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Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., warned Tuesday that President-elect Trump’s selection of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., to be U.S. attorney general signaled Trump’s intention to follow through on promises to persecute his opponents.

Murphy called the firebrand Floridian ‘dangerously unqualified’ to lead the Justice Department, noting that Gaetz urged the need to abolish the FBI and other law enforcement agencies that do not get in line with conservative priorities.

‘Gaetz has been Trump’s chief defender when it comes to Trump’s assault on democracy. His attempt to overthrow the government on January 6th. And he has openly called for the abolition of law enforcement agencies if they don’t get in line with conservative political priorities,’ Murphy said.

‘This is going to be a red alert moment for American democracy. Matt Gaetz is being nominated for one reason and one reason only: Because he will implement Donald Trump’s transition of the Department of Justice from an agency that stands up for all of us to an agency that is simply an arm of the White House designed to persecute and prosecute Trump’s political enemies.’ 

Trump sent shock waves through the political world on Wednesday, when he tapped Gaetz, who has never worked in law enforcement, to be the nation’s top law enforcement officer. In a statement, Trump lauded Gaetz as ‘a deeply gifted and tenacious attorney’ who ‘will end Weaponized Government, protect our Borders, dismantle Criminal Organizations and restore Americans’ badly-shattered Faith and Confidence in the Justice Department.’

Murphy noted that several Republican senators have already signaled their opposition to the controversial now ex-congressman, who was previously under a yearlong investigation stemming from accusations he had a sexual relationship with a minor. The Department of Justice ultimately did not press charges.

‘You could literally hear the jaws dropping to the floor of Republican senators who are now going to be in a position to stand up to Donald Trump in a way that they have been unwilling to,’ said Murphy.

However, he added the announcement was ‘not surprising’ since ‘Trump told us during the campaign that he was going to use the White House to go after people who politically opposed him.’ 

‘It seems that this pick for the head of the Department of Justice is very much in line with the promises he made during the campaign.’


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Some Democratic lawmakers blasted former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard after President-elect Donald Trump tapped her to serve as Director of National Intelligence, a cabinet-level post.

Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., declared in a post on X that she was ‘appalled’ by the selection of Gabbard for the role. 

‘Not only is she ill-prepared and unqualified, but she traffics in conspiracy theories and cozies up to dictators like Bashar-al Assad and Vladimir Putin,’ Spanberger claimed in a post on X.

Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., called the choice of Gabbard as DNI ‘incredibly reckless,’ declaring in a tweet, ‘Putting someone with known sympathies for foreign adversaries is not putting America’s interests first – it’s putting our security at risk.’

Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-R.I., seemed to suggest that having Gabbard serve as DNI would place national secrets at risk.

‘Tulsi Gabbard’s deep ties to some of our nation’s most dangerous adversaries, including Bashar al-Assad of Syria and Vladimir Putin of Russia, make her an untrustworthy guardian of our nation’s most closely held secrets,’ Magaziner said in the statement. 

‘As the highest-ranking intelligence official in the federal government, she would have access to information spanning everything from our nation’s nuclear weapons program to the location and activities of our military service members, and we cannot risk this information falling into the hands of our adversaries,’ he asserted.

Gabbard served in the U.S. House of Representatives from early 2013 through early 2021 as a Democrat. She mounted a presidential bid in 2019 but ultimately dropped out in 2020 and backed Joe Biden.

The former lawmaker supported Trump during the 2024 election and announced that she was joining the Republican Party.

‘I’ve been a soldier for over 21 years, and currently serve as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserve,’ she noted in a post on Veterans Day this week. 

‘The best way for us to honor our veterans, not just on #VeteransDay, but every day, is to make sure that our men and women in uniform are only sent into harms’ way as a last resort when all diplomatic measures have been exhausted, and actually take care of them and their families, if and when they return home,’ she noted.

Fox News Digital attempted to reach out to Gabbard for comment on Thursday.


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Antilles Gold Limited (“Antilles Gold” or the “Company”) (ASX: AAU, OTCQB: ANTMF) is pleased to advise the results of the Updated Scoping Study for the first stage of the proposed Nueva Sabana gold-copper mine in Cuba. The Study has been prepared by the 50% owned Cuban joint venture company, Minera La Victoria SA (“MLV”), which is undertaking the project.

  • The Updated Scoping Study is based on a pit limited to 100m depth which, at a mining rate of 500,000tpa of ore, will result in an initial mine life of 4.8 years.
  • With additional exploration, and a greater mining depth, the project life and NPV could be increased.
  • Metallurgical testwork set out in ATTACHMENT C indicates the mine will initially produce a gold concentrate grading ~57.5g/t Au for around 18 months, followed by a blended copper-gold concentrate with an average grade of ~28.3% Cu, and ~29.8g/t Au.
  • The off-take agreement is expected to include a provision for advanced payments for concentrates to assist in the funding of construction costs.
  • The 752ha concession covering the Nueva Sabana oxide deposit also hosts the El Pilar, Gaspar, and Camilo porphyry copper intrusives, and numerous shallow gold targets identified by artisanal mining.
  • The Nueva Sabana deposit has a small gold cap, an underlying copper-gold zone, and a deeper sulphide copper zone with mineralisation open at depth at 150m which could potentially transition into the El Pilar porphyry copper deposit offset to the south.
HIGHLIGHTS OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FOR STAGE ONE OF THE NUEVA SABANA MINE:
  • Estimated Operating Profit of ~US$60M from the first 22 months of concentrate production will comfortably permit repayment of the ~US$28.5M project debt before the end of this period.
  • MLV intends to drill the copper mineralisation that continues below the stage one mining depth of 100m with the aim of deepening the Nueva Sabana mine and extending its life.
  • The Revised MRE for Nueva Sabana which is incorporated as ATTACHMENT A in the Study, established approximately 25M lb of 0.75% copper in Inferred Resources within the 50m below the initial mine depth, which is a positive indication of the potential to extend its life.
  • MLV also intends to drill identified oxide gold-copper targets overlying the nearby Gaspar and Camilo porphyry copper deposits to potentially increase resources.
  • Subject to the results of additional drilling, consideration will be given to doubling the mining rate in the copper domain to 1.0Mtpa of ore to increase annual profitability and cash flow.
  • It is possible that the Nueva Sabana mine could be significantly expanded and extended in the future to mine the three porphyry copper deposits located within the mining concession.

