and independent.

    The results speak for themselves. NAV CANADA has weathered both 9/11 and COVID without taxpayer subsidy or shutdown. It has financed modernization internally, pioneered ADS-B satellite surveillance, and deployed remote tower technology. Operational priorities are driven by users who bear the costs directly; financing is continuous and project-driven rather than tied to appropriations. Accountability is internalized: the users who fund the system also help govern it.

    Thus, the Canadian model embodies a more genuinely Hayekian rule structure than Britain’s. NATS operates within the modern British web of regulatory commands—price caps, performance metrics, and cost allowances. These are rules of administration rather than the rule of law. NAV CANADA, by contrast, functions under a few general, constitution-like constraints: it must recover its costs from users, consult stakeholders on rates, maintain safety standards, and refrain from distributing profit. Within that framework, local knowledge and operational judgment guide decisions. The structure limits discretion not by dictating outcomes but by securing responsibility.

    Britain fell for the fatal conceit, trusting the regulator’s intelligence. Canada, by contrast, did the historically British thing: it trusted the rules of the game. In a national system operating in an international environment that demands constant reinvestment and rigorous safety discipline, the Canadian strategy has proven superior.

    The US debate periodically revisits this question, and the shutdown has given it renewed urgency. The American ATC system is technologically capable, professionally run, and staffed by some of the world’s best controllers. Its weakness is governance: revenue collected at the point of use cannot be spent without Congressional consent, and the same agency that operates the system is also the safety regulator. That is a structural conflict: one side must prioritize continuous operations and efficiency; the other must enforce safety and compliance. Mixing the two guarantees that financial pressure becomes a safety problem, and vice versa. The tragic plane-helicopter collision at Reagan National earlier this year is an example.

    The solution is surprisingly straightforward. Congress should legislate the separation of ATC operations from safety regulation, as recommended by Reason’s Bob Poole, and convert the operational system into an independent, non-profit ATC corporation modeled on NAV CANADA. This corporation would fund itself directly from user fees, reinvest surpluses, hold reserves, and be empowered to borrow for modernization. Safety regulation would remain a government agency function, where its independence could be fully exercised. The corporation would be insulated from revenue risk and political bargaining, but transparently accountable to its users through a stakeholder board.

    The result would be safer skies because the rules are sharper. An external regulator can enforce safety standards without fear of conflicting priorities, while controllers and engineers can plan staffing, training, and technology on multi-decade horizons rather than budget cycles.

    The political objection that “this is privatization”—with the implied accusation that it sells out the national interest to profit-seekers—misunderstands the point. NAV CANADA is not a private, for-profit enterprise. It is a public-interest, user-funded utility with no shareholders and no profit extraction. It has proven cheaper, safer, and more innovative precisely because it aligns control, cost, and accountability while insulating operations from political volatility, all within a framework of the rule of law.

    The shutdown served as a warning: the American ATC system is too important to be turned off by legislative impasse. If one of the foundational rules of a free society is that those who use a service should pay for it, then the institutional flipside is that those who pay can keep it running. The classical liberal principle that served the turnpikes can serve the airways. And if we rebuild our transportation networks around users rather than appropriations, the only things left grounded in Washington will be Congressmen hiding in the cloakroom to avoid votes—not airplanes.

    FLASHBACK:

    December 2025 marks the official end of the largest cycle of quantitative tightening the Federal Reserve has ever undertaken.

    From a peak of $8.93 trillion in June 2022, the Fed has allowed $2.4 trillion in maturing assets to roll off its balance sheet. But Chair Powell announced on December 10 that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has decided it must begin expanding its balance sheet again to maintain “ample reserves”—code for maximizing policy discretion and insulating itself from market forces.

    Before the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), the Fed conducted monetary policy primarily through open market operations. Raising its target interest rate—the rate in the overnight interbank lending market—required the Fed to sell bonds from its balance sheet until the supply of reserves contracted enough to push up the federal funds rate (FFR). Conversely, lowering the target rate required purchasing bonds until reserves expanded sufficiently to pull the FFR down.

