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Sankamap Metals Inc. (CSE: SCU) (‘Sankamap’ or the ‘Company’) further to the Company’s news releases dated October 21, 2025, November 4, 2025, and November 18, 2025, the Company continues to work towards the filing of its annual audited financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 (the ‘Required Filings’). The Company has obtained approval from the Alberta Securities Commission to extend the Management Cease Trade Order (‘MCTO’) under National Policy 12-203 Management Cease Trade Orders (‘NP 12-203’) until December 28, 2025.

While the audit of Sankamap’s private subsidiary has now been completed, timing adjustments in the subsidiary’s audit resulted in a brief postponement of fieldwork and the review of Sankamap’s audit file. The upcoming holiday period is also expected to affect scheduling. To support timely completion of the audit, the Company intends to appoint the subsidiary’s auditor as its auditor, as their familiarity with the Company’s mineral property and the Solomon Islands jurisdiction is expected to facilitate an expedited process. A change of auditor is underway, and the Company expects to file the required change of auditor documentation shortly.

The Required Filings were due to be filed by October 28, 2025. In connection with the anticipated delays in making the Required Filings, the Company made an application for a Management Cease Trade Order (‘MCTO‘) under National Policy 12-203 Management Cease Trade Orders (‘NP 12-203‘) to the Alberta Securities Commission, as principal regulator for the Company, and the MCTO was issued on October 29, 2025. The MCTO restricts all trading by the Company’s CEO and CFO in securities of the Company, whether direct or indirect. The issuance of the MCTO will not affect the ability of persons who are not directors, officers or insiders of the Company to trade their securities. The MCTO will remain in effect until the Required Filings are filed or until it is revoked or varied.

The Company expects to proceed with the filing of its interim first-quarter financial statements shortly after the Required Filings have been completed and submitted.

The Company confirms that it intends to satisfy the provisions of the alternative information guidelines described in NP 12-203 by issuing bi-weekly default status reports in the form of a news release until it meets the Required Filings requirement. The Company has not taken any steps towards any insolvency proceeding and the Company has no material information relating to its affairs that has not been generally disclosed.

About Sankamap Metals Inc.

Sankamap Metals Inc. (CSE: SCU) is a Canadian mineral exploration company dedicated to the discovery and development of high-grade copper and gold deposits through its flagship Oceania Project, located in the South Pacific. The Company’s fully permitted assets are strategically positioned in the Solomon Islands, along a prolific geological trend that hosts major copper-gold deposits; including Newcrest’s Lihir Mine, with a resource of 71.9 million ounces of gold¹ (310 Mt containing 23 Moz Au at 2.3 g/t P+P, 520 Mt containing 39 Moz Au at 2.3 g/t indicated, 81 Mt containing 5 Moz Au at 1.9 g/t measured, 61 Mt containing 4.9 Moz Au at 2.3 g/t Inferred).

Exploration is actively advancing at both the Kuma and Fauro properties, part of Sankamap’s Oceania Project in the Solomon Islands. Historical work has already highlighted the mineral potential of both sites, which lie along a highly prospective copper and gold-bearing trend, suggesting the possibility of further, yet-to-be-discovered deposits.

At Kuma, the property is believed to host an underexplored and largely untested porphyry copper-gold (Cu-Au) system. Historical rock chip sampling has returned consistently elevated gold values above 0.5 g/t Au, including a standout sample assaying 11.7% Cu and 13.5 g/t Au2; underscoring the area’s significant potential.

At Fauro, particularly at the Meriguna Target, historical trenching has returned highly encouraging results, including 8.0 meters at 27.95 g/t Au and 14.0 meters at 8.94 g/t Au3. Complementing these results are exceptional grab sample assays, including historical values of up to 173 g/t Au3, along with recent sampling by Sankamap at the Kiovakase Target, which returned numerous high-grade copper values, reaching up to 4.09% Cu. In addition, limited historical shallow drilling intersected 35.0 meters at 2.08 g/t Au3, further underscoring the property’s strong mineral potential and the merit for continued exploration. With a commitment to systematic exploration and a team of experienced professionals, Sankamap aims to unlock the untapped potential of underexplored regions and create substantial value for its shareholders. For more information, please refer to SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca), under Sankamap’s profile.

1.Newcrest Technical Report, 2020 (Lihir: 310 Mt containing 23 Moz Au at 2.3 g/t P+P, 520 Mt containing 39 Moz Au at 2.3 g/t indicated, 81 Mt containing 5 Moz Au at 1.9 g/t measured, 61 Mt containing 4.9 Moz Au at 2.3 g/t Inferred)

2. Historical grab, soil and BLEG samples from SolGold Kuma Review June 2015, and SolGold plc Annual Report 2013/2012

3. September 2010-June 2012 press releases from Solomon Gold Ltd. and SolGold Fauro Island Summary Technical Info 2012

QP Disclosure

The technical content for the Oceania Project in this news release has been reviewed and approved by John Florek, M.Sc., P.Geol., a Qualified Person in accordance with CIM guidelines. Mr. John Florek is in good standing with the Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (Member ID:1228) and a director and officer of the Company.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

s/ ‘John Florek’
John Florek, M.Sc., P.Geol
Chief Executive Officer
Sankamap Metals Inc.

Contact:
John Florek, CEO
T: (807) 228-3531
E: johnf@sankamap.com

The Canadian Securities Exchange has not approved nor disapproved this press release.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made and information contained herein may constitute ‘forward-looking information’ and ‘forward-looking statements’ within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation. These statements and information are based on facts currently available to Sankamap and there is no assurance that the actual results will meet management’s expectations. Forward-looking statements and information may be identified by such terms as ‘anticipates,’ ‘believes,’ ‘targets,’ ‘estimates,’ ‘plans,’ ‘expects,’ ‘may,’ ‘will,’ ‘could’ or ‘would.’

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding management’s expectations about obtaining the MCTO and completing the Required Filings within the anticipated timeline. Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Sankamap does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements or information, except as required by applicable securities laws. For more information on the Company, investors should review the Company’s continuous disclosure filings that are available at www.sedarplus.ca.

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Gold has reached once-unthinkable prices in 2025, gaining over 60 percent by early December.

Looking ahead to 2026, experts believe the major themes that carried the gold price to new heights this year will continue to underwrite its trajectory in the months ahead, boosting the metal even further.

What are the top trends shaping the gold market, and what should investors expect in the new year?

Trade tensions to stoke ETF and central bank gold demand

US President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policies have injected a high level of volatility into a world economy that was already reeling from ongoing regional conflicts.

This type of uncertainty reliably encourages investors to seek safe havens, and that theme dominated much of the gold story for 2025. Heading into the new year, analysts see no end to this trend.

Strong gold exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows and central bank purchases are projected to continue into next year as investors, particularly in the west, increasingly recognize the hedge value of gold.

Global financial services firm Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) sees demand for gold from ETFs and central banks pushing the gold price back up above US$4,500 per ounce by mid-2026.

The World Gold Council (WGC) also expects the themes of risk and uncertainty to continue driving gold.

“My sense is that we’re going to continue to see these challenges in 2026.”

Cavatoni expects this will translate into continued strong ETF flows and central bank demand for the monetary metal for 2026, although central bank buying may come at a slower pace than the past few years.

Gold as a hedge against potential AI stock bubble

Another potential 2026 tailwind for gold is a correction in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks.

Analysts are increasingly warning that this could happen, and it’s possible that AI bubble meltdown concerns may push more investors away from equities and into gold in the coming year.

Michael Hartnett, chief investment strategist at Bank of America Global Research, told his clients in late October that gold may be one of the strongest hedges if the AI bubble bursts.

Similarly, Macquarie analysts are warning that if AI tech firms and their clients can’t demonstrate a return on their huge investments in the emerging technology, gold may be the best bet for protection against the resulting market fallout: “Optimists buy tech, pessimists buy gold, hedgers buy both.’

Weak US dollar, low interest rates price positive for gold

The gold price has an inverse relationship with the US dollar and real interest rates. Indeed, Morgan Stanley’s US$4,500 gold forecast for mid-2026 is predicated on a weaker dollar and lower rates.

Lower rates typically weaken the dollar, and Trump has been pressuring the US Federal Reserve to drop rates since taking office. With Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s term due to end next year, market watchers are anticipating that a more dovish Fed head will take the helm. This means that more rate cuts are likely on the table for 2026.

A softer dollar and a low rate environment would provide foundational support for further gold price gains. The resulting inflation is expected to push the Fed toward quantitative easing (QE), or the purchasing of government bonds to increase money supply and lower long-term rates, which would further bolster the yellow metal’s appeal.

At its October policy meeting, the Fed stated that its quantitative tightening activities (allowing bonds to mature without reinvesting the proceeds) would end on December 1.

