TSXV: ARTG Capital-efficient, $1.44 billion expanded Phase 2 development of processing capacity to 21 Mtpa expected to be funded from operating cash flow Over 500,000 ounces of annual gold production expected for first 10 full years, transforming Blackwater into one of the three largest single gold mines in Canada Artemis Gold Inc. announces board approval for an expanded Phase 2 development of the Blackwater Mine located in central British Columbia. EP2 represents a significant addition to processing plant capacity from the previously announced Phase 1A project, which is currently in construction, growing from an expected 8 million tonnes per annum before the end of 2026 to 21 Mtpa before the end of 2028. Once EP2 is in production, the Blackwater Mine is expected to produce ...

Indications of higher-grade vertical structures shallower in system HIGHLIGHTS New assays infill northern end of Tunkillia S1 'Starter Pit' mineralisation with multiple shallow higher-grade intersections, and provide first 'S2' pit upgrade drilling results Tunkillia 'S1' and 'S2' pits modelled to produce $1.3 billion operating profit in the first 2.5 years of operations, paying back development 3x over in this time - new assays include: Hole ID Interval Including: TKB0339 8m @ 4.74 g/t Au from 41 metres 2m @ 9.85 g/t Au from 44 metres TKB0346 20m @ 2.06 g/t Au from 84 metres, and 5m @ 7.15 g/t Au from 109 metres 2m @ 9.15 g/t Au from 85 metres, and 3m @ 5.19 g/t Au from 90 metres 2m @ 14.2 g/t Au from 111 metres TKB0354 6m @ 4.46 g/t Au from 120 metres 1m @ 15.7 g/t Au from 122 metres TKB0...

Azincourt Energy Corp. , announces, further to its news release dated December 2, 2025, that in connection with the proposed non-brokered private placement , under the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption, of a minimum of 15,000,000 units and up to a maximum of 30,000,000 Units at a price of $0.05 per Unit for minimum gross proceeds of approximately $750,000 and up to a maximum gross proceeds of approximately $1,500,000, the Company intends to file an amended and restated offering document related to the Offering that will be accessible under the Company's profile at www.sedarplus.ca and on the Company's website at: https://www.azincourtenergy.com/. The Amended and Restated Offering Document will reflect the Amended Share Consolidation and revised proposed finder's fee terms tha...

Sirios Resources Inc. announces that all the resolutions that were presented at the annual meeting last Thursday December 11, 2025, were approved by the shareholders. Theses resolutions include the appointment of the directors and the auditors as well as the renewal of the Company's stock option plan. Shareholders re-elected Ms. Colinda Parent as well as Mr. Luc Cloutier, Dominique Doucet, Guy Le Bel and Robert Ménard to the Board of Directors, with an approval rating between 97.7% and 98.4%. More than 15.7% of the shareholders voted on the resolutions presented. Moreover, during the Board meeting, held after the market closed today, Mr. Frederic Sahyouni was re-appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company while Mr. Dominique Doucet and Ro...

Orezone Gold Corp. is pleased to announce that it has completed the first gold pour from the Company's new 2.5Mtpa hard rock expansion. Patrick Downey, President and CEO stated, "Commissioning of this plant is now complete, with mill throughput averaging 78% of nameplate capacity for the first 5 days of operations, resulting in first gold on December 15. I want to extend my sincere gratitude to all involved in the construction and commissioning of the Bomboré hard rock expansion. Their dedication, hard work and commitment to excellence have safely delivered the stage 1 expansion on time and on budget over a construction period of approximately 12 months. This is a commendable achievement, reflecting an industry-leading level of project delivery. Commercial production is expec...

Canadian Uranium Corp. , an exploration-focused company targeting high-potential uranium projects in the Athabasca Basin of Northern Saskatchewan, is pleased to announce the appointment of Edward Marlow as a Director. Mr. Marlow is a senior adviser to Energy Transition Partners Africa. He was most recently a senior board adviser to Mota-Engil, following employment as a managing director at Deutsche Bank responsible for lending activities across Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to this, he was, for seven years, the head of Sub-Saharan Africa for Credit Suisse Global Markets. Mr. Marlow also founded and was chairman and chief executive officer of African Potash PLC and was previously global head of coverage for principal investments at HSBC, having also founded and led HSBC's African ...

