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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / July 13, 2026 / PPX Mining Corp. (TSXV:PPX)(BVL:PPX) ("PPX" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrés Osorio Anaya, MBA, Mining Engineer, MAusIMM, as Operations Manager, effective July 13, 2026.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / July 13, 2026 / Captor Capital Corp. ("Captor" or the "Company") (CSE:CPTR) announced today that due to a delay related to staffing shortages due to illness the Company may not be in a position to file its audited annual financial statements (the "Issuer Statements"), management's discussion and analysis and related certifications for the financial year ended March 31, 2026 on or before July 29, 2026, as required.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 13, 2026 / Galaxy Ventures Inc. (TSXV:GXY.P) ("Galaxy" or the "Company"), a capital pool company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSX-V"), announces that Mr. Daryl Rebeck has resigned as a director of the Company, effective immediately, for personal reasons.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 13, 2026 / ATHA Energy Corp. (TSXV:SASK)(FRA:X5U)(OTCQX:SASKF) ("ATHA" or the "Company") announces the grant of an aggregate of 2,850,000 incentive stock options ("Options") and 2,200,000 restricted share units ("RSUs") to certain eligible participants, including certain directors and officers of the Company, under the Company's equity incentive plan (the "Plan"). One-third of the Options shall vest on the date of issuance thereof, one-third of the Options shall vest on the six-month anniversary of the date of issuance thereof, and the remaining one-third of the Options shall vest on the twelve-month anniversary of the date of issuance thereof. Upon vesting, each Option shall be exercisable to acquire one common share in the capital of the Company (each, a "Common Share") for a period of five years from the date of issuance thereof at an exercise price of $1.11. Each RSU, which shall vest on the twelve-month anniversary of the date of issuance thereof, shall entitle the holder thereof to the issuance of one Common Share upon redemption thereof.

FRANKLIN, IN / ACCESS Newswire / July 13, 2026 / IBC Advanced Alloys Corp. ("IBC" or the "Company") (TSX-V:IB)(OTCQB:IAALF) today announces that the board of directors of the Company has approved the issuance of 1,039,105 common shares in the capital of the Company (the "Common Shares"), to its directors in consideration of their service to the Company for the period from July 2025 through June 2026.

CENTENNIAL, CO / ACCESS Newswire / July 13, 2026 / Mark A. Smith, Executive Chairman and CEO of NioCorp Developments Ltd. ("NioCorp" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:NB), will appear on CNBC's "Squawk Box Asia" program today at 8:30 p.m. ET, hosted by Chery Kang and Sri Jegarajah.

Thousands expected for Newport Beach baptism one week after the event, transforming a beach that recently made international headlines for unrest into a place of hope and new beginnings.

SHELTON, CT / ACCESS Newswire / July 13, 2026 / NanoViricides, Inc. (NYSE American:NNVC) (the "Company"), a clinical stage leader developing antiviral drugs that viruses cannot escape, announces that it has received National Ethics Committee approval for a Phase II Clinical Trial of NV-387 Oral Gummies as a Treatment for the Current Bundibugyo Ebolavirus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Company is now getting ready to file a Clinical Trial Application to ACOREP, the regulatory agency in DRC.

Third major retailer to adopt IFTNA's technology-enhanced scrub platformNew Brand Expands Commercial Reach of PROTX2® and ecoPEL™, the Company's Proprietary Antimicrobial and Durable Water Repellant Technologies

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Promotion reflects the Company's continued investment in product leadership

Government of Québec tabled its Energy Plan, the PGIRE, targeting $87 billion investment in renewable energy over next 25 yearsPGIRE identifies forest bioenergy as a sector needing new capacity and investmentCHAR Tech produces two forms of forest bioenergy: renewable natural gas and biocarbon produced from forestry residuals

Major Milestone Significantly Advances Project Execution and Reduces Restart Capital

Department of Justice Says Existing Plan of Operations Authorizes Activities

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / July 13, 2026 / Sterling Metals Corp. (TSXV:SAG)(OTCQB:SAGGF) ("Sterling" or the "Company") is pleased to report assay results from three additional drill holes completed as part of its ongoing 2026 drilling program at the Soo Copper Project ("Soo Copper" or the "Project"), located near Batchewana Bay, Ontario. Each hole intersected broad intervals of continuous copper mineralization beginning near surface, further defining the scale of the MEPS Zone ("MEPS") and reinforcing Sterling's interpretation of a large, copper-dominant system with significant expansion potential. Holes SC-26-07, SC-26-08 and SC-26-09 tested the northwest and west extents of MEPS, intersecting 248.0 m to 323.0 m grading 0.30% to 0.34% CuEq (Copper Equivalent). The results also refine the Company's understanding of the structural controls on mineralization, providing important information to guide future drilling (Figures 1 and 2).