“Frankly … interest expense for the federal government is running at US$1.2 trillion a year (and) the budget deficit is US$1.8 trillion a year, so the interest is really contributing to the deficit,” he said. “The US federal government really needs lower rates, or else interest is going to continue to consume a big piece of their revenues.”

Lepard believes investors are keenly aware that lower rates are coming, which naturally means more inflation. This realization is enhancing gold’s investment appeal.

Gold price forecasts for 2026

Heading into 2026, Fed monetary policy changes are likely to give gold another boost to the upside.

“As we move through the year, as the Federal Reserve transitions to QE and maybe yield curve control and money printing, the (precious) metals themselves will catch another leg up,” said Lepard.

“Gold will go through US$4,500 toward US$5,000, silver will go to US$60 or US$70 and (gold and silver) stocks will all go up another 30 percent pretty easily, and then maybe more over the next 12 months,’ he added.

Global financial services provider B2PRIME Group also sees gold’s average price in 2026 at around US$4,500 as US debt challenges and possible Fed rate cuts continue to bolster the value of the precious metal.

Overall, most analysts’ gold price predictions for the upcoming year are in the US$4,500 to US$5,000 range.

Metals Focus is forecasting an annual average high of US$4,560 in 2026, with gold potentially reaching a record US$4,850 in the fourth quarter. The firm sees these gains materializing despite a projected gold surplus of 41.9 million ounces in 2026, up 28 percent year-on-year; that would take mine production to another record high in 2026.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is predicting that gold could reach as high as US$4,900 next year on increased central bank buying and anticipated inflation-causing interest rate cuts by the Fed.

For its part, Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) sees the yellow metal breaching US$5,000 in 2026 on growing deficit spending in the US and Trump’s ‘unorthodox macro policies.’

Investor takeaway

Ongoing uncertainty from trade tensions, a potential market correction in the AI sector, US debt challenges and anticipated shifts in Fed policy have fueled strong investment demand for gold as a safe-haven asset.

Those demand drivers are not going away in 2026; in fact, they are likely to provide further foundational support that could propel the gold price to new record highs.

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

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Edward Sterck, director of research at the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC), shares the organization’s platinum outlook heading into 2026.

After a third consecutive deficit in 2025, the WPIC anticipates balance next year, but Sterck explained that there are factors that could change that outlook.

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

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Copper prices were volatile in 2025, with high levels of uncertainty influencing the market.

Changing US trade policy, as well as traditional supply and demand fundamentals, worked together to move the metal.

Increasing demand and a lack of new supply have long been key drivers for copper, and this year new forces played a role in the form of tariff threats caused by significant policy shifts from the Trump administration.

Copper price in Q4

Experts have widely predicted a copper supply deficit over the last few years.

On the demand side, industrial usage tied to the energy transition is rising, and that’s on top of high copper consumption due to increasing rates of urbanization in the Global South.

Further consternating the market is a concerning supply situation. First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX:FM,OTC Pink:FQVLF) Cobre Panama mine, which previously contributed approximately 1 percent of global copper supply, has been on care and maintenance since the Panamanian government ordered its closure at the end of 2023.

More recently, in September, Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) announced the temporary closure of its Grasberg mine in Indonesia due to an ingress of 800,000 metric tons of wet material into the main Grasberg block cave (GBC), killing seven workers. The company has launched an investigation and adjusted its annual guidance.

Even though both operations are expected to return to full production, the process will take time.

In September, Panama said it would initiate an environmental and social audit of Cobre Panama by the end of 2025, with the mine to begin production in early 2026. Tied to the restart will be a significant change to the contract under which First Quantum had previously been operating, ensuring state ownership of the land and its resources.

Meanwhile, Freeport said that operations will resume at the unaffected Big Gossan and Deep Mill Level Zone mines before the end of 2025, but extraction at the GBC won’t restart until the second quarter of 2026. Freeport also noted that it isn’t expecting the GBC to return to full production until 2027.

Once restarted, the mines will be a welcome relief to an overburdened copper market, but in their closed state, their lack of contribution is significantly shifting the supply situation.

In an October report, the International Copper Study Group predicted a 178,000 metric ton global refined copper surplus for 2025, saying it would shift to a 150,000 metric ton deficit in 2026.

However, by the end of November, the situation had evolved, with the group noting a smaller refined copper surplus of about 94,000 metric tons through the first nine months of 2025.

With just one month left in the year, the market looks to be approaching a deficit sooner than expected.

The November release outlines growing use of refined copper, which rose 5.5 percent during the first nine months of 2025; refined copper output rose just 4.3 percent, while mining production increased 2.2 percent.

One moderating factor for supply/demand could be a soft macroeconomic environment, particularly in the US.

“US demand from construction and manufacturing is expected to remain steady but not robust, as policy headwinds for renewables and EVs, elevated input costs, and project delays persist,’ she said.

‘Most market watchers anticipated continued arbitrage opportunities between US and global benchmarks with periodic local price spikes as trade policies evolve.’

How did copper perform for the rest of the year?

Copper price, January 1 to December 3, 2025.

Copper price, January 1 to December 3, 2025.

Copper price in Q1

The copper price rose sharply in the first quarter amid strong supply and demand fundamentals.

These included supply chain disruptions following a major power outage in Chile at the end of February, which caused a temporary shutdown at BHP’s (ASX:BHP,NYSE:BHP,LSE:BHP) Escondida, the world’s largest copper mine.

Prices also saw major momentum amid tariff threats, as US President Donald Trump made several significant trade policy announcements at the start of his second term in office.

Among them was the signing of an executive order at the end of February that invoked Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act and initiated a national security investigation into the impacts of copper imports into the US.

Although tariffs wouldn’t be applied to copper until Q3, the move still prompted traders to stockpile refined copper at Chicago Mercantile Exchange warehouses to get ahead of any potential tariffs.

Copper price in Q2

Volatility was the story in Q2, as markets were affected by a widening supply deficit and the threat of US tariffs.

The start of the quarter saw markets plummet following Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariff announcement, which applied a baseline 10 percent tariff to all imports into the US, with additional retaliatory tariffs following shortly after.

Additionally, the US and China butted heads and initiated a tariff war that saw Chinese goods entering the US hit with 145 percent tariffs; US goods entering China were levied with 125 percent tariffs.

The tariffs caused a great deal of uncertainty to creep into the US bond market, pushing yields on 10 year treasuries up sharply as investors began dumping these assets. The move sparked fears of an imminent recession, prompting broad selloffs across commodities and equity markets.

Copper price in Q3

The third quarter was also defined by high volatility, with copper prices in the US surging as traders sought to import large volumes of the metal before the implementation of Section 232 tariffs.

The imports caused a significant disparity between the US and international markets, with premiums on the Comex rising to 30 percent above those at the London Metal Exchange. Putting that disconnect into context, Jacob White, exchange-traded fund product manager at Sprott Asset Management, explained that a copper short squeeze on the Comex in 2024 pushed premiums to a high of 8 percent. The London Metal Exchange and Comex are typically much closer to par, with an average differential of 0.5 percent over the past five years.

Ultimately, refined copper was exempted for the time being, with tariffs set to be phased in at 15 percent in 2027 and 30 percent in 2028. The move pulled the rug out from under traders, causing the US prices to collapse.

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

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As gold and silver continue to prove their worth as sound investments, market participants should know how capital gains taxes are calculated for precious metals investments in the US.

While the majority of gold and silver investing comes with a certain degree of taxation, there are different levels of capital gains taxes based on how market participants decide to invest in these precious metals, how long the investments are held for and the investor’s individual tax bracket.

Read on for a breakdown of capital gains taxes associated with investing in gold and silver bullion, ETFs and stocks, as well as the forms involved with reporting precious metals investments.

In this article

    How are capital gains from gold and silver bullion taxed?

    Gold and silver bullion, coins and bars are seen as collectibles by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the US. Thus, physical gold and physical silver, no matter the form, are subject to a higher rate of capital gains tax when they are sold. The same is true for fellow precious metals platinum and palladium.

    While long-term capital gains would typically carry a top bracket of 20 percent, collectibles can be taxed at a higher 28 percent.

    The total an investor will owe in capital gains tax when selling gold and silver bullion is based both on their income bracket and the length of time they held the asset.

    The long-term capital gains tax on physical gold and silver is equal to an investor’s marginal tax rate, up to a maximum of 28 percent due to their status as a collectible, meaning those in higher tax brackets still only have to pay 28 percent on long-term gains from physical precious metals sales.

    It is worth noting that the 28 percent maximum is only for long-term capital gains, which applies to metals that an investor has held for more than one year. Short-term capital gains on precious metals held for less than one year are taxed at ordinary income rates.

    For example, a person in the highest tax bracket purchased 100 ounces of physical gold at US$1,800 per ounce and two years later sold their holdings for US$2,000 per ounce. While they are in the 37 percent tax bracket, they would pay 28 percent tax on the capital gains made from these sales. As they earned US$20,000 in capital gains, that would translate to US$5,600 in income tax.

