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Red Metal Resources Ltd. (CSE: RMES,OTC:RMESF) (OTC Pink: RMESF) (FSE: I660) (‘Red Metal’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce a financing.

Private placement offering

Red Metal announces a non-brokered private placement offering for gross proceeds of up to C$750,000 for an aggregate of up to 12,500,000 units (the ‘Offering‘).

The Company intends to raise up to $750,000 by issuing an aggregate of up to 12,500,000 units at a price of $0.06 per unit (the ‘Units’). Each Unit shall be comprised of one common share in the capital of the Company (each a ‘Share‘) and one Common Share purchase warrant (each a ‘Warrant‘). Each Warrant entitles the subscriber to purchase one additional Share of the Company ( a ‘Warrant Share’) for a period of three years at a price of CDN$0.09 per Warrant Share in the first year following the close of the financing, CDN$0.12 per Warrant Share in the second year following the close of the financing, CDN$0.15 per Warrant Share in the third year following the close of the financing.

The Company intends to use the proceeds from the sale of the Units to finance general working capital requirements and exploration on Carrizal, its flagship Chilean copper property.

States CEO Caitlin Jeffs, ‘With a pro-business and mining government in Chile, and with copper reaching record prices, we believe now is the time to focus on our Chile copper project. We intend to use the funds to advance exploration on Carrizal and for general working capital.’

All securities to be issued under the Offering will be subject to a four-month-and-one-day hold period in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws.

About Red Metal Resources Ltd.

Red Metal Resources is a mineral exploration company focused on growth through acquiring, exploring and developing clean energy and strategic minerals projects. The Company’s current portfolio include the 100% owned Ville Marie claims in Quebec, Canada as well as Company’s Chilean projects which are located in the prolific Candelaria iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) belt of Chile’s coastal Cordillera. Red Metal is quoted on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol RMES, on OTC Link alternative trading system on the OTC Pink marketplace under the symbol RMESF and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol I660.

For more information, visit www.redmetalresources.com

Contact:
Red Metal Resources Ltd.
Caitlin Jeffs, President & CEO
1-866-907-5403
invest@redmetalresources.com
www.redmetalresources.com

Forward-Looking Statements – All statements in this press release, other than statements of historical fact, are ‘forward-looking information’ within the meaning of applicable securities laws including, without limitation statements related to the Offering and expected use of proceeds. Red Metal provides forward-looking statements for the purpose of conveying information about current expectations and plans relating to the future and readers are cautioned that such statements may not be appropriate for other purposes. By its nature, this information is subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that may be general or specific and which give rise to the possibility that expectations, forecasts, predictions, projections or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that assumptions may not be correct and that objectives, strategic goals and priorities will not be achieved. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to the ability to raise adequate financing, receipt of required approvals, as well as those risks and uncertainties identified and reported in Red Metal’s public filings under its SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca. Although Red Metal has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking information, 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 such information will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Red Metal disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise unless required by law.

Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor the Market Regulator (as that term is defined in the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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Investor Insight

With a clear, discovery-focused strategy, Terra Clean Energy is advancing one of the most unique near-surface uranium opportunities in the Athabasca Basin while expanding its portfolio through the acquisition of past-producing uranium assets in the United States. The company is targeting rapid resource growth and meaningful re-rating potential through continuous exploration, aggressive drilling, and disciplined capital deployment across both its Canadian and US projects.

Overview

Terra Clean Energy (CSE:TCEC,OTCQB:TCEFF,FSE:C9O0) is unlocking value from its wholly owned South Falcon East project in the southeastern Athabasca Basin while expanding its North American footprint through the acquisition of past-producing uranium mines in Utah. The company is now positioned as a unique shallow-uranium developer with assets in two historic uranium districts.

Map showing Terra Clean Energy

With a historical uranium resource of nearly 7 million lbs U₃O₈ at Fraser Lakes Zone B and strong results from the 2025 winter drill program confirming wider and higher-grade mineralized zones, Terra is advancing toward an updated NI 43-101 resource estimate. The project’s position along the Way Lake Conductor – a folded, fertile structural corridor – continues to offer exceptional discovery potential, with new targets emerging from recent drilling and geological modeling.

In addition, Terra’s newly acquired assets in Utah include nine past-producing mines within the San Rafael Swell, where historical outputs and recent radiometric readings indicate strong potential for remaining uranium resources. These assets offer near-surface mineralization in a highly supportive US jurisdiction and represent an important second growth pillar for the company.

As global nuclear buildout accelerates and supply deficits widen, Terra offers investors a compelling combination of shallow resource potential, multi-jurisdiction exposure, and a robust pipeline of exploration catalysts.