Antilles Gold Chairman, Mr Brian Johnson, commented: “The first stage of Nueva Sabana, while relatively small, has an excellent IRR and will deliver significant free cash within a short timeframe.

MLV’s priority at this time is to finalise current negotiations on a concentrate off-take agreement for the project, and to arrange financing for the mine construction.

Antilles Gold’s share of the estimated NPV8 for the first stage of Nueva Sabana is ~A$70M at current metal prices of US$2,600 per oz Au, and US$9,300/t Cu, and an exchange rate of A$1.00 = US$0.66, which is significantly higher than the Company’s current market capitalisation of A$7.5M.

The opportunity to unlock further value for Antilles Gold will occur with the proposed development of the joint venture’s flagship project, the La Demajagua gold-silver-antimony mine, where the Company’s share of NPV8 reported to ASX on 30 March 2023 was ~A$150M, prior to the joint venture’s decision to expand the project to produce gold doré from the mine’s gold arsenopyrite concentrate, and to increase antimony production.

Before the end of 2024, Antilles Gold will contribute the final US$0.4M of the US$15.0M earn-in for its 50% shareholding in the joint venture company, Minera La Victoria (“MLV”), after which the Company’s cash burn will be substantially reduced.”

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Former and incoming first lady Melania Trump rolled out a digital photography series to highlight her life on the campaign trail and at home. 

Trump rolled out her ‘On The Move’ limited-edition digital photo series, which includes 16 digital images showcasing Trump in various settings, including her office, the campaign trail and at her home. 

The photographs were captured by Belgian photographer Regine Mahaux and offer a glimpse into the first lady’s ‘fast-moving life.’ 

‘I am pleased to share my journey — through photographs — with fans and collectors,’ Trump told Fox News Digital. 

‘On the Move’ costs $195 and is being sold on the former first lady’s website. It also will be minted on the Solana blockchain, which is an ‘eco-friendly proof-of-state blockchain protocol.’ 

Trump has used Solana blockchain in the past — most recently for her ‘1776 Collection,’ which was a range of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) digital collectibles comprised of images across the U.S. She also released a line of limited-edition handcrafted Christmas ornaments in 2022, along with corresponding animated NFTs to celebrate the season. 

A portion of the proceeds will go toward Fostering the Future, a Be Best initiative that helps to secure educational opportunities and scholarships for children in the foster care community.

Her Fostering the Future is aimed at granting computer science scholarships to children aging out of the foster care system and giving them the academic foundation needed to secure technology-based jobs.

Trump told Fox News Digital in an interview last year that if she had the privilege to serve as first lady again — which she will, beginning on Jan. 20, 2025 — she would continue to prioritize initiatives focused on the well-being and development of children to ensure they have the ‘support and resources they need to reach their full potential.’ 

‘My focus would continue to be creating a safe and nurturing space for children to learn, grow and thrive,’ she said.  

Last month, the former first lady rolled out her first-ever memoir, ‘Melania,’ and a special collector’s edition containing exclusive images she photographed at the White House. That special edition features 256 pages in full color, with each copy signed by Trump. 

‘Writing my memoir has been an amazing journey filled with emotional highs and lows,’ she told Fox News Digital. ‘Each story shaped me into who I am today.’ 

She said that ‘although daunting at times, the process has been incredibly rewarding, reminding me of my strength, and the beauty of sharing my truth.’ 


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Business tycoon Elon Musk, who staunchly supported President-elect Donald Trump during the 2024 presidential election, has described himself as the ”George Soros’ of the middle.’

Soros, a wealthy liberal political donor, is known for supporting left-wing politicians and causes.

A video circulating online shows Musk raising his hand after a speaker asked where there is a ‘George Soros of the right.’ 

Cheers and applause erupted, and the speaker, who is not visible on camera, went on to mention Musk, saying, ‘we’re so, so grateful.’

But in a post on his social media platform X, Musk noted, ‘More accurate would be that I’m ‘George Soros’ of the middle. I don’t want the pendulum to swing too far right, but right now it’s just too far left.’

Musk has previously claimed that Soros ‘hates humanity.’

‘Soros arbitraged politics. He figured out that spending small amounts of money in many obscure, but influential, races is far more effective than money spent on major contests,’ Musk tweeted last year. ‘The mistake people make is thinking that he did it for the good of humanity. He hates humanity.’  

‘The Soros organization appears to want nothing less than the destruction of western civilization,’ Musk also posted last year.

Trump tapped Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy – an author and entrepreneur who dropped his presidential bid and backed Trump in January – to lead an effort to identify government waste.

In a statement, Trump noted that the effort, known as the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, ‘will provide advice and guidance from outside of Government, and will partner with the White House and Office of Management & Budget to drive large scale structural reform, and create an entrepreneurial approach to Government never seen before.’

In a post on X, Musk blamed inflation on massive government spending.

‘The excess government spending is what causes inflation! ALL government spending is taxation. This is a very important concept to appreciate. It is either direct taxation, like income tax, or indirect via inflation due to increasing the money supply,’ the business magnate noted.

