First Production Milestone Under New Ownership as Team Executes Seamless Operational Transition Hemlo Mining Corp. , a new mid-tier Canadian gold producer, is pleased to announce the successful completion of its first gold pour at the Hemlo Gold Mine since acquiring the operation from Barrick Mining Corp. on November 26, 2025. The inaugural pour produced approximately 6,704 ounces of gold, representing one of Hemlo's largest single pours this year and underscoring the continuity and resilience of mining and processing operations through the ownership transition. Plant performance, throughput, and metallurgical recoveries remain fully aligned with the Company's operating plan. Jason Kosec, President and CEO of Hemlo Mining Corp., stated: "The first gold pour under ...

HIGHLIGHTS: Restart of mining operations at San Agustin Mining the reserve will produce 45,000 ounces at an AISC of $1,990/GEO providing a margin of over $2,300/oz at current spot gold prices Oxide targets drilling program underway with 37 holes completed and submitted for analysis Heliostar Metals Ltd. is pleased to announce that mining, crushing and conveying and stacking of ore onto the leach pad at San Agustin has recommenced. Heliostar CEO, Charles Funk, commented, "Restarting mining at San Agustin is a significant milestone for Heliostar. It delivers on our guidance of a Q4, 2025 restart issued at the beginning of the year and sets the Company up for a large increase in consolidated gold production in 2026. Mining the current reserve will produce 45,000 ounces of gold e...

Goliath Resources Ltd. is pleased to report Rob McEwen a cornerstone strategic investor has increased his direct ownership by exercising all of his warrants for total proceeds of $1,214,285. This exercise takes Rob's direct ownership to 4,445,142 common shares of the Company representing 2.6% of the total issued and outstanding shares. McEwen Inc. an additional cornerstone strategic investor holds 5,181,347 common shares in Goliath plus 2,590,673 warrants. These warrants have a strike price of $2.50 expiring March 10, 2026 representing $6,476,683 and if exercised, McEwen Inc. would own directly 7,772,020 of the Company or ~4.5%. Roger Rosmus, Founder and CEO of Goliath, states: "We want to thank the continued support of all our cornerstone strategic and long term investors, s...

Nexus Uranium Corp. announces that the U.S. Forest Service has confirmed that public scoping for the Chord Uranium Project's federal lands component in Fall River County, South Dakota, will commence in mid-January 2026. The scoping confirmation marks the next major step in a permitting process that has achieved several key milestones since late 2024. The Company, through its subsidiary Clean Nuclear Energy Corp., has now advanced through Plan of Operations acceptance, execution of a Memorandum of Understanding with the USFS, completion of pre-scoping consultations, and preparation of specialist technical reports-positioning the project to enter the formal National Environmental Policy Act public review phase. "This confirmation from the USFS represents meaningful progress," s...

Primary Hydrogen Corp. is pleased to provide an update on ongoing permitting activities at the Wicheeda North REE project in British Columbia and to announce a corporate change. Permitting Update The Company submitted its Notice of Work application for Wicheeda North on August 1, 2025. The application is currently progressing through the consultation process with First Nations as required under British Columbia permitting regulations. Based on current ministry timelines and processing backlogs, the Company anticipates that the consultation and permitting process will be completed in early Q1 2026. Upon receipt of all necessary approvals, the Company intends to engage drilling contractors to plan and execute a maiden drill program at the project. "Wicheeda North represents an ...

Kirkland Lake Discoveries is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement dated December 16, 2025 with Orecap Invest Corp. providing for the acquisition of the Mirado Gold Project, a 2,500-hectare property hosting an inferred historical resource of 10.6 Mt at 1.29 g/t for ~442,000 oz Au with strong opportunities for near-resource expansion and regional discovery. Transaction Highlights ~442,000 oz of historical ounces added to the KLDC portfolio Very limited exploration below 150 m at past-producing Mirado Mine Untested IP anomaly suggests potential of mineralization at depth High-grade historical surface samples highlight regional exploration upside All-share transaction preserves capital for continued exploration at KL West Located approximately 15 km...

