Byron King, editor at Paradigm Press, shares his thoughts on gold and silver, saying their drivers are intact despite the recent price pullback.
He also discusses the growing importance of ‘military metals’ like rare earths and antimony.
Securities Disclosure: I, Charlotte McLeod, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.
Chris Temple, founder, editor and publisher of the National Investor, shares his thoughts on gold, noting that the narrative for the yellow metal has changed for the better.
He also discusses the US government’s recent focus on fast tracking and funding mining projects.
Securities Disclosure: I, Charlotte McLeod, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.
Aurum Resources (AUE:AU) has announced Aurum hits 3.10m @ 70.78 g/t gold from 112.90m at Boundiali
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Vancouver, Canada TheNewswire – November 17, 2025 Spartan Metals Corp. (‘ Spartan ‘ or the ‘ Company ‘) (TSX-V: W | OTCQB: SPRMF) is pleased to announce effective today, the Company’s common shares have commenced trading on the OTCQB® Venture Market (‘OTCQB’) in the United States (‘U.S.’) under the symbol ‘SPRMF’. The Company’s common shares will continue to trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol ‘W’.
Brett Marsh, Spartan’s President and CEO, comments, ‘Spartan’s mission is to unlock America’s critical mineral resources through its flagship Eagle tungsten-silver-rubidium project in Nevada. Therefore, it makes sense that our common shares are listed on the OTCQB so U.S. based investors can participate in the Company’s growth. Our OTC listing will amplify our marketing efforts and support our strategy of introducing the Company to a broader audience of potential investors. The OTCQB is an efficient way for Spartan to gain access to the largest pool of equity capital in the world, while offering potential investors in the U.S. enhanced trading liquidity.’
In addition to being upgraded to the OTCQB, the Company is eligible with the Depository Trust Company (‘DTC’) for its common shares. DTC is a subsidiary of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, a US company that manages the electronic clearing and settlement of publicly traded companies. DTC eligibility permits shares of Spartan to be distributed, settled and served through DTC’s automated processes, leveraging the efficiencies created through the electronic clearing and settlement of securities for investors and brokers trading Canadian securities in the US.
Information relating to Spartan as well as real-rime price quotes will be available on www.otcmarkets.com . The OTCQB, operated by the OTC Markets Group Inc., is the premier marketplace for entrepreneurial and development stage companies that are committed to providing a high-quality trading and information experience for their US investors. To be eligible, companies must be current in their financial reporting and undergo an annual company verification and management certification process. The OTCQB quality standards provide a strong baseline of transparency, as well as the technology and regulation to improve the information and trading experience for investors.
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Effective November 20, 2025, subject to regulatory approval, the Company has engaged ValPal Management Consultancy (‘ValPal’), a private company headquartered in Dubai, UAE, to provide investor-focused media and distribution services to increase awareness of the Company. The cost of the 12-month campaign is US$8,000 payable on November 20, 2025. ValPal is arm’s length to the Spartan and currently holds no securities in the Company. Jasper Wijk is the co-founder of ValPal and will be responsible for all activities related to the Company.
About Spartan Metals Corp.
Spartan Metals is focused on developing critical minerals projects in top-tier mining jurisdictions in the Western United States, with an emphasis on building a portfolio of diverse strategic defense minerals such as Tungsten, Rubidium, Antimony, Bismuth, and Arsenic.
Spartan’s flagship project is the Eagle Project in eastern Nevada that consists of the highest-grade historic tungsten resource in the USA (the past-producing Tungstonia Mine) along with significant under-defined resources consisting of: high-grade rubidium; antimony; bismuth; indium; as well as precious and base metals. More information about Spartan Metals can be found at www.SpartanMetals.com
On behalf of the Board of Spartan
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President, CEO & Director
Further Information:
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This news release contains statements that constitute ‘forward-looking statements.’ Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements, or developments in the industry to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words ‘expects,’ ‘plans,’ ‘anticipates,’ ‘believes,’ ‘intends,’ ‘estimates,’ ‘projects,’ ‘potential’ and similar expressions, or that events or conditions ‘will,’ ‘would,’ ‘may,’ ‘could’ or ‘should’ occur. Forward-Looking Information in this news release, Spartan has applied several material assumptions, including, but not limited to, assumptions that: the current objectives concerning the Company’s projects can be achieved and that its other corporate activities will proceed as expected; that general business and economic conditions will not change in a materially adverse manner; and that all requisite information will be available in a timely manner.
Although the Company believes the forward-looking information contained in this news release is reasonable based on information available on the date hereof, 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. By their nature, these statements involve a variety of assumptions, known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, levels of activity and achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements.
Examples of such assumptions, risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, assumptions, risks and uncertainties associated with general economic conditions; adverse industry events; future legislative and regulatory developments; the Company’s ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources, and/or inability to access sufficient capital on favorable terms; the ability of the Company to implement its business strategies; competition; the ability of the Company to obtain and retain all applicable regulatory and other approvals and other assumptions, risks and uncertainties.
THE FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS NEWS RELEASE REPRESENTS THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE COMPANY AS OF THE DATE OF THIS NEWS RELEASE AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AFTER SUCH DATE. READERS SHOULD NOT PLACE UNDUE IMPORTANCE ON FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION AND SHOULD NOT RELY UPON THIS INFORMATION AS OF ANY OTHER DATE. WHILE THE COMPANY MAY ELECT TO, IT DOES NOT UNDERTAKE TO UPDATE THIS INFORMATION AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME EXCEPT AS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS.