Trump praised Musk and thanked him for his support.

‘Elon Musk is a great guy, loaded with personality and ‘brainpower.’ He is definitely a high IQ person, which is the reason that his really strong Endorsement meant so much to me, and to MAGA,’ Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

‘He’s at a beautiful Mar-a-Lago concert right now, and the crowd absolutely loves him,’ Trump continued in his post on Wednesday night. ‘Thank you Elon for the great job you did in helping us WIN the ‘most consequential election in 129 years,’ especially your hard work in the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It will never be forgotten. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!’


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President-elect Donald Trump’s senior adviser and attorney Alina Habba says she is not considering the role of press secretary, despite ‘support and speculation.’

Habba addressed the rumors on the social media platform X early Thursday morning, adding that ‘this administration is going to be epic!’

‘Although I love screaming from a podium I will be better served in other capacities,’ she said. 

Names under consideration include Trump campaign national press secretary Karoline Leavitt, former Trump administration official Monica Crowley, former ESPN host Sage Steele, CNN contributor Scott Jennings and RNC spokeswoman Elizabeth Pipko, according to Axios. 

The press secretary role is one of the most visible at the White House, typically holding daily press briefings with the White House press corps to speak on behalf of the president.

His new administration plans to challenge longstanding traditions that favor mainstream outlets like major broadcast and cable news networks, national newspapers and wire services, like The Associated Press, in the James Brady Press Briefing Room, according to Axios. 

Trump’s new administration is considering giving MAGA-friendly outlets access to the press briefings, Axios reports, which have traditionally featured cable news, print and wire service reporters.

Trump continues making his cabinet picks ahead of his inauguration as the 47th president of the U.S. in January.

Some congressional Republicans told Fox News Digital Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who resigned from Congress on Wednesday as Trump tapped him to be his attorney general, may face a tough confirmation path because he was previously under Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into sex trafficking allegations. Last year, Gaetz’s office said the DOJ ended their investigation and determined he would not be charged with any crimes. 

A House Ethics Committee investigation into Gaetz was also expected to be released soon, but Gaetz’s resignation means it may not become public.

Tulsi Gabbard, who served as a Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii from 2013 to 2021 before becoming an independent in 2022 and joining the GOP last month, has been selected by Trump to serve as director of national intelligence in his new Cabinet. 

Fox News’ Elizabeth Elkind, Julia Johnson, Kelly Phares and Andrea Margolis contributed to this report. 


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California Democrat Rep. Josh Harder has declared victory over his Republican opponent, Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln, who has conceded the race. 

‘While the results are not what we hoped for, I remain incredibly proud of the journey we’ve shared,’ Lincoln said in a statement. 

Though Republicans will control the House, Fox News projects, Harder’s win shifts the balance of power to 219 seats for Republicans and 209 for Democrats. 

Eight other races have not yet been decided. The results of three others in California remain outstanding, in addition to one in Oregon, one in Ohio, one in Maine, one in Alaska and one in Iowa. 

Republicans will also control the Senate and White House, delivering President-elect Donald Trump a trifecta. 


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Bitcoin Well Inc.

Edmonton, Alberta November 14, 2024 TheNewswire – Bitcoin Well Inc. (‘ Bitcoin Well ‘ or the ‘ Company ‘) ( TSXV: BTCW; OTCQB: BCNWF ), the non-custodial bitcoin business on a mission to enable independence announces an update to the Bitcoin Super Company vision and a strategic bitcoin reserve fund.

Key Highlights

  • Bitcoin Portal has become the nucleus of the Company, surpassing Bitcoin ATM revenue and growth potential

  • Commitment to a strategic bitcoin reserve fund

CEO Shareholder Address

Adam O’Brien, founder and CEO of the Company, is quoted as updating the Bitcoin Super Company vision in a shareholder address:

‘This is an update to the Press Release dated February 21, 2024 titled Bitcoin Well PROVIDES PRELIMINARY YEAR END UPDATE AND BITCOIN SUPER COMPANY VISION (the ‘Bitcoin Super Company Release’ or ‘the Release’ or ‘the Bitcoin Super Company’). In the Release we highlighted the need to expand past being a Bitcoin ATM business, and highlighted the importance of the Bitcoin Portal as the catalyst to that expansion.

I am happy to report that The Bitcoin Portal is now the nucleus of our business, offering scale, growth and efficiency that is unmatched by any network of Bitcoin ATMs. We are thrilled with the user and revenue growth in the early stages of what looks like the most historic bitcoin bull run ever.

Today I want to speak directly to our shareholders and update you all on what Bitcoin Well intends to do with the growth and success of the Bitcoin Portal and subsequent business units. As I highlighted in the Bitcoin Super Company Release, I firmly believe that the future of our publicly traded company is to have subsidiary companies or business units all driving bitcoin adoption and safe bitcoin ownership. We have seen substantial success with the Bitcoin Well Infinite launch in the USA and abroad as our 3rd business unit (following the Bitcoin ATMs and the Bitcoin Portal).

These customers utilize Bitcoin Well Infinite for the white-glove-service experience when buying bitcoin directly to self custody. We anticipate continued growth in this area. We also anticipate continued growth to the Bitcoin Portal, currently approaching 28,000 total registrations across Canada and the USA.

This growth will provide the Company opportunities to expand our mission to enable independence, within the vision of the Bitcoin Super Company. Part of those opportunities will include paying down debt to increase cash-flow and enterprise value, as well as the potential investment into other profitable and adjacent businesses. However, I am excited to announce our commitment to a strategic bitcoin reserve fund as part of the Bitcoin Well treasury.