Company Highlights

  • Unique, Shallow Uranium Systems (Canada + US): Terra is advancing shallow uranium assets across both the Athabasca Basin and the San Rafael Swell in Utah, each offering reduced exploration and potential development costs.
  • Pounds-in-the-ground Upside: South Falcon East hosts a historical inferred resource of 6.96 Mlbs U₃O₈ and 5.34 Mlbs ThO₂, with expansion potential from recent drilling, while the Utah assets include nine past-producing mines with recorded grades up to 1 percent U₃O₈.
  • Prime Locations: South Falcon East lies 55 km east of the Key Lake Mill, within reach of world-class Athabasca infrastructure, while the Utah projects benefit from established roads, utilities and regional uranium processing infrastructure.
  • Strong Technical Leadership: Terra’s leadership includes uranium exploration veterans, capital markets professionals, and newly added board members with deep nuclear industry and operational experience.
  • Resource Update Underway: Results from the 2025 winter and fall programs will support Terra’s path toward an NI 43-101 compliant resource update.

Key Project

South Falcon East – Fraser Lakes B Deposit

South Falcon East is Terra Clean Energy’s flagship project in the southeastern Athabasca Basin, covering 12,234 hectares and hosting the Fraser Lakes B deposit, which contains a historical inferred resource of 6.96 Mlbs U₃O₈ and 5.34 Mlbs ThO₂. Located 55 km east of the Key Lake mill, the project benefits from shallow mineralization, strong infrastructure and a geological setting consistent with basement-hosted unconformity uranium systems.

Map of mining projects in the Athabasca Basin, Canada including Terra Clean Energy

The deposit sits along the central limb of the 25 km Way Lake Conductor, a folded and fertile structural corridor that remains largely underexplored. Recent geological modeling highlights the convergence of clay alteration, graphitic metasediments, pegmatites and key structural trends – features that collectively support significant expansion potential beyond the historical resource footprint.

Terra’s 2025 winter drill program materially advanced the project, returning the widest and highest-grade intervals ever recorded on the property and confirming an open northwest-trending mineralized corridor. A follow-up program is planned to further evaluate these newly defined zones and continue advancing the project toward a future NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate.

2025 Winter Drill Program Highlights:

  • Seven holes, 1,927 m drilled
  • Six of seven holes intersected uranium mineralization
  • Four holes returned the project’s widest and highest-grade intervals to date
  • Minerized trend confirmed open to the northwest, defining a new expansion corridor

San Rafael Swell – Utah Uranium Projects

In 2025, Terra Clean Energy expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of two shallow, past-producing uranium claim groups – Wheal Anne and the Green Vein Mesa – within the San Rafael Swell of Emery County, Utah. The district is one of the most historically productive uranium regions in the United States and offers excellent year-round access, supportive infrastructure and a clear permitting pathway. Together, the claim groups host nine past-producing mines, providing Terra with a complementary US platform to advance shallow uranium targets alongside its Athabasca Basin flagship.

Map of the Terra Clean Energy

These results demonstrate multiple stacked mineralized horizons over widths up to 65 m, open to depth and laterally.

In early 2024, Terra’s Phase 1 drill program confirmed the presence of uranium-bearing pegmatites in close proximity to historical intercepts. Hole SF-0059 intersected 13.5 m of mineralization, including 0.07 percent eU₃O₈ over 1.1 m, while SF-0060 returned intervals such as 0.02 percent eU₃O₈ over 1.3 m at 142.15 m. These intercepts confirm the extension of mineralization along strike and at depth from FP-15-05 and support the hypothesis of lateral continuity and stacked mineralized bodies.

Planning for an extensive summer 2025 drill program is underway, which consists of approximately 2,500 meters. The program will test areas identified during the winter 2024 program, where it is interpreted that a north-northwest trending brittle structure, a north dipping structure with strong clay alteration, and mineralized pegmatites with hydrothermal hematite alteration hosted in graphitic pelitic gneiss all intersect.

Management Team

Greg Cameron – President, CEO and Director

A seasoned capital markets professional, Greg Cameron has two decades of experience in business development, strategy and M&A. He is a former senior banker at Canaccord Genuity and Macquarie, and managing director at Colby Capital. He brings transactional and restructuring expertise critical to junior exploration growth.

C. Trevor Perkins – VP, Exploration

A professional geologist, C. Trevor Perkins has a track record in uranium exploration, including major results in the Athabasca Basin. He also serves as VP exploration for Azincourt Energy and has led exploration strategy and drill execution across multiple high-impact programs.