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Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Monday (November 17) as of 9:00 a.m. UTC.
Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ether and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrency market news.
Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$95,539.04, a 0.4 percent decrease in 24 hours. Its lowest valuation of the day was US$93,029.42, while its highest was US$95,903.57.
Bitcoin price performance, November 17, 2025.
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Bitcoin’s slide to a weekend low of $93,029 has reset market sentiment to “extreme fear,” extending a drawdown that has erased more than US$600 billion from its market value since October’s record.
The speed of the retreat has unsettled even long-time traders, especially after Bitcoin spent much of the year buoyed by Wall Street inflows, ETF demand, and renewed political support under the Trump administration.
SchiffGold founder Peter Schiff also seized on the downturn, urging investors on X to “sell Bitcoin now and buy gold before you get mauled.’
Schiff noted that that gold had climbed back above US$4,100 in early Asian trading while Bitcoin was “struggling to hold US$93,000.”
‘Bitcoin is now down 26% from its high. But in terms of gold, the bear market is far more ferocious, with Bitcoin down 39%,’ he added.
Meanwhile, Ether (ETH) was priced at US$3,187.13, a 0.6 percent decrease in the last 24 hours. Its lowest valuation of the day was US$3,023.62, while its highest was US$3,215.64.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a third straight week of redemptions, with investors pulling roughly US$1.11 billion from November 10 to 14.
BlackRock’s IBIT fund accounted for the largest share, shedding more than half a billion dollars in net outflows. Grayscale’s Bitcoin Mini Trust also saw heavy withdrawals as investors exercised cautious sentiment despite its large historical asset base.
The continued drawdown pushed total spot Bitcoin ETF assets to around US$125 billion, representing just under 7 percent of Bitcoin’s market capitalization.
Rising political and macro uncertainty has dampened demand, particularly after concerns surrounding a potential Trump tariff plan.
Changpeng Zhao signaled that if the U.S. government ever refunded any part of the US$4.3 billion settlement paid by Binance, he would direct the money back into American industries.
Zhao’s remark on X followed public discussion about whether a presidential pardon affects the status of corporate financial penalties. He clarified that he has not asked for any reimbursement and acknowledged that expecting a refund would be unrealistic.
Legal analysts note that his personal pardon does not automatically void Binance’s corporate settlement, which stemmed from anti–money laundering and sanctions failures.
The pardon has also generated accusations of impropriety, including claims of hidden crypto payments to the Trump campaign.
A new investigative report from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) claims that major exchanges continued handling funds linked to organized crime even while under heightened US scrutiny.
The review of transaction records between 2023 and 2025 found that platforms such as Binance and OKX processed large volumes of transfers tied to scam networks, drug-trafficking groups, and state-backed hacking operations.
Binance allegedly received more than US$400 million from accounts connected to Huione Group, a Cambodia-based hub widely used by Chinese criminal gangs. Meanwhile, OKX was linked to over US$200 million from the same network, including flows that continued after Huione was labeled a primary money-laundering concern by US authorities.
The report also traced stolen funds from a US$1.5 billion North Korean hacking spree, identifying surges of deposits into Binance addresses routed through THORChain.
Additional cases tied some exchanges to fentanyl traffickers, cartel-linked launderers, and entities supporting North Korea’s weapons program.
Securities Disclosure: I, Giann Liguid, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.
Securities Disclosure: I, Meagen Seatter, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.
Equity Metals Corporation (TSXV: EQTY,OTC:EQMEF) (FSE: EGSD) (OTCQB: EQMEF) (‘Equity’) reports new precious and base metal assays from the Summer ’25 drill program on its 100% owned Silver Queen Au-Ag project, British Columbia, which continue to extend the projection of mineralization in the No. 3 Vein beyond the limits of the Company’s 2022 Resource Estimate.
Assay highlights from the latest drilling include:
A 1.3 metre (Est. TT) interval averaging 4.7g/t Au, 471g/t Ag, 2.5% Cu, 0.3% Pb and 1.5% Zn (1,128g/t AgEq or 15.6g/t AuEq), including a 0.7 metre (est. TT) interval grading 8.9g/t Au, 890g/t Ag, 4.8% Cu, 0.3% Pb and 0.2% Zn (2,042g/t AgEq or 28.2g/t AuEq) from SQ25-160; and
A 1.7 metre (Est. TT) interval averaging 0.2g/t Au, 519g/t Ag, 0.1% Cu, 2.8% Pb and 9.5% Zn (910g/t AgEq or 12.6g/t AuEq) including 0.4 metre (est. TT) interval grading 2,026g/t Ag, 0.1% Cu, 7.9% Pb and 14.5% Zn (2,687g/t AgEq or 37.1g/t AuEq) from SQ25-164.
