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Rwandan awarded for saving grey crowned cranes

White wings flashing overhead in the sunlight, conservationist Olivier Nsengimana points out Rwanda's grey crowned cranes, migratory birds that have made an extraordinary comeback in the Great Lakes region.

William and Kate release romantic image on low-key anniversary

Prince William and his wife Catherine marked their 14th anniversary by releasing a romantic photograph of themselves on the Scottish island of Mull, as the princess continues her cancer recovery.

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Zeus North America Mining Corp. Defines Significant Chargeability Anomaly at the Cuddy Mountain Copper-Moly-Silver Project, Idaho

Chargeability anomaly over the mapped volcanic rocks near the valley floor interpreted to be sub-cropping exposure of the Seven Devils Volcanics, host rock of the Leviathan discovery

Northern Dynasty: President Trump Signs Executive Order to Increase America’s Mineral Production

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 24, 2025 / Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (TSX:NDM)(NYSE American:NAK) ("Northern Dynasty" or the "Company") and its 100%-owned U.S.-based subsidiary Pebble Limited Partnership ("Pebble Partnership" or "PLP") provides commentary on the executive order issued by President Donald Trump on March 20, 2025, titled "Immediate Measures to Increase America's Mineral Production."

Alaska Energy Metals Hails US Presidential Executive Order on Domestic Critical Mineral Mining and Implications for the Nikolai Nickel Project, Alaska, USA

HIGHLIGHTSThe Executive Order issued on March 20, 2025 entitled Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production contains numerous positive implications for Alaska Energy Metals Corporation and the US mining industry broadly. AEMC hails this positive policy statement by President Trump and believes now more than ever that its application for grant funding through the US Department of Defense, Defense Production Act is timely and well positioned. The main points of the Executive Order include:The US Department of Defense will utilize the Defense Production Act to boost investment in domestic mineral production.The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation will use Defense Production Act funds to finance domestic mineral projects.The Export-Import Bank will provide financing to secure raw materials for domestic mineral processing.Adds copper and gold to the list of critical and strategic minerals.Department of Defense will facilitate buyer agreements for minerals and expedite procurement.The order directs agencies to achieve expediting permitting and approvals.Alaska Energy Metals Corporation has recently documented that its Nikolai project hosts the largest known nickel resource in the United States and now contains seven metals on the US Department of Defense critical and strategic metals list.

Pulsar Helium Announces Project Finance Facility and Closing of Final Tranche of Private Placement

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN, INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN OR THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA OR TO BE TRANSMITTED, DISTRIBUTED TO, OR SENT BY, ANY NATIONAL OR RESIDENT OR CITIZEN OF ANY SUCH COUNTRIES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION MAY CONTRAVENE LOCAL SECURITIES LAWS OR REGULATIONS.

SolGold PLC - Jiangxi Copper Investment Conditions Satisfied

BISHOPSGATE, LONDON / ACCESS Newswire / March 24, 2025 / SolGold plc (LSE:SOLG)(TSX:SOLG) is pleased to announce that further to the announcement on 12 March 2025, the conditions for the transaction for SolGold Canada Inc. to sell 157,141,000 ordinary shares of SolGold ("Owned Shares") at a price of US$0.115 per Owned Share, raising gross proceeds of US$18,071,215 (the "Investment"), to Jiangxi Copper (Hong Kong) Investment Company Limited ("JCCHK"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jiangxi Copper Company Limited ("JCC", andtogether with JCCHK, "Jiangxi") have been satisfied. It is expected that settlement of the transaction will occur on 26 March 2025.

Stillwater Critical Minerals Welcomes Executive Order to Prioritize and Accelerate Domestic Mining and Mineral Production in the United States of America

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 24, 2025 / Stillwater Critical Minerals Corp. (TSX.V:PGE)(OTCQB:PGEZF)(FSE:J0G) (the "Company" or "Stillwater") applauds the Executive Order signed by United States President Donald J. Trump on March 20, 2025, titled "Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production".

Pope returns home from hospital, thanks faithful

Pope Francis was discharged from hospital Sunday after more than five weeks being treated for pneumonia, waving to cheering crowds and thanking everyone for their support.

Tired-looking pope leaves hospital, thanks faithful

Pope Francis was discharged from hospital Sunday after more than five weeks being treated for pneumonia, waving to crowds gathered and thanking everyone for their support before heading for home.

Trump suggests Tesla vandals be jailed in El Salvador

President Donald Trump suggested Friday that people who vandalize Tesla property -- the car brand owned by his billionaire ally Elon Musk -- could be deported to prisons in El Salvador.