A strategic bitcoin reserve fund will allow Bitcoin Well to allocate excess working capital to the balance sheet denominated in bitcoin. We intend to eventually be able to add to this bitcoin reserve fund in ‘micro allocations’, with portions of each transaction going to the reserve fund directly and automatically. This is the ultimate dollar cost average savings strategy and we believe there is no better asset to use than bitcoin.

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our shareholders for their continued support over the last year. I am humbled to have the opportunity to continue to grow our business as we march towards our mission to enable independence.’

About Bitcoin Well

Bitcoin Well is on a mission to enable independence. We do this by making bitcoin useful to everyday people to give them the convenience of modern banking and the benefits of bitcoin. We like to think of it as future-proofing money. Our existing Bitcoin ATM and Online Bitcoin Portal business units drive cash flow to help fund this mission.

Join our investor community and follow us on Nostr , , and to keep up to date with our business.

Bitcoin Well contact information

To book a virtual meeting with our Founder & CEO Adam O’Brien please use the following link: https://bitcoinwell.com/meet-adam

For additional investor & media information, please contact:

Adam O’Brien

Tel: 1 888 711 3866

ir@bitcoinwell.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 .

Forward-looking information

Certain statements contained in this news release may constitute forward-looking information. Forward-looking information is often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as ‘anticipate’, ‘plan’, ‘estimate’, ‘expect’, ‘may’, ‘will’, ‘intend’, ‘should’, or the negative thereof and similar expressions. All statements herein other than statements of historical fact constitute forward-looking information.

Forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking information, including, but not limited to the following: economic and financial conditions, volatility in the capital or credit markets; the level of demand and financial performance of the cryptocurrency and digital asset industry, the occurrence of force majeure events; the extent to which the Company is successful in gaining new long-term users or retaining existing users; developments and changes in laws and regulations, disruptions to the Company’s technology network; inability to obtain financing; competitive factors; and such other factors as discussed in the ‘Risk Factors’ section of the Company’s MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Bitcoin Well actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in this forward-looking information as a result of the foregoing risk factors and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of Bitcoin Well.

Bitcoin Well believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking information are reasonable, but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking information should not be unduly relied upon. Any forward-looking information contained in this news release represents Bitcoin Well expectations as of the date hereof, and is subject to change after such date. Bitcoin Well disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities legislation.

For more information, see the Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements found in the Bitcoin Well MD&A.

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Silver47 Exploration Corp. (TSXV: AGA) (‘Silver47’ or the ‘Company), is pleased to announce that its common shares will begin trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (the ‘TSXV’) effective at the open of trading today.

Silver47 wholly-owns three silver and critical metals (polymetallic) exploration projects in Canada and the US: the flagship Red Mountain silver-gold-zinc-copper-lead VMS-SEDEX Project in southcentral Alaska; the Adams Plateau ‎silver-zinc-copper-gold-lead SEDEX-VMS Project in southern British Columbia, and the Michelle ‎silver-lead-zinc-gallium-antimony MVT-SEDEX Project in Yukon Territory.‎

‘We are thrilled to announce that Silver47 will commence trading on the TSX-Venture Exchange at a time when silver prices are surging and the market demand for this precious metal is approaching an all-time high,’ commented Gary Thompson, CEO. ‘Our flagship Red Mountain project in Alaska represents an exceptional opportunity for investors to gain exposure to a promising silver-rich deposit that has the potential to become a world-class mine. Our experienced team aims to rapidly advance this high-quality asset to create substantial value for our shareholders by unlocking the full potential of Red Mountain and our portfolio of projects.’

Red Mountain, VMS-SEDEX Project – Alaska, USA

The flagship Red Mountain VMS-SEDEX project is located approximately 100 kilometers (km) south of Fairbanks, Alaska, in the Bonnifield Mining District. Silver47 wholly-owns 942 Alaska State Mining Claims and one Upland Mining Lease covering approximately 633 square kilometers of Alaska State-managed land. The Red Mountain Project is well situated for infrastructure, 30km east of the community of Healy which has power, rail and state highway access to Alaska Route 3, providing a valuable connection to Anchorage and tide water. Silver47 has an approved Application for Permits to Mine in Alaska (‘APMA’), valid until ‎December 31, 2026. The APMA allows advanced exploration activities, including drilling, across ‎the property.‎

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Red Mountain Highlights

  • The Red Mountain Project hosts a 2024 NI 43-101 inferred mineral resource estimate of 15.6Mt at 335.7 g/t AgEq or 1Mt of ZnEq at 7% ZnEq comprised of two resource zones, Dry Creek and West Tundra Flats

  • DC18-79: 6 m of 2155 g/t AgEq (409 g/t Ag, 5.38 g/t Au, 1.21% Cu, 23.3% Zn+Pb)

  • DC18-77: 5 m of 1719 g/t AgEq (1213 g/t Ag, 1.87 g/t Au, 0.4% Cu, 6.0% Zn+Pb)

  • DC98-40: 36 m of 672 g/t AgEq (183 g/t Ag, 1.02 g/t Au, 0.22% Cu, 8.54% Zn+Pb)

    • Incl. 3 m of 3123 g/t AgEq (738.2 g/t Ag, 3.29 g/t Au, 1.47% Cu, 44% Zn+Pb)

  • WTF82-08: 7.3 m of 619 AgEq (334.8 g/t Ag, 0.5 g/t Au, 5.4% Zn+Pb)

  • WTF18-28: 3.5 m of 1654 g/t AgEq (517.5 g/t Ag, 2.05 g/t Au, 0.2% Cu, 21.6% Zn+Pb)

