Skeena Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement . Skeena issued a total of 1,258,709 flow-through common shares of the Company, issued at an average price of approximately C$8.53 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately C$10.7 million. The net proceeds of the Offering will be used to fund exploration activities on Skeena's projects in the Golden Triangle of British Columbia. The Placement is subject to the final approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange. No finder's fees will be paid in connection with this Placement. The Offered Shares have been offered, pursuant to the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption under National Instrument 45-106 in all Canadian provinces and territories, except Quebec ...

Canstar Resources is pleased to announce its intention to complete non-brokered private placement financings for total gross proceeds of up to $735,000, consisting of up to 10,000,000 hard dollar units of the Company at a price of $0.03 per Hard Dollar Unit, up to 8,000,000 charity flow-through units at a price of $0.0325 per FT Unit, and up to 5,000,000 of Critical Minerals Exploration Tax Credit charity flow-through units at a price of $0.035 per CMETC FT Unit. The Company reserves the right to increase the size of the Offering by up to 25%, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange . In addition, the Company announces management changes coinciding with the private placements, as well as the nomination of J. Paul Austin II...

VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 27, 2023 /CNW/ - The following issues have been halted by CIRO Company: Ranchero Gold Corp. TSX-Venture Symbol: RNCH All Issues: Yes Reason: Pending News Halt Time : 9:22 AM CIRO can make a decision to impose a temporary suspension of trading in a security of a publicly-listed company. Trading halts are implemented to ensure a fair and orderly market. CIRO is the national self-regulatory organization which oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada. SOURCE Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization - Halts/Resumptions Contact For further information about CIRO's trading halt policy, please see Trading Halts & Timely Disclosure at www.iiroc.ca under the Markets tab. Please note that CIRO staff cannot prov...

Ranchero Gold Corp. is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary Minera y Metalurgia Paika, S.A. de C.V. has entered into a letter of intent dated December 22, 2023 with Minas de Oro Nacional, S.A. de C.V. , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alamos Gold Inc. , for the proposed sale of Paika's interest in four mineral licenses comprising an area of 5,390 hectares, which represents approximately 24% of the surface area of the Company's Santa Daniela mineral property located in Sonora, Mexico, in consideration for the cash payment of US$2,550,000 and a conditional cash payment of US$2,500,000 . An initial tranche of the Cash Payment in the amount of US$658,000 was paid to Paika concurrently with the execution of the LOI to pay for outstanding fees and taxes on...

Quimbaya Gold Inc. is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of all the issued and outstanding shares of Explogold Ingenieria y Consultoria S.A.S., Minera Buey Aures S.A.S. and Soluciones Ambientales Del Nordeste S.A.S. by way of share purchase agreements among Remandes Corporation S.A. , the Company and the Companies . The purchase price payable by Quimbaya for all of the issued and outstanding Shares was satisfied by: the payment by Quimbaya to Remandes of a deposit in the amount of US$100,000 to be used by Remandes in accordance with an approved budget mutually agreed upon by the parties; and the issuance of 10,000,000 common shares in the share capital of Quimbaya to Remandes. The Tahami and Maitamac Projects The Tahami Project is loca...

Eric Sprott announces that, on December 23, 2023, 10,000,000 common share purchase warrants of Vulcan Minerals Inc., expired unexercised representing a decrease in holdings of approximately 9.5% of the outstanding common shares on a partially diluted basis since the date of the last early warning report. Prior to the expiry of these Warrants, Mr. Sprott beneficially owned 10,000,000 Shares and 10,000,000 Warrants representing approximately 7.8% of the outstanding Shares on a non-diluted basis and approximately 14.4% on a partially diluted basis assuming the exercise of such Warrants. As a result of the Warrant expiry, Mr. Sprott now beneficially owns 10,000,000 Shares representing approximately 7.8% of the outstanding Shares on a non-diluted basis. The Warrant expiry combined...