Drilling continues to extend mineralization along strike and to depth along the northwest extension of the No. 3 vein and has now tested down-dip of previously released high-grade intercepts from 2024 drilling (eg: SQ24-136: 7.6m est TT. averaging 431g/t AgEq; see NR-15-24, December 17, 2024) and along strike of intercepts from earlier in 2025 (eg: SQ25-148: 3.5m averaging 536g/t AgEq; see NR-07-25, August 11, 2025). Mineralization now extends to depths of 450 metres below surface. Multiple veins have been intersected in most of these holes, including veins that have historically been identified as the No. 3 and No. 2 veins. Several additional hangingwall and footwall intercepts have been identified and drilling continues to provide definition to each of the vein sets and mineralized segments.
Of note, mineralization related to the No. 3 Vein is adjacent to historical mine workings, providing potential access advantages in any future development scenarios.
VP Exploration Rob Macdonald commented, ‘The Summer ’25 drill program successfully extended mineralization in the No. 3 and No. 2 vein sets for up to 650 metres laterally and to depths of 450 metres below surface. Mineralization identified in the current drill program continues to expand and develop continuity within the vein sets and is accretive to previously modelled mineral resources on the Silver Queen Project. Work in 2025 will continue to incorporate the new drill data into a revised exploration and resource model, in anticipation of a Mineral Resource update to be prepared in Q1 ’26, and to continue exploration on the ever-expanding Silver Queen vein system in 2026.’
2025 Exploration Program Summary
Twenty-one core holes totalling 8,143 metres were drilled on the No. 3 North target. Assays have been returned from 19 holes. Assays from two holes which tested the furthest lateral projections of the No. 2 and No. 3 vein sets, are pending. A short sampling surface program consisting of reconnaissance soil and stream sediment samples was completed. The program was designed to investigate several district-scale targets outboard from the No. 3 Vein system in preparation of potential drill testing in 2026.
The No. 3 Vein system contains the single largest resource currently identified on the Silver Queen property, and along with its southern extension, the NG-3 Vein, account for 65% of the currently modelled mineral resource on a AgEq basis. Extensions to the No. 3 Vein should be highly accretive to the current mineral resource. The current NI43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate, with an effective date of December 1st, 2022, is detailed in a News Release issued on Jan 16, 2023 and can be found by clicking here. The full Technical Report can be found on SEDAR and on the Company’s website.
Figure 1: Plan of Silver Queen project area
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Figure 2: No.3 North Longitudinal Section showing historical and 2024-25 drill intercepts. Historical Intercepts are semi-transparent. Drill holes with assays pending are shown in green
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Table 1: Select Composites from 2025 Drilling on the No. 3 North Target
| Hole # | From (m) |
To (m) |
Interval (m) | Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
Cu (%) |
Pb (%) |
Zn (%) |
AgEq (g/t) |
AuEq (g/t) |
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| SQ25-160 | 344.0 | 344.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 280 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 473 | 6.5 |
| SQ25-160 | 355.0 | 356.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 471 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1128 | 15.6 |
| inc. | 355.7 | 356.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 8.9 | 890 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2042 | 28.2 |
| SQ25-160 | 390.9 | 398.4 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 33 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 127 | 1.8 |
| inc. | 393.3 | 396.0 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 78 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 292 | 4.0 |
| inc. | 393.3 | 393.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 327 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 15.9 | 1223 | 16.9 |
| SQ25-160 | 405.6 | 406.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 130 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 376 | 5.2 |
| SQ25-161 | 329.5 | 330.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 129 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 239 | 3.3 |
| SQ25-161 | 432.6 | 434.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 134 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 242 | 3.3 |
| SQ25-162 | 457.6 | 458.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 7.7 | 804 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1845 | 25.5 |
| SQ25-162 | 465.7 | 466.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 60 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 327 | 4.5 |
| SQ25-162 | 469.8 | 471.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 40 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 235 | 3.2 |
| inc. | 469.8 | 470.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 55 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 353 | 4.9 |
| SQ25-162 | 543.9 | 544.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 85 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 319 | 4.4 |
| SQ25-163 | NSV | NSV | NSV | NSV | NSV | NSV | NSV | NSV | NSV | NSV | NSV |
| SQ25-164 | 330.0 | 330.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 118 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 477 | 6.6 |
| SQ25-164 | 393.0 | 394.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 17 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 163 | 2.2 |
| SQ25-164 | 450.0 | 452.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 519 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 9.5 | 910 | 12.6 |
| inc. | 450.5 | 450.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2026 | 0.1 | 7.9 | 14.5 | 2687 | 37.1 |
| SQ25-165 | 433.8 | 434.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 7.8 | 320 | 4.4 |
| SQ25-165 | 507.9 | 508.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 65 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 346 | 4.8 |
| SQ25-165 | 511.4 | 512.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 47 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 200 | 2.8 |
Notes: drill core samples were analyzed by FA/AAS for gold and 48 element ICP-MS by MS Analytical, Langley, BC. Silver (>100ppm), copper, lead and zinc (>1%) overlimits assayed by ore grade ICP-ES analysis, High silver overlimits (>1000g/t Ag) and gold overlimits (>10g/t Au) re-assayed with FA-Grav. Silver >10,000g/t re-assayed by concentrate analysis, where a FA-Grav analysis is performed in triplicate and a weighed average reported. Downhole composites calculated using a 80g/t AgEq (1g/t AuEq) cut-off and <20% internal dilution, except where noted. Accuracy of results is tested through the systematic inclusion of QA/QC standards, blanks and duplicates into the sample stream. AuEq and AgEq were calculated using prices of $2,360/oz Au, $28.50/oz Ag, $4.25/lb Cu, $0.90/lb Pb and $1.20/lb Zn. AuEq and AgEq calculations utilized relative metallurgical recoveries of Au 70%, Ag 80%, Cu 80%, Pb 81% and Zn 90%.
