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FridaySep 26, 2025 10:00 am

Gold Rides on Rate Cut, Inflation Fears to Reach New Record High

At the start of this week, the price of gold surged to a new high driven by increasing expectations of further reductions in U.S. rates of interest and growing geopolitical tensions. Gold futures hit $3,787.80 an ounce while the metal’s spot price increased to $3,750.45 a troy ounce. During periods of uncertainty, investors often turn to precious metals like gold as safe haven assets due to their historical ability to preserve value and hedge against market volatility and inflation. Given the current environment, what with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Israel’s sustained assault on Gaza and mounting inflationary concerns, it comes…

FridaySep 26, 2025 9:00 am

Strategic Mill Is Set To Be Near-term Revenue Driver for LaFleur Minerals Inc. (CSE: LFLR) (OTCQB: LFLRF) in Canada’s Leading Gold Producing Greenstone Belt

LaFleur Minerals is a Canadian gold explorer and near-term producer with a fully owned mill onsite at its Quebec Abitibi Belt Project The company recognizes that the uniquely located Beacon Gold Mill represents a much-needed resource for neighboring mining projects who have already expressed an interest in custom milling agreements LaFleur expects to have the mill restarted in early 2026 following completion of a few basic upgrades LaFleur also anticipates using the mill operation for its own production as anticipated mining for mineralized material gets under way at the company’s Swanson Gold Project The assets held by gold exploration and…

ThursdaySep 25, 2025 12:00 pm

Lahontan Gold Corp. (TSX.V: LG) (OTCQB: LGCXF): Drilling Success and Warrant Acceleration Strengthen Development Trajectory

Phase One drilling at Santa Fe delivers shallow oxide intercepts including 89.9 meters grading 0.23 g/t Au at York and 39.6 meters grading 0.30 g/t Au at Slab Second high-grade York zone discovered 18.3 meters grading 0.73 g/t Au, including 12.2 meters at 1.0 g/t Au, confirming new structural controls Warrant acceleration could provide $1.7 million in proceeds, reinforcing Lahontan’s ability to fund ongoing exploration and development The gold development sector continues to walk a fine line between exploration success and financial strength. Investors look for companies that can expand resources while maintaining the capital to move projects toward production.…

ThursdaySep 25, 2025 9:00 am

Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (NYSE American: PLG) (TSX: PTM) Eyes Strategic Opportunity Amid Growing Defense Demand

The defense sector is emerging as a driver of platinum and palladium demand. Platinum Group Metals Ltd. is focused on the development of the world-class platinum group metal Waterberg deposit in South Africa. Platinum and palladium are quietly becoming important to modern defense technology. From hydrogen fuel cells in armored vehicles to high-performance electronics in advanced aircraft, militaries worldwide are turning to these critical metals to power the next generation of strategic systems. Platinum Group Metals (NYSE American: PLG) (TSX: PTM) is well positioned to benefit from this trend, advancing the high-quality Waterberg Project that promises a reliable supply of platinum, palladium…

ThursdaySep 25, 2025 9:00 am

Why Thieves Target Catalytic Converters, and How to Protect Your Car

A catalytic converter is a device found in car exhaust systems, designed to prevent toxic pollutants from being emitted to the environment. This device works by converting these harmful pollutants into safer by-products like nitrogen, carbon dioxide and water vapor. Its structure is coated with platinum group metals that act as catalysts which trigger chemical reactions that help transform the pollutants into less harmful substances. These metals are preferred because they can resist chemical reactions which damage cars like rust. The metals in question are rhodium, palladium and platinum. Rhodium focuses on catalyzing reactions with nitrogen oxides while palladium and…

WednesdaySep 24, 2025 10:30 am

Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSX.V: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) Positions Western REE Supply Chain with RapidSX Edge

Russia President Vladimir Putin has instructed his government to deliver a comprehensive rare earth development program this year. U.S. policy is moving in similar but differently aligned ways. Ucore’s RapidSX advanced separation technology designed to reduce many of the bottlenecks in rare earth element processing. When superpowers move, supply chains shift. Earlier this month, Russia’s issued a directive ordering a government plan by November 2025 to ramp up its rare earth metals development (https://ibn.fm/j6HDZ); the announcement signals both urgency and a geopolitical push to control critical mineral resources. Ucore Rare Metals (TSX.V: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF), meanwhile, has been quietly advancing…

WednesdaySep 24, 2025 9:00 am

Nicola Mining Inc. (TSX.V: NIM) (OTCQB: HUSIF) Gains Visibility Among Global Investors at Elite Beaver Creek Event

The Beaver Creek Summit is widely considered one of the world’s premier independent investment forums for precious metals. Nicola Mining’s participation at Beaver Creek comes at a pivotal moment for the company. Presenting at Beaver Creek was an opportunity for Nicola to engage directly with potential partners, financiers and industry peers. For junior mining companies, few stages are more prestigious than the Precious Metals Summit in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Earlier this month, Nicola Mining (TSX.V: NIM) (OTCQB: HUSIF) joined a hand-picked group of explorers, developers and producers invited to the 2025 event, a recognition of the company’s growing profile as an emerging…

TuesdaySep 23, 2025 10:00 am

IEA Flags Energy Security Risk as Production Drops at Existing Oil, Gas Fields

A new report released by the International Energy Agency shows that if current oil production levels aren’t maintained, the world could face heightened energy security risks. The agency determined that the rate at which outputs of oil and gas fields were reducing over time had substantially quickened around the globe. It argues that this is primarily because of increased reliance on shale formations and deep-sea oilfields, suggesting that producers will have to work significantly harder to keep production at present levels. These developments come as the dialogue concerning the future of oil and gas frequently emphasizes consumption patterns, while the…

TuesdaySep 23, 2025 9:00 am

Nicola Mining Inc. (TSX.V: NIM) (OTCQB: HUSIF) CEO Highlights ‘Path Forward’ as Company Sees Cash Flow, Builds Growth Momentum

Nicola Mining is transitioning from an exploration-heavy company into a true operator with real cash flow. The company’s Merritt Mill and tailings facility is a fully permitted and strategically located processing plant in British Columbia. Beyond milling, Nicola’s exploration portfolio adds depth to its growth trajectory. Amid rising demand for gold, silver and copper, one company in British Columbia is carving out a unique position by combining cash-generating operations with long-term growth potential. During a recent Ellis Martin Report and Money Talk Radio episode (https://ibn.fm/hyMd7), Nicola Mining CEO Peter Espig explained how the company’s fully permitted Merritt Mill and unique…

FridaySep 19, 2025 11:15 am

Trilogy Metals Inc. (NYSE American: TMQ) (TSX: TMQ) Poised to Gain from Alaska Land, Road Policy Shifts

H.J. Res. 106 is designed to overturn the Central Yukon Resource Management Plan (“RMP”), a plan that has locked up 13 million acres of public land in Alaska The Ambler Access Project is a proposed 211-mile, industrial-use-only road that would connect Trilogy Metals’ Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects to the Dalton Highway These key policy moves to reverse land restrictions and advance the Ambler Road permit mark major inflection points for Trilogy Metals A wave of policy changes at the federal level has delivered two major developments that could unlock value for Trilogy Metals (NYSE American: TMQ) (TSX: TMQ). First, the U.S.…

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