    Another feature of this approach was that the Fed also “defended” its target against changes in market conditions. If demand for reserves (liquidity) increased in private markets, the Fed would respond by increasing the supply of reserves through additional bond purchases. In this framework, the Fed both engaged with and responded to private markets.

    That changed after the GFC, when the Fed dramatically expanded its balance sheet, lowered its target rate to near zero, and began paying interest directly to banks on reserves held at the Fed. After 2008, interest rate targeting became largely a matter of adjusting the rates the Fed paid to banks and other counterparties, rather than buying or selling bonds in the open market.

    This shift allowed the Fed to purchase bonds with relative impunity, since the interest rate it targeted was no longer directly constrained by reserve supply. The result was a series of bond-buying programs known as quantitative easing (QE). Several rounds of QE under former chair Ben Bernanke added trillions of dollars to the Fed’s balance sheet. By December 2019, the balance sheet stood at roughly $4.1 trillion, up from less than $1 trillion a decade earlier.

    Under Chair Powell, however, the Fed added nearly $5 trillion more during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The most recent round of belt-tightening was sorely needed, particularly given elevated inflation over the past four years. Even so, the current balance sheet—$6.539 trillion—is still $2.44 trillion larger (nearly 60 percent) than it was in December 2019. That amounts to an 8 percent annualized growth rate in the Fed’s balance sheet, compared with roughly 4 percent annualized inflation over the same period.

    So $6.54 trillion is inadequate for “ample reserves”? Color me skeptical.

    Yet the problems associated with monetary expansion remain. Prices are still rising at a 3 percent annual rate, well above the Fed’s stated 2 percent target. Other dynamics may therefore be influencing the Fed’s decision to restart QE while simultaneously lowering its target overnight rate.

    The proposed $40 billion purchase in December will undo the last several months of tightening. Here is the pace at which the Fed’s quantitative tightening unfolded:

    Quarter End DateTotal Assets (in Trillions of USD)Quarterly Reduction (Approx.)
    Q2 2022 (June 29)$8.932 Trillion−$28 Billion
    Q3 2022 (Sep 28)$8.847 Trillion−$85 Billion
    Q4 2022 (Dec 28)$8.641 Trillion−$206 Billion
    Q1 2023 (Mar 29)$8.740 Trillion+$99 Billion (Increase)
    Q2 2023 (June 28)$8.347 Trillion−$393 Billion
    Q3 2023 (Sep 27)$7.986 Trillion−$361 Billion
    Q4 2023 (Dec 27)$7.737 Trillion−$249 Billion
    Q1 2024 (Mar 27)$7.531 Trillion−$206 Billion
    Q2 2024 (June 26)$7.340 Trillion−$191 Billion
    Q3 2024 (Sep 25)$7.152 Trillion−$188 Billion
    Q4 2024 (Dec 25)$7.013 Trillion−$139 Billion
    Q1 2025 (Mar 26)$6.740 Trillion−$273 Billion
    Q2 2025 (June 25)$6.673 Trillion−$67 Billion
    Q3 2025 (Sep 24)$6.608 Trillion−$65 Billion
    Q4 2025 (Dec 10)$6.539 Trillion−$69 Billion (to date)

    Still, there must be some explanation for the change in course. Perhaps, given the fracturing within the FOMC, we are witnessing a bit of old-fashioned horse trading.

    President Trump has applied significant pressure on Powell and the FOMC to lower rates quickly. Powell and his colleagues have responded by reviving a form of monetary easing that does not require cutting the target federal funds rate. Reigniting QE appears to serve that purpose, allowing the Fed to ease policy while preserving at least a modicum of institutional self-respect rather than resorting to outright capitulation.

    Powell also faces defections from both sides of the committee. Board member Stephen Miran favored a half-point cut, while Austan Goolsbee and Jeff Schmid voted to maintain the current target. (Somewhat ironically, three dissents played out in an almost identical fashion in September 2019, when James Bullard pushed for a half-point cut while Esther George and Eric Rosengren voted to hold the target rate steady.)