Table 2: Collar Survey data
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| UTM Coordinates_NAD83Z11 | AZ | DIP | Depth | |||
| Easting | Northing | Elev (m) | Deg | Deg | (m) | |
| SQ25-160 | 648968 | 5995992 | 949 | 195 | -46 | 477 |
| SQ25-161 | 648968 | 5995993 | 948 | 204 | -53 | 477 |
| SQ25-162 | 648968 | 5995993 | 948 | 192 | -58 | 558 |
| SQ25-163 | 648968 | 5995993 | 948 | 212 | -62 | 561 |
| SQ25-164 | 648969 | 5995993 | 948 | 217 | -47 | 537 |
| SQ25-165 | 648969 | 5995993 | 948 | 228 | -56 | 582 |
About Silver Queen Project
The Silver Queen Project is a premier gold-silver property with over 100 years of historic exploration and development and is located adjacent to power, roads and rail with significant mining infrastructure that was developed under previous operators Bradina JV (Bralorne Mines) and Houston Metals Corp. (a Hunt Brothers company). The property contains an historic decline into the No. 3 Vein and the George Lake Vein, as well as camp infrastructure and a maintained Tailings Facility.
The Silver Queen Property consists of 46 mineral claims, 17 crown grants, and two surface crown grants totalling 18,871ha with no underlying royalties. Mineralization is hosted by a series of epithermal veins distributed over a 6 sq km area. More than 20 different veins have been identified on the property, forming an extensive network of zoned Cretaceous- to Tertiary-age epithermal veins. The property remains largely under-explored.
About Equity Metals Corporation
Equity Metals Corporation is a member of the Malaspina-Manex Group. The Company owns 100% interest, with no underlying royalty, in the Silver Queen project, located along the Skeena Arch in the Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia. The property hosts high-grade, precious- and base-metal veins related to a buried porphyry system, which has been only partially delineated. The Company also has a controlling JV interest (57.49%) in the Monument Diamond project, NWT, strategically located in the Lac De Gras district within 40 km of both the Ekati and Diavik diamond mines. As well, the Company has an option to acquire a 100% interest in the Arlington Property, located within the Boundary District of south-central British Columbia where 2025 exploration work consisted of geophysics and diamond drilling designed to identify and delineate an apparent gold system.
Robert Macdonald, MSc. P.Geo, is VP Exploration of Equity Metals Corporation and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. He is responsible for the supervision of the exploration on the Silver Queen project and for the preparation of the technical information in this disclosure. He has reviewed and approved this news release.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
‘Joseph Anthony Kizis, Jr.’
Joseph Anthony Kizis, Jr., P.Geo
President, Director, Equity Metals Corporation
For further information, visit the website at https://www.equitymetalscorporation.com; or contact us at 604.641.2759 or by email at corpdev@mnxltd.com.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This news release may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward looking statements include the timing and receipt of government and regulatory approvals, and continued availability of capital and financing and general economic, market or business conditions. Equity Metals Corporation does not assume any obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable law.
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Locksley Resources, Ltd. (ASX: LKY,OTC:LKYRF; OTCQX: LKYRF) announced the company has formalized a research collaboration with Columbia University, one of the United States’ premier institutions in sustainable mineral processing, to advance next-generation recovery and separation of REEs and other energy and technology critical metals from geologic resources in the Mountain Pass region, California.
The research program will be led by Professor Greeshma Gadikota, Director of the Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy at Columbia University and a leading researcher in electrochemical and CO assisted mineral processing technologies.
The collaboration will work to develop an integrated technology platform for the advanced characterization, recovery and separation of REEs and transition metals from carbonatite, monazite, and silicate ores within the Clark Mountain District, the geological district that hosts both the El Campo Prospect and the adjacent Mountain Pass Mine. More information is available here: https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-03023756-6A1297315&v=undefined.
‘This collaboration with Columbia University expands our U.S. research partnerships into rare earths, complementing our DeepSolv
DES work with Rice University on antimony,’ said Kerrie Matthews, chief executive officer of Locksley. ‘Together, these programs significantly strengthen the technical foundation of our U.S. Mine-to-Market strategy and broaden our exposure to emerging American developed processing technologies.
‘The Columbia and Rice University programs together underpin Locksley’s advanced processing strategy in the U.S. Rice University’s work on green hydrometallurgical extraction of antimony and advanced energy storage materials directly complements Columbia’s electrochemical recovery of rare earths, creating a unified, dual-pathway platform for American-controlled critical mineral processing,’ explained Matthews.
Locksley Resources (https://www.locksleyresources.com.au) is focused on critical minerals in the U.S. The company is actively advancing the Mojave Project in California, targeting rare earth elements (REEs) and antimony. Locksley is executing a mine-to-market strategy for antimony, aimed at reestablishing domestic supply chains for critical materials, underpinned by strategic downstream technology partnerships with leading U.S. research institutions and industry partners. This integrated approach, combined with resource development with innovative processing and separation technologies, positions Locksley to play a key role in advancing U.S. critical minerals independence.
