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French prosecutors urge 10-year term for alleged Kardashian theft ringleader
Prosecutors on Wednesday urged a French court to hand a 10-year prison sentence to the main suspect in the 2016 robbery of US celebrity Kim Kardashian in a Paris hotel after a trial that saw the influencer testify.

Empress Royalty Announces Appointment Business Development Advisor, North America
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 21, 2025 / Empress Royalty Corp. (TSXV:EMPR)(OTCQX:EMPYF) ("Empress Royalty" or the "Company") announces the appointment of Mark N.J. Ashcroft, P.Eng. as Business Development Advisor, North America. This appointment marks a key step in Empress' strategy to accelerate portfolio growth through the targeted activation of seasoned regional experts with deep industry networks.

Drilling Begins on High-Grade Gold & Silver Targets
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA / ACCESS Newswire / May 21, 2025 / Barton Gold Holdings Limited (ASX:BGD) (Barton or the Company) advises that the attached announcement has been released to the market.

Grid Metals Corp. Provides Update on Eagle Copper Exploration Program and Upcoming Copper, Nickel and Cesium Exploration Initiatives
TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / May 21, 2025 / Grid Metals Corp. (TSXV:GRDM)(OTCQB:MSMGF) ("Grid" or the "Company") announced drill results from the remaining 19 drill holes at the Eagle gabbro and the completion of new geophysical surveys at the Mayville copper/nickel project in southeastern Manitoba. The drilling confirmed a 2 km mineralized trend at the eastern part of the Mayville Complex. Newly completed airborne geophysics has provided multiple targets for new discoveries and resource expansion.

PPX Continues Drilling in Callanquitas West, Obtaining 12.98 g/t Au over 0.6 m and 7.53 g/t Au over 1.05 m in CA-25-13, within a 32.35 m Intercept Grading 2.00 g/t Au
TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / May 21, 2025 / PPX Mining Corp. (TSX.V:PPX)(BVL:PPX) (the "Company" or "PPX") is pleased to announce that it continues advancing its 2,300 m diamond drilling program in coordination with Proyectos la Patagonia S.A.C. (PLP), a partner company. This drill program is carried out from inside the mine and the intercepts at Callanquitas West breccia from the second and third drillholes. Results in CA-25-13 show grades of 2.00 g/t Au over 32.35 m, including 12.98 g/t Au over 0.6 m, 11.48 g/t Au over 1.4 m and 7.53 g/t Au over 1.05 m, Additionally, drillhole CA-25-12, in its final section, intersected a new oxide mineralized zone with 4.06 m grading 1.99 g/t Au including 3.93 g/t Au over 0.5 m (see Table 1).

Pampa Metals Intersects 298m @ 0.54% Cu, 0.39g/t Au, within 570m @ 0.39% Cu, 0.24 g/t Au, at Piuquenes, Argentina
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 21, 2025 / Pampa Metals Corp. ("Pampa Metals" or the "Company") (CSE:PM)(FSE:FIR)(OTCQB:PMMCF) is pleased to advise that drillhole PIU-08 (PIU-08), designed to test both the western (near surface) and eastern (at depth) flanks of the Piuquenes Central Cu-Au porphyry system, reported a wide interval of excellent grade copper-gold mineralization.

Aston Bay and American West Metals Announce Summer Exploration Program Set to Commence at the Storm Project, Nunavut, Canada
Drilling of large-scale regional copper prospects and resource expansion targetsHighlights:High-grade copper discoveries ready for resource definition drilling. Potential to rapidly increase the Initial Mineral Resource Estimate ("MRE" - see March 3, 2025, Aston Bay news release) through resource definition drilling of recent discoveries, including:Cyclone Deeps - potential continuation of the large Cyclone Deposit at depth with drill intercepts such as 10 metres ("m") @ 1.2% copper ("Cu") from 311m (including 0.5m @ 3.7% Cu from 315.5m)Cirrus Deeps - high-priority electromagnetic ("EM") target with stratigraphic setting similar to Cyclone DeepsThe Gap - a strong EM anomaly confirmed as a priority copper target with drilling that returned 20m @ 2.3% Cu from 28m (including 8m @ 5.3% Cu from 39.6m)Advancing regional exploration opportunities. Exploration of large-scale targets is prioritized for drilling, including:Tornado/Blizzard - located 5km east of the Storm copper deposits, the area hosts a 3.2km x 1.5km geochemical copper anomaly and two large EM plates yet to be drilledMidway - discovered by a single historical drill hole that intersected a total of 58m of visual copper sulfide, located approximately 5km to the west of the Storm MRE areaTornado South - A large structural hotspot representing a textbook setting for copper mineralization has been identified south of the Tornado/Blizzard areaGeophysics planned to generate new targets. A large airborne Mobile Magneto-Telluric (MMT) survey is scheduled for early in the season in the Storm MRE area and other areas of interest along the 110 km prospective copper horizon in 2025, with results expected to inform drill targeting and prioritization this season.Preparations for the 2025 field season are well advanced. The sealift operation, completed in Q4 2024, delivered bulk supplies to Storm in preparation for the 2025 field season, significantly streamlining logistics to enable a short lead time for the start of drilling in 2025 and reducing 2025 costs by approximately $4.0m