Jon Li – CFO

Jon Li brings more than 20 years of financial leadership experience, with a specialty in the mining, technology, and financial services sectors. As vice-president of WD Numeric, a full-service accounting firm providing financial and operational support to public and private companies, Jon leads process improvement initiatives, conducts quality control reviews, and delivers outsourced CFO services across a diverse client portfolio. Previously, Li served as

financial controller at Strategic Pricing Management Group (SPMG), where he oversaw all financial operations, including general ledger systems, budgeting, forecasting, cash management, and financial reporting.

Alex Klenman – Director

Alex Klenman is a veteran junior mining executive with 30+ years’ experience, including uranium-specific roles. He is the CEO and director of Azincourt Energy, and has raised more than $18 million for Athabasca exploration. Klenman brings deep investor relations and financing expertise.

Tony Wonnacott – Director

Tony Wonnacott is a Toronto-based securities lawyer with more than 25 years of experience in capital markets. Instrumental in multiple successful listings and over $1 billion in financings and M&A transactions.

Michael Gabbani – Director

Michael Gabbani is an accomplished engineer with decades of experience in the nuclear industry. He possesses a high level of understanding of where the industry is going and the contacts to allow the Company to position itself to benefit.

Brian Polla – Director

Brian Polla is a serial entrepreneur and seasoned veteran of the capital markets. As a significant shareholder of Terra, he brings extensive expertise to help steer the company forward.

Jordan Trimble – Technical Advisor

Jordan Trimble is the CEO of Skyharbour Resources and a leading voice in the uranium investment community. He brings global capital markets insight and technical expertise, enhancing Terra’s industry reach and credibility.

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Investor Insight

With its combination of robust resources, permitted infrastructure and significant exploration potential – both for critical minerals and gold – Nuvau Minerals offers exposure to a world-class, highly defined mining district with top-tier infrastructure and a long history of base-metal mining, now complemented by the discovery of gold and a substantial upside still to be realized.

Overview

Nuvau Minerals (TSXV:NMC) is a Canadian metals exploration company dedicated to revitalizing production in Quebec’s Abitibi Greenstone Belt, one of the world’s most prolific mining regions. The company’s flagship Matagami Mining Camp offers an exceptional combination of historical production, district-scale exploration potential and existing infrastructure. Historically, the camp has produced nearly 60 million tons (Mt) of ore over 60 years, primarily zinc and copper, and was last operated by Glencore until June 2022.

Aerial view of Nuvau Minerals

While the company’s core focus remains on critical minerals – with the Caber Complex preliminary economic assessment supporting a near-term restart and a robust resource base – recent exploration success has revealed a new dimension: gold. In July 2025, Nuvau drilled its first gold-focused target at Matagami, intersecting visible gold in what appears to be an orogenic lode system close to existing mine workings. This highlights the untapped precious metals potential alongside its established base metals endowment.

Nuvau has an earn-in agreement with Glencore for the Matagami property; the three year earn-in has been completed and the company is working through the final steps of closing the property transfer. With full ownership of the property and an option to acquire the mill, Nuvau is positioned to re-establish Matagami as a multi-metal production hub. Backed by a skilled technical team, strong institutional investors, and the support of local communities and government, Nuvau is on track to deliver near-term production potential while unlocking the district’s broader resource opportunities.

Company Highlights

  • Flagship Asset: Matagami Mining Camp – Agreement to acquire 100 percent of the property from Glencore after completing a three-year, $30 million earn-in. The camp has a 60-year operating history with nearly 60 million tons mined across 12 past mines.
  • District Scale with Established Infrastructure – Covers over 1,300 sq km with more than 2,400 claims, a fully permitted 3,000-ton-per-day processing facility, rail and road access, and power.
  • Exploration Upside – Multiple high-grade base metal zones (Renaissance, McLeod Extension) and gold anomalies remain open in all directions.

Key Asset

Matagami Mining Camp (Flagship)

Map showing various mining locations, including Nuvau Minerals

The Matagami Mining Camp is Nuvau Minerals’ cornerstone asset, representing a unique combination of large-scale land position, prolific production history and exceptional potential for both base and precious metals. Located in Quebec’s Abitibi Greenstone Belt, one of the most productive mining regions in the world, the camp has produced nearly 60 Mt of ore from 12 past mines over six decades, making it a proven mineral district with established infrastructure and skilled local labor.

Project Highlights

District Scale and Strategic Location

  • Covers more than 1,300 sq km and more than 2,500 mineral claims, giving Nuvau a dominant landholding in a Tier 1 mining jurisdiction.
  • Excellent year-round access via road, rail and air, with nearby hydroelectric power and water supply.
  • Situated near other significant mining operations in the Abitibi, providing opportunities for synergies and potential district-scale consolidation.