Contact: Beverly Jedynak, beverly.jedynak@viriathus.com, 312-943-1123; 773-350-5793.
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Critical Mineral Resources plc (“CMR”, “Company”) is delighted to announce extremely encouraging results from its maiden core drilling programme at Agadir Melloul, confirming a significant new, shallow copper discovery and establishing the foundations for a potential district scale sediment hosted, copper-silver play.
Highlights
Drill results
Sediment hosted mineralisation:
Also, the new Rhyolite Target copper-silver discovery confirmed in late October, with the first drill hole returning very encouraging results:
Fig.1 Zone 1 North, long section showing shallow undulating mineralisation
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Fig.2 Zone 1 North cross section
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Charlie Long CEO commented:
“These excellent results have surpassed our expectations. We are seeing broad zones of consistent, high quality copper mineralisation in a very shallow setting, with multiple intercepts over 4m. This is a brilliant outcome, and the Initial Mine and Strategic Resource strategies are both on track.
It is particularly exciting that we have drilled less than 1% of our 50km2 sedimentary target, and geological evidence points to a large, mineralised copper system that extends across the project area. This positions the project as a scalable, district level opportunity, and we expect continued drilling to deliver a steady flow of excellent assay results as we build towards an extensive resource.
Agadir Melloul is different from most copper development stories in the market. It combines true scale potential, shallow geometry with near surface setting, creating economically and operationally favourable mining conditions in an excellent jurisdiction. This gives us a pathway to delivering a fast tracked, near surface operation.
And now we also have the unexpected bonus of a rhyolite hosted mineralisation target. This is an exciting discovery, which our team believes represents a second standalone mineral system with strong copper and silver grades. If our working model holds, this could transform Agadir Melloul into a multi-deposit copper district, dramatically enhancing its long-term strategic value.
Our shareholders have been patient, and we are now entering a period where we believe that patience will be rewarded. We are planning to accelerate our drilling program with an additional rig, to drill multiple targets, and ultimately add equity value from different parts of the project. The momentum is gathering, and we can look forward to much more good news in the future.”
Sedimentary copper – depth, grade and thickness
CMR’s Initial Exploration Target of 150,000 to 200,000 tonnes of contained copper is based on a shallow, semi-continuous tabular resource with a 2.0m average thickness and an average grade of 1.2% copper equivalent. While we are retaining the 2.0m target for now, today’s assay results indicate clear potential for the average thickness to exceed our current assumptions, proving tangible resource growth potential as drilling progresses.
The geometry of our exploration target is comparable to several well-known sediment hosted copper orebodies in the Zechstein Basin, such as KGHM’s Lubin Mine in Poland, which has an average thickness of 2.8m (ranging from 1.5m to 5.0m) and an average reserve grade of 0.95% copper and 48g/t silver. Lubin operates at depths of 368m to more than 1,000m.Its longevity and scale is supported by the exceptional consistency of the Kupferschiefer orebody.
Agadir Melloul has similar geometry to Lubin but benefits enormously from very shallow, near surface mineralisation. Shallow mines typically benefit from lower capital intensity, lower sustaining and reserve development costs, and favourable mining economics, all of which support a fast-track development profile.
Strategic Resource Strategy
Concurrently with the Initial Mine development, CMR is moving aggressively to advance its parallel strategy of delineating a large-scale strategic resource at Agadir-Melloul. With our own, new core drill rig arriving imminently, drilling will accelerate sharply, enabling rapid expansion of the known mineralised footprint.
Our primary target is a laterally semi-continuous 1.5m to 3.5m thick extensive zone of mineralised sediments, comprising limestones, dolomites and microconglomerates. Mineralisation within this sequence demonstrates strong lateral continuity, with higher grade zones developing where host rocks exhibit elevated permeability and porosity, a model that supports the potential for a large-scale discovery.
Summary and rhyolite assessment
CMR remains firmly on track to deliver a shallow, open pittable, maiden resource by late Q2 to early Q3 2026, sufficient in scale to underpin the Initial Mine development.The initial resource’s grade and geometry is expected to be in line with our target of a near surface, 2.0m thick and 1.2% copper equivalent deposit, with potential for thickness to increase based on current intercepts.
The Rhyolite Target discovery has created a major new growth vector. There are various scenarios, all of which are very positive. The base case is that drilling delineates a near surface rhyolite hosted mineralisation through secondary enrichment. Even this would represent a highly valuable addition to the project.
However, our working hypothesis, is that the rhyolite was mineralised with primary copper and silver, which would constitute an entirely new igneous hosted copper system within the project. This scenario would significantly elevate Agadir Melloul’s long term and large-scale potential.
CMR will shortly be selecting representative core samples from both styles of mineralisation for thin-section and associated detailed petrology and mineralogy studies.
Fig.3 Current portfolio map
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Fig.4 Drilled area in dark grey represents <1% of project’s 50km2 target limestone
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Fig.5 Geological model showing mineralised envelope and targeted higher-grade zones
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Fig.6 Rhyolite Target core
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Outlook
Following publication of the resource estimate in H1 2026, CMR will immediately commence the Agadir-Melloul feasibility study and Environmental Impact Assessment for the processing plant, as it targets construction of the Initial Mine during 2027. With the Company’s own, new rig arriving imminently to accelerate exploration, we expect drilling density, mineralised footprint, and resource to grow rapidly.