SLAM Announces Flow-Through Private Placement
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Troy Minerals Reports Ongoing Geophysical Studies at the Lake Owen Project, Wyoming
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 21, 2025 / Troy Minerals Inc. ("Troy" or the "Company") (CSE:TROY)(OTCQB:TROYF)(FSE:VJ3) is pleased to report on the processing and interpretation status of the airborne geophysical survey covering the 100% owned Lake Owen Project (the "Project"), which is located 50 km southwest of Laramie, Wyoming, USA (see Figure 1, 2).

Aclara Joins Safe To Bolster Supply Chains of Critical Minerals in the United States
TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / May 21, 2025 / Aclara Resources Inc. ("Aclara" or "Company") (TSX:ARA) is pleased to announce that it has become a partner of Securing American's Future Energy ("SAFE"), a nonpartisan organization dedicated to shaping policies that foster the growth and security of critical mineral and metal supply chains essential for United States economic and national security.

Mako Mining Intersects 39.15 g/t Au over 5.9 m (Estimated True Width) 19.2 m Below Surface In its Inaugural Drill Campaign at El Golfo
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 21, 2025 / Mako Mining Corp. (TSXV:MKO)(OTCQX:MAKOF) ("Mako" or the "Company") is pleased to report initial results from the 2025 reverse circulation (RC) drill program at the El Golfo area within the El Jicaro Concession located immediately south of the company's 100% owned Las Conchitas and San Albino Gold Mines in Nicaragua (please see Figure 1 below).

Alta Copper Announces Closing of Non-Brokered Financing
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 21, 2025 / Alta Copper Corp. (TSX:ATCU)(OTCQX:ATCUF)(BVL:ATCU) ("Alta Copper" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the closing of the previously announced non-brokered private placement with Nascent Exploration Pty. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortescue Ltd. (the "Private Placement").

Formation Metals Announces 20,000 Metre Multi-Phase Drill Program for the Advanced N2 Gold Project
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 20, 2025 / Formation Metals Inc. ("Formation" or the "Company") (CSE:FOMO)(FSE:VF1)(OTCPK:FOMTF), a North American mineral acquisition and exploration company, is pleased to announce plans for executing a 20,000 metre multi-phase drill program at its flagship N2 Gold Project ("N2") in Quebec, an advanced gold project with a global historic resource of ~870,000 ounces: 18 Mt grading 1.4 g/t Au (~809,000 oz Au) across four zones (A, East, RJ-East, and Central)2,3 and 243 Kt grading 7.82 g/t Au (~61,000 oz Au) across the RJ zone2,4.

SLAM Reports New Gold Discovery - Grab Samples Assay 18.50 To 75.90 g/t Gold
New Gold Discovery By Slam On Wholly-Owned Jake Lee Claims

Cerrado Gold and Ascendant Resources Announce Completion of Business Combination Transaction
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Aton Reports Further Diamond Drilling Results From Abu Marawat, Including 8.52 g/t Gold and 88.7 g/t Silver Over 15.4 Metres, and 6.06 g/t Gold and 59.6 g/t Silver Over 17.3 Metres
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 20, 2025 / Aton Resources Inc. (TSXV:AAN) ("Aton" or the "Company") updates investors on the results of its ongoing diamond drilling programme at the Abu Marawat deposit ("Abu Marawat"), located within the retained exploration areas of the Company's Abu Marawat Concession (the "Concession") in the Eastern Desert of Egypt.

CoTec Holdings Corp. Announces Life Offering and Concurrent Private Placement
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 20, 2025 / CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSXV:CTH)(OTCQB:CTHCF) ("CoTec" or the "Company") is pleased to announce a financing under the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption (as defined below), whereby the Company intends to raise up to $5 million through an offering of up to 6,410,256 units (each, a "Unit") at a price of $0.78 per Unit (the "LIFE Offering"). Each Unit will consist of one common share in the capital of the Company (each, a "Common Share") and one Common Share purchase warrant (each, a "Warrant").