World-class Infrastructure

  • Fully permitted 3,000 tpd concentrator with two float circuits, maintained in excellent condition by Glencore until its closure in June 2022.
  • Existing rail loading facility, core processing facility, administration offices and alternative tailings storage options with no inherited liabilities.
  • The Bracemac McLeod mine infrastructure remains in place, with underground development to 1,400-meter depth.

Established Resource Base & Robust Economics

  • Caber Complex (Caber, Caber Nord, PD1):
    • Measured and Indicated: 3.36 Mt @ 5.18 percent zinc 1.10 percent copper, 14.3 grams per ton (g/t) silver, 0.16 g/t gold
    • Inferred: 7.32 Mt @ 2.43 percent zinc, 1.28 percent copper, 11.5 g/t silver, 0.09 g/t gold
    • PEA (July 2023): 9.5-year mine life, base-case after-tax NPV (8 percent) C$115.9 million, IRR 20 percent (base case), low initial CAPEX of C$172.3 million due to existing infrastructure.
  • Bracemac McLeod Mine:
    • Past production: 8.1 Mt @ 6.1 percent zinc, 0.9 percent copper, 24 g/t silver, 0.5 g/t gold
    • Remaining resources in McLeod Deeps and new high-grade McLeod Extension discovery (2023: 16.4 m @ 14.22 percent zinc, 2.72 percent copper).
    • Low-cost restart potential with metallurgy and mine plan well understood.
Chart comparing Nuvau Minerals

Exploration Upside

  • Over 80 geophysical targets identified in the Northern Domain alone.
  • Multiple high-grade volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) systems, including the Renaissance Zone discovery – the first VTEM anomaly drilled by Nuvau, hosting massive and semi-massive sulphides with high-grade precious metals.
  • Significant gold potential, including:
    • Visible gold intercept in the first-ever gold-focused drill hole at Matagami, near Bracemac McLeod.
    • Regionally significant gold till anomaly with over 2,000 gold grains per 10 kg sample – potentially the highest recorded in the Abitibi – indicating a nearby source.
  • Additional underexplored zones adjacent to historical mines, where lower historical metal prices left mineralized extensions untouched.

Management Team

Steven Bowles – Chair of the Board

Steven Bowles has extensive experience in the mining and metals sector, encompassing private equity investment, project management and operations management. He currently serves as managing director at Nebari Partners. Prior to this role, he was the senior director of investment in natural resources and energy within Investment Quebec’s private equity group. Throughout his career, Bowles has led development teams on numerous large-scale mining projects, guiding them from study phases to construction and commissioning in various regions, including the Canadian Arctic, the Middle East and Latin America. He has been recognized for his outstanding leadership and was awarded the Bedford Canadian Young Mining Leaders Awards.

Peter van Alphen – President, CEO and Director

Peter van Alphen has over 25 years of experience in leadership roles within the mining industry, encompassing all aspects from construction projects to production. Most recently, he served as the chief operating officer at Premier Gold Mines, managing the company’s mining and development endeavors. Prior roles include country manager for Canada at Pan American Silver, vice-president of operations at Tahoe Resources and Lake Shore Gold, and various management positions at FNX Mining in Sudbury, Ontario. Van Alphen holds a Bachelor of Science in mining engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand.

Steve Filipovic – Chief Financial Officer

Steve Filipovic is a chartered professional accountant with more than 23 years of financial management and oversight experience. He was a founding executive team member and chief financial officer at Premier Gold Mines, playing an integral role in transitioning the company from explorer to producer until its acquisition by Equinox Gold in 2021. Prior to that, he served as chief financial officer of Zinifex Canada and was vice-president, finance of Wolfden Resources, until its acquisition by Zinifex in 2007. Filipovic holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Lakehead University and is an ICD.D designated member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Gilles Roy – Director of Exploration

Gilles Roy is a highly skilled geologist with over 30 years of experience in mineral exploration across various countries, including Canada, Peru, Chile, Kazakhstan, Australia and Burkina Faso. Specializing in base metal deposits in volcanic host rocks, he spent much of his career at Glencore, leading exploration programs that resulted in the discovery of the McLeod deposit in 2004 and the Bracemac deposit in 2006. Roy holds a Bachelor of Science in geology from Université du Québec à Montréal and is a member of the Ordre des géologues du Québec.

Bastien Fresia – Technical Services Director

Bastien Fresia brings over 15 years of international experience in geology, mine planning, and resource development to Nuvau Minerals, where he serves as technical services director. He previously held senior technical roles at Glencore Zinc, leading multidisciplinary teams and delivering strategic studies across Canada, Burkina Faso, Peru, Bolivia and Kazakhstan. His accomplishments include the discovery of satellite deposit extensions in Matagami and Perkoa, as well as the implementation of technical frameworks that significantly improved business performance in Peru and Kazakhstan.

