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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 6, 2026 / NV Gold Corporation (TSXV:NVX)(OTCQB:NVGLF)(FSE:8NV) ("NV Gold" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce the initiation of a 5,000-meter (15,000-foot) Reverse Circulation Drill Program at its 100%-owned Slumber Gold Project located approximately 80.5 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Winnemucca and 35 kilometers (21.7 miles) west of the Sleeper gold deposit, Humboldt County, Nevada.

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WHITE PLAINS, NY / ACCESS Newswire / August 6, 2026 / Loar Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LOAR) (the "Company," "Loar," "we," "us" and "our") reported record results for the second quarter of 2026.

The Company will host a conference call and webcast to discuss those results on August 13 at 10AM ET

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 6, 2026 / Aeonian Resources Corp. (TSXV:ALTN) ("Aeonian" or the "Company") is pleased to report final assay results from its inaugural five hole diamond drilling program at the Jake Target within its 100% owned Koocanusa Copper Project in southeastern British Columbia. The program comprised 1,229 metres, including four follow up holes totalling 954 metres completed in June 2026 (see Company news release dated June 17, 2026).

GameSquare's agency team to lead talent deployment to expand Azuki's existing creator program in support of Gates Awakened launch and manga launch

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Growing Enterprise Adoption, Larger Contract Values and 92% Software Gross Margins Highlight the Scalability of Nextech3D.ai's AI-Powered Platform Strategy 

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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / August 6, 2026 / Silver Storm Mining Ltd. ("Silver Storm" or the "Company") (TSXV:SVRS)(OTCQX:SVRSF)(FSE:SVR), is pleased to announce drill results from the diamond drilling program at the Company's 100%-owned La Parrilla Silver Mine Complex ("La Parrilla") located in Durango State, Mexico. Drillhole results in this release are from the Rosarios Zone within the past-producing Rosarios mine.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 6, 2026 / AZARGA METALS CORP. ("Azarga Metals" or the "Company") (TSXV:AZR) is pleased to announce the appointment of Matt Bolu to its Board of Directors effective August 5, 2026.

Conference call today at 8:00 a.m. ET

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / August 6, 2026 / Electrovaya Inc. (Nasdaq:ELVA)(TSX:ELVA), a lithium-ion battery technology and manufacturing company, today announced that members of its management team will be participating in the following upcoming investor conferences:

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / August 6, 2026 / Grid Metals Corp. (TSXV:GRDM)(OTCQB:MSMGF) ("Grid" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it is proceeding with a maiden cesium and lithium mineral resource estimate ("MRE") for the Lucy South pegmatite at its Falcon West Property (the "Property") in southeastern Manitoba. The Property is subject to a joint venture between Grid Metals and Avenir Minerals Limited ("Avenir"). SGS Canada Inc. has been engaged to complete the mineral resource estimate in compliance with National Instrument 43-101. The results of the estimate are expected to be announced this fall. Final assays from the winter 2025/26 Lucy South resource delineation drill program are also contained below.

Results Release and Webinar Discussion on Morning of August 13, 2026

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 6, 2026 / Blue Lagoon Resources Inc. (CSE:BLLG)(OTCQB:BLAGF)(FSE:7BL) has completed and filed its audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2026, together with the related management's discussion and analysis and officer certifications. The filings are available under the Company's profile on SEDAR+.

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / August 6, 2026 / Valeura Energy Inc. (TSX:VLE)(OTCQX:VLERF) ("Valeura" or the "Company") reports its unaudited financial and operating results for the three and six month periods ended 30 June 2026.

HERMOSILLO, MX / ACCESS Newswire / August 6, 2026 / Tocvan Ventures Corp. (the "Company" or "Tocvan") (CSE:TOC)(OTCQB:TCVNF)(WKN:TV3/A2PE64) is pleased to announce a significant new near-surface gold-silver discovery at its 100%-owned Gran Pilar Project in Sonora, Mexico. Hole JES-26-155 returned 215 metres of 0.6 g/t gold from 36.6 metres downhole, one of the best intercepts drilled on the project to date. Along the 1.2-kilometre El Mezquite trend, this new discovery is just 1,900 metres east of the planned pilot production facility along existing road infrastructure. The intersection can be broken into an upper (86.9 m of 0.6 g/t Au) and lower zone (70.2 m of 0.9 g/t Au) separated by a continuous zone of anomalous mineralization. Three high grade intervals were encountered (Figure 2.) with values up to 16.0 g/t Au and 57 g/t Ag over 1.5 m. Results in this release are from five Reverse Circulation (RC) drill holes totalling 1,244.5 meters. A total of 10,098 meters has been drilled so far this year, results for 5,521 meters are pending.

Google's head of AI, Demis Hassabis, will step down from his current role to become Alphabet's chief scientist amid a reshuffling at DeepMind that will also include a key engineer's departure.

Embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino watched outsiders Malawi lose 2-1 to Zambia in Rabat on Wednesday, but still secure a Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) quarter-finals place.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has received the "full support" of senior directors on Wednesday but world football's governing body apologised for the controversy of the now-shelved plan to open the World Cup to private investment.

Second seed Elena Rybakina, third seed Jessica Pegula and fourth-seeded Coco Gauff advanced to the third round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Toronto on Wednesday.

Second seed Felix Auger-Aliassime withdrew on Wednesday from his home ATP Montreal Masters tournament due to a back injury sustained during practice.

The ATP Montreal Masters lost its top two seeds in the space of a few hours on Wednesday as Germany's Alexander Zverev and Canadian Felix Auger-Alliassime both exited the field.

A baby hippopotamus descended from creatures that belonged to Pablo Escobar died Wednesday after being rescued in northwestern Colombia, an environmental organization told AFP.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino held emergency talks with directors of world football's governing body in Morocco on Wednesday, a source told AFP, amid a wave of criticism over his now shelved plan to open the World Cup to private investment.

The Preakness, the second leg of US horse racing's Triple Crown, will move eight days later in 2027 with hopes of enticing more entries from Kentucky Derby horses, organizers announced Wednesday.

Part of a SpaceX rocket approximately the size of a bus slammed into the Moon as predicted, scientists said Wednesday, after a telescope in Chile captured evidence of a stream of debris.

The eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano officially ended on Wednesday, the country's Institute of Volcanology reported.

Stock markets climbed but then stalled Wednesday as investors digested a wave of company earnings that broadly surpassed expectations, while assessing the chances of a US-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday urged authorities to step up the Ebola response and better protect frontline health workers, during a visit to the DR Congo where a deadly outbreak is spreading fast.

Former Liverpool star Mohamed Salah arrived in Istanbul on Wednesday to complete his move to Turkish club Trabzonspor after leaving the Premier League giants at the end of his contract.