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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / Usha Resources Ltd. ("USHA" or the "Company") (TSXV:USHA)(OTCQB:USHAF)(FSE:JO0) announces that, subject to the acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"), it intends to satisfy accrued interest owing under its outstanding convertible debentures through the issuance of common shares.

SURREY, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / INEO Tech Corp. ((TSXV:INEO)(OTCQB:INEOF), currently trading as INEOD until early July 2026 due to the recent share consolidation) (the "Company" or "INEO") announces its board of directors has approved the grant of an aggregate of 3,110,000 incentive stock options (the "Options") to certain directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company pursuant to the Company's stock option plan.

Also Announces Appointment of Dr. Noah Burns as Scientific Advisor

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / Relevant Gold Corp. (TSXV:RGC)(OTCQB:RGCCF) (the "Company" or "Relevant Gold") is pleased to announce the voting results from its Annual and Special General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") held today in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / Jaguar Mining Inc. ("Jaguar" or the "Company") (TSX:JAG) is pleased to announce the voting results from its Annual General of Shareholders held (virtually) at 10am EST on June 18, 2026. All the resolutions proposed at the meeting were duly passed.

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Appointment strengthens Sekur as a Swiss-hosted diplomatic solution for international dialogue and negotiations

Canadian Businesses can get Free EV Chargers and cashback rewards for every kWh charged.

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RALEIGH, NC / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / iAccess Alpha today announced that it will host its Virtual Best Ideas Summer Investment Conference on June 23-24, 2026, bringing together small and micro-cap public companies and investors for two days of company presentations and 1x1 meetings.

Whole leaf coca extract under evaluation is Magdalena's drug candidate for post-GLP-1 weight loss management

As global leaders move from firefighting to foresight, OMP celebrates the enterprise visionaries scaling decision-driven intelligence at the speed of change.

DENVER, CO / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / Solitario Resources Corp. ("Solitario") (NYSE American:XPL)(TSX:SLR) announces results of its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders at which holders of 51,707,349 shares of common stock were present in person or by proxy. The three matters identified below were submitted to a vote of the shareholders. Each proposal is more fully described in Solitario's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated April 29, 2026.

DALLAS, TX / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / AIAI Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:AIAI) ("Ai²" or the "Company"), an AI-enabled diversified holding company utilizing Transformational AI to enhance portfolio performance, today announced that John P. Rochon, Chairman of Ai² and entities controlled by the family of Mr. Rochon, collectively, have acquired approximately $100 million of Ai² shares at $20.00 per share through a privately negotiated transaction with an existing large shareholder.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / Sparton Resources Inc. (TSXV:SRI) ("Sparton" or the "Company") announced today it has entered into a binding Letter of Intent giving it a 3 year option to acquire a 100% interest in the past producing Morrison Silver Mine, located near Gowganda, Ontario.

Major Investor Completes a Direct Investment Priced at $1.20 per Share - a Premium of More Than 100% to Recent Trading LevelsThe Investor Has Also Expressed Interest in Evaluating Up to $10 Million in Potential Additional Financing as Worksport Advances Its 2026 Growth Plan

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / George Sanders, President of Goldcliff Resource Corporation ("Goldcliff" or the "Company") (TSXV:GCN)(OTC PINK:GCFFF), reports that the Company has received assay results from its April 2026 hand trenching program at the Kettle Valley gold-silver project near Rock Creek, British Columbia. Highlights include a quartz-calcite breccia vein sample grading 2.886 g/t gold (Au) and 130 g/t silver (Ag) in Trench 4, and a continuous mineralized interval in Trench 1 averaging 0.646 g/t Au over 12 metres.

TULSA, OK AND VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / Jericho Energy Ventures Inc. (TSXV:JEV)(OTCID:JROOF)(FRA:JLM) ("Jericho", "JEV" or the "Company") announces that it has granted incentive stock options to certain directors, officers, employees and consultants to purchase an aggregate of 7.1 million common shares of the Company at an exercise price of C$0.20 per share of which 5.6 million options were granted to directors and officers of the Company pursuant to the Company's incentive stock option plan.