At Nuvau, Fresia leads the company’s technical planning, integration, and execution. He holds two M.Sc. degrees in Geosciences and an MBA in Strategy and Risk Management, and is a registered professional geologist with the Ordre des Géologues du Québec and a chartered professional (Mining) with the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Philippe Rio Roberge – Director of Project Development

Philippe Rio Roberge is a project management professional with 19 years of experience in the mining sector. With a strong background from the consultation world, he is specialized in geotechnics, tailings and water management, as well as in project management and construction. He has been involved in multiple feasibility studies for greenfield and brownfield projects and has overseen heavy earthwork construction projects. Roberge has been involved in the full life cycle of mine waste management facilities, from design through permitting and construction to closure and reclamation. While doing so, he has ensured the strategic development and integration of projects in a sensitive environmental and economic context. Philippe holds a degree in civil engineering from Université de Sherbrooke

Christina McCarthy – Director

Christina McCarthy is a geologist with over 15 years of experience in the resource capital markets. She is the former president and CEO of Paycore Minerals, which was acquired by i-80 Gold Corp for a $90 million valuation. Previously, she was vice-president of corporate development for New Oroperu Resources, acquired by Anacortes Mining in 2021. McCarthy also served as director of corporate development for McEwen Mining from 2014 to 2019. She has held various management and board roles, including positions in equity research at Euro Pacific and institutional sales at Haywood Securities. Prior to entering the resource capital markets, she managed exploration programs in Scandinavia for a junior exploration company. McCarthy holds a Bachelor of Science in geology.

Ewan Downie – Director

Ewan Downie is a successful company builder and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in the mining industry. He currently serves as the chief executive officer of i-80 Gold. Previously, he was the president and CEO of Premier Gold Mines, and is now serving as non-executive chairman and director of Wolfden Resources, as well as a director of Clean Air Metals. Throughout his career, Downie has been part of several gold and base metal discoveries, earning recognition for his achievements, including being awarded the 2003 Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s “Bill Dennis Prospector of The Year.”

Michael Vitton – Director

Michael Vitton served as the executive managing director and head of US equity at BMO Capital Markets, where he was instrumental in originating and executing over US$200 billion worth of public and secondary offerings and M&A transactions across all sectors. In the metals and mining sector, he has been involved in numerous significant deals as a seed investor, lead/co-lead underwriter, or in an M&A capacity. Vitton holds a degree from the University of Michigan Business School and has served as a seat holder on the NYSE, and president of the New York Society of Metals Analysts.

Fariah Mir – Director

Fariah Mir is currently the senior manager, accounting policy & advisory at TD Bank Group. Prior to that, Mir worked as a senior accountant, assurance advisory at Deloitte LLP, and as a senior financial analyst at IAMGOLD Corporation. Mir holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Honours Accounting from York University. She is also a member in good standing with the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario.

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Venezuelan crude oil is being shipped to the U.S. at speed and in bulk following the arrest of former President Nicolás Maduro, according to a maritime intelligence analyst.

As many as ’15 very large crude carrier shipments’ carrying 50 million barrels will end up en route, said Michelle Wiese Bockmann, senior maritime intelligence analyst at Windward, which has tracked oil tanker movements around the troubled region for months.

‘The moves overnight that were announced to sell about 30 to 50 million barrels of oil,’ Wiese Bockmann said at a press conference.

‘That’s equivalent to about 15 very large crude carrier shipments,’ the analyst added.

The rapid surge in shipments comes days after President Donald Trump announced that Venezuela would move between 30 million and 50 million barrels of sanctioned oil to the U.S., worth roughly $2.8 billion at current prices.

Trump said Tuesday the oil would be sold at market value and that he would control the proceeds to ensure they are ‘used to benefit the people of Venezuela and the United States!’

Windward maritime intelligence data indicates massive oil flows are already materializing, according to Wiese Bockmann.

‘And just for comparison, over December, using our commodities tracking partners, Vortex, about 47 million barrels of crude and containers were shipped from Venezuela,’ she noted.

‘They’re going to be taken by storage ships to the U.S.,’ Wiese Bockmann added.

According to the analyst, U.S. infrastructure is well-prepared to handle the influx.

‘U.S. refineries have been configured for Venezuela’s heavy crude,’ she said, adding that ‘we’re already very quickly seeing some action there.’

Windward tracking data shows increasing tanker activity tied to Western operators, with four Western-linked tankers being tracked sailing for Venezuela, she said, as well as reports of tankers already chartered.