Table 1: Red Mountain NI 43-101 Resource Summary, 2024‎

Combined Open-Pit and Underground Mineral Resource Estimate
Mineral Resource Area Rock
Mt
ZnEq
kt
ZnEq
%
AgEq
Moz
AgEq
g/t
Zn
kt
Zn
%
Pb
kt
Pb
%
Cu
kt
Cu
%
Ag
Moz
Ag
g/t
Au
Koz
Au
g/t
Dry Creek 11.6 676 5.84 104 279.4 346 2.99 130 1.13 23 0.2 17.5 47 128 0.34
West Tundra Flats 4 420 10.39 64.6 496.9 186 4.6 86 2.13 3 0.08 18.4 141.2 86 0.66
Global 15.6 1,097 7.02 168.6 335.7 532 3.41 216 1.39 26 0.17 35.9 71.4 214 0.43

 

Notes:

  • Mt=million tonnes; g/t=grams per tonne; AgEq=silver equivalent; ZnEq=zinc equivalent; m=metres; Ag=silver; ‎Au=gold; Cu=copper; Zn=zinc; Pb=lead
  • Equivalencies are calculated using ratios with metal prices of US$2,750/tonne Zn, US$2,100/tonne Pb, US$8,880/tonne Cu, US$1,850/oz Au, and US$23/oz Ag and
  • Metal recoveries are based on metallurgical work returned of 90% Zn, 75% Pb, 70% Cu, 70% Ag, and 80% Au.
  • Zinc Equivalent (ZnEq %) = [Zn (%) x 1] + [Pb (%) x 0.6364] + [Cu (%) x 2.4889] + [Ag (ppm) x 0.0209] + [Au (ppm) x 1.923]
  • Silver Equivalent (AgEq g/t) = [Zn (%) x 47.81] + [Pb (%) x 30.43] + [Cu (%) x 119] + [Ag (g/t) x 1] + [Au (g/t) x 91.93]

Technical Summary

The Red Mountain Project was first discovered in 1975, with exploration resulting in two deposits ‎called Dry Creek (DC) and West Tundra Flats (WTF). ‎The mineralization within the two resource zones are typical of a Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide (VMS) with a siliciclastic felsic association. The mineralization occurs within the upper portions of the Totatlanika Schist of Mississippian to Devonian Age. The Totlanika Schist forms the core of a roughly east-west trending syncline within the property (the Bonnifield East Syncline). The DC mineralized horizons can be traced for 4,500m of strike, and steeply dips to the north. Mineralization occurs as semi-massive to massive sulfides within metamorphosed mudstones and rhyolites. WTF is located approximately 3.5-5 km northeast of DC on the opposing limb of the syncline. Mineralization at WTF can be traced at surface for 1,000m and dips shallowly to the southwest.

Table 2: Select Drill Intercepts at Dry Creek (DC) and West Tundra Flats (WTF).

Drill Hole Width Silver Gold Copper Lead+Zinc AgEq
ID (meter) (g/t) (g/t) % % (g/t)
DC98-38 9.00 268.60 1.15 0.15 7.80 725
DC98-40 36.10 183.00 1.02 0.22 8.54 672
Including 3.00 738.20 3.29 1.47 43.99 3123
DC18-77 6.80 938.70 1.45 0.36 5.20 1333
DC18-79 4.60 233.30 1.75 0.16 9.73 820
and 6.10 384.60 5.50 1.23 22.20 1988
Including 4.70 466.00 6.91 1.45 27.20 2442
WTF82-08 7.30 334.80 0.54 0.07 5.42 619
Including 1.80 1313.10 1.85 0.27 17.74 2248
WTF82-14 1.80 240.20 2.14 0.10 12.50 984
WTF83-17 1.90 620.70 3.58 0.00 23.21 1945
Including 1.30 871.60 5.06 0.51 31.93 2760
WTF18-28 3.50 517.50 2.05 0.20 21.60 1654

 

Assays are weighted averages and the intervals are drilled widths as true widths have yet to be ‎determined.‎

A total of 213 holes for 38,417m have been drilled since 1976 by numerous operators including ‎Phelps Dodge, Getty Oil, US Borax, Grayd Resources, Bear Creek Mining, Inmet Mining and ‎most recently, Whiterock Minerals, prior to Silver47 ownership.‎

DC and WTF are the two most advanced mineralized zones at Red Mountain, with at least 20 additional mineralized prospects discovered on the property to date over the 60 km of highly prospective geology. Silver47 has a robust database of historic geochemical and geophysical data, including 2,543 rock samples and 7,948 soil samples, 15,862 XRF soil samples, property-scale SkyTEM surveys and high-resolution FLEM, CSAMT and ground magnetic survey coverage over high-priority targets.

During the summer of 2024, Silver47 drilled six holes for a total of 1,039m at Red Mountain to ‎confirm historic intercepts, infill and expansion potential at both DC and WTF, including one hole ‎to 283m depth testing the Kiwi exploration target. A small surface geochemical sampling ‎program was completed concurrent with drill operations for a total of 228 soils and 21 rocks from ‎Galleon, Horseshoe and Kiwi targets.‎

Assay results from the 2024 exploration program are pending.

The Red Mountain NI 43-101 technical report titled ‘Technical Report on the Red Mountain VMS Property, Bonnifield Mining District, Alaska, USA’ dated January 12, 2024, prepared by Apex Geoscience Ltd., can be found on the Company’s website https://silver47.ca/ and SEDAR+. The Red Mountain technical report includes a Mineral Resource Estimate at Part 14.

Adams Plateau SEDEX/VMS Project – British Columbia, Canada

The Adams Plateau Project is located in the Kamloops Mining Division and is 70 km northeast of the city of Kamloops, BC. Silver47 wholly-owns 48 contiguous mineral titles covering approximately 149 square km. Mineralization was first identified in the area in 1925, resulting in more than 25 MINFILE showings, including small-scale past production of lead, zinc, and silver at the Lucky, Spar and Mosquito King Showings.