Northern Superior Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that it has obtained a final order from the Supreme Court of British Columbia approving the previously-announced statutory plan of arrangement under under Division 5 of Part 9 of the Business Corporations Act . The purpose of the Arrangement is to effect, among other things, the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company by IAMGOLD Corporation in exchange for a combination of 0.0991 of a common share of IAMGOLD and $0.19 in cash for each Company Share, and the distribution of all the common shares of ONGold Resources Ltd. currently held directly or indirectly by the Company to the shareholders of the Company , all in accordance with the terms of the arrangement agreement dated October 1...

Ur-Energy Inc. today announced the closing of its previously announced offering of $120 million aggregate principal amount of 4.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 in a private placement , which included the exercise in full by the initial purchasers of their option to purchase an additional US$20 million of notes. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. acted as sole book-running manager and capped call coordinator for the offering. B. Riley Securities, Inc. and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC acted as co-managers for the offering. Ur-Energy's CEO, Matt Gili, commented, "We are very pleased with the market's enthusiastic reception to this offering, which was oversubscribed and attracted participation from several well-known institutional investors who are new to Ur-Energy. The strong demand val...

KO Gold Inc. is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement of up to 12,000,000 units at a price of C$0.15 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to C$1,800,000. Each Unit will consist of one common share and one transferable common share purchase warrant . Each Warrant will entitle the holder to acquire one additional Share at a price of C$0.25 for a period of three years from the date of issuance. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Private Placement for general working capital purposes and to fund ongoing exploration and drilling programs in the Otago Gold District, New Zealand. The Company may close the Private Placement in tranches and anticipates closing the first tranche on or about January 8, 2026. Finder's fees in the form of cash and/or Warrants...

UPDATE ON PREDICTIVE ACQUISITION Perth, Western Australia/December 16, 2025/Perseus Mining Ltd. refers to the ASX announcement made by Predictive Discovery Ltd. that a revised Arrangement Agreement has been received from Robex Resources Inc. on 11 December 2025 and that this Revised Robex Merger has been determined by the Predictive Board as having matched Perseus's definitive binding offer announced on 3 December 2025 . As a result, Perseus's Proposal is no longer deemed a superior proposal as per the terms of the Arrangement Agreement between Robex and Predictive dated 5 October 2025. As such, the Perseus Proposal has been terminated. Perseus notes that under the Revised Robex Merger, Predictive shareholders' ownership in the combined Predictive a...

Hannan Metals Ltd. announces that the Company has closed the second and final tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement offering under the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption . Pursuant to the closing of the Second Tranche, the Company has issued 2,831,924 common shares at a price of $0.75 per Common Share for gross proceeds of C$2,123,943. When combined with the closing of the first tranche , announced by the Company on November 20, 2025, the Company has raised gross proceeds of C$9.1 million under the Offering. Michael Hudson, Chairman and CEO of Hannan Metals, stated: "We are pleased to have closed our financing and grateful to the shareholders who participated in the Offering. The strong support from both new and existing investors reflects confidenc...

The Rhodes Ridge Joint Venture has approved a $191 million feasibility study to progress development of the first phase of the Rhodes Ridge project, one of the world's best undeveloped iron ore deposits, in Western Australia's Pilbara. The feasibility study will assess development of an operation with initial annual production capacity of 40 to 50 million tonnes of iron ore. The joint venture partners intend to invest a further $146 million on exploration between 2026 and 2028 as part of ongoing study phases. The feasibility study is expected to conclude in 2029. Rio Tinto Iron Ore Chief Executive Matthew Holcz said: "In partnership with the Nyiyaparli Traditional Owners, we are working to develop Rhodes Ridge, which, given its size and quality, has the potential to underpin Rio Tinto's Pi...

Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. announces the results of the votes from its Annual General Meeting of stockholders held on December 11, 2025. There were 78,338,726 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting as of the record date of October 16, 2025, of which, 46,146,357 shares or 58.91 % voted. The stockholders elected the following seven individuals to Paramount's Board of Directors for a one-year term expiring at the 2026 AGM: Rudi Fronk, Rachel Goldman, John Carden, Christopher Reynolds, Eliseo Gonzalez-Urien, Pierre Pelletier and Samantha Espley. Detailed voting results of the election of directors were as follows: Name of Nominee For Withheld Percentage For Percentage Withheld Rudi Fronk 27,000,820 1,644,830 94.26 % 5.74 % Rachel Goldman 26,992,771 1,652,879 94.2...