Zentek Announces Results of Canada Revenue Agency Audit

GUELPH, ON / ACCESS Newswire / March 21, 2025 / Zentek Ltd. ("Zentek" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:ZTEK)(TSXV:ZEN), announces that the Canada Revenue Agency ("CRA") has completed an audit (the "Audit") on January 14, 2025 of the Company's 2018 and 2019 renunciation of Canadian exploration expenses ("CEE") in favour of subscribers of the private placements of flow-through common shares which closed on December 21, 2018 and December 20, 2019 (the "Flow-Through Financings") for aggregate gross proceeds of $4,210,000.

CoTec Notices Executive Order "Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production" in the United States

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / March 21, 2025 / CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSXV:CTH)(OTCQB:CTHCF) ("CoTec") is pleased to notice President Trump's Presidential Executive Order "Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production in the United States."[i] The Executive Order directs government agencies to immediate action to facilitate domestic mineral production to the maximum extent possible. CoTec's U.S. based technology and asset portfolio targets supplying the United States with critical minerals and this Executive Order will potentially provide further support to CoTec's U.S. based interests.

Trump Unlocks New Investments into U.S. Critical Minerals Projects, Says NioCorp

Critical Minerals Executive Order Expected to Accelerate Critical Minerals Mining and Processing in the U.S.Action is Aimed at Reducing U.S. Dependence on BRICS Countries and Other Foreign Producers for Defense Critical MineralsTrump's "Whole of Government" Approach to Re-Shoring Supply Chains Is Expected to Unlock Significant New Institutional Investment

CANEX Metals Receives Unsolicited Consolidation Proposal

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / March 21, 2025 / CANEX Metals Inc. ("CANEX" or the "Company") has been informed that Mayfair Acquisition Corp. ("Mayfair") (TSX.V:MFA.P), a Canadian based capital pool company, intends to make an unsolicited offer to acquire all the shares of CANEX and all of the shares of Gold Basin Resources ("Gold Basin") (TSX.V:GXX) in an all share transaction. The offer intends to combine the Arizona gold assets of both CANEX and Gold Basin into a company sponsored by the Discovery Group.

Western Alaska Minerals Announces Closing of Loan Transaction

TUCSON, AZ / ACCESS Newswire / March 21, 2025 / Western Alaska Minerals Corp. (the "Company" or "WAM") (TSXV:WAM) announces that, further to its news release dated March 12, 2025, it has completed an unsecured loan transaction with certain lenders to the Company (the "Lenders"), pursuant to which the Company has issued promissory notes ("Notes") in the aggregate principal amount of US$1,200,000 (collectively, the "Loan"). The Loan will mature after 36 months and bear interest at rate of 10% per annum. The Loan will be repayable by the Company after 12 months.

Insults and acceptance: being trans in rural France

Valerie Montchalin found out who her friends were when she transitioned to being a transgender woman in her village high in the Massif Central of central France.

Discovery Lithium Inc. Announces Results of the 2024 Fall Exploration Program in Eeyou Istchee James Bay Region and Identification of LCT Pegmatite Geochemical Signature on Cirrus East and Bruce Lake Properties

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 20, 2025 / Discovery Lithium Inc. ("Discovery" or the "Company") (CSE:DCLI)(OTCQB:DCLIF)(FRA:Q3Q0)(WKN:A3EFKA), a Canadian exploration company advancing domestic energy freedom through regional lithium discovery, is pleased to announce the results of its 2024 Fall exploration program on its properties in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region. These eight properties (Figure 1), acquired earlier in 2024 (see press releases dated June 6 and August 14, 2024), were targeted for their lithium-cesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatite potential.

North Shore Uranium Signs Exploration Agreement with the English River First Nation

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 20, 2025 / North Shore Uranium Ltd. (TSXV:NSU) ("North Shore" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has executed an exploration agreement with the English River First Nation ("ERFN") in Saskatchewan ("the Agreement"). The Agreement outlines a number of areas of collaboration between the ERFN and the Company at its Falcon property ("Falcon" or the "Property") at the eastern margin of the Athabasca Basin in northern Saskatchewan.

Independent Report Confirms Uranium Discovery and Expansion Potential at Angilak - Highlights 31 KM Rib-Nine Iron Trend With Grades up to 30.3% U3O8 & Mushroom Lake With Grades of up to 47.8% U3O8 in Outcrops

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NioCorp Reports Voting Results from the Election of Directors at its Annual General Meeting

CENTENNIAL, CO / ACCESS Newswire / March 20, 2025 / NioCorp Developments Ltd. ("NioCorp" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:NB) announced the details of the voting results from the election of directors at its Annual General Meeting (the "AGM"), held on March 20, 2025 in Denver, CO.

PPX Mining Announces Private Placement For Up To C$765,000

NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OR THROUGH U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES

Rio Grande Resources Receives Approval to Begin Trading on the OTC Markets in the United States

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 20, 2025 / Rio Grande Resources Ltd. (CSE:RGR)(OTC:RGRFL) ("Rio Grande" or "RIO" the "Company"), an emerging North American gold and silver exploration company, today announced that its common shares have received approval to be cross listed on the OTC Pink Market in the United States under the symbol RGRFL, effective as of March 19, 2025. The Company's common shares will continue to trade on the Canadian Securities Exchange ("CSE") under the symbol "RGR".