    Given that the Fed pays banks and other counterparties the lower end of its target interest rate range, lowering the FFR reduces their interest bill. During the recent cycle of tightening and rate increases from 0.25 to 0.5 percent to over 5 percent, that interest bill ran into the hundreds of billions of dollars. Though the Fed can create all the dollars it needs to make payments, from an accounting standpoint, it garnered huge operating losses and even larger balance sheet losses during the recent cycle.

    Restarting quantitative easing (the purchase of short-term Treasury debt) will ease the federal government’s borrowing costs. As interest rates on newly issued short-term Treasurys decline, the alarming rise in federal interest payments—now over a trillion dollars a year—may begin to level off.

    The government’s insatiable appetite for borrowing may also bolster the FOMC’s claim that its balance sheet, though far larger than in 2019, remains less than “ample.” The Fed’s floor system—setting target interest rates independently of bond purchases—rests on the existence of a massive supply of reserves. That supply keeps the effective market rate for borrowing reserves below the “floor” rate the Fed pays on reserves. After all, why would a bank lend reserves to another bank at 2 percent when the Fed will pay 3.5 percent?

    But rapid growth in the demand for reserves—effectively, demand for borrowing—driven by persistent federal deficits will exert upward pressure on interest rates, potentially pushing them above the Fed’s target.

    I am not sure that would be so bad, just as I am not sure inflation modestly below the Fed’s 2 percent target would be so bad either. Yet with a voracious Treasury needing to borrow trillions more each year, the FOMC appears to believe it is time to expand the balance sheet through QE once again. Chair Powell may hope to thread the needle among competing views within the committee, but the Fed’s current course looks uncomfortably close to capitulation to political pressure. If inflation remains at or above 3 percent over the next year, we will have our answer.

    Skyharbour Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: SYH ) (OTCQX: SYHBF ) (Frankfurt: SC1P ) (‘Skyharbour’, ‘SYH’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce the closing of the definitive repurchase agreement (the ‘Strategic Agreement’) with Denison Mines Corp. (‘Denison’ or ‘DML’), whereby Denison has acquired an initial project interest in Skyharbour’s Russell Lake Uranium Project (‘Russell’ or the ‘Project’) and the parties have entered into four separate joint venture agreements on various claims making up Russell (the ‘Transaction’). The Project is strategically located in the central portion of the Eastern Athabasca Basin of northern Saskatchewan, with access to regional infrastructure, including an exploration camp, all-weather road and powerline.

    Russell Lake Project Location Map:
    http://www.skyharbourltd.com/_resources/images/2025-11-14%20SKY-RussellLake-Updated.jpg

    Highlights:

    • Strategic Agreement represents combined total project consideration of up to CAD $61.5 million consisting of cash payments to Skyharbour totalling $10.0 million, additional consideration of $8.0 million payable in cash and shares before year end, and expenditures and cash payments totalling up to $43.5 million for Denison to acquire between a 20% and 70% ownership interest over seven years in the claims making up Russell, with Skyharbour owning the remaining interests.
    • Denison (TSX: DML; NYSE American: DNN), a leading uranium mining company with a market capitalization of over $3 billion, is developing the Wheeler River Project (‘Wheeler River’), which shares a 55 kilometre border with Russell. Denison is an existing, large corporate shareholder of Skyharbour and now joins the Company as a strategic, active, funding partner at Russell.
    • The Project has been divided into four different joint ventures, including Russell Lake (‘RL’), Getty East, Wheeler North, and the Wheeler River Inlier Claims, of which Skyharbour will retain initial ownership interests of 80%, 70%, 51%, and 30%, respectively. Denison can then earn up to a 70% interest in the Wheeler North and Getty East properties through option agreements.
    • The geological teams of Denison and Skyharbour have begun working cooperatively to advance and unlock value across the joint ventures, employing top-tier exploration and development expertise in the region.
    • Denison has committed to a minimum of $4 million in exploration expenditures over the first two years at Wheeler North and Getty East combined, as well as agreeing to fund to maintain its pro-rata 20% participation interest in the RL claims through 2029 up until such time that total exploration expenditures on the property reach $10 million.
    • Skyharbour will remain operator with an 80% ownership interest at the RL claims comprising over 53,192 hectares of the original 73,314 hectare Russell Lake Project. The Company will also act as operator during the first earn-in at Getty East with Denison sole funding the exploration in order to fulfill the earn-in option criteria.
    • Skyharbour is well funded going into 2026 with over $11 million in the treasury. The Company will also generate revenue from its operator fee at the McGowan Lake exploration camp at the Project, as well as from cash and share payments from other option earn-in partner companies.
    • Skyharbour will continue to directly advance its high-grade Moore Uranium project as well as the RL claims at Russell, while partner companies fund exploration at some of the Company’s other projects.