The project is emerging as one of the most compelling new copper discoveries, with size, grade, geometry, and multi system upside rarely seen at this early stage of exploration.
Competent Person Statement
The technical exploration and mining information contained in this announcement has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Robert Nigel Chapman. Mr. Chapman has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity to which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2004 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves and as a qualified person under the AIM Note for Mining, Oil and Gas Companies. Mr. Chapman is an employee of Luna Recursos Naturales SAC, an independent geological consultancy established in 2014 and is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Geoscientists (A.I.G.) Mr. Chapman has visited Agadir Melloul and consents to the inclusion in this Announcement of such information in the form and context in which it appears.
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended by virtue of the Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
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Vancouver, British Columbia TheNewswire – November 17, 2025 Juggernaut Exploration Ltd (JUGR.V) (OTCPK: JUGRF) (FSE: 4JE) ( the ‘Company’ or ‘Juggernaut’) is pleased to report that it has received a 5 year drill permit for the 100 % controlled Big One property (the ‘Property’), Golden Triangle, British Columbia. The permit is in good standing until March 31, 2031.
The Company is planning a drill program targeting several extensive gold-rich shear-hosted veins confirmed on surface in the newly discovered district-scale Eldorado System and Gold Swarm discoveries. These strong drill targets are planned to be tested in the third dimension during the fully-funded inaugural drill program in 2026.
The Eldorado System consists of a 22 Km 2 area that remains open where grab samples assayed up to 263.70 g/t AuEq or 8.48 oz/t AuEq (256.60 g/t Au, 546.00 g/t Ag, 0.43 % Cu, 0.41 % Pb and 0.01 % Zn) from >400 mineralized veins that are up to 10 m wide hosted in shear zones up to 50 m wide, and are exposed on surface for >1 km with >1 km of vertical relief. The Eldorado System hosts the Gold Dome Zone where grab samples assayed up to 263.70 g/t AuEq or 8.48 oz/t AuEq (256.60 g/t Au, 546.00 g/t Ag, 0.43 % Cu, 0.41 % Pb and 0.01 % Zn), the Big Mac Zone where grab samples assayed up to 113.92 g/t AuEq or 3.66 oz/t AuEq (111.35 g/t Au, 159.00 g/t Ag, 0.02 % Cu, 3.88 % Pb and 0.01 % Zn), and the Whopper Zone where grab samples assayed up to 43.94 g/t AuEq or 1.41 oz/t AuEq (39.84 g/t Au, 333.00 g/t Ag, 0.02 % Cu, 0.07 % Pb and 0.06 % Zn). See news release from September 8, 2025 and November 10, 2025.
The Gold Swarm discovery is a 3 km 2 area of strong gold potential with >100 gold-rich polymetallic veins exposed on surface for >200 m and up to 4.5 m wide with up to 700 m of vertical relief, where grab samples assayed up to 231.81 g/t AuEq or 7.45 oz/t AuEq (226.94 g/t Au, 335.00 g/t Ag, 0.00 % Cu, 4.99 % Pb and 0.01 % Zn) that remains open. See news release from September 8, 2025 and November 10, 2025.
Link to map with samples > 1 g/t AuEq
Dan Stuart, President and CEO of Juggernaut Exploration, states: ‘Now that we have received the drill permit and all regulatory requirements have been met, we are looking forward to testing this amazing district-scale discovery with the drill bit. We are committed to maintaining respectful and collaborative relationships with the Tahltan First Nation and all stakeholders. As we advance exploration on our project, we will continue working closely with the Tahltan First Nation and all the local stakeholders and regulatory agencies to ensure our activities create long-term value and reflect community priorities.’
Big One Gold-Rich District-Scale System Highlights:
The district-scale Eldorado System covers an area of 22 km that remains wide open where grab samples assayed up to 263.70 g/t AuEq or 8.48 oz/t AuEq (256.60 g/t Au, 546.00 g/t Ag, 0.43 % Cu, 0.41 % Pb and 0.01 % Zn) from 400 mineralized veins that remain open and are up to 10 m wide, hosted in shear zones up to 50 m wide, and are exposed on surface for 500 m with 1 km of vertical relief.
Link to Gold Dome Figure
Link to Whopper Zone Figure
The Gold Swarm Discovery is a 3 km area of strong gold potential with 100 gold-rich polymetallic veins exposed on surface for 200 m and up to 4.5 m wide with up to 700 m of vertical relief, where grab samples assayed up to 231.81 g/t AuEq or 7.45 oz/t AuEq (226.94 g/t Au, 335.00 g/t Ag, 0.00 % Cu, 4.99 % Pb and 0.01 % Zn) that remains open.
Link to Goldswarm Figure
41% (219 samples out of 527) collected within the Eldorado System in 2024 and 2025 assayed 1 g/t AuEq; 65% (28 samples out of 43) collected within the Gold Swarm Zone in 2024 and 2025 assayed 1 g/t AuEq.
Gold samples up to 256.60 g/t or 8.25 oz/t, silver samples up 2810 g/t or 90.34 oz/t, and copper samples up to 14.40 % were collected on Big One.