    However, if the investor sold the gold at the same gain just 11 months after they purchased it, it would count as short-term capital gains, and the investor would be taxed at 37 percent and owe US$7,400.

    Investors who are in one of the tax brackets below 28 percent are taxed at the standard rate of their bracket when selling their solid gold and silver assets, whether they are held short- or long-term.

    Similarly to other investments, precious metals sold at a loss can be used to offset capital gains.

    How are capital gains from gold ETFs and silver ETFs taxed?

    In terms of taxation, capital gain taxes from selling gold ETFs and silver ETFs can vary significantly based on the ETF’s holdings, the investor’s tax bracket and how long they held the asset for.

    Funds will often supply investors with tax forms that they can use to fill out their income tax. The webpage for a fund should have a document describing how income tax is handled for that fund, which is worth reading before investing in it.

    There are two main types of gold and silver ETFs: those that track the prices of precious metals and those that track gold or silver stocks.

    ETFs that follow metals prices hold either bullion, or gold or silver futures contracts. It is important to keep in mind that investing in these ETF platforms does not allow investors to redeem gold or silver bullion, with few exceptions.

    ETFs that invest in gold or silver companies provide hold gold and silver mining stocks, as well as precious metals royalty and streaming stocks.

    So how much are investors taxed for capital gains on precious metals ETFs?

    As mentioned above, it depends on the length they are held; short-term capital gains taxes apply to assets held less than one year, and long-term capital gains taxes apply to those held over one year.

    Short-term capital gains made from selling gold or silver ETFs that hold physical metals or mining stocks will be taxed at the investor’s tax bracket, up to a maximum federal rate of 37 percent.

    Long-term capital gains from selling gold and silver ETFs that hold stocks are capped at a 20 percent maximum federal income tax rate, because ETFs that hold stocks are taxed in the same way as traditional securities, which you can read more about in the following section.

    Regarding gold and silver ETFs that hold physical metals, long-term capital gains from selling shares of these are subject to a 28 percent maximum rate because the holdings are considered collectibles, meaning they are taxed at the same rate as bullion as described in the section above.

    Capital gains on futures-based commodity ETFs can often differ significantly from the others, as they can come with their own set of rules that you can learn about here. Briefly, futures ETFs are often taxed in a 60/40 hybrid, with 60 percent treated as long-term gains and 40 percent treated as short-term gains. Additionally, this is calculated at the end of each tax year, whether a sale is made or not.

    Lastly, short-term and long-term capital gains on any ETFs could be subject to a 3.8 percent net investment income tax for high net-worth investors, and a state income tax may also apply.

    How are capital gains from gold and silver stocks taxed?

    In terms of tax on gold stocks and silver stocks, long-term gains from selling are subject to the standard 20 percent maximum federal rate, while short-term gains will face a maximum federal rate of 37 percent.

    For investors in higher income brackets, there is the potential for gold and silver stock investments to also be hit with the 3.8 percent net investment income tax as well as state income tax.

    Unlike physical precious metals and ETFs that hold them, precious metals stocks are not classified as collectibles, which is why the long-term capital gains tax is capped at 20 percent instead of 28 percent.

    Stocks sold at a loss are important as well as they can be used to offset capital gains when filing income tax.

    How to report taxes on physical gold and silver investments

    Market participants who sell precious metals bullion in the US for a profit are required to report that profit on their income tax return, regardless of whether or not the dealer has any reporting obligation.

    When selling gold and silver coins and bars in the US, there are two different sets of reporting guidelines — one applies to the dealer through which a person sells and the other applies to the investor who is selling the asset.

    It is important to note that taxes on the sale of gold and silver will not be due the moment that the sale is made, and the tax bill for all of these sales is due at the same time as a standard income tax bill.

    For investors selling precious metals, capital gains or losses need to be reported on Schedule D of Form 1040 when making a tax return.

    Investors will first need to detail their precious metals transactions on Form 8949, including the length of time the investments were held. This form must be filed alongside Schedule D. Investors then use this information alongside the 28% Rate Gain Worksheet included in the Schedule D instructions.

    Depending on the type of metal being sold, Form 1099-B may have to be submitted to the IRS by the broker when the sale closes, as such transactions are considered income. As for when a broker will need to file Form 1099-B, there are specific rules that determine which sales of precious metals require the dealer to file this form that apply to transactions over a 24 hours period.

    For gold sales, reportable items include specific gold coins, including the 1 ounce Canadian Gold Maple Leaf and Gold Krugerrand, and gold bars and rounds of at least 0.995 fineness. As for quantity, only sales of more than 25 gold coins and or more than 1 kilogram in gold bars and rounds will require the form.

    Sales of 0.999 fine silver bars and rounds totaling over 1,000 ounces are reportable. For silver coins, US coins with above 90 percent silver are reportable, but Silver American Eagle coins are not. Sales of silver coins exceeding US$1,000 will require a form.

    When it comes to selling gold and silver overseas, market participants must follow the laws as they apply to the sale of gold and silver investments in that particular country.

    The information in this article does not constitute tax advice, and investors should work with a tax professional or program to help them make sure everything is reported accurately.

    FAQs for capital gains taxes on precious metals

    Do you pay capital gains tax on gold?

    Yes, US investors selling gold coins, bars and other bullion will be taxed on any capital gains made from those sales when reporting their income tax, with the tax rate dependent on whether the precious metals were held short-term or long-term and their tax bracket.

    Are precious metals subject to capital gains tax?

    Yes, sales of precious metals coins, bars and ETFs are subject to capital gains tax at varying rates. Because of this, you have to report gains and losses from precious metals on your income tax.

    Are gold coins and bars exempt from capital gains taxes?

    No, gold coins and gold bars are not exempt from capital gains taxes, meaning investors who sell their precious metals bullion must declare capital gains and capital losses on their income tax.

    Securities Disclosure: I, Lauren Kelly, currently hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

    The information in this article does not constitute tax advice, and investors should work with a tax professional or program to help them make sure everything is reported accurately.

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    USANewsGroup .com Market Intelligence Brief Efficient Market Theory often fails in the small-cap sector. In this space, price discovery is slow. It lags behind the news. This creates a ‘valuation disconnect’ where a company’s fundamental reality has shifted but the ticker remains anchored to an old story.

    For the disciplined investor, this lag is the signal.

    The following report analyzes five specific case studies of this phenomenon. We look at an immunotherapy priced as if its clinical wins never happened, an FDA-cleared AI platform valued as a hardware vendor, a permitted developer priced as an explorer, a US uranium validator priced as a grassroots hunter, and a strategic defense asset hidden inside a gold discovery. In each case, we believe the operational pivot has already occurred. The market, however, appears to lag behind the new information.

    1. Oncolytics Biotech Inc.
    TICKER: (NASDAQ: ONCY)
    SECTOR: Immunotherapy / Oncology
    THE DISCONNECT: The market is pricing ONCY as another failed immunotherapy play. The reality: pelareorep is the activator designed to enable Big Pharma’s patent-cliff checkpoint inhibitors to target cancers where they currently struggle.
    THE CATALYST: FDA-aligned Phase 3 trial initiation in first-line pancreatic cancer; the only immunotherapy registration study planned for this indication.
    MARKET CONTEXT: Pelareorep doesn’t compete with Merck’s Keytruda or Roche’s Tecentriq. It primes tumors to unlock more potential efficacy from those drugs.
    THE INTELLIGENCE BRIEF:
    Oncolytics secured FDA alignment on a three-arm Phase 3 design testing pelareorep plus chemotherapy, with and without checkpoint inhibitors. The justification: a 62% objective response rate in pancreatic cancer when pelareorep was added to chemo and a checkpoint inhibitor, in a disease where immunotherapy has zero approved regimens. Two-year survival hit 21.9% versus the 9.2% historical standard.
    The mechanism is elegant. Pelareorep replicates inside cancer cells, triggering immune activation that converts ‘cold’ tumors ‘hot.’ Recent anal cancer data showed 30% response rates (double the FDA-approved benchmark) with complete responses lasting beyond two years. Big Pharma’s problem: their checkpoint inhibitors only work in 20-30% of cancers. Pelareorep expands that addressable market.
    Management pedigree matters here. CEO Jared Kelly and CBO Andrew Aromando engineered Ambrx’s $2 billion sale to J&J . Site activation is underway. Once enrollment numbers hit, the valuation gap becomes impossible to ignore.