Historic Drill Highlights, Adams Plateau

  • 3.66m of 180.4 g/t Ag, 8.1% Pb+Zn at the Lucky Showing

  • 4.88m of 348.35 g/t Ag, 0.72 g/t Au, 27.3% Pb+Zn, 0.23% Cu at the Spar Showing

Modern exploration has consisted of surface geochemical sampling and various geophysical surveys. ‎Silver47 carried out surface sampling programs in 2022 and 2024, producing numerous new ‎targets for follow up exploration. A total of 16,947 soil, 694 rock and 146 silt samples have been ‎collected over the project. Silver47 collected surface rock grab samples that have returned up to ‎‎3503 g/t Ag, 7% Cu, 6.5 g/t Au and 29% Pb+Zn.‎

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Figure 2: Soil Geochemical Results for Silver with Rock Sample Highlights

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Michelle Project, MVT-SEDEX Project – Yukon Territory, Canada

The 15,900 hectare Michelle Project is located in north-central Yukon, 130 km north-northeast of Dawson City, Yukon. In 2022, Silver47 confirmed a new and significant silver discovery at the Michelle Project:

  • ‎7.68 m of 1,577 g/t Ag, 45% Pb, 4% Zn within 15 m of 907 g/t Ag, 26% Pb, 2.7% Zn in hole ‎MCH22-002 at the Silver Matt Target. ‎

  • Surface samples at the Silver Matt Showing have returned up to 4180 g/t Ag, 82% Pb.‎

First discovered in 1973, exploration at the Michelle Project has identified 20 named showings with limited drilling defining 3 mineralized zones. Silver, lead, zinc and a number of critical metals are known to occur within oxide and sulfide mineralization of the Bouvette Formation carbonates across the property. Mineralization style is yet to be defined, with showings exhibiting characteristics of Mississippi Valley Type, Carbonate replacement, within the broader classification of SEDEX deposits.

In 2021, Silver47 discovered the Silver Matt showing with reverse calculations drilling intersecting several meters of oxide and massive sulfide mineralization. In 2022 a diamond core drill was mobilized to further test the Silver Matt prospect, MCH-22-002 intersected 7.68 m of 1,577 g/t Ag, 45.28% Pb, 4.03% Zn and 0.17% Sb. Holes MCH-22-004 and -005 confirmed continuous mineralization at least 50 m along strike.

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Figure 3: Silver Matt Cross-Section

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Table 3: Assay Intervals for the Silver Matt Discovery

Hole ID From (m) To (m) Interval (m) Ag (ppm) Pb (%) Zn (%) Cu (ppm) Ga (ppm) Sb (ppm)
MCH-22-001 16.91 27.10 10.19 246.31 5.71 3.54 526.82 98.62 976.62
incl 21.65 26.05 4.40 497.00 11.13 3.87 1035.50 190.27 2129.50
and 64.62 67.89 3.27 64.97 0.52 0.44 45.77 4.82 5.17
 
MCH-22-002 33.79 49.00 15.21 907.11 26.03 2.72 117.24 17.10 1011.99
incl 33.79 41.47 7.68 1577.50 45.28 4.03 201.50 28.96 1748.75
 
MCH-22-003 22.60 32.00 9.40 270.92 7.95 4.35 125.37 26.79 491.23
incl 27.00 31.05 4.05 640.30 16.55 7.06 190.00 41.26 880.25
Not Previoulsy Released
Hole ID From (m) To (m) Interval (m) Ag (ppm) Pb (%) Zn (%) Cu (ppm) Ga (ppm) Sb (ppm)
MCH-22-004 26.80 48.34 21.54 172.42 3.11 7.08 65.93 19.44 340.59
incl 31.32 39.19 7.87 199.87 5.97 18.60 121.93 48.76 896.92
incl 44.12 48.34 4.22 232.62 4.45 2.30 84.20 11.50 213.62
 
MCH-22-005 27.20 39.50 12.30 623.87 12.95 3.75 354.61 66.07 657.95
incl 33.32 38.53 5.21 1282.80 26.34 6.55 734.60 136.34 1343.40
and 49.88 79.00 29.12 2.77 0.10 6.80 54.27 2.38 11.69

 

Assays are weighted averages and the intervals are drilled widths as true widths have yet to be determined.

The Michelle Project is considered an early-stage exploration project, with further exploration recommended pending a class 3 permit. However, during the class 3 drill permit review process by the Yukon territorial government, the federal Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board’s (‘YESAB‘) recommended the project not proceed based on environmental and Indigenous group concerns. Both the Yukon Government and Silver47 are jointly challenging the YESAB recommendation for a variety of reasons, e.g. First Nation and government bodies all agreed to honour existing mineral claims, and YESAB improperly applied wrong criteria on Silver47’s exploration proposals. The legal challenge will take the form of a judicial review in Yukon Supreme Court, and will be heard in Whitehorse on November 27-29, 2024. Indicative of the Yukon Government concern, it is taking the extraordinary position that Silver47 was treated unfairly by YESAB.

Michelle QA/QC

Quality Assurance and quality control protocols for rock, soil and drill core sampling at the Michelle Project followed industry standard practices. Rock and soil samples were delivered directly to ALS Minerals preparation facility in Whitehorse, Yukon. Core samples were taken at 1.0 m intervals in mineralized zones, and 3.0 m intervals in unaltered, fresh host rock. Blank, duplicate (Coarse and lab pulp), and certified reference materials were inserted into the sample stream every 8th sample. Core samples were cut in half, bagged, sealed and delivered to ALS Minerals preparation facility in Whitehorse, Yukon. ALS Minerals Laboratories are registered to ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 17025 accreditations for laboratory procedures. Rock and core samples were analyzed at ALS Laboratory facilities in North Vancouver using four-acid digestion with an ICP-MS finish. Over-limits for Ag, Pb, and Zn were analyzed using Ore Grade four-acid digestion. Silver values >1,500 ppm were analyzed using fire assay with gravimetric finish. Lead >20% and zinc >30% were analyzed using titration methods. The standards, certified reference materials, were acquired from CDN Resource Laboratories Ltd. of Langley, British Columbia and selected to represent expected mineralization.

