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- Approval permits the full operation of the Turmalina Mine and the plant, including the paste fill plant

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / January 7, 2026 / Waskahigan Oil & Gas Corp. ("WOGC") and Terra Metals Inc., Terra Metals Limited, Lunda Resources Limited, Central African Renewable Energy Corporation Limited, Mumena Mushinge, and Brian Chisala (collectively, the "Terra Metals Parties") jointly announce that they have mutually agreed to terminate their previously announced proposed transaction and have fully resolved all related matters. All parties have agreed to: (a) discontinue all court proceedings, arbitration filings, and regulatory communications; (b) release each other from any and all claims relating to the transaction; and (c) move forward independently with no further obligations or liabilities to one another. This resolution was reached amicably and without any admission of fault or wrongdoing by any party. The parties confirm that prior disclosures should be read in light of this joint statement, which supersedes any earlier unilateral communications regarding the transaction. Each party wishes the other success in their respective future endeavors.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 7, 2026 / Talent acquisition firm The Caldwell Partners International Inc. (TSX:CWL)(OTCQX:CWLPF) today announced that it has appointed Ernst & Young LLP ("EY" or the "Successor Auditor") as the Company's new auditor, effective January 5, 2026.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 7, 2026 / RE Royalties Ltd. (TSXV:RE)(OTCQX:RROYF) ("RE Royalties" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Solaris Energy Inc. ("Solaris") to invest up to USD $9.0 million to acquire a royalty interest (the "Royalty Purchase") in two portfolios of distributed generation ("DG") solar projects located throughout the United States.

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MONTRÉAL, QC / ACCESS Newswire / January 7, 2026 / Valsoft Corporation Inc. ("Valsoft"), a Canadian company specializing in the acquisition and long-term development of vertical market software businesses, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Jazzware, a U.S.-based provider of mission-critical hospitality communications and guest experience software.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 7, 2026 / 55 North Mining Inc. (CSE:FFF)(FSE:6YF) ("55 North" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed the required property payment on its Last Hope Gold Project (the "Project"), resulting in 55 North now owning 100% of the property.

LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESS Newswire / January 7, 2026 / An affiliate of Pacific Avenue Capital Partners ("Pacific Avenue") is pleased to announce the sale of Emerald Textiles ("Emerald") to Purestar Linen Group ("PureStar"), a leading North American provider of outsourced laundry services to the hospitality industry.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 7, 2026 / PPX Mining Corp. (the "Company" or "PPX") is pleased to announce the continuation of its 4,300 meters diamond drilling program in coordination with the Proyectos la Patagonia SAC (PLP), a partner company. This drilling program is carried out inside the mine, within two drilling chambers. The drilling was executed from the chamber 04, reporting drilling results (historic DDH CA-24-07) and has the objective of testing Callanquitas East and the sulfide veins/breccias with two drill holes CA-25-25 and CA-25-28. The drill hole CA-25-26 and CA-25-27 did not reach the target (Callanquitas West) due to mechanical problems with the drilling machine. Information on the last section of mineralization intercepted by CA-25-24 is completed.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 7, 2026 / Klondike Gold Corp. (TSXV:KG)(FRA:LBDP)(OTCQB:KDKGF) ("Klondike Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the first portion of Phase 3 2025 drilling results from seven holes which tested the Lone Star Zone gold mineralization within the Company's 100% owned Klondike District Property (the "Property") located near Dawson City in Yukon, Canada. The Company's 2025 Phase 3 drilling campaign comprised sixteen new drill holes in total for 2,803 meters testing Lone Star, Stander, and Eldorado Creek target areas. Assays from nine 2025 drill holes plus assays from sampling a 2022 drill hole are pending.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 7, 2026 / NextSource Materials Inc. (TSX:NEXT) ("NextSource" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the first shipment of equipment for its proposed Battery Anode Facility ("BAF") has arrived in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates ("UAE"), marking a significant milestone in advancing the Company's downstream value‑add strategy.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 7, 2026 / Datametrex AI Limited (the "Company" or "Datametrex'') (TSXV:DM)(FSE:D4G)(OTC:DTMXF) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Paymetrex Payment Solutions Inc. ("Paymetrex"), has entered into a Technology Licensing Agreement with AnywhereCommerce Inc.("AnywhereCommerce"), dated December 17, 2025. The license provides Paymetrex with access to AnywhereCommerce's comprehensive suite of payment products and services. Combined with Paymetrex's proprietary intellectual property, the Company intends to offer a full range of payment solutions, including credit card terminals, credit and debit transaction processing, and cryptocurrency payment processing.

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News Release Highlights:Forte Group has confirmed the effective date of its previously announced corporate name change to Vanta Holdings Inc. ("VANTA") and approved a strategic 10-for-1 share consolidation, both to take effect at the start of trading on January 13, 2026, advancing the Company's corporate growth strategy and capital markets positioning.The transition to the VANTA identity unifies the Company's Blackwater ready-to-drink platform and longevity-focused nutraceutical portfolio under a single, modernized brand, aligning the parent company and its consumer-facing product ecosystem and supporting scalable commercialization across Canadian, U.S., and international markets.The share consolidation is intended to enhance the marketability of the Company's common shares, improve investor accessibility, and provide flexibility to support future corporate initiatives and financing activities, while aligning the Company's capital structure with its long-term operational and growth objectives.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 7, 2026 / Golden Harp Resources Inc. (TSX Venture:GHR.H) (the "Company"), a Canadian mineral exploration company, announces that at its annual and special meeting of shareholders held on January 6, 2026 (the "Meeting"), disinterested shareholders overwhelmingly approved, by ordinary resolution, the previously announced amended and restated mining claims purchase agreement dated effective November 10, 2025 (the "Amended Acquisition Agreement") between the Company and Timothy A. Young, the Company's control person.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / January 7, 2026 / Nepra Foods Inc. (CSE:NPRA)(FSE:2P6)(OTCQB:NPRFF), a leader in specialty ingredients and allergen-free products, today announced the appointment of Cotter Stern as Director of Ingredient Sales. With over 15 years of experience in organic food trading, Mr. Stern brings deep technical understanding of global commodity markets and a proven track record of building sustainable supply chains. Mr. Stern's esteemed reputation will accelerate Nepra Foods' growth trajectory.