    CONTINUED… Read this and more news for Oncolytics Biotech at: https://usanewsgroup.com/2023/10/02/the-most-undervalued-oncolytics-company-on-the-nasdaq/

    2. Lake Victoria Gold
    TICKER: (TSXV: LVG) / (OTCQB: LVGLF)
    SECTOR: Precious Metals / Production & Development
    THE DISCONNECT: The market prices LVG as a grassroots explorer stuck in permitting purgatory. The reality: Imwelo is a fully permitted mine development project with construction capital in hand, sitting 12 kilometers from AngloGold Ashanti’s flagship Geita operation.
    THE CATALYST: November drilling results confirmed gold mineralization extends 50 meters below the planned pit shell, pushing vertical depth past 250m and shattering the historical 200m resource boundary.
    MARKET CONTEXT: This isn’t another speculative junior. Barrick Gold already recognized the district potential, acquiring LVG’s Tembo licenses under an Asset Purchase Agreement that locks LVG into up to $45 million in contingent milestone payments tied to discoveries next door.
    THE INTELLIGENCE BRIEF:
    Area C averages 3.7 g/t gold and anchors the initial mine plan. The first five drill holes delivered exactly what management wanted: consistent grades matching the resource model, with additional lodes opening in both footwall and hanging wall positions. LVG mobilized a second rig to accelerate the campaign, positioning for steady assay flow through year-end.
    The strategy is dual-track. $8 million in recent financing funds Imwelo construction preparation while activating a gold prepay facility with Monetary Metals for non-dilutive build capital. The Government of Tanzania framework and environmental approval significantly reduce the regulatory risk premium.
    With gold above $4,200 per ounce, the smart money isn’t chasing Barrick for safety. It’s buying the neighbor Barrick validated, at a fraction of the build-out cost.

    3. Ventripoint Diagnostics
    TICKER: (TSXV: VPT) / (OTCQB: VPTDF)
    SECTOR: MedTech / AI Diagnostics
    THE DISCONNECT: The market is valuing Ventripoint as a low-margin hardware vendor. The reality: this is an FDA-cleared AI software platform that converts standard hospital ultrasounds into MRI-quality cardiac imaging systems without the capital expenditure.
    THE CATALYST: Healthcare systems cannot afford new $3M MRI machines. Budget freezes are forcing efficiency upgrades on existing equipment. Ventripoint’s VMS+ acts as a software upgrade for the ultrasound fleets hospitals already own.
    MARKET CONTEXT: HeartFlow trades at approximately $2.5B using AI to model coronary arteries. Ventripoint delivers equivalent diagnostic accuracy for the Right Ventricle, the heart’s most difficult chamber to measure, without radiation or massive infrastructure costs.
    THE INTELLIGENCE BRIEF:
    Hospitals face a crisis: growing cardiac backlogs with frozen capital budgets. Ventripoint’s VMS+ software solves this. Instead of selling new machines, VMS+ connects to existing 2D ultrasounds and uses AI-powered Knowledge Based Reconstruction to generate 3D, MRI-quality heart models.
    The system delivers MRI-level accuracy for all four cardiac chambers in minutes. Duke University Hospital , Mayo Clinic , and DHZC Germany (ranked among the world’s top cardiac hospitals) have validated and purchased the technology. Recent collaboration with Providence Health Care targets reducing MRI demand entirely for specific patient populations.
    Three million U.S. pacemaker patients cannot undergo MRI scans. VMS+ 4.0’s magnet-free sensors now enable MRI-equivalent diagnostics for patients who have been medically excluded for decades.
    This is a unique FDA-cleared AI solution for Right Ventricle imaging using existing equipment.

    4. Homeland Uranium
    TICKER: (TSXV: HLU) / (OTCQB: HLUCF)
    SECTOR: Energy / Uranium Supply
    THE DISCONNECT: The market prices HLU as a grassroots explorer chasing speculative targets. The reality: this is a Colorado-based validator sitting on a 35.4-million-pound historical resource estimate at Coyote Basin in one of America’s most mining-friendly jurisdictions.
    THE CATALYST: November 12 marked the start of Homeland’s maiden drill program at Coyote Basin. Phase II targets historical resource-bearing zones identified by previous operators. Thirty-five reverse circulation holes. Seventeen thousand feet of drilling. Six to eight weeks of steady news flow.
    MARKET CONTEXT: Washington is rebuilding the domestic nuclear fuel chain to break Russian supply dependency. US-domiciled uranium assets carry a security premium that Canadian basin plays don’t command. The Department of Energy is backing this shift with federal capital.
    THE INTELLIGENCE BRIEF:
    Homeland isn’t hunting. It’s validating. Coyote Basin sits in Colorado’s proven Uravan Mineral Belt with decades of production history. Significant geological risk has been mitigated by previous operators. Management is converting known historical uranium resources to modern NI 43-101 standards. While these historical estimates are not yet treated as current mineral resources, they serve as a high-confidence geological roadmap for the current drill program.
    The company recently closed the acquisition of the Skull Creek Project, which holds a separate 44.2-million-pound historical resource estimate at the Cross Bones Deposit. Two drill-ready projects. One mining-friendly state. Fully permitted for the current phase.
    The drill program is underway, creating a window of opportunity before assay results potentially reprice the stock to reflect its US-domiciled premium.

    5. Rua Gold
    TICKER: (TSXV: RUA,OTC:NZAUF) / (OTCQB: NZAUF)
    SECTOR: Precious Metals / Critical Minerals
    THE DISCONNECT: The market sees a gold explorer. The reality: a dual-defense asset. Reefton delivers high-grade gold with antimony credits that legacy operators left in the ground. What was waste rock a century ago is now battlefield inventory.
    THE CATALYST: China restricted antimony exports in 2024. New Zealand responded by adding antimony to its Critical Minerals List . Rua Gold controls the district. The geopolitical shift just monetized the byproduct.
    MARKET CONTEXT: Antimony is non-negotiable for armor-piercing ammunition and night vision systems. Spot prices crossed $40,000 per tonne. China holds 48% of global supply. Western arsenals need alternatives. They need them now.
    THE INTELLIGENCE BRIEF:
    Rua Gold isn’t chasing a new discovery. It’s validating a known system. The company controls 95% of the historic Reefton Goldfield on New Zealand’s South Island. Two million ounces produced at 9 to 50 g/t. The gold story writes itself.
    The antimony angle changes the valuation framework entirely. Drilling at Auld Creek delivered 12m @ 12.2 g/t AuEq with 2.4% antimony. Surface samples exceed 40% Sb. Multiple drill holes run above 8% antimony. These are not trace byproduct grades. This is standalone strategically critical mineralization in a metal Pentagon procurement officers are scrambling to secure.
    The dual-commodity model de-risks the project. Gold pays for construction. Antimony delivers margin expansion tied to defense spending cycles. Management holds a combined $11 billion in prior mining exits . The team knows how to deliver ounces. The district geology is proven. The permitting regime is supportive.
    This is a geopolitical hedge with a drill bit. This represents a high-grade gold developer with a free call option on the global arms race.

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    Oil prices climbed higher on Monday (December 1) as an escalation in US-Venezuela tensions reached a fever pitch, offsetting weeks of losses driven by oversupply expectations.

    The shift also came after the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), a key transit route that carries about 1 percent of global oil, halted operations over the weekend. The company reported that a mooring point at its Russian Black Sea terminal was damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack, temporarily curbing exports.

    Ukraine has also targeted two oil tankers heading toward Novorossiysk, further rattling market sentiment.

    The supply shock landed just as OPEC+ opted to leave production levels unchanged for Q1 2026.

    The group had signaled the possibility of a pause as early as November, seeking to avoid exacerbating what analysts feared could become a sizeable glut. The decision provided a modest anchor for traders recalibrating expectations.

    “For some time, the narrative has centred on an oil glut, so OPEC+’s decision to maintain its production target provided some relief and helped stabilise expectations for supply growth in the coming months,” Anh Pham, senior analyst at data provider LSEG, explained to Reuters.

    Even with Monday’s rise, both Brent and WTI futures settled lower this past Friday (November 28). This marked their fourth straight monthly decline and the longest losing streak since 2023.

    Venezuela condemns US “colonialist threat”

    A far more dramatic source of volatility also emerged from Washington over the weekend.

    On Saturday (November 29), US President Donald Trump declared that “the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela” should be considered closed, posting a warning on social media.

    Trump also told service members last week that US forces would “very soon” begin land-based operations targeting Venezuelan drug-trafficking networks. Further, reports surfaced that the White House and Caracas had held a tense, last-ditch phone call aimed at defusing a worsening standoff.

    According to sources cited by the Miami Herald, Washington told President Nicolás Maduro he could secure safe passage for himself, his wife Cilia Flores and his son only if he stepped down immediately. The conversation stalled as Venezuela refused to surrender control of its armed forces or agree to Maduro’s resignation.

    Washington has been increasingly aggressive toward what it describes as Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles, which US officials accuse Maduro and senior leaders of operating.

    Last month, the Department of State’s decision to designate the cartel a foreign terrorist organization placed Maduro, Diosdado Cabello and Vladimir Padrino López in the same legal category as al-Qaeda and ISIS.

    Caracas condemned the aggression, labeling it as a “colonialist threat” seeking support from its allies.

    On Sunday (November 30), Maduro issued an appeal to fellow OPEC members, urging the bloc to help counter what he described as “growing and illegal threats” from the United States.