Qualified Person

Mr. Alex S. Wallis, P.Geo., is Vice President of Exploration for the Company who is a ‘qualified person’ as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Wallis has verified the data disclosed in this press release, including the sampling, analytical and test data underlying the technical information and has approved the technical information in this press release.

About Silver47 Exploration Corp.

Silver47 wholly-owns three silver and critical metals (polymetallic) exploration projects in Canada ‎and the US: the Flagship Red Mountain silver-gold-zinc-copper-lead VMS-SEDEX project in ‎southcentral Alaska; the Adams Plateau silver-zinc-copper-gold-lead SEDEX-VMS project in ‎southern British Columbia, and the Michelle silver-lead-zinc-gallium-antimony MVT-SEDEX ‎Project in Yukon Territory.‎ Silver47 Exploration Corporation shares trade on the TSX-V under the ticker symbol AGA. For ‎more information about Silver47, please visit our website at www.silver47.ca.‎

On Behalf of the Board of Directors
Mr. Gary R. Thompson, Director and CEO
info@silver47.ca
403-870-1155

No securities regulatory authority has either approved or disapproved of the contents of this release. Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Information set forth in this news release may involve forward-looking statements under applicable ‎‎securities laws. Forward-looking statements are statements that relate to future, not past, events. In this ‎‎context, forward-looking statements often address expected future business and financial performance, ‎and ‎often contain words such as ‘anticipate’, ‘believe’, ‘plan’, ‘estimate’, ‘expect’, and ‘intend’, ‎statements that ‎an action or event ‘may’, ‘might’, ‘could’, ‘should’, or ‘will’ be taken or occur, including ‎statements relating ‎to the trading of the Company’s common shares on the TSXV, the prospective ‎geology and composition of its properties, anticipated results of further exploration on its properties, ‎statements relating to the YESAB litigation, or other similar expressions and all statements, other than ‎statements of historical fact included ‎herein. By their nature, forward-‎looking statements involve known ‎and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our ‎actual results, performance or ‎achievements, or other future events, to be materially different from any ‎future results, performance or ‎achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. ‎Such factors include, among ‎others, the following risks: the need for additional financing; the satisfaction of ‎the conditions imposed ‎by the TSXV on the Listing; operational risks associated with mineral exploration; ‎regulatory risks; ‎fluctuations in commodity prices; title matters; litigation risks; and the additional risks identified in the ‎‎Company’s long form prospectus dated October 25, 2024 filed under its issuer profile on SEDAR+ and ‎other reports and filings with the TSXV and ‎applicable Canadian securities regulators. Forward-looking ‎statements are made based on management’s ‎beliefs, estimates and opinions on the date that ‎statements are made and the Company undertakes no ‎obligation to update forward-looking statements if ‎these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other ‎circumstances should change, except as required by ‎applicable securities laws. Investors are cautioned ‎against attributing undue certainty to forward-looking ‎statements.‎

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 FPX Nickel Corp. (TSXV: FPX) (OTCQB: FPOCF) (‘ FPX ‘ or the ‘ Company ‘) is pleased to announce the results of a grid-based rock sampling program at the 100% owned Mich property in the Yukon territory.  This program has both expanded the footprint of known awaruite mineralization and identified new areas of awaruite mineralization beyond the previous claims boundary. Based on the expanded database of Mich rock sampling results, the grade profile of surface rock samples at Mich is now considered comparable with similar samples at FPX’s flagship Baptiste Nickel Project (‘ Baptiste ‘) in British Columbia .

Highlights

  • The Mich Central Zone, as defined by surface rock sample results, has been increased to 2.2 kilometres in length by up to 575 metres in width
  • Within the Central Zone, results ranged from below detection to 0.16% Davis Tube Recoverable (‘ DTR ‘) nickel, with 44% of samples greater than 0.10% DTR nickel and 83% of samples greater than 0.06% DTR nickel, and total nickel values range from 0.19 to 0.31%
  • Rock sampling in previously unexplored areas has returned DTR nickel values of up to 0.11%, leading the Company to expand the Mich claims package from 87 km 2 to 105 km 2

‘We are pleased the 2024 Mich program has successfully expanded the footprint of Mich’s known awaruite zone with grades comparable to Baptiste, as well as identified new areas of awaruite mineralization beyond the previous claims boundary,’ commented Andrew Osterloh , FPX’s Senior Vice-President of Projects and Operations. ‘When considered alongside FPX’s continued development of Baptiste and our ongoing generative exploration joint venture with JOGMEC, the exploration success at Mich continues to position awaruite as a disruptive new source of low-carbon, low-cost, nickel for both the stainless and EV battery supply chains.’

Background

The Mich claims are underlain by serpentinized ultramafic rocks of the Cache Creek Terrane, the same belt of rocks that host the awaruite mineralization at FPX’s flagship Baptiste Nickel Project in central British Columbia .  The Mich property is located 50 km southeast of Whitehorse , just 18 km off the Alaska Highway.  The Mich mineral claims are located on the territories of the Ta’an Kwach’an Council, the Kwanlin Dun First Nation, and the Carcross /Tagish First Nation.