Detailed mapping has confirmed common orientations as well as similar geochemical signatures and textures of the gold-mineralized veins along the 15 km Highway of Gold corridor surrounding the snowcap of Deeker Glacier strongly indicating that the gold-rich mineralization found throughout is all part of one district-scale gold system that remains open.
The polymetallic veins, alteration signature, geochemical path finder element signature, and geophysical anomalies strongly indicate the presence of a large common buried gold-silver-copper rich porphyry feeder source or similar magmatic source or sources at depth responsible for the extensive high-grade veining confirmed on surface.
Detailed geological and structural mapping has been completed on the reported drill targets in order to define the full geometry of these high-grade gold-bearing large shears and veins and will be instrumental in designing the drill plan for the upcoming maiden drill program.
A high-resolution UAV photogrammetry survey was completed over an area of 52 km on the Eldorado System and Gold Swarm Zone encompassing all of the maiden drill targets. The data will be used to support modelling and define targeting the high-grade gold mineralization recently discovered.
A property wide LiDAR survey covering an area of 385 km has been conducted and will be used to augment information obtained from the mapping as well as plan the upcoming inaugural drill campaign.
The Big One property is situated in a region that is well known for hosting globally recognized precious metal and porphyry deposits, several of which occur near the property including the multiple porphyry systems at Galore Creek, the world’s largest known gold reserve at KSM and the polymetallic copper project at Shaft Creek, as well as the Brucejack high-grade epithermal gold deposit, and the structurally controlled high-grade hydrothermal gold-silver zones at Trophy and Sphal Creek. The property geology is favorable to host these types of deposits, as confirmed by the presence of extensive areas of propylitic alteration, untested geophysical anomalies, strong silt, soil, and rock geochemistry, including path finder elements directly related to porphyry systems, key structures and textures, porphyry-style mineralization, and high-grade polymetallic veins, that have been discovered on the Big One property.
The Big One property can be accessed year-round via helicopter from the Glenora/Telegraph Creek Road at the Barrington Mine (33 km to the north-northeast) as well as the Galore Creek Road (15 km to the southeast). The Canadian government committed $20 M to extend/improve the Galore Creek Road to within 15 km of the Big One property. The property is 2 km west of the Scud River airstrip used in the early days of Galore Creek.
The Big One property exploration qualifies for the Critical Mineral Exploration Tax Credit (CMETC).
About Juggernaut Exploration Ltd.
Juggernaut Exploration Ltd. is an explorer and generator of precious metals projects in the prolific Golden Triangle of northwestern British Columbia. Its projects are located in globally recognized geological settings and in geopolitically stable jurisdictions, making them amenable to mining in Canada. Juggernaut is a member and active supporter of CASERM, an organization representing a collaborative venture between the Colorado School of Mines and Virginia Tech. Juggernaut’s key strategic cornerstone shareholder is Crescat Capital.
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Qualified Person
Rein Turna, P. Geo is the qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, for Juggernaut Exploration projects, and supervised the preparation of, and has reviewed and approved, the technical information in this release.
QA/QC Protocol
Grab, channels, chip and talus samples were collected by foot with helicopter assistance. Prospective areas included, but were not limited to, proximity to MINFile locations, placer creek occurrences, regional soil anomalies, and potential gossans based on high-resolution satellite imagery. The rock grab and chip samples were extracted using a rock hammer, or hammer and chisel to expose fresh surfaces and to liberate a sample of anywhere between 0.5 to 5.0 kilograms. All sample sites were flagged with biodegradable flagging tape and marked with the sample number. All sample sites were recorded using hand-held GPS units (accuracy 3-10 meters) and sample ID, easting, northing, elevation, type of sample (outcrop, subcrop, float, talus, chip, grab, etc.) and a description of the rock were recorded on all-weather paper. Samples are then inserted in a clean plastic bag with a sample tag for transport and shipping to the geochemistry lab. QA/QC samples including blanks, certified reference materials, and duplicate samples are inserted regularly into the sample sequence at a rate of 10%.
All samples are transported in rice bags sealed with numbered security tags. The rice bags are transported from the core shacks to the MSALABS facilities in Terrace, BC. MSALABS is certified with both AC89-IAS and ISO/IEC Standard 17025:2017. The core samples undergo preparation via drying, crushing to ~70% of the material passing a 2 mm sieve and riffle splitting. The sample splits are weighed and transferred into three plastic jars, each containing between 300 g and 500 g of crushed sample material. A 250 g split is pulverized to ensure at least 85% of the material passes through a 75 µm sieve. The crushed samples are transported to the MSALABS PhotonAssayTM facility in Prince George, where gold concentrations are quantified via photon assay analysis (method CPA-Au1). Samples that result in gold concentrations ≥5 ppm are analyzed to extinction. Photon assay uses high-energy X-rays (photons) to excite atomic nuclei within the jarred samples, inducing the emission of secondary gamma rays, which are measured to quantify gold concentrations. The assays from all jars are combined on a weight-averaged basis. Multielement analyses are carried at the MSALABS facilities in Surrey, BC, where 250 g of pulverized splits are analyzed via ICF6xx and IMS-230 methods. The IMS-230 method uses 4-acid digestion (a combination of hydrochloric, nitric, perchloric and hydrofluoric acids) followed by inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometry to quantify concentrations of 48 elements. Samples with over-limit results for Ag, Cu, Pb and Zn undergo ore-grade analysis via the ICF-6xx method (where ‘xx’ denotes the target metal). This method employs 4-acid digestion followed by inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometry.