    In a letter published by state broadcaster TeleSUR, he accused Washington of trying to “seize” Venezuela’s oil reserves and warned that US military pressure could disrupt the global energy market.

    “I hope to count on your best efforts to help stop this aggression, which is growing stronger and seriously threatens the balance of the international energy market, both for producing and consuming countries,” Maduro wrote.

    Venezuela exported just US$4.05 billion worth of crude oil in 2023, far below other major producers, due largely to US sanctions imposed during Trump’s first term.

    Brent crude stood at US$62.76 per barrel on Tuesday (December 2) morning, while WTI was trading at US$58.93.

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

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    Kingsmen Resources Ltd. (TSXV: KNG,OTC:KNGRF) (OTCQB: KNGRF) (FSE: TUY) (‘Kingsmen’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to report first assays from hole LC-25-008 that intersected significant new gold rich silver mineralization. This hole was drilled 160 meters from the previously reported high grade silver discovery of 1,028 gt silver equivalent over 1.45 meters (455 gt silver) from 190.25-191.70m including 1,742 gt silver equivalent over 0.70 meters (770 gt silver) from 190.85- 191.55m in hole LC-25-010 (see news release September of 24, 2025). These holes were drilled as part of the recently completed 12 hole 3,227.2 meter drill program on its 100% owned Las Coloradas silver project. The Las Coloradas project is in the Parral mining district of the Central Mexican Silver Belt, Chihuahua Mexico.

    Four Key Highlights:

    1. HIGH GRADE SILVER DISCOVERY
      1. * 931 g/t silver equivalent with 1.28 g/t gold over 1.60 meters (521 g/t silver) from 156.4-158.0m.
      2. * Gold rich mineralization.

    2. NEW DISCOVERY – WIDE MINERALIZED ZONE
      1. *200 g/t silver equivalent & 0.28 g/t gold over 10.50 meters (97.4 g/t silver) from 154.5-165.0m.
      2. *New silver-gold target.
      3. * Hole drilled 160 meters from high grade hole LC-25-010.

    3. SHALLOW, NEAR-SURFACE MINERALIZATION
      1. Mineralization starts at approximately 135 meters vertical depth.
      2. *Multiple mineralization styles including massive sulphides.
      3. * Strong pathfinder elements (antimony, indium, bismuth, and tellurium) indicate larger system.
    4. SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERY POTENTIAL
      1. Less than 5% of property explored.
      2. *8.5 km2 consolidated historic mining district.
      3. *Multiple untested structures and veins.
      4. *Located in Mexico’s prolific Parral Silver District.

    President, Scott Emerson commented, ‘The gold rich silver mineralization intersected in this hole is an exciting discovery on a previously unknown structure. The mineralized intercepts in this hole and hole LC-25-010 are significantly wider than those historically reported and mined by ASARCO for the Soledad mineralization. This new discovery, potentially adds a 3rd structure in what is a new area and the gold values significantly enhance the value of the mineralization. This mineralization is believed to be similar to that of the old La Prieta mine whose tailings are being reprocessed at GoGold’s, Parral operation. In addition, it opens the potential for additional significant discoveries in, to-date, untested structures which can be mapped at surface.’

    Vice President of Exploration, Kieran Downes Ph.D., P.Geo. noted ‘The property continues to deliver exciting and promising results that show the potential for additional, new high-grade discoveries. There are many kilometers of veins/structures, all of which are prospective especially where dilatant zones for mineralization may be created by changes in attitude, splays, lithologic contacts and intersections. The shape of the mineralization may vary from simple vein to chimney to manto. The role of the intrusion intersected at depth, if any, will be evaluated in conjunction with the receipt of assays.’

    Cannot view this image? Visit: https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/9640/276747_0124ba7af4384ae1_005full.jpgHole LC-25-008 was drilled to test two separate targets.

    • Target 1 was the intersection of a NE-trending vein/structure with a flexure/cymoid curve in a NW-trending vein/structure at the margin of a magnetic high (Figures 1 and 2). The flexure is approximately 400 meters long and may have may have created a dilatant zone(s) in Target 1 and beyond. The hole bottomed in intrusive confirming the interpretation of the magnetics. Target 1 returned the significant intersection reported here (Table 1).
    • Target 2 was the intersection of NW-trending and NE-trending structures/vein systems, in an area of high chargeability and resistivity, at the margin of a magnetic high/intrusive (Figure 2). Assays are pending.

    Hole LC-25-008 (Table 1; Table 2; Table 3) intersected an alteration zone with massive sulphide mineralization from approximately 154.5 to 165.0 meters (10.50 meters) downhole. The silver rich massive sulphide mineralization comprises sphalerite, galena, arsenopyrite, and pyrite (Figure 3 and 4). The mineralization is strongly anomalous in pathfinder elements antimony, bismuth, indium, arsenic and tellurium (Table 1). Silver values vary with galena-sphalerite content. Significant gold is associated with the high-grade silver mineralization and varies with the arsenopyrite content. Of note is the presence of associated elevated to anomalous tellurium, a significant indicator of gold mineralization. The mineralization exhibits late-stage faulting and brecciation. The hole bottomed in a fine to medium grained feldspar porphyry carrying disseminated pyrite confirming the interpretation of the magnetics.

    The mineralized zone has a brecciated section from 155.95 to 157.0 meters composed of translucent quartz veins, white quartz, and masses of sulfides arranged in a stockwork. Sphalerite predominates with pyrite, smaller amounts of galena and arsenopyrite are also present. Arsenopyrite predominates in the quartz veining. From 157.0 to 158.45 m, there is a cavity with clusters of arsenopyrite, pyrite, galena, sphalerite and druses with prismatic quartz and possibly jamesonite crystals. The host rocks are sediments displaying moderate shear deformation, intense green chloritic alteration and silicification.

    Table 1 Analyses

    Hole From To Width Au ppm Ag ppm As ppm Bi ppm Cu ppm In ppm Pb ppm Sb ppm Te ppm Zn ppm
    LC-25-008 143.60 144.40 0.80 0.005 1.2 548 1.5 18.1 0.974 121 17.85 0 2800
    LC-25-008 144.40 144.80 0.40 0.005 1.48 499 1.72 13.4 0.93 194 5.45 0 2110
    LC-25-008 144.80 145.20 0.40 0.006 1.4 572 1.57 13.4 0.152 175 3.07 0.05 194
    LC-25-008 145.20 146.00 0.80 0.005 0.69 183.5 0.81 19.1 0.066 79 2.49 0 93
    LC-25-008 146.00 147.00 1.00 0.005 1.44 136 2.48 19.5 0.388 76 1.78 0 921
    LC-25-008 147.00 147.40 0.40 0.008 2 589 5.56 18 1.31 92 3.99 0.1 6570
    LC-25-008 147.40 148.00 0.60 0 0.58 71.1 1.16 20 0.049 23 1.17 0 105
    LC-25-008 148.00 149.00 1.00 0 0.58 88 1.02 24.1 0.056 33 3.33 0 86
    LC-25-008 149.00 150.00 1.00 0 0.88 176.5 1.36 22.9 0.087 74 4.03 0 138
    LC-25-008 150.00 151.00 1.00 0 0.94 96.3 1.68 28.6 0.069 39 2.19 0 104
    LC-25-008 151.00 151.60 0.60 0.005 1.18 144 1.8 23.5 0.111 112 8.1 0 274
    LC-25-008 151.60 152.30 0.70 0 0.75 80.7 1.5 30.8 0.07 39 1.86 0 133
    LC-25-008 152.30 153.00 0.70 0 0.65 148.5 0.94 20.4 0.154 44 2.56 0 214
    LC-25-008 153.00 153.50 0.50 0 0.66 51.9 1.14 21.7 0.033 36 2.18 0 58
    LC-25-008 153.50 154.00 0.50 0.007 1.62 425 2 31.4 1.1 154 4.6 0 3210
    LC-25-008 154.00 154.50 0.50 0 1.16 244 0.93 21.1 0.135 112 12.65 0 126
    LC-25-008 154.50 155.00 0.50 0.007 14.1 446 4.28 23.4 1.77 2490 34 0.26 1895
    LC-25-008 155.00 155.50 0.50 0.009 8.91 866 3.45 26.9 1.06 1420 23.4 0.19 1260
    LC-25-008 155.50 155.95 0.45 0.015 23.3 2200 14.1 32.6 4.91 3780 87.9 1.09 8090
    LC-25-008 155.95 156.20 0.25 0.077 395 >10000 400 141 86.9 61400 296 18.25 123000
    LC-25-008 156.20 156.40 0.20 0.051 70 >10000 48.1 39.7 8.51 11500 64.3 2.46 18650
    LC-25-008 156.40 156.70 0.30 0.169 968 >10000 771 208 169 154000 2640 20.6 250000
    LC-25-008 156.70 157.00 0.30 0.569 568 >10000 359 48.5 21.2 108000 708 11.7 30100
    LC-25-008 157.00 158.00 1.00 1.825 373 >10000 525 119.5 59.5 71700 9640 16.7 100500
    LC-25-008 158.00 158.45 0.45 1.62 69.1 >10000 227 9 2.44 3050 1085 7.5 3990
    LC-25-008 158.45 159.00 0.55 0.047 6.2 >10000 19.65 5.7 0.697 501 134.5 0.24 1320
    LC-25-008 159.00 159.55 0.55 0.206 11.9 >10000 61.5 10.4 1.145 1405 672 1.48 3030
    LC-25-008 159.55 160.20 0.65 0.007 4.13 252 2 18.6 0.215 60 29.3 0 308
    LC-25-008 160.20 160.90 0.70 0.015 2.62 845 2.66 18.6 1.025 104 31.2 0 3040
    LC-25-008 160.90 161.50 0.60 0 0.53 85 1.07 22.6 0.059 30 28.8 0 110
    LC-25-008 161.50 162.50 1.00 0.011 2.46 342 15.35 26.2 0.531 62 34.1 0 2580
    LC-25-008 162.50 163.00 0.50 0.024 1.94 77.2 1.56 18.8 0.178 22 22.4 0 128
    LC-25-008 163.00 164.00 1.00 0.013 2.1 1060 2.98 23.6 0.169 32 21 0 441
    LC-25-008 164.00 165.00 1.00 0.017 3.27 574 2.59 23.6 0.172 37 33.2 0 91
    LC-25-008 165.00 165.50 0.50 0.015 0.99 863 0.84 15.4 0.215 18.8 21.5 0.07 65
    LC-25-008 165.50 166.60 1.10 0 0.64 87.7 2.79 20.2 0.028 26.5 12.35 0 63​