Three-year renewal follows early campaign results that delivered up to 40% increases in average order value and nearly double the conversion rates using ClearLake

NORTH YORK, ON / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / ZTEST Electronics Inc. ("ZTEST" or the "Company") (CSE:ZTE)(OTCID:ZTSTF) today announced that Steve Smith has resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director of the Company, effective June 17, 2026. ZTEST also wishes to announce that Stephen Harpur has been appointed to the Board of Directors to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Smith.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / Spirit Blockchain Capital Inc. (CSE:SPIR) ("Spirit" or the "Company"), a Canadian-based publicly listed company focused on blockchain infrastructure and digital asset opportunities, is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has approved the issuance of common shares to certain consultants and strategic advisors in recognition of services provided to the Company.

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Step-out confirms the A-Zone stays open and is laterally continuous toward the high-grade RJ corridor, with up to 8 km of strike to expand toHighlights:Formation's first step-out drilling beyond the established western boundary of the A-Zone returned the following key intercepts:N2-26-021: 1.05 g/t Au over 31 metres beginning at 243 metres downhole (203.8 metres vertical), including 1.89 g/t Au over 12 metres.The main interval correlates directly with the northern auriferous horizon in N2-25-004 (0.83 g/t Au over 40.4 metres), N2-25-009 (0.96 g/t Au over 21.7 metres) and N2-25-006 (0.67 g/t Au over 22.2 metres) confirming lateral continuity of the A-Zone, 200 metres to the west.N2-26-022: 1.34 g/t Au over 12.5 metres beginning at 177.2 metres downhole (131.7 metres vertical), including 2.29 g/t Au over 6.9 metres.The Company is undertaking a fully funded 75,000 metre drill program at its flagship N2 Gold Project in Quebec, host to a global historic resource of ~871,000 ounces comprised of 18 Mt grading 1.4 g/t Au (~810,000 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.Across the A-Zone, 84% of historical drillholes intercepted gold, reflecting a highly continuous, low-variability system that these step-outs are now extending 200 metres west.These holes sit in a near-surface corridor between the A-Zone and the high-grade RJ Zone (historical intercepts up to 51 g/t Au) that has seen almost no drilling. Formation plans to continue to continue to step out aggressively to the west and test above and below N2-26-021 to N2-26-022 as part of its follow-up drilling with a focus of confirming continuity at shallower depths where the Company identified 0.91 g/t Au over 42.3 metres beginning at 9.9 metres vertical and 1.75 g/t Au over 30.4 metres beginning at 45.3 metres vertical.The Company has working capital of ~C$30.5M with zero debt.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / Silver Storm Mining Ltd. ("Silver Storm" or the "Company") (TSXV:SVRS)(OTCQX:SVRSF)(FSE:SVR) is pleased to announce that it has secured permits for the construction of 62 drill pads and 27 access roads at the Company's 100%-owned past-producing La Parrilla Silver Mine Complex ("La Parrilla") in Durango State, Mexico. The permits were issued by the Mexican federal authority, Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales ("SEMARNAT"), and are valid for a period of 4 years.

Airborne VTEM and magnetics survey identifies 44+ EM anomalies, including 15 high-priority targets, several coincident with known gold-bearing structures, surface geochemistry and 2024 drilling

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / PJX Resources Inc. ("PJX" or the "Company") is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of up to 44 million units of the Company for gross proceeds of up to $6.3 million. The Company will issue units on a non-flow through basis (each a "Unit"), "flow through" basis (each a "Flow Through Unit ("FTU"), and a Charity Flow-through basis (each a "Charity Flow-through Unit ("CFTU")" or a "Charity Flow-through Critical Metals Unit ("CFTUCM")). The subscription prices for each of the foregoing are $0.125 for a Unit, $0.15 per FTU, $0.16 per CFTU, and $0.18 per CFTUCM. PJX is also pleased to announce that the Private Placement is expected to close in 2 or more tranches by July 15, 2026.

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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. (AIM:ECO)(TSXV:EOG), the oil and gas exploration company focused on the offshore Atlantic Margins, is pleased to announce a mid-year update on the progress of its various workstreams across its portfolio in Namibia, Guyana, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa.

Captain Harry Kane credited Thomas Tuchel with delivering a half-time team talk that propelled England to a 4-2 win over Croatia to launch their World Cup title bid on Wednesday.

The Democratic Republic of Congo's first ever World Cup point on Wednesday gave their compatriots in Bunia, the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak, a rare chance to celebrate.

Coach Hong Myung-bo on Wednesday said a drone was spotted flying over South Korea's training session before their eagerly awaited clash with World Cup co-hosts Mexico, calling the incident "unfortunate."