    Reorganization of the Russell Lake Project:
    https://www.skyharbourltd.com/_resources/images/Russell-Map-New.jpg

    Jordan Trimble, President and CEO of Skyharbour, stated: ‘We are thrilled to close this major transaction for Skyharbour, and to embark on the next chapter of exploration at Russell with a multi-billion dollar strategic partner and large shareholder in Denison Mines. With up to $61.5 million in combined project consideration contemplated, we are confident that this strategic agreement will expedite the discovery process at the Project while minimizing equity dilution for our shareholders. Based on initial technical meetings and strategy sessions with Denison, we are excited about the combined exploration options for the near term. Russell is one of the more prospective exploration projects in the Athabasca Basin proximal to existing and developing mines including Denison’s Pheonix deposit at Wheeler River. Denison will also be able to provide considerable insight and experience as we jointly advance Russell. Lastly, we now enter the new year with a healthy treasury of over $11 million to fund our exploration efforts and corporate activities through 2026 while various partner companies fund exploration at numerous other projects in our portfolio.’

    David Cates, President and CEO of Denison, further commented: ‘As Denison nears receipt of final regulatory approvals for the Phoenix In-Situ Recovery mine proposed for our flagship Wheeler River property, we are also making measured investments in our project pipeline – including our next development assets and high-potential exploration properties. Given its proximity to Wheeler River, Denison has had an interest in adding Russell to our property portfolio for much of my nearly two decades with the Company. This transaction achieves that objective by providing Denison with the opportunity to lead and participate in exploration efforts across four newly created joint ventures, which are designed to drive collaboration between Denison and Skyharbour’s technical teams. We are excited to build on our long-standing relationship with Skyharbour and accelerate the evaluation of this exceptional package of highly prospective ground.’

    Transaction Details:

    The consideration payment consisted of a $10.0 million cash payment, with $2.0 million paid upon execution of the Strategic Agreement and $8.0 million paid upon closing of the Strategic Agreement. An additional $8.0 million is payable in cash and shares by Denison on or before December 31 st , 2025 with a minimum of $2.0 million payable in cash.

    It is anticipated that Denison will also be making use of the current exploration camp at McGowan Lake on the Project, which will continue to be operated by Skyharbour, and an administrative fee will be payable by Denison to Skyharbour. The claims comprising Russell are subject to various existing underlying royalties to other parties.

    Skyharbour has received conditional approval from the TSX Venture Exchange for closing. The issuance of shares by Denison to Skyharbour remains subject to appliable exchange approvals.

    Summary of Initial Joint Ventures:

    Upon closing of the Strategic Agreement, Denison has earned an initial project interest in each of the four new Russell exploration projects including a 49% interest in the Wheeler North claims, a 20% interest in the RL claims, a 30% interest in the Getty East claims, and a 70% interest in the Wheeler River Inlier claims.