    True width cannot be determined at this time and reported widths are drilled intervals.

    Table 2 Silver equivalents

    Hole From To Width(m) Ag Eq ppm Ag ppm Au ppm Pb% Zn%
    LC-25-008 154.50 165.00 10.50 200 97.4 0.28 1.66 2.22
    incl 155.95 159.55 3.60 496 274 0.81 4.81 6.26
    incl 155.50 158.45 2.95 623 355 0.95 5.79 7.61
    incl 155.50 158.00 2.50 688 383 0.83 6.78 8.9
    incl 156.40 158.00 1.60 931 521 1.28 9.39 11.53​

    The silver equivalent calculation formula is AgEq(g/t) = ((Ag grade (g/t) x (Ag price per ounce/31.10348) x Ag recovery) + (Pb grade (%) x (Pb price per tonne/100) x Pb recovery) + (Zn grade (%) x (Zn price per tonne/100) x Zn recovery) + (Au grade (g/t) x (Au price per ounce/31.10348) x Au recovery)) / (Ag price per ounce/31.10348 x Ag recovery). The prices used were US$3675/oz gold, US$2960/t zinc, US$2003/t lead and US$42/oz silver. Recoveries are estimated at 40% for gold, 91% for lead, 85% for zinc and 92% for silver based on published figures by Kootenay Silver Inc. for sulphide mineralization in the Cigarra deposit, Chihuahua, Mexico, a deposit with similar style mineralization (https://kootenaysilver.com/news/kootenay/2024/kootenay-silver-announces-updated-mineral-resource-estimate-for-la-cigarra-project-chihuahua-mexico).

    Table 3 Collar and survey table

    Hole_ID Easting Northing Elevation Az Dip EOH
    LC-25-001 464675 2964907 1630 185 -50 594.00
    LC-25-002 464161 2964857 1634 190 -50 201.00
    LC-25-003 464161 2964857 1634 190 -70 200.35
    LC-25-004 464122 2964879 1634 200 -45 203.45
    LC-25-005 464770 2964455 1661 220 -60 248.45
    LC-25-006 464804 2964418 1660 220 -60 152.85
    LC-25-007 464731 2964485 1662 220 -60 167.60
    LC-25-008 464731 2964485 1660 337 -70 506.80
    LC-25-009 464669 2964549 1660 220 -75 215.65
    LC-25-010 464864 2964572 1651 220 -45 269.45
    LC-25-011 464669 2964549 1660 250 -45 315.80
    LC-25-012 463522 2964744 1640 45 -45 151.80

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    Holes 5, 6, 7 and 10 tested a 100-meter length of the Soledad system centered on the Soledad shaft. Holes 9 and 11 tested the structure in the area of the Rosario shaft. Holes 2, 3 and 4 tested a 50-meter segment of the Soledad structure/vein system in the DBD target. Hole 12 tested under old workings on the Soledad II structure/vein system. Holes1 and 8 tested a geological/geophysical target. The target was the intersection of NW-trending and NE-trending structures/vein systems, in an area of high chargeability and resistivity on an interpreted NW-trending magnetic structure.

    QAQC
    The drill core (HQ size) was geologically logged and sampled. The full drill core was sawn with a diamond blade rock saw. One half of the sawn drill core was bagged and tagged for analysis. The remaining half portion was returned to the drill core tray and stored. Bagged samples are securely stored prior to submission for analysis. Samples were submitted to ALS Geochemistry-Chihuahua for multielement analysis following four-acid digestion (code ME-MS61), and gold by fire assay-AA (code Au-AA23). Quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) is maintained by the systematic insertion of certified standard reference materials (CSRM), blanks and duplicates into the sample stream. Assay results will be announced following receipt, compilation and confirmation. ALS Geochemistry operates under a Global Geochemistry Quality Manual that complies with ISO/IEC 17025:2017.

    About Las Coloradas
    The Las Coloradas Project (8.5 km2 -3.3 sq miles) represents a consolidation of a historic mining district which covers numerous silver-gold-lead-zinc-copper mines previously exploited by ASARCO (American Smelting and Refining Company), the U.S. based subsidiary of Grupo Mexico.

    Las Coloradas is in the Parral mining district of the Central Mexican Silver Belt, and is located approximately 30 kilometers southeast of the city of Hidalgo de Parral and 40 kilometers east of the San Francisco de Oro and Santa Barbara mining districts where several old major mines are located, such as La Prieta, Veta Colorada, Palmilla, Esmeralda, San Francisco del Oro and Santa Barbara. Click here to see locator map: https://www.kingsmenresources.com/area-history

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    Kieran Downes, Ph.D., P.Geo., a director of Kingsmen and Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical disclosure set out in this news release.

    About Kingsmen Resources
    Kingsmen Resources is a mineral exploration company focused on advancing its 100% held projects, the Las Coloradas silver/gold project and Almoloya gold/silver project located in the prolific mining district of Parral Mexico. The projects host historic past producing high-grade silver mines. They are considered to be prospective for hosting further precious metal deposits, being on the same structural and stratigraphic belts that host numerous other, on-trend, high-grade deposits. In addition, the company has a 1% NSR on the La Trini claims which form part of the Los Ricos North project operated by GoGold Resources Inc. in Mexico. Kingsmen is a publicly-traded company (TSXV: KNG,OTC:KNGRF) (OTCQB: KNGRF) (FSE: TUY) and is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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    Certain disclosure contained in this news release may constitute forward-looking information or forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Canadian securities laws. These statements may relate to this news release and other matters identified in the Company’s public filings. In making the forward-looking statements the Company has applied certain factors and assumptions that are based on the Company’s current beliefs as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company. These statements address future events and conditions and, as such, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the statements. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to: the political environment in which the Company operates continuing to support the development and operation of mining projects; the threat associated with outbreaks of viruses and infectious diseases; risks related to negative publicity with respect to the Company or the mining industry in general; planned work programs; permitting; and community relations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not intend, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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    Cassiar Gold Corp. (TSXV: GLDC,OTC:CGLCF) (OTCQX: CGLCF) (the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce results from nine initial diamond drill holes of the 2025 exploration program at the Taurus Deposit, which is located within the Cassiar Gold Project, in northern British Columbia. Results from these drill holes demonstrate potential for ongoing expansion of near-surface mineralization along key structural trends and increase the population of high-grade, visible gold-bearing veins at the deposit. The 2025 drill program comprised 7,308 meters (m) over 20 drill holes and concluded in early October. Results are pending for 5,243 m of drilling over 11 drill holes from the Newcoast regional prospect which lies 2 kilometers (km) to the south.

    Highlights:

    Drill holes from the Taurus deposit reported here encountered significant intercepts above the 0.4 grams per tonne (g/t) gold (Au) cutoff of the 2025 Mineral Resource at Taurus[1], with repeated occurrence of high-grade samples hosted within broader mineralized intervals. Results expand mineralization near surface and beyond the extent of the current resource block model.