Gold Equivalent (AuEq) metal values are calculated using: Au 4004.43 USD/oz, Ag 48.80 USD/oz, Cu 5.09 USD/lbs, Pb 2026.43 USD/ton and Zn 3054.88 USD/ton on October 31, 2025. There is potential for economic recovery of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc from these occurrences based on other mining and exploration projects in the same Golden Triangle Mining Camp with similar style of high-grade gold mineralization where Juggernaut’s project is located such as the Brucejack Mine and the Homestake Ridge Gold Project. Here, AuEq values were calculated using multi-year running averages for metal price, and included provisions for metallurgical recoveries, treatment charges, refining costs, and transportation. Recoveries for Au, Ag, Cu, Pb and Zn on Big One are not known but are assumed to be similar with 85 % gold recovery, 75 % silver recovery, 75 % copper recovery, 75 % zinc recovery and 50 % Pb recovery. The quoted reference of metallurgical recoveries is not from Juggernaut’s Big One project and there is no guarantee that such recoveries will ever be achieved, unless detailed metallurgical work such as in a Feasibility Study will be completed on the Big One project.
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT
Certain disclosure in this release may constitute forward-looking statements that are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties relating to Juggernaut’s operations that may cause future results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements, including its ability to complete the contemplated private placement. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these statements.
Disclaimer
The reader is cautioned that grab samples are spot samples which are typically, but not exclusively, constrained to mineralization. Grab samples are selective in nature and collected to determine the presence or absence of mineralization and are not intended to be representative of the material sampled.
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Toronto, Ontario TheNewswire – November 17, 2025 Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. ( ‘Noble’ or the ‘Company’ ) (TSX-V:NOB, FRANKFURT: NB7, OTCQB:NLPXF) is pleased to announce the acquisition through map staking in the vicinity of a rare earth element (‘REE’) enriched system on its Gull Lake property The property is located in two blocks of claims located within 3 kilometers east and west of the Montviel Carbonatite-hosted Rare Earth Element resource. The Gull Lake property consists of 54 map staked units for a total of about 3,000 hectares.
The Montviel deposit is a large, rare-earth element (REE) and niobium carbonatite deposit in Quebec, Canada, owned by GEOMEGA Resources . It has the largest bastnaesite (a group of fluoro-carbonates primarily containing cerium) REE resource estimate in North America, with approximately 266 million tonnes (Mt) grading 1.45% total rare earth oxides (TREO). The deposit is a key asset for GEOMEGA Resources, which is focused on developing metallurgical and refining technologies to extract value from the deposit’s REEs, niobium, and other co-products like iron.
A drill hole collared within 1 kilometer of the Noble claim boundary intersected and ended in carbonatite similar to that hosting the Montviel REE deposit. The drill hole was drilled in exploration for diamonds and thus not analyzed for REE or other metals.
Noble is planning a program of geophysics and drilling on the property in order to explore the property’s potential to host Rare Earth Elements.
Wayne Holmstead, P.Geo (OGQ#10434), a ‘qualified person’ as such term is defined by National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed the data disclosed in this news release, and has otherwise reviewed and approved the technical information in this news release on behalf of Noble Minerals.
About Noble Mineral Exploration Inc.
Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. is a Canadian-based junior exploration company, which has holdings of securities in Canada Nickel Company Inc., Homeland Nickel Inc., East Timmins Nickel Inc. (20%), and its interest in the Holdsworth gold exploration property in the area of Wawa, Ontario.
Noble holds mineral and/or exploration rights in ~70,000ha in Northern Ontario and ~24,000ha elsewhere in Quebec upon which it plans to generate option/joint venture exploration programs.
Noble holds mineral rights and/or exploration rights in ~18,000 hectares in the Timmins-Cochrane areas of Northern Ontario known as Project 81, ~2,215 hectares in Thomas Twp/Timmins, as well as an additional 20% interest in ~38,700 hectares in the Timmins area and ~175 hectares of mining claims in Central Newfoundland. Project 81 hosts diversified drill-ready gold, nickel-cobalt and base metal exploration targets at various stages of exploration. Noble also holds ~4,600 hectares in the Nagagami Carbonatite Complex and its ~3,200 hectares in the Boulder Project both near Hearst, Ontario. ~3,700 hectares in the Buckingham Graphite Property, ~10,152 hectares in the Havre St Pierre Nickel, Copper, PGM property, and ~1,573 hectares in the Cere-Villebon Nickel, Copper, PGM property, ~569 hectare Uranium/Rare Earth property (Chateau), ~461 hectare Uranium/Molybdenum property (Taser North), ~4,465 hectares REE Mehmet Property all of which are in the province of Quebec.
https://www.noblemineralexploration.com
Noble’s common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol ‘NOB’.
Cautionary Statement
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.
The foregoing information may contain forward-looking statements relating to the future performance of Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. Forward-looking statements, specifically those concerning future performance, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from the Company’s plans and expectations. These plans, expectations, risks and uncertainties are detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by the Company with the TSX Venture Exchange and securities regulators. Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. does not assume any obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Contacts
H. Vance White, President
Phone: 416-214-2250
Fax: 416-367-1954
Email: info@noblemineralexploration.com
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