    1. Wheeler North (51% SYH, 49% DML ; subject to additional earn-in options ) : The claims marked in yellow in the accompanying map represent 16,409 hectares over eight claims. The claims host some of the exploration targets located proximal to Wheeler River, including the Grayling and Fork Zones. Upon closing of the Transaction, Denison will have the option to increase its interest in Wheeler North to a 70% interest in these claims and Denison will become the operator of Wheeler North as described in more detail below.
    2. Russell Lake or RL (80% SYH, 20% DML) : The claims marked in pink in the accompanying map represent 53,192 hectares over 16 claims. These claims are located north and west of Skyharbour’s Moore Project and host numerous exploration target areas including Christie Lake, NE Russell, Blue Steel, Taylor Bay, South Russell, and Kowalchuk Lake. In order to maintain its initial interest in RL, Denison has agreed to fund its pro rata share of up to a maximum of C$10.0 million in total project expenditures. Skyharbour will remain operator of RL.
    3. Wheeler River Inliers (30% SYH, 70% DML) . The claims marked in blue in the accompanying map represent 608 hectares over two claims. These are inlier claims within Denison’s Wheeler River project hosting the West Russell and C-Block exploration target areas. DML will become operator of the Wheeler River Inliers.
    4. Getty East (70% SYH, 30% DML ; subject to additional earn-in options ) . The claim marked in green in the accompanying map representing 3,105 hectares is host to the Little Man Lake exploration prospect. The claim borders Cameco’s Cree Zimmer property which holds its Key Lake operations to the south. Upon the closing of the Transaction, Skyharbour remains operator of Getty East; however, Denison has the option to become the operator and acquire up to a 70% interest in this joint venture as described in more detail below.

    Denison Earn-In Options:

    The Earn-In Option Agreements grant Denison an option to earn additional interests in Wheeler North and Getty East.

    Wheeler North Earn-In Option :

    Under the terms of the Wheeler North Earn-In Option Agreement, Denison may acquire up to a 70% interest in Wheeler North. The option agreement contains two (2) phases, as summarized below:

    Phase 1: To earn an additional 11% interest in Wheeler North (increasing Denison’s ownership to 60%), Denison must:

    • Incur $10.0 million in exploration expenditures at Wheeler North within 48 months of Closing, of which $2.5 million in exploration expenditures must be completed within 24 months of Closing, and
    • Make a cash payment in the amount of $1.5 million to Skyharbour within 48 months of Closing.

    Phase 2: To earn an additional 10% interest (increasing Denison’s ownership to 70%) in Wheeler North, Denison must complete the requirements of Phase 1, plus the following:

    • Incur an additional $15.0 million in exploration expenditures at Wheeler North within 7 years of Closing, and
    • Make a further cash payment in the amount of $2.0 million to Skyharbour within 7 years of Closing.

    Getty East Earn-In Option Agreement:

    Under the terms of the Getty East Option Agreement, Denison may acquire up to a 70% interest in Getty East. The option agreement contains two (2) phases, as summarized below:

    Phase 1: To earn an additional 19% interest in Getty East (increasing Denison’s ownership to 49%), Denison must incur $5.0 million in exploration expenditures at Getty East within 48 months of Closing, of which $1.5 million must be completed within the first 24 months of Closing.

    Phase 2: To earn an additional 21% interest in Getty East (increasing Denison’s ownership to 70%), Denison must complete the requirements of Phase 1, plus incur an additional $10 million in exploration expenditures within 7 years of Closing. Upon completion of the Phase 2 earn-in option criteria, Denison will have the option to become the operator in this joint venture.

    Russell Lake Uranium Project Overview:

    The Russell Lake Project is a large, advanced-stage uranium exploration property totalling 73,314 hectares strategically located between Cameco’s Key Lake and McArthur River Projects, and adjoining Denison’s Wheeler River Project to the west and Skyharbour’s Moore Uranium Project to the east. The northern extension of Highway 914 between Key Lake and McArthur River runs through the western extent of the property and greatly enhances accessibility, while a high-voltage powerline is situated alongside this road.

    Skyharbour’s New 80% Owned RL Project:

    The claims making up the RL Project constitute over seventy percent of the original Russell project area and will continue to be explored by Skyharbour as the operator and 80% owner. Denison will acquire a 20% interest and has agreed to fund to maintain its pro-rata participation interest in the RL claims through December 31 st , 2029, or until such time that total expenditures on the properties have reached $10 million.

    The RL claims have numerous highly prospective targets that Skyharbour will continue to advance. The Christie Lake target area contains basement-hosted uranium mineralization with historical drilling returning 0.17% U 3 O 8 over 0.4 metres at 436.4 metres depth in hole CL-10-03, hosted within a strongly hematized breccia. A prospective clay altered basement fault system runs throughout this area.