The developments follow dramatic geopolitical events earlier this month, when U.S. forces captured Maduro and his wife and transported them to New York City to face criminal drug charges.

Trump later said the U.S. would temporarily run Caracas until a safe transition could occur, warning he was ‘ready to stage a second and much larger attack’ if necessary.

‘There are reports of more tankers chartered,’ the analyst said.

‘Two arrived at Jose Terminal on the fifth and sixth of January, and two have sailed so far for the U.S. on Jan. 2 and Jan. 6.’ she claimed. 

According to reports, Venezuela is said to hold more than 300 billion barrels of proven reserves, which is more than Saudi Arabia, Iran or Kuwait, but sanctions and isolation have impacted production and exports.

As previously reported by Fox News Digital, Energy Secretary Chris Wright has been tasked with executing Trump’s plan ‘immediately,’ as major U.S. energy companies such as Chevron, ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil prepare for White House meeting Friday to revive Venezuela’s oil industry.

But Wiese Bockmann said the arrest of Maduro had disrupted the so-called dark fleet trade that had been taking Venezuelan crude to Asia.

‘We’ve had this phenomenon of the dark fleet exploding since Russia invaded Ukraine,’ she added.

‘And we’ve had this axis of Venezuela, Iran, Russia, China basically trading oil between them.

‘If it’s condensate from Iran to Venezuela or if it’s crude back from Venezuela to China, which is about 600,000 barrels a day on average,’ she added.

‘These days, Asia-bound exports remain poor and are paralyzed, but we have seen a very quick resumption of crude flows to the U.S. after the seizure of Maduro.’

Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment.


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Nine House Republicans bucked their party leaders on Wednesday evening to advance a vote on a Democrat-led healthcare bill.

The nine GOP lawmakers’ support was key to pushing ahead on a vote to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies that expired at the end of last year. A vote on the bill itself is now expected Thursday afternoon.

It’s a blow to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who argued for weeks that the majority of House Republicans were opposed to extending the COVID-19 pandemic-era tax subsidies.

But a significant number of GOP moderates were frustrated that their party leaders in the House and Senate had done little to avert a price hike for millions of Americans’ insurance premiums. 

Four of them signed onto a discharge petition filed by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., last month aimed at forcing a vote on extending the subsidies for three years over House GOP leaders’ objections.

A discharge petition is a mechanism for getting legislation considered on the House floor even if the majority’s leadership is opposed to it.

Those four lawmakers — Reps. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Rob Bresnahan, R-Pa., and Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa. — were among the nine to vote for advancing Jeffries’ petition on Wednesday.

At the time, they criticized leadership in both parties for not working toward a bipartisan solution earlier and said they were left with little choice in the matter.

The other five lawmakers who voted to advance the petition were Reps. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., Maria Salazar, R-Fla., David Valadao, R-Calif., Max Miller, R-Ohio, and Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J.

The bill is expected to pass the House on Thursday, but it is all but certain to die in the GOP-controlled Senate.

Similar legislation led by Senate Democrats failed to reach the necessary 60-vote threshold to advance in December.

The vast majority of Republicans believe that the subsidies are a COVID-era relic of a long-broken federal healthcare system. Conservatives argued that the relatively small percentage of Americans who rely on Obamacare meant that an extension would do little to ease rising health costs that people across the country are experiencing.

But a core group of moderates has been arguing that a failure to extend a reformed version of them would force millions of Americans to grapple with skyrocketing healthcare costs this year.

House Republicans passed a healthcare bill in mid-December aimed at lowering those costs for a broader swath of Americans, but that legislation has not been taken up in the Senate.


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West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources Ltd. (TSXV: WHY,OTC:WHYRF) (FSE: W0H) (the ‘Company’ or ‘West High Yield’) announces that it is closing a single tranche (the ‘Closing’) of a conditionally approved non-brokered private placement offering (the ‘Offering’) of units (the ‘Units’).

The Closing consisted of the issuance of 1,000,000 Units for gross proceeds of $500,000. The Units were issued at a price of $0.50 per Unit, with each Unit consisting of one (1) Common share of the Company (each, a ‘Common Share‘) and one (1) Common Share purchase warrant (each, a ‘Warrant‘). Each Warrant, together with CAD$0.65, entitles the holder thereof to acquire one (1) additional Common Share for twelve (12) months from the date of the Closing.

All securities comprising the Units issued on the Closing are subject to a trading hold period expiring four months plus one day from the date of issuance. The proceeds from the Closing have been and will be used by the Company to cover essential operations and for general working capital purposes and expenses.