As announced in the Company’s June 10, 2024 news release, the Mich claims package was expanded from 19 to 87 km 2 in the first half of 2024, and a surface sampling program was planned with the objective of advancing the project to a drill-ready state.  This surface sampling program is now concluded and results are reported herein.

2024 Field Program Results

Grid-based sampling was conducted at 100 m by 200 m spacing within and around the Mich Central Zone, and 400 m by 400 m spacing within previously unexplored areas in the new claims.  In total, 363 rock samples from an area of approximately 25 km 2 were collected in 2024, complementing the Company’s historic DTR nickel database which included 181 surface samples collected from 2012 to 2014 and two drillholes completed in 2014.  Both holes were drilled from the same collar location at the southern end of the known mineralized zone, and both holes identified long intercepts of near-surface awaruite mineralization, including 0.087% DTR nickel over 454 metres.  Mineralization remains open in all directions.

Within the Mich Central Zone, 175 rock samples define the expanded mineralized footprint, which now measures 2.2 km in length by up to 575 m in width.  This mineralized footprint is defined by DTR nickel grades generally in excess of 0.06%, the Baptiste cut-off grade.  Within this footprint, values ranged from below detection up to 0.16% DTR nickel with 44% of samples returning values greater than 0.10% DTR nickel, and 83% of samples returning values greater than 0.06% DTR nickel.  As seen in Table 1 below, this grade profile is comparable to Baptiste, where 37% of historic surface samples within the preliminary feasibility study (‘ PFS ‘) pit footprint measure greater than 0.10% DTR nickel and 79% of samples measure greater than 0.06% DTR nickel.

Table 1:  Mich Central Zone Mineralized Footprint Compared with Baptiste

Mich Central Zone

Baptiste (Note 1)

Target Size

2.2 km x 575 m

3.2 km x 1.2 km

Number of surface samples

175

158

Samples >0.10% DTR Ni

44% (77 samples)

37% (58 samples)

Samples >0.06% DTR Ni

83% (145 samples)

79% (125 samples)

Samples

17% (30 samples)

21% (33 samples)

Note 1:  As outlined in the Company’s Baptiste Project PFS, the Probable Mineral Reserves for Baptiste are estimated at 1,488 Mt at an average grade of 0.13% DTR nickel (0.21% total nickel), resulting in 1,933 kt of contained DTR nickel metal (3,125 kt of total nickel metal) over the 29-year mine life.  See the Company’s September 6, 2023 news release.

Ultramafic rocks sampled at Mich have returned total nickel values ranging from 0.19% to 0.31% nickel. While the range of total nickel content at Mich is typical of background nickel values from ultramafic rocks sampled worldwide, the high DTR nickel values at Mich indicate that Mich’s nickel is primarily contained in awaruite with grain sizes coarse enough for metallurgical recovery.  In samples with low to below detection limit DTR nickel, the total nickel value generally represents nickel contained within silicate minerals (primarily olivine) or ultrafine awaruite, both of which are not metallurgically recoverable.

In previously unexplored areas within newly staked areas to the southeast of the previous claims boundary, wider-spaced sampling returned two significant samples, including 0.11% and 0.10% DTR nickel, respectively.  In response, additional follow-up sampling is planned for the next field campaign, and the Company has newly staked a further 18 km 2 in this area, bringing the total Mich claims package to 105 km 2 .

Figure 1: Mich Property and Surface Sampling Results (CNW Group/FPX Nickel Corp.)

Figure 2: Mich Central Zone Surface Sampling Results (CNW Group/FPX Nickel Corp.)

Sampling and Analytical Method

One- to two-kilogram rock samples were collected in the field from outcrop or locally sourced float in areas where outcrop was unavailable.  Samples were collected on a 100 m by 200 m nominal grid over the Mich target and a 400 m by 400 m nominal grid in outlying areas.  Locations were adjusted in the field depending on available rock.  Locations were documented using handheld GPS units and entered directly to a field-based GIS system.  Once bagged, tagged, and sorted, samples were shipped to Activation Laboratories in Ancaster, Ontario .

Sample preparation involved crushing the entire sample to 80% less than 2 mm, riffle splitting 250 g, and pulverization of the split to greater than 95% passing 105 microns.  Analytical procedures included whole rock analysis by lithium metaborate/tetraborate fusion ICPOES, Davis Tube magnetic separation, and lithium borate fusion XRF analysis on the magnetic separate.  The DTR nickel grade is calculated by multiplying the magnetic separate XRF fusion nickel value by the weight of the magnetic fraction, divided by total recorded weight.

QA/QC procedures included the insertion of industry-standard commercial standards in all phases of the analytical procedures, duplicates at multiple stages in the preparation procedures and blanks.  All QA/QC protocols were performed by Activation Laboratories.  The DTR method is a bench scale metallurgical test procedure and is used to provide a measure of magnetically recoverable nickel and is the global, industry standard for geometallurgical testing for magnetic recovery operations and exploration projects.

Keith Patterson , P.Geo., FPX’s Vice President, Generative Exploration, and FPX’s Qualified Person under NI 43-101, has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical content of this news release.

About FPX Nickel Corp.

FPX Nickel Corp. is focused on the exploration and development of the Baptiste Nickel Project, located in central British Columbia , and other occurrences of the same unique style of naturally occurring nickel-iron alloy mineralization known as awaruite.  For more information, please view the Company’s website at https://fpxnickel.com/.

On behalf of FPX Nickel Corp.

‘Martin Turenne’
Martin Turenne , President, CEO and Director

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain of the statements made and information contained herein is considered ‘forward-looking information’ within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. These statements address future events and conditions and so involve inherent risks and uncertainties, as disclosed in the Company’s periodic filings with Canadian securities regulators. Actual results could differ from those currently projected. The Company does not assume the obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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