Niobay Metals Inc. is pleased to announce the execution of a definitive option agreement , with Vior Inc. to acquire an 80% undivided interest in Vior's Foothills Project , with strong potential for the discovery of critical and strategic metals. The Foothills Project is located north of St. Urbain, 100km north of Québec City and 90km south of Saguenay , Québec. The Project covers an area of approximately 285km2 and is comprised of 5 separate claims blocks. It covers most of the contact of the intrusive zone known as the St. Urbain anorthosite. This zone has demonstrated the presence of rutile-ilmenite with results up to 57% of titanium dioxide , as well as apatite . Of 139 outcrop samples collected, 67 contain P2O5 values of 4.0 to 6.3%, and boulder samples reveal some histo...

Hut 8 Corp. , today announced that Asher Genoot, President and a member of the Hut 8 Board of Directors, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Genoot succeeds Jaime Leverton, who departs from Hut 8 as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. The Hut 8 Board of Directors has determined, following the completion of the Company's merger of equals, the time was right to set a new strategic direction for the Company and that a transition of leadership was appropriate. "The merger of equals of Hut 8 and US Bitcoin Corp was a transformational moment for both companies," said Bill Tai, Chairman of the Board of Hut 8. "Hut 8 is now at a pivotal inflection point, and we believe that Asher is uniquely qualified to accelerate our path to market leadership. There...

Surge Copper Corp. is pleased to announce exploration results from 2023 surface work on the Berg Property in west-central British Columbia. Highlights 3149 soil samples and 87 rock chip and grab samples were collected and analysed as part of the 2023 Berg exploration program Two priority exploration targets with porphyry copper potential are highlighted A large exploration target immediately adjacent to the Berg deposit has been identified and termed the SW Berg Target. This target contains a similar geophysical and geologic expression as the Berg deposit, contains leached and iron oxide stained surface exposures, and is partially outlined by a 600 metre by 300 metre copper in soil anomaly. Given its location and large geophysical and geochemical expression the SW Berg Target...

Imperial Mining Group Ltd. is pleased to announce that shareholders approved a Company name change to "Scandium Canada Ltd." at the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders held on February 6, 2024. The Name Change and rebrand was proposed as part of the Company's efforts to position itself as a leader in the scandium and strategic minerals sector. "We want Scandium Canada to be the first company people think of when they think of scandium and technology metals," said Guy Bourassa, CEO. "This Name Change supports our corporate objectives of positioning the Company as a leader in the strategic minerals sector." As part of the Name Change, the Company has released a new logo and will launch a new Company we...

Grid Battery Metals announces its plans to explore for the upcoming 2024 mineral exploration season in Nevada. Tim Fernback, Grid President & CEO states "Now that our team has completed the recent site visit of Clayton Valley Lithium Project in Nevada, we have a clearer understanding of what Grid needs to accomplish for the 2024 mineral exploration season. We are excited to offer a summary of what our team has determined as next steps for each of our three lithium property prospects in Nevada." Texas Spring Lithium Property Our team recently completed the Phase 1 exploration of the Texas Springs Property in fall 2023 which included both a CSAMT geophysical survey and a detailed soil sampling on a 50 m X 100 m spacing. Results were impres...

Altamira Gold Corp. , is pleased to announce the results of initial column leach tests on mineralized drill core from the Maria Bonita gold discovery. Highlights: Column leach metallurgical tests of a composite drill core sample of mineralized saprolite material from the Maria Bonita gold discovery at Cajueiro, returned an excellent gold recovery of 88% for a feed size of 100% passing 9.5mm The Maria Bonita bedrock or primary mineralization has a broad halo of oxidised saprolite material containing gold associated with the intrusive-hosted and disseminated bedrock mineralization. A coherent, gold-mineralized saprolite zone, defined by a 0.4g/t gold-in-soil contour, extends over an area of approximately 320m by 270m To date, both diamond and auger drilling define the thickness ...