After completion of the Closing, the Company confirms that the Offering has been completed in full. The Company received conditional approval for the Offering from the TSX Venture Exchange (the ‘TSXV‘) on December 30, 2025 by way of filing a price reservation form. Final approval of the Offering remains subject to approval by the TSXV, which the Company has submitted for as of the date of this news release.

About West High Yield

West High Yield is a publicly traded junior mining exploration and development company focused on acquiring, exploring, and developing mineral resource properties in Canada. Its primary objective is to develop its Record Ridge critical mineral (magnesium, silica, and nickel) deposit using green processing techniques to minimize waste and CO2 emissions.

The Company’s Record Ridge critical mineral deposit located 10 kilometers southwest of Rossland, British Columbia has approximately 10.6 million tonnes of contained magnesium based on an independently produced National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (‘NI 43-101‘) Preliminary Economic Assessment technical report (titled ‘Revised NI 43-101 Technical Report Preliminary Economic Assessment Record Ridge Project, British Columbia, Canada’) prepared by SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. on April 18, 2013 in accordance with NI 43-101 and which can be found on the Company’s profile at https://www.sedarplus.ca.

Contact Information:

West High Yield (W.H.Y.) RESOURCES LTD.

Frank Marasco Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (403) 660-3488
Email: frank@whyresources.com

Barry Baim, Corporate Secretary
Telephone: (403) 829-2246
Email: barry@whyresources.com

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This press release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation. The forward-looking statements and information are based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by the Company. Although the Company believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward-looking statements and information are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements and information because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct.

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President Donald Trump is again amplifying his push for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, reinvigorating his repeated comments earlier in his political career that the territory nestled between North America and Europe in the Arctic Circle is a strategic asset for the U.S. 

Trump confirmed Saturday that the U.S. military had successfully executed an operation in Venezuela that led to the arrests of the nation’s dictatorial leader, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife. 

The operation was swiftly followed by Trump puttinganyone who would threaten American sovereignty or endanger American lives’ on notice. Cuba, for instance, is likely ‘in a lot of trouble’ for ‘propping up Maduro,’ according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. 

Amid the warnings, Trump was pressed about plans to potentially acquire Greenland, which he has previously floated while touting its strategic location for national security purposes. 

‘We need Greenland from a national security situation. It’s so strategic. Right now. Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place,’ Trump said from Air Force One Sunday as he traveled back to Washington from his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. 

Trump initially said he did not want to discuss Greenland and wanted to instead focus questions on Venezuela, Russia or Ukraine before teasing that more would follow on Greenland in the coming months. 

‘We’ll worry about Greenland in about two months. Let’s talk about Greenland in 20 days,’ he told the media. 

Trump added that the U.S. needs to acquire ‘Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and Denmark is not going to be able to do it.’ 

He continued that acquiring the territory would benefit both the U.S. and European Union from a security standpoint.

‘The European Union needs us to have it, and they know that,’ the president said before moving on to other questions. 

Greenland was a strategic outpost during the Cold War, sitting astride the shortest routes between North America and the Soviet Union across the Arctic. The U.S. expanded its presence at the airbase, now known as Pituffik Space Base, using it as a key location for early-warning radar and surveillance meant to detect incoming bombers and missiles. 

U.S. interest in Greenland also would likely counter China’s growing Arctic ambitions and deny Beijing a foothold in the region. China published its first Arctic policy white paper in 2018, when it labeled itself a ‘near-Arctic state,’ while promoting a ‘Polar Silk Road’ as part of its broader Belt and Road vision. Trump first publicly mentioned interest in Greenland in 2019. 

The Arctic is the shortest corridor for long-range threats from adversaries such as China or Russia, making Greenland a prime place for early-warning and tracking sensors that protect North America. 

Trump views acquiring Greenland as a national security priority, the White House reiterated Tuesday, and the use of the U.S. military remains an option as his administration weighs how to acquire the territory. 

‘President Trump has made it well known that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority of the United States,’ White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to Fox News. 

‘The President and his team are discussing a range of options to pursue this important foreign policy goal, and, of course, utilizing the U.S. military is always an option at the commander in chief’s disposal.’

The U.S. potentially purchasing or acquiring Greenland has roots in the first Trump administration. The president first floated the purchase of the territory from Denmark in 2019. Greenland, which is the world’s largest island, is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. 

‘It’s just something we’ve talked about,’ Trump said in 2019. ‘Denmark essentially owns it. We’re very good allies with Denmark. We’ve protected Denmark like we protect large portions of the world, so the concept came up.

‘Strategically, it’s interesting. And we’d be interested. We’ll talk to them a little bit,’ the president said. ‘It’s not No. 1 on the burner, I can tell you that.’