Tectonic Metals Closes $12.7 Million Financing - More Than 80% Oversubscribed - To Launch Multi-Rig Drill Program at Flat Gold Project
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 20, 2025 / Tectonic Metals Inc. ("Tectonic" or the "Company") (TSXV: TECT; OTCQB: TETOF) today announced the successful closing of the Company's oversubscribed, non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of C$12,736,300 (the "Offering"). Initially targeted at C$7 million (see April 24, 2025 Tectonic news release), the Offering was oversubscribed by more than 80% - a clear signal of strong investor confidence in Tectonic's leadership, exploration thesis and the tier-one potential of the Flat Gold Project in Alaska. The Offering was anchored by Crescat Capital, alongside a significant personal commitment by its principal, totalling C$3.5 million. Several other strategic, resource-focused funds and long-term shareholders also participated, further strengthening Tectonic's aligned and value-driven shareholder base.

Star Copper Plans Discovery Expansion Work At Star Project
--Company to advance discovery and test adjacent targets

Grid Battery Awards Contract for 2025 Exploration Program on its Copper-Gold Property to Hardline Exploration
COQUITLAM, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 20, 2025 / Grid Battery Metals Inc. (the "Company" or "Grid") (TSXV:CELL)(OTCQB:EVKRF)(FRA:NMK2) is pleased to announce that an exploration program has been awarded to Hardline Exploration www.hardlineexploration.com. Founded in 2014, Hardline, an experienced mining contractor based out of Smithers, BC, is a leading geological consulting firm operating in western Canada. Hardline works directly with local contractors and First Nations to ensure their projects receives the most efficient & dedicated exploration services available. They specialize in executing programs on complex exploration projects to generate new discoveries and have a proven track record of successful projects incorporating highly skilled geologists and team members with vast experience across Canada on a variety of deposit types.

Prospect Ridge Forges Strategic Long-Term Partnership With Equity Exploration Consultants to Drive British Columbia Exploration Strategy
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 20, 2025 / Prospect Ridge Resources Corp.(the "Company" or "Prospect Ridge") (CSE:PRR)(OTC:PRRSF)(FRA:OED) is pleased to announce a new long-term strategic partnership with Vancouver-based Equity Exploration Consultants Ltd. ("Equity Exploration"), a respected leader in mineral exploration. Under this exclusive two-year agreement, Equity Exploration will manage all exploration work on the Company's large Holy Grail (59,608 Ha) and Knauss Creek (2,944 Ha) critical metals and gold exploration projects located near Terrace, British Columbia (B.C.) as well as any new B.C. projects the Company acquires.

Electric Metals (USA) Limited Closes $1.1 Million Non-Brokered Private Placement
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Snowline Gold Commences Fully Funded 30,000 M Exploration and Project Advancement Program
Fully funded 2025 field campaign focuses on rapid advancement of the Valley gold deposit to inform potential future technical and economic studies and efficient permittingFive drill, 30,000 m drill program launched, with 20,000 m dedicated to advancement and near-deposit exploration at ValleyUpwards of 10,000 m allocated for first pass and follow up drilling on at least five additional targets across the Rogue, Cynthia and Einarson projects, with a primary focus on RIRGS systems

Monkeys kidnap babies of another species in weird 'fad'
A new trend is catching on among bored young male capuchins: kidnapping baby howler monkeys, in what scientists say is the first time animals have been recorded stealing another species' infants for no apparent reason.

Solitario Resources Announces Favorable Golden Crest Metallurgical Results
Drilling Expected to Start May 27, 2025

Dateline Resources Fully Funded for Colosseum Gold Project Bankable Feasibility Study
SAN BERNARDINO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / May 19, 2025 / Dateline Resources Limited (OTC:DTREF)(ASX:DTR) is pleased to update its shareholders on the strong financial position and ongoing progress of its flagship Colosseum Gold and Rare Earth Element (REE) Project in California. With a robust cash balance and recent capital inflows, the Company is fully funded to complete the Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) for the Colosseum Gold Project, a significant milestone in unlocking the project's value.

Ecora Resources PLC Announces Notification of Major Holdings
LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / May 19, 2025 / TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

Wes Anderson and his A-list cast dazzle at Cannes
US director Wes Anderson brought his latest A-list cast led by Benicio del Toro to the Cannes film festival on Sunday, ramping up the star power as the competition reaches the halfway mark.

Nicole Kidman laments 'incredibly low' number of women-directed films
Australian megastar Nicole Kidman lamented Sunday the "incredibly low" number of hit films made by women directors, and revealed that she often wakes up at 3:00 am to do her own personal writing.

French town breaks smurf number world record
A small town in western France has set a world record for the greatest number of smurf-costumed people gathered in the same place, according to organisers, who counted over 3,000 this weekend.

'Gentle giants': World's strongest men defy stereotypes
Eddie Williams is a schoolteacher from Monday to Friday and a wedding singer on weekends. In his spare time, he lifts enormously heavy weights as he competes to be the world's strongest man.