Badlands Resources announces that it has arranged a private placement of up to 4,000,000 units at an issue price of $0.50 per Unit for total gross proceeds of up to $2,000,000. Each Unit will consist of one common share of the Company and one non-transferable share purchase warrant, with each Warrant exercisable to acquire one additional Share at a price of $0.75 for a period of two years from the date of issue, provided that, after the expiry of all regulatory hold periods on the Warrants, if the Company's Shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange at a price of $1.25 or more for five consecutive trading days at any time, then the Warrants will expire, subject to the Company's discretion, on the earlier of the expiry date and 4:30 p.m. on the date that is 30 calendar days after the date that the Company provides notice to the holders of the Warrants that the Acceleration Event has occurred.

Laurion Mineral Exploration is pleased to announce that it has published its Environmental, Social and Governance report for 2023. LAURION's chief priority remains maximizing shareholder value while simultaneously embracing and considering the principles and best practices of ESG issues. A large portion of the Corporation's focus in this regard falls within the ambit of its mineral exploration activities and more specifically, advancing its flagship Ishkoday Project. The Corporation is of the view that it is becoming increasingly important for junior exploration companies - especially those that are publicly traded - to clearly document and report all critical activities to ensure that all stakeholders and communities are informed on these key ESG metrics. LAURION acknow...

"SANTA ANNA" The following assays were previously reported by Kermode on December 5, 2023. The samples were taken from approximately thirteen areas of interest as part of an ongoing sampling program that commenced in August, 2023. Kermode previously published pictures of these samples and videos showing the exploration field work done to collect these samples and others. Further information about all rock samples is provided below. Further information about all rock samples is provided below. Further information about all rock samples is provided below. Rock Sample Details for BLACK PANTHER Property Sample Number Location EASTING NORTHING Type Details K487273 Near Panther Minfile Area 381383 5438534 2.0 m 7m area with veins up to 10cm and pods of pyrite up to 50cm. Mineralization is semi-m...

Kirkland Lake Discoveries is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at the annual 2024 Prospectors & Development Association of Canada convention at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre . The Company invites PDAC attendees to visit its booth #3326 in the Investors Exchange, South Building. The in-person event will be held from Sunday, March 3 to Wednesday, March 6, 2024. In advance of exhibiting at PDAC 2024, the Company has engaged The Northern Miner Group to complete a series of activities - i.e. articles, an interview Kirkland Lake CEO Danièle Spethmann, and CEO 'Spotlight' podcast - aimed at raising the Company's profile. TNM is part of The Northern Miner Group, a leading group of mining media brands held by EarthLabs In...

Provenance Gold Corp. is pleased to report the results of its recent metallurgical testing program of bulk samples from the Eldorado Project. Highlights FLSmidth Dawson Metallurgical Testing Laboratories , a well-recognized flotation testing and flowsheet designer, tested seven bulk samples collected from Provenance's recent RC drilling program . Much of the Eldorado deposit is unoxidized. These results suggest that gold recoveries will be excellent even in the unoxidized portion and that much of the gold at Eldorado could be recovered without the use of cyanide. An overall average of 88.1% of the gold in the unoxidized sulfide samples was recovered by gravity concentration followed by bulk sulfide flotation of the gravity tailings. The 46.1 % recovery in ED01 is due to oxida...

First Majestic Silver Corp. is pleased to announce positive drilling results from its 2023 exploration programs at San Dimas, Santa Elena, and Jerritt Canyon. The drilling programs were designed to test new silver and gold mineral targets, increase Mineral Resources and convert Mineral Resources to Mineral Reserves. "We are very encouraged with the exploration results that have been achieved throughout 2023," stated Keith Neumeyer, President & CEO of First Majestic. "The recent drilling has accomplished multiple goals from highlighting new geologically prospective areas to expanding and further defining known silver and gold mineralization. These results provide the basis for First Majestic's year-end update of Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimates expected to be rele...

West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. is pleased to report drill results from its 100% owned Madsen Mine located in the Red Lake Gold District of Northwestern Ontario. This round of drill results from the Madsen Mine were all drilled from underground on the North Austin Zone, which represents a new area of high-grade mineralization extending the current Madsen resource to the northeast. This program was designed for expanding the North Austin zone to follow-up on the initial results previously announced in November, 2023 . Notably, hole MM24X-03-5195-006 intercepted 8.12 g/t Au over 2m, suggesting vertical continuity of almost two full mine levels, or approximately 50m, below any workings at the East Portal. Additionally, holes MM24X-03-5195-001, -003 and -004 all intercepted...