    Drilling intercepts are uncapped unless otherwise stated and represent apparent widths of mineralized zones. A full summary of the latest results can be found in Table 1, and include:

    • Drill hole 25TA-245 encountered multiple quartz veins with visible gold, returning:
      • 13.4 m of 13.4 g/t Au (2.05 g/t Au capped) from 28.2 m downhole in drill hole 25TA-245, including:
        • 56.10 g/t Au over 0.3 m, and
        • 210.71 g/t Au over 0.8 m, with 0.4 m of 369.00 g/t Au

    • Drill hole 25TA-242:
      • 21.9 m of 2.81 g/t Au (2.80 g/t Au capped) from 45.8 m downhole, including:
        • 9.41 g/t Au over 1.5 m,
        • 5.41 g/t Au over 2.7 m, and
        • 6.90 g/t Au over 2.3 m, with 0.30 m of 20.30 g/t Au

    • Drill hole 25TA-238:
      • 21.7 m of 1.30 g/t Au from 13.1 m down hole, including
        • 8.1 m of 2.18 g/t Au and 0.9 m of 5.11 g/t Au
      • 11.3 m of 1.21 g/t Au, including
        • 0.6 m of 8.33 g/t Au, and 0.8 m of 7.38 g/t Au
      • 0.9 m of 27.18 g/t Au (9.63 g/t Au capped), including 59.50 g/t Au

    • Drill hole 25TA-239:
      • 7.56 g/t Au over 2.0 m, including 0.4 m of 19.55 g/t Au and 0.8 m of 9.14 g/t Au

    ‘Our exploration programs demonstrate the Cassiar Gold Project holds meaningful potential as a gold resource expansion opportunity in an important region in British Columbia,’ stated Marco Roque, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cassiar Gold. ‘Confirming continuity and establishing extensions of near-surface higher-grade mineralization in the Taurus East, Southwest, and Sable areas demonstrates that this well-established foundational resource can continue to grow.’

    ‘Our drilling continues to delineate and extend new higher-grade trends within and adjacent to the Taurus deposit,’ stated Jill Maxwell, VP Exploration of Cassiar Gold. ‘We continue to intersect visible gold in structures across the deposit, with opportunity to identify new trends and advance higher-grade domains along-strike and down-dip in future programs. The results from Taurus East are particularly encouraging as we continue to evaluate the emerging volume potential at recently established satellite zones in the resource area, within the footprint of the existing mine permit.’

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    Figure 1. Cassiar North 2025 drill campaign drill hole location plan map of expansion and exploration drilling at the Taurus deposit and Newcoast prospect, with locations of drill holes reported within this news release contained within the blue outline (shown in detail in Figure 4).

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    Taurus Deposit

    The Taurus Deposit hosts a recently updated substantial near-surface, bulk-tonnage gold resource comprising an Indicated Mineral Resource of 8.8 million tonnes at 1.43 g/t Au for 410,000 ounces; with an additional Inferred Mineral Resource of 63.2 million ounces at 0.95 g/t Au for 1.93 million ounces[1], which remains open for expansion. Mineralization outcrops in places, with 91% of the ounces in the resource occurring within 150 m of surface. Ongoing expansion of the deposit footprint and follow up to recently identified higher grades trends remained a priority during the 2025 exploration campaign. A total of nine drill holes were completed at the Taurus deposit this season.

    2025 Taurus Drill Holes

    The drilling results reported in this news release are from nine drill holes totaling 2,066 m which tested the outer margins of the known extents of the Taurus deposit. Drilling was distributed across a 1.3-kilometer corridor of the deposit footprint to evaluate the expansion potential of mineralization beyond the block model with step outs ranging from 30 m up to 110 m. The program also followed up to recently identified quartz veins hosting higher grade gold mineralization along key controlling structural trends (Figure 1). Several higher-grade sample intervals were intersected internal to broader mineralized intercepts (Table 1). These extend the distribution of near-surface mineralization south, east, and west of previous drilling along an extensive east-northeast striking corridor of sheeted extensional vein sets within an associated prospective, Au-bearing carbonate-pyrite alteration halo.

    Taurus East: drill holes 25TA-243 through 25TA-246

    Drill hole 25TA-245 (west-oriented), aimed to evaluate the potential to expand the footprint of the 2025 resource model toward surface through testing potential parallel veins and interpreted extensions of mineralized veining. Drill holes 25TA-243, -244, and -246 (northwest oriented) were designed to test the potential for parallel sets, as well as extensions of veins along-strike and down-dip to the east, west, and south beyond the extent of the 2025 block model.

    All of these drill holes returned gold-mineralized intercepts, including 25TA-245 which encountered high grade samples with visible gold hosted within broader intervals. These drill holes collectively expand the footprint of known mineralization near-surface and along strike to the south, west, and east beyond the extend of the 2025 block model. Results include (Table 1; Figures 2,3,4):

    • Drill hole 25TA-245 encountered multiple specks of visible gold, returning:
      • 13.4 m of 13.53 g/t Au (2.05 g/t Au capped) from 28.2 m downhole, including
        • 0.3 m of 56.10 g/t Au, and
        • 0.8 m of 210.71 g/t Au with 0.4 m of 369.00 g/t Au,

    • 27.3 m of 0.65 g/t Au from 88.4 m downhole, including 1.1 m of 4.42 g/t Au with 0.6 m of 6.01 g/t Au in hole 25TA-244, and
    • 3.6 m of 1.48 g/t Au from 61.2 m downhole, including 0.5 m of 7.08 g/t Au in 25TA-243.

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    Figure 2. Vertical section of drill hole 25TA-245 at Taurus East, looking to the south. Assay results in red text, along with select higher grade nested intervals in black, are reported in this new release. Section width +/- 25 m. Location of section line A-A’ is shown in plan view Figure 4. See Table 1 for comprehensive assay highlights.

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    Figure 3. Visible gold in drill hole 25TA-245 observed in quartz veins hosted in Fe-carbonate-sericite altered and sulphide-mineralized basalt.

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    Figure 4. Plan view map of 2025 drill holes reported in this news release. The map location is shown in Figure 1. The vertical projection of mineralized intercepts reported in this release are included for reference, the blue dashed line denoted A – A’ represents the section line location for Figure 2.

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    Sable: drill holes 25TA-242, -240

    Drill hole 25TA-242 (south-oriented) was designed to test an eastward extension of a higher-grade domain of mineralized quartz veining by evaluating the potential influence of an interpreted discrete northeast target plane previously untested at this locale. Drill hole 25TA-240 (southwest-oriented) aimed to test for down dip extensions of known mineralization at Sable.

    Mineralization was encountered at the interpreted extensions of mineralized trends at Sable, beyond the extent of the current resource block model. Results include (Table 1; Figure 3):

    • Multiple intercepts returned in hole 25TA-242:
      • 21.9 m of 2.81 g/t Au (2.80 g/t Au capped) from 45.8 m downhole, including
        • 1.5 m of 9.41 g/t Au, and
        • 2.7 m of 5.41 g/t Au with 0.4 m of 8.01 g/t Au,
        • also including 0.6 m of 7.35 g/t Au, and
        • 2.3 m of 6.90 g/t Au with 0.3 m of 20.30 g/t Au;
      • 16.0 m of 0.84 g/t Au from 123.0 m downhole, including 3.1 m of 2.72 g/t Au with 0.5 m of 6.12 g/t Au

    • 9.8 m of 1.08 g/t Au from 70.5 m downhole, including 0.5 m of 6.79 g/t Au in hole 25TA-240

    Taurus Southwest and Central: drill holes 25TA-238, -239, -241

    Drill hole 25TA-238 and 25TA-239 (north-oriented) were designed as follow up to expansion holes from the 2024 drill program which encountered intervals of higher-grade mineralization and visible gold within broader intercepts, such as drill hole 24TA-236 with 184.50 g/t Au over 0.3 m nested in a broader intercept of 3.18 g/t Au over 21.9 m (see NEWS RELEASE, January 16, 2025), while 25TA-241 was designed to test for parallel vein sets to the south of the 2025 Taurus resource.

    All drill holes from the Southwest and Central areas returned gold-mineralized intercepts, including 25TA-238 which encountered high grade mineralization with visible gold hosted within a broader interval. Results include (Table 1; Figure 4,5):

    • Drill hole 25TA-238:
      • 21.7 m of 1.30 g/t Au from 13.1 m downhole, including 8.1 m of 2.18 g/t Au and 0.9 m of 5.11 g/t Au
      • 11.3 m of 1.21 g/t Au from 101.4 m downhole, including 0.6 m of 8.33 g/t Au and 0.8 m of 7.38 g/t Au
      • 0.9 m of 27.18 g/t Au (9.63 g/t Au capped) from 148.9 m downhole, including 0.4 m of 59.50 g/t Au with visible gold

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    Figure 5. Visible gold in drill hole 25TA-238 observed in quartz veins hosted in Fe-carbonate-sericite altered and sulphide-mineralized basalt.