Open Pit Constrained Gold ResourceIndicated: 1.36M Au Ounces at 1.58g/t (in 26.68M Tonnes)Inferred: 1.02M Au Ounces at 1.26g/t (in 25.17M Tonnes)Underground Constrained Gold ResourceIndicated: 0.06M Au Ounces at 3.60g/t (in 0.52M Tonnes)Inferred: 0.27M Au Ounces at 2.50g/t (in 3.37M Tonnes)

CENTENNIAL, CO / ACCESS Newswire / July 13, 2026 / Nepra Foods Inc. (CSE:NPRA)(OTCQB:NPRFF) ("Nepra" or the "Company") a vertically integrated food and beverage company focused on specialty ingredients, functional nutrition, and wellness infrastructure, today announces that it has opted into semi-annual reporting in reliance on the exemption provided by Coordinated Blanket Order 51-933 Exemptions to Permit Semi-Annual Reporting for Certain Venture Issuers (the "Blanket Order").

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / July 13, 2026 / Bluesky Digital Assets Corp. (CSE:BTC)(OTCQB:BTCWF) ("Bluesky" or the "Company") is providing shareholders with an update regarding its previously announced proposed acquisition of ChessGold Inc. ("ChessGold"), previously announced in the Company's news releases of January 22, 2026 and April 17, 2026 (the "Transaction"), which is currently in advanced stages of review by the Canadian Securities Exchange (the "CSE").

Patent filing follows recent RCL metallurgical testwork and further strengthens Temas' growing critical minerals technology platform

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 13, 2026 / Banyan Gold Corp. (the "Company" or "Banyan") (TSXV:BYN)(OTCQB:BYAGF) is pleased to announce it has intersected additional high-grade gold ("Au") mineralization in the Powerline Deposit ("Powerline") southwest of the main high-grade core. These diamond drill intersections highlight potential to upgrade domains in a portion of Powerline, AurMac Project ("AurMac"), Yukon, Canada.

Block listing six monthly return

LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / July 13, 2026 / Orosur Mining Inc. (TSX.V:OMI)(AIM:OMI)(OTC PINK:OROXF)

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green detailed his recruiting pitch to LeBron James on his podcast on Sunday, hoping to play alongside the NBA all-time scoring leader next season.

The US military on Sunday said it had launched a new wave of attacks against Iran, after renewed fighting over the Strait of Hormuz saw several of Washington's Gulf allies targeted by incoming fire.

A massive fire in a Bangkok bar late Sunday night killed at least 27 people and injured dozens, sending screaming patrons fleeing as flames shot from the entrance, according to officials and video verified by AFP.

Spain will attempt to neutralise one of the most potent attacking arsenals in World Cup history on Tuesday when they take on France in a heavyweight semi-final showdown.

Alexander Zverev insisted he can surpass Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz as the preeminent force in tennis despite his painful loss in Sunday's Wimbledon final.

Sophie Ecclestone said it felt good to have regained family bragging rights from her brother after a five-wicket haul in the inaugural women's Test at Lord's on Sunday gained the England left-arm spinner a prized place on the dressing room honours board.

France and Spain will meet in a heavyweight World Cup semi-final showdown on Tuesday, with Les Bleus bidding to reach a third straight final and La Roja still in contention to follow their triumph at Euro 2024 by claiming the biggest prize of all.

French officials rushed two firefighting planes to the Paris region Sunday, after a fire erupted south of the French capital, disrupting traffic during a busy summer travel weekend and piling more misery on a region sweltering through its latest heatwave.

A month after the expanded, 48-team tournament kicked off, the World Cup is down to the semi-final stage with France and Spain preparing to face off on Tuesday before holders Argentina renew their bitter rivalry with England the following day.

Jannik Sinner said he still considers winning Grand Slam tournaments a "very, very rare" achievement, despite securing his fifth major title on Sunday by defending his Wimbledon crown.