Pegasus Resources Inc. Enters Purchase and Sale Agreement with Ashley Gold Corp. for Icefield Property

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 20, 2025 / Pegasus Resources Inc. (TSX-V:PEGA)(Frankfurt:0QS0)(OTC Pink Sheet:SLTFF) (the "Company" or "Pegasus") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement (the "Agreement") with Ashley Gold Corp. ("Ashley Gold") for the sale of the Icefield Property, located in British Columbia (the "Property"). This Agreement was signed on March 19, 2025, and no finders fees are associated with the transaction.

Battery X Metals Announces Exercise of Call Right to Acquire All Remaining Shares of Lithium-Ion Battery Diagnostics and Rebalancing Technology Company

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SouthGobi Announces Discloseable and Connected Transaction Deferral of Payment Obligations Under Convertible Debenture and Amended and Restated Cooperation Agreement

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 20, 2025 / SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:SGQ)(HK:1878) ("SouthGobi" or the "Company") announces that reference is made to the announcements of the Company dated November 11, 2022, March 26, 2023, August 30, 2023, October 13, 2023, November 17, 2023, January 19, 2024, March 19, 2024, and April 30, 2024 (collectively, the "Announcements") and the management proxy circular of the Company dated July 25, 2024 (the "July 2024 Management Proxy Circular") in relation to the deferral agreements under the Convertible Debenture (as defined below). Unless otherwise specified, terms used in this announcement shall have the meaning as defined in the Announcements and the July 2024 Management Proxy Circular.

McFarlane Lake Announces Closing of First Tranche of Upsized $1.3 Million Private Placement Offering

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / March 20, 2025 / McFarlane Lake Mining Limited (Cboe Canada:MLM) (OTCQB:MLMLF) ("McFarlane Lake" or the "Company"), a Canadian gold exploration and development company, is pleased to announce that on Thursday, March 20, 2025, it closed the first tranche (the "FirstTranche") of its previously announced non-brokered private placement offering of units ("Units") and flow-through shares ("FT Shares") of the Company on March 18, 2025 (the "Offering"). The First Tranche consisted of 22,320,000 Units at a price of $0.05 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $1,116,000. No FT Shares were issued or sold in the First Tranche. At the request of certain proposed purchasers, the Company will aim to close the second (final) tranche of the Offering on or about the week of March 24, 2025.

Nano One Receives C$12.75 Million in Contributions from Government Programs

Highlights:Adds $12.75 million working capital for LFP commercialization initiatives.Draws from various government awards, previously announced.Supports pilot, capacity expansion and demonstration scale operations, engineering feasibility, commercial production and licensing initiatives.Video tour of modernized Candiac demonstration facility featuring the One-Pot Process.

Metallic Minerals Provides Corporate and Project Update Including Key Catalysts for 2025

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 19, 2025 / Metallic Minerals Corp. (TSX-V:MMG)(OTCQB:MMNGF) ("Metallic Minerals" or the "Company") is pleased to provide a corporate and project update covering the key goals and achievements over the past year together with the outlook for anticipated catalysts in 2025 across its portfolio of projects in established mining districts in Canada and the USA.

Condor Provides Update on Exploration Priorities and Plans

Drilling programs at Huinac Punta (1,500m) and Pucamayo (2,000m) planned for Spring 2025 to advance our two priority exploration projects

GGL Resources Corp. Appoints Technical Committee

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 19, 2025 / GGL Resources Corp. (TSXV:GGL) ("GGL" or the "Company") is pleased to provide the following corporate update:

Quartz Closes $4.2 Million Equity Financing

Delineation Drilling to Commence at Prodigy High-Grade Gold-Silver Discovery

Gungnir Receives Swedish Gold Line Permit Approvals and Announces Collaboration with LTU for Ni-Cu-PGE Study

SURREY, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 19, 2025 / Gungnir Resources Inc. (GUG:TSX-V)(ASWRF:OTCPK) ("Gungnir" or the "Company") announces it has received final approval of all recent permit applications within the Knaften-Hemberget gold project located in the southern part of the Swedish Gold Line in the Vasterbotten District.

Faraday Copper Intersects 56.57 Metres at 0.59% Copper at Boomerang and 18.49 m at 0.98% Copper at Banjo

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 19, 2025 / Faraday Copper Corp. ("Faraday" or the "Company") (TSX:FDY)(OTCQX:CPPKF) is pleased to announce the results of seven drill holes from its ongoing Phase III drill program at the Copper Creek Project, located in Arizona ("Copper Creek"). Three holes were drilled in the American Eagle area, three in the Rum area and one in the Horsecamp area.