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    Summary

    Drilling at the Taurus deposit continues to demonstrate potential for ongoing expansion of near-surface mineralization along the main east-northeast striking sheeted vein sets than defined by the 2025 mineral resource estimate. Drill holes reported here increase the population of high-grade, visible gold-bearing veins at the deposit, such as drill hole 25TA-245 which delivered 0.3 m grading 56.10 g/t Au and 0.4 m grading 369.00 g/t, and hole 25TA-238 with 59.50 g/t over 0.4 m, nested in broader intercepts (Table 1). The technical team continues to evaluate the distribution of these higher-grade results to refine target interpretations to support future programs and regional targeting efforts.

    Table 1. Significant 2025 drilling results from Taurus Deposit based on a >0.4 g/t cutoff.

    Target Area Drill Hole From
    (m)
    To
    (m)
    Length*
    (m)
    Grade –
    uncapped
    (g/t Au)
    Grade –
    capped at
    20 g/t (Au)
    Taurus
    Southwest
    25TA-238 13.1 34.8 21.7 1.30
    incl. 13.1 21.2 8.1 2.18
    and 33.2 34.1 0.9 5.11
    101.4 112.6 11.3 1.21
    incl. 101.4 102.0 0.6 8.33
    and 106.8 107.6 0.8 7.38
    129.8 130.2 0.4 6.67
    148.9 149.8 0.9 27.18 9.63
    incl. 148.9 149.3 0.4 59.50 20.00
    Taurus
    Central
    25TA-239 9.2 10.4 1.3 0.54
    32.8 34.8 2.0 7.56
    incl. 32.8 33.2 0.4 19.55
    and 34.0 34.8 0.8 9.14
    92.6 112.2 19.6 0.58
    incl. 92.6 94.5 1.9 2.09
    and 102.9 103.4 0.5 4.01
    25TA-241 71.7 73.5 1.8 0.78
    130.5 131.8 1.3 1.69
    incl. 130.5 131.0 0.4 3.25
    164.4 166.1 1.7 3.15
    Sable 25TA-240 8.9 10.6 1.7 4.83
    incl. 8.9 9.7 0.8 7.12
    70.5 80.3 9.8 1.08
    incl. 77.0 77.4 0.5 6.79
    and 79.4 79.9 0.6 4.04
    104.9 107.5 2.6 1.62
    incl. 104.9 106.0 1.1 3.21
    134.5 136.3 1.9 2.35
    162.8 165.0 2.2 1.44
    incl. 163.6 164.0 0.4 3.85
    25TA-242 18.0 22.3 4.3 1.16
    45.8 67.7 21.9 2.81 2.80
    incl. 45.8 46.3 0.5 4.00
    and 48.1 49.6 1.5 9.41
    and 52.7 55.3 2.7 5.41
    with 53.2 53.6 0.4 8.01
    and 54.1 54.7 0.6 7.35
    incl. 57.9 59.8 1.9 3.58
    and 64.9 67.2 2.3 6.90 6.85
    with 65.5 65.8 0.3 20.30 20.00
    123.0 139.0 16.0 0.84
    incl. 124.6 127.7 3.1 2.72
    with 125.0 125.5 0.5 6.12
    143.6 144.3 0.8 1.37
    170.7 172.0 1.3 3.50
    Taurus
    East
    25TA-243 61.2 64.8 3.6 1.48
    incl. 61.2 61.7 0.5 7.08
    114.0 114.5 0.5 3.77
    25TA-244 35.2 35.7 0.5 2.96
    59.4 60.3 0.9 1.67
    88.4 115.7 27.3 0.65
    incl. 89.5 90.6 1.1 4.42
    with 90.0 90.6 0.6 6.01
    25TA-245 28.2 41.6 13.4 13.53 2.05
    incl. 29.0 29.3 0.3 56.10 20.00
    and 39.8 40.6 0.8 210.71 20.00
    with 39.8 40.2 0.4 369.00 20.00
    56.5 76.0 19.6 0.42
    90.0 95.0 5.0 2.00
    incl. 94.2 94.6 0.4 15.00
    130.0 131.0 1.0 1.31
    25TA-246 88.4 89.4 0.9 1.09
    * Drill core lengths are reported here. True widths for these intervals have not been established

    Options

    On December 2, 2025, the Company granted 2,270,000 stock options (the ‘Options’) to certain directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company pursuant to its 10% rolling share option plan (‘Stock Option Plan’). The Options will vest with 2/3 of the Options vesting in 12 months from the date of grant, and the remaining 1/3 of the Options vesting in 24 months from the date of grant, at an exercise price of the Options will be $0.29.

    Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC)

    The 2025 Cassiar drilling program comprises HQ diamond drill core. Drill core samples are selected and logged by geologists prior to being cut in half using a diamond cutting saw at a secure facility located in Jade City, British Columbia. Certified gold reference standards and blanks are routinely inserted into the sample stream as part of the Company’s QA/QC program. All samples are delivered to the ALS Global preparation facility in Whitehorse, Yukon, then shipped to ALS Global preparation and analytical facilities in Vancouver, British Columbia. Samples are analyzed for gold by 50-gram fire assay with finish by atomic absorption or gravimetric methods. Screen metallic analysis is performed on selected samples. ALS Global quality systems and technical aspects conform to requirements of ISO/IEC Standard 17025 guidelines.

    About Cassiar Gold Corp.

    Cassiar Gold Corp. is a Canadian gold exploration company holding a 100% interest in its flagship Cassiar Gold Property located in British Columbia, Canada. The Cassiar Gold property spans 590 km2 and consists of two main project areas:

    1. Cassiar North, which hosts an updated Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) for the Taurus deposit prepared in accordance with the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Definition Standards incorporated by reference in NI 43-101. The pit-constrained MRE contains Indicated Mineral Resources of 8.8 million tonnes (Mt) at 1.43 grams per tonne gold (g/t Au) for 410,000 ounces of gold in addition to Inferred Mineral Resources of 63.2 Mt at 0.95 g/t Au for 1.93 million ounces (Moz) of gold using a 0.4 g/t Au cut-off grade; 91% of ounces occur within 150 m of surface (see NI 43-101 Technical Report titled ‘National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report on the Cassiar Gold Property’, prepared by Zelligan, P.Geo, and Jolette, P.Geo, and dated effective June 8, 2025).; and
    2. Cassiar South, which hosts numerous gold showings, historical workings, and exploration prospects. Historical underground mines in the Cassiar South area have yielded over 315,000 oz of Au at average head grades of between 10 and 20 g/t Au (NI 43-101 Technical Report titled ‘National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report on the Cassiar Gold Property’, prepared by Zelligan, P.Geo, and Jolette, P.Geo, and dated effective June 8, 2025), underscoring the high potential for further discovery and expansion of high-grade orogenic gold veins.

    The Company also holds a 100% interest in properties covering most of the Sheep Creek gold camp located near Salmo, British Columbia, Canada. The Sheep Creek gold district ranks as the third largest past-producing orogenic gold district in British Columbia from 1900 to 1951. Minimal exploration work has been conducted since the 1950s.

    Qualified Persons

    Jill Maxwell, P.Geo., Cassiar Gold Corp.’s VP Exploration, who is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 has verified and approved the technical information in this press release.

    Cassiar Gold Corp. acknowledges, respects, and supports the rights of Traditional First Nations in the lands and communities where we operate.

    CONTACT INFORMATION
    Jason Shepherd
    VP Investor Relations
    Cassiar Gold Corp.
    E-mail: jasons@cassiargold.com
    Phone: 250-212-2122

    Forward-Looking Statements

    This press release may contain forward-looking statements including those describing Cassiar Gold’s future plans and the expectations of management that a stated result or condition will occur. Any statement addressing future events or conditions necessarily involves inherent risk and uncertainty. Actual results can differ materially from those anticipated by management at the time of writing due to many factors, the majority of which are beyond the control of Cassiar Gold and its management. In particular, this news release contains forward-looking statements pertaining, directly or indirectly, to: timing and extent of planned drilling, potential for new discoveries, timing for providing assay results, conceptual areas for extension and expansion, size of the 2025 drill campaign, results from drilling and the risks and assumptions set out in the NI 43-101 Report.

    Although Cassiar Gold believes that the expectations and assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties, actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors and risks. These include, but are not limited to, general economic, market or business conditions, risks associated with the exploration and development industry in general (e.g., operational risks in development, exploration and production; the uncertainty of mineral resource estimates; the uncertainty of estimates and projections relating to production, costs and expenses, and health, safety and environmental risks), constraint in the availability of services, commodity price and exchange rate fluctuations, a pandemic, changes in legislation impacting the mining industry, adverse weather conditions and uncertainties resulting from potential delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures.

    Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of risk factors should not be construed as exhaustive. These statements speak only as of the date of this release or as of the date specified in the documents accompanying this release, as the case may be. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements except as expressly required by applicable securities laws.

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

    ‘National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report on the Cassiar Gold Property’ by Zelligan, P.Geo, and Jolette, P.Geo.

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