Highlights: 4,000 metre drill program on Awalé's Odienné now underway Awalé secured an additional USD 750,000 in joint venture funding from Newmont Corp. Final Drill results from Odienné's Summer Drill Program expected in early January Awalé Resources , is pleased to announce the commencement of a 4000-meter diamond drilling program at the Odienné joint venture project with Newmont. This is a continuation of the Awalé's strategy of exploring and developing high-grade gold and copper-gold deposits in the fertile Odienné region of Côte d'Ivoire. Additional Funding from Newmont Awalé Resources has secured an additional USD 750,000 in joint venture funding from Newmont Corp., elevating the 2023 exploration budget to USD 3.75 million. This increase in budget reflects New...

Elemental Altus Royalties Corp. announces that after more than sixteen years of combined service Steven Poulton, the Company's Executive Chairman has advised the Company of his intention to retire from the board effective January 01, 2024. Mr. Poulton was the former Chief Executive and co-founder in 2007 of Altus Strategies plc, which merged with Elemental Royalties in 2022 to form the Company. The board would like to thank Mr Poulton for his invaluable contributions during his tenure and commends him for his unwavering service and dedication, as well as his longstanding support as a shareholder. Following his retirement from the board Mr Poulton will continue to be available as an independent consultant to the Company. Steven Poulton, Executive Chairman commented: "With the ...

Standard Uranium Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has signed a definitive option agreement , dated December 20, 2023, with Mamba Exploration Limited , an arms-length company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. Pursuant to the Option Agreement, the Optionee has been granted an option to earn a 75% interest over three years in the 7,302-hectare Canary Project located in the eastern Athabasca Basin. The Option Agreement gives effect to the term sheet previously signed with Allora Resources Pty. Ltd., dated October 30, 2023, which was assigned to the Optionee. The Option is exercisable by the Optionee in three stages, summarized in Table 1. During the first stage, the Optionee can earn a fifty percent interest in the Canary Project by completing cash payments totalli...

Surge Copper Corp. is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement with Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centerra Gold Inc., to acquire a 100% interest in the Berg Property for total consideration of 21,221,165 common shares of Surge, resulting in TCM owning approximately 15% of Surge's outstanding common shares . The Purchase Agreement replaces an earlier December 2020 Option Agreement between Surge and TCM which allowed Surge to earn a 70% interest in the Berg Property by spending C$8 million over five years and issuing to TCM C$5 million in common shares of the Company. Leif Nilsson, Chief Executive Officer, commented: "We are very pleased to be consolidating a 100% interest in the Berg Property,...

Gowest Adds New Member to Board of Directors Gowest Gold Ltd. is pleased to report that it has completed its previously announced 5,000-metre Phase 1 surface diamond drill program, and has entered into a loan agreement for an aggregate principal amount of up to $10,000,000 to fund additional exploration at its North Timmins Gold Project . The additional exploration will be focused on the Corporation's 100% owned Bradshaw Gold Mine . This newly funded program is part of a larger planned program aimed at expanding the mineable resource at Bradshaw, as well as to further test other parts of the Corporation's NTGP area where notable gold has also previously been intercepted . Loan Agreement On December 22, 2023, the Corporation entered into a loan agreement with Greenwater Invest...

Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp. is pleased to announce the closing of its previously announced non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $1,462,100 . In connection with the Offering, the Company issued 4,873,667 flow-through shares at $0.30 per FT Share. The FT Shares issued under the Offering have a hold period expiring on April 28, 2024. The gross proceeds from the sale of FT Shares will be used for Canadian Exploration Expenses ) which qualify as a "flow-through critical mineral mining expenditure" for purposes of the Tax Act related to the exploration program of the Company to be conducted on the Company's properties located in Saskatchewan. The Company will renounce such Canadian Exploration Expenses with an effective date of no later than December 31, 2023....

Xplore Resources Corp. is pleased to announce the entering into of option agreements with arms' length parties to acquire a 100% interest in five additional prospective lithium properties in the Root project area in northwest Ontario . The new properties expand the Company's land position in Ontario by 11,000 ha, for a total of 18,800 ha. Acquisition Highlights The Root North and Root Falls Properties are comprised of 14 unpatented mineral claims and expand the land position at the Surge Project by 2,600 ha. The Cathy Creek Property is comprised of six unpatented mineral claims totaling 2,600 ha. The property is underlain by metasediments and is located 1.5 km from the boundary of the Rooth South Pluton, a peraluminous S-type fertile granite. The Raggy Creek and Aerial Lake P...