This news release constitutes a “designated news release” for the purposes of the Company’s amended and restated prospectus supplement dated November 18, 2025, to its Canadian short form base shelf prospectus dated May 15, 2025.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 7, 2026 / Revival Gold Inc. (TSXV:RVG)(OTCQX:RVLGF) ("Revival Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to provide the latest drilling results and an update on project development at the Company's Mercur Gold Project ("Mercur") in Utah.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 7, 2026 / Kalo Gold Corp. (TSXV:KALO) ("Kalo" or the "Company") announces that it has committed to a district-scale, helicopter-borne airborne geophysics and LiDAR survey across its 100%-owned Vatu Aurum Project in Fiji, to be executed by Pioneer Exploration Consultants Ltd., with acquisition scheduled to commence in late January 2026, subject only to final aviation and regulatory clearances. The program will acquire high-resolution magnetic, radiometric and LiDAR data over approximately 5,700 line-kilometres and is designed to directly refine structural interpretation and prioritise drill targets for the Company's 2026 drilling program.

Final analytical results of drill hole TR25-17 report a higher silver content than preliminary results reported on November 4, 2025TR25-17 intersected 57.8m averaging 39.12 gpt Ag and 5.16 gpt Au from 9.1m depthDrillhole TR25-9 intersected three mineralized zones along its 273.6 meter length, including 164.2 meters averaging 16.74 AgEq to TDDrillhole TR25-14 intersected 86.6 meters with 23.19 gpt AgEq including 15.2 meters of 118.42 gpt AgEqThe new results show the Ag-Au mineralization has broad continuity as drill tested mineralization has been pushed to depth, to the east and west40 RC holes have now been drilled with 20 RC holes pending release as the drilling program continuesOne core hole has been completed to target depth with samples shipped to analytical laboratory

BUENOS AIRES, AR / ACCESS Newswire / January 7, 2026 / NOA Lithium Brines Inc. (TSXV:NOAL)(FSE:N7N) ("NOA" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that, senior management of the Company, that hold common share purchase warrants of the Company exercisable at a price of $0.20 per common share (the "Warrants") have exercised 3,562,000 Warrants to provide the Company with $712,400. Funds from this warrant exercise will be used to continue the progress and development of the Company's assets and for general corporate working capital (the "Warrant Exercise").

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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 7, 2026 / Galway Metals Inc. (TSX-V:GWM)(OTCQB:GAYMF) (the "Company" or "Galway") is pleased to report drill results for 11 diamond drill holes at the Southwest Deposit in the Company's 100%-owned flagship Clarence Stream high-grade gold project in New Brunswick, Canada. The Clarence Stream Gold Project hosts district-scale potential, with an approximately 65-kilometre strike length of highly prospective gold showings and anomalies; and a 2022 MRE of 12.4 Mt @ 2.3 g/t Au Indicated for 922,000 oz., and 16.0 Mt @ 2.6 g/t Au Inferred for 1.334 M oz. gold from the NI 43-101 technical report titled "Technical Report on the Clarence Stream Mineral Resource Project, New Brunswick, Canada" dated March 31, 2022, by SLR Consulting Ltd.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 7, 2026 / Future Fuels Inc. (TSXV:FTUR)(FSE:S0J) ("Future Fuels" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that OTC Markets Group Inc., operator of regulated markets for trading 12,000 U.S. and international securities, today announced that Future Fuels has qualified to trade on the OTCQX® Best Market. Future Fuels previously traded on the OTCQB® Venture Market.

MISSISSAUGA, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 7, 2026 / Microbix Biosystems Inc. (TSX:MBX)(OTCQX:MBXBF) (Microbix®), a life sciences innovator, manufacturer, and exporter, announces the commercial usage of its first recombinant antigen product, the nucleocapsid protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19), in its quality assessment products ("QAPs™") and its availability at commercial scale for test manufacturers.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / January 7, 2026 / Trans Canada Gold Corp. (TSX-V:TTG)(OTCQB:TTGXF) ("Trans Canada" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that the Company's geological team are finalizing its due diligence, on a gold mineral exploration project, with drill permits in place, a historical resource with a NI 43-101 Property Report pending completion, with significant near-term growth and exploration drilling potential, situated in a safe mining friendly Canadian Province. The Company is currently completing its rigorous due diligence, claim verifications, permit confirmations, required due diligence, with gold property owners and vendors, as required in making a strategic gold property acquisition early in the new year. The Company intends to utilize its experienced gold mineral exploration team, to drill, expand and advance the large-scale gold property and capitalize on the current prevailing gold price and soaring precious metal market conditions.

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