Orecap to acquire 19.9% of Kirkland Lake Discoveries Corp. as consideration for 100% of Mirado Gold Project in Kirkland Lake Ontario. KLDC is the largest landholder in the Kirkland Lake Ontario Region. Transaction adds to Orecap's growing equity portfolio of high-quality exploration companies. KLDC expected to Issue approximately 40 million Shares in Transaction Valued at $11.4 million, Representing a Material Portion of Orecap's Market Capitalization. Orecap Invest Corp‎. is pleased to announce that it has entered into an arm's length definitive agreement with Kirkland Lake Discoveries Corp. to sell its 100%-owned Mirado property , located 35km southeast of Kirkland Lake, Ontario for 19.9% ownership of KLDC . "We are very pleased with this transaction, which reflects Orec...

NYSE: VZLA TSX: VZLA Vizsla Silver Corp. is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire from Minera Fresnillo S.A. de C.V., a subsidiary of Fresnillo Plc ten claims comprising 2,378 Ha along the highly prospective Panuco - San Dimas corridor. Seven of these claims comprising 1,734 Ha are strategic and occur adjacent to the Panuco project , covering prospective areas or potential extensions to veins with known mineralization. Highlights Property package comprised of 2,378 Ha in the highly prospective Panuco - San Dimas corridor. Strategic Claims comprised of 1,734 Ha covering highly prospective areas or potential vein extensions. The Claims contain various prospective areas or potential extensions to veins with known mineralization. Vizsl...

High grade drilling results strengthen confidence in significant resource growth and mine life extension Orla Mining Ltd. is pleased to provide an update on continued exploration success at the Musselwhite Mine, with drilling confirming high grade gold mineralization extends two kilometers beyond current underground operations. Since the October 6 update, announcing initial discovery of the mine trend extension, the Company's aggressive, multifaceted drilling campaign has delivered consistent high-grade results across all priority zones, strengthening confidence in significant resource growth potential and extended mine life. New Exploration Highlights: Continued Mine Trend Extensions Confirmation: Significant gold mineralization intersected two kilometres down plunge of curr...

Strengthening the Technical Team as Goldfields Advances Toward Pre-Feasibility Fortune Bay Corp. is pleased to announce the appointment of Ronald Halas, P.Eng., as Senior Mining Advisor for its Goldfields Gold Project in Saskatchewan, and to provide an update on recent exploration and development activities at Goldfields. Highlights: Senior Mining Advisor Appointment - Ron Halas, P.Eng. brings over 35 years of global gold mining experience, including most recently as Chief Operating Officer of Lumina Gold Corp., where he led feasibility-level advancement of the Cangrejos gold-copper project prior to its acquisition by CMOC Group in 2025. Exploration Drilling Underway - Exploration drilling is advancing at the Box deposit, with 1,125 metres completed in late 2025. Drilling is ...

Results Position Lac Tetepisca for a Mineral Resource Update and Next-Phase Metallurgical Advancement Focus Graphite Inc. , a leading developer of high-grade flake graphite deposits and innovator of next-generation lithium-ion battery technology, reports the final assay results from its 2022 exploration and definition drilling program at the Company's 100%-owned Lac Tetepisca Graphite Project . Today's disclosure includes results from the remaining twenty-two drill holes on the West Limb, along with complementary results from six previously disclosed holes in the Southwest extension of the Manicouagan-Ouest Graphitic Corridor flake graphite deposit. These results extend the drilled strike length of mineralization to approximately eight kilometers along a folded structure. All assay results...

Questcorp Mining Inc. announces that has closed its non-brokered private placement of flow-through units . In connection with closing, the Company has issued 6,023,077 FT Units, at a price of $0.13 per FT Unit, for gross proceeds of up to $783,000. Each FT Unit consists of one common share of the Company, issued as a flow-through share within the meaning of the Income Tax Act , and one-half-of-one share purchase warrant . Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase an additional common share of the Company at a price of $0.20 until December 17, 2027. The Company anticipates the proceeds from the Offering will be used to conduct exploration of the Company's North Island Copper Property, located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. In connection with closing, the Company pai...

iMetal Resources Inc. announces that has closed its non-brokered private placement of flow-through units . In connection with closing, the Company has issued 4,160,777 FT Units, at a price of $0.13 per FT Unit, for gross proceeds of up to $540,901. Each FT Unit consists of one common share of the Company, issued as a flow-through share within the meaning of the Income Tax Act , and one-half-of-one share purchase warrant . Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase an additional common share of the Company at a price of $0.20 until December 17, 2027. The Company anticipates the proceeds from the Offering will be used to conduct exploration of the Company's Gowganda West Property, located in the Shining Tree Camp of the Abitibi Greenstone Gold Belt within Ontario. In connectio...