    The Blue Steel target area comprises graphitic metasediments that were last drilled in 2008. The full extent of the graphitic corridor remains unknown and completely untested. Historical geophysics indicate potential faulting along this corridor, highlighting it as a priority area for follow-up work using modern geophysical methods to refine drill targets.

    The Kowalchuk area, situated within the southern Russell claims, is another prospective area on the RL claims, with multiple inferred structural trends passing through it. This area has seen only limited modern geophysical coverage to date.

    In addition to the aforementioned target areas, there are many kilometres of untested EM conductors on the RL claims underlain by rocks of low magnetic intensity, suggestive of the presence of prospective graphitic meta-pelitic basement lithologies typical of Athabasca-style uranium systems. With limited modern exploration conducted over the past 12 years, the RL claims remain underexplored and highly prospective for both expanding known mineralized zones and making new discoveries.

    Advisors and Counsel:

    Haywood Securities Inc. acted as financial advisor to Skyharbour in connection with the Transaction, and AFG Law LLP and DuMoulin Black LLP are acting as legal counsel to Skyharbour.

    Qualified Person:

    The technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance with the Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101 and reviewed and approved by Serdar Donmez, P.Geo., VP of Exploration for Skyharbour as well as a Qualified Person.

    About Skyharbour Resources Ltd.:

    Skyharbour holds an extensive portfolio of uranium exploration projects in Canada’s Athabasca Basin and is well positioned to benefit from improving uranium market fundamentals with interest in thirty-seven projects covering over 616,000 hectares (over 1.5 million acres) of land. Skyharbour has acquired from Denison Mines, a large strategic shareholder of the Company, a 100% interest in the Moore Uranium Project, which is located 15 kilometres east of Denison’s Wheeler River project and 39 kilometres south of Cameco’s McArthur River uranium mine. Moore is an advanced-stage uranium exploration property with high-grade uranium mineralization in several zones at the Maverick Corridor. Adjacent to the Moore Project is the Russell Lake Uranium Project, which hosts widespread uranium mineralization in drill intercepts over a large property area with exploration upside potential. The Company is actively advancing these projects through exploration and drilling programs.

    Skyharbour also has joint ventures with industry leaders Denison Mines, Orano Canada Inc., Azincourt Energy, and Thunderbird Resources at the Russell, Preston, East Preston, and Hook Lake Projects, respectively. The Company also has several active earn-in option partners, including CSE-listed Basin Uranium Corp. at the Mann Lake Uranium Project; TSX-V listed North Shore Uranium at the Falcon Project; UraEx Resources at the South Dufferin and Bolt Projects; Hatchet Uranium at the Highway Project; CSE-listed Mustang Energy at the 914W Project; and TSX-V listed Terra Clean Energy at the South Falcon East Project.

    In aggregate, Skyharbour has now signed earn-in option agreements with partners that total to potentially over $76 million in partner-funded exploration expenditures and over $42 million in cash and share payments coming into Skyharbour, assuming that these partner companies complete their entire earn-ins at the respective projects.

    Skyharbour’s goal is to maximize shareholder value through new mineral discoveries, committed long-term partnerships, and the advancement of exploration projects in geopolitically favourable jurisdictions.

    Skyharbour’s Uranium Project Map in the Athabasca Basin:
    https://skyharbourltd.com/_resources/maps/SKY-SaskProject-Locator-2025-12-08.jpg

    To find out more about Skyharbour Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: SYH) visit the Company’s website at www.skyharbourltd.com .

    Skyharbour Resources Ltd.

    ‘Jordan Trimble’

    Jordan Trimble
    President and CEO

    For further information contact myself or:
    Nicholas Coltura
    Corporate Communications Manager
    Skyharbour Resources Ltd.
    Telephone: 604-558-5847
    Toll Free: 800-567-8181
    Facsimile: 604-687-3119
    Email: info@skyharbourltd.com

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    This release includes certain statements that may be deemed to be ‘forward-looking statements’. All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address events or developments that management of the Company expects, are forward-looking statements.  Although management believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements if management’s beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements, exploration and development successes, regulatory approvals including TSXV approval, and general economic, market or business conditions. Please see the public filings of the Company at www.sedarplus.ca for further information.

     

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