Greenland spans roughly 836,000 square miles, though most of the world’s largest island is covered by an ice sheet. It’s home to about 56,000 people, predominantly Inuit and Danes, with the capital and largest town, Nuuk, serving as the country’s political and economic hub. The island is also home to oil, natural gas and mineral resources, which could be used to manufacture batteries and other technologies. 

The amplified focus on the U.S. potentially acquiring Greenland has had a ripple effect in the administration and in Congress, with White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller arguing it was not breaking news that Trump has genuine interest in acquiring the territory. 

‘For the United States to secure the Arctic region, to protect and defend NATO and NATO interests, obviously, Greenland should be part of the United States,’ Miller said on CNN. ‘And, so, that‘s a conversation that we‘re going to have as a country. That‘s a process we‘re going to have as a community of nations.’

CNN host Jake Tapper pressed Miller whether he could confirm military force would not be used to seize Greenland, similar to Venezuela. 

‘It wouldn’t be military action against Greenland,’ he said. ‘Greenland has a population of 30,000 people, Jake. The real question is by what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? What is the basis of their territorial claim? What is their basis of having Greenland as a colony of Denmark?’

The rhetoric has spooked the Danes, who have long balked at Trump’s interest in buying Greenland, reiterating that the island is not for sale. 

‘It makes absolutely no sense to talk about the U.S. needing to take over Greenland. The U.S. has no right to annex any of the three countries in the Danish Kingdom,’ Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Sunday.

‘I would therefore strongly urge the U.S. stop the threats against a historically close ally and against another country and another people, who have very clearly said that they are not for sale.’

Top European leaders have also resisted Trump’s calls for the U.S. to acquire the territory, instead reflecting that NATO allies work together to ensure the Artic is secure.  

Artic security must be ‘achieved collectively, in conjunction with NATO allies, including the United States, by upholding the principles of the U.N. Charter, including sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders. These are universal principles, and we will not stop defending them,’ the top leaders from the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Denmark said in a joint statement. 

‘Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland.’

South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham told Fox News Tuesday, ‘I’m not saying we’re gonna go take over Greenland. I’m saying we gonna build up our military presence, and we need to create a new relationship between the United States and Greenland to make sure our investment is secure.

‘If you want a bigger presence in Greenland militarily, which everybody seems to do, and you want it to be American, which I do, then you need to look at the relationship between us and Greenland before we spend a bunch of money and put our troops on the ground.’


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A House GOP lawmaker is working to find more information after learning one of her constituents was possibly detained by Venezuela’s government.

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., told Fox News Digital she was ‘advocating for the State Department to assist’ with a U.S. citizen from her district who is possibly being held by the Latin American government.

‘My biggest issue at the moment is that I have a constituent that is suspected of being unlawfully detained by the Venezuelan government,’ Malliotakis told Fox News Digital.

She said she was appealing to the State Department to use its ‘leverage’ to get the man released.

The New York City-area Republican said he had likely been detained for ‘a couple of weeks,’ before Maduro’s ouster.

Malliotakis said his family suspected him of being unlawfully detained, but it’s not clear if he’s classified as such by the U.S. government.

Her office sent Fox News Digital a longer statement, ‘While we have not been contacted by the family of James Luckey-Lange, we learned about the situation from the media on Friday and immediately contacted the U.S. Department of State.’

‘For months, the State Department has advised American citizens not to travel to Venezuela, determining a very high risk of wrongful detention of U.S. nationals in the country. While we have not yet been able to confirm he has been detained, we are engaged, actively monitoring the situation, and have elevated our concern directly to the White House and the Secretary of State, and the State Department has been in contact with the family,’ Malliotakis’ office said.

‘It is our hope that our constituent will soon safely return to the United States.’

Fox News Digital reached out to the State Department for further information. A State Department spokesperson responded to the inquiry, ‘The United States has no higher priority than the safety and security of U.S. citizens. We are aware of reports of U.S. citizens detained in Venezuela. Due to privacy and safety concerns, we have nothing further at this time.’

Her comments came after a House-wide classified briefing on the government’s Venezuela operation on Wednesday, which was led by top Trump administration officials.

Maduro and his wife, Celia Flores, were extracted after precision strikes in the capital city of Caracas and are currently facing trial on terrorism-related charges at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York.

A story published in the Staten Island Advance, a local outlet in Malliotakis’ district, cited the New York Post in naming Luckey-Lange as being potentially detained by Venezuela since arriving there in December.

The outlets reported that it’s not clear if he had a visa to enter Venezuela.

President Donald Trump said last weekend that the U.S. would ‘run’ the country until an adequate transition were to occur. 

Meanwhile, Maduro’s vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, was sworn in as acting president on Tuesday.


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