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Major Fleet of Mining and Heavy Equipment to Sell October 27 in Hallsville, TX

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 17, 2026 / Norsemont Mining Inc. (CSE:NOM)(OTCQX:NRRSF)(FWB:LXZ1) ("Norsemont" or the "Company") announces the appointment of Ariel Tepperman to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Agreement expected to generate $250MM initial annual EBITDA and free cash flow as M42 explores strategic transaction with AIAI Holdings

US$500,000 FNGR Share Consideration Implies Approximately US$5M Lyken Equity Value Based on Transaction Price

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 17, 2026 / (TSXV:OGN)(OTCQX:OGNNF) Orogen Royalties Inc. ("Orogen" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the formation of a generative exploration alliance (the "Alliance") with a subsidiary of Aurum Discovery ("Aurum"), a private prospect generator based in Ireland. The Alliance will focus on generating gold and silver targets in prospective mineral belts within Norway.

FaZe Esports Earns $750,000 Championship Prize, Expected to Contribute to GameSquare's Third Quarter 2026 RevenueLatest Victory Follows Back-to-Back Six Invitational World Championships in 2025 and 2026Win Adds 1,000 Club Championship Points as FaZe Esports Continues to Compete for Additional Esports World Cup Winnings

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CRANBROOK, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 17, 2026 / Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (TSXV:EPL)(OTCQB:EGPLF) ("EPL" or "Eagle Plains") is pleased to announce results from the 2026 field program at Eagle Plains' 100% owned Pine Channel Property, located approximately 40km km west of Stoney Rapids, Saskatchewan. The property is subject to a 2% NSR held by Summit Royalties, which includes a 1% buy-back clause to Eagle Plains.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 17, 2026 / BioNxt Solutions Inc. ("BioNxt" or the "Company") (CSE:BNXT)(OTCQB:BNXTF)(FSE:BXT), a bioscience innovator specializing in advanced drug delivery systems, is pleased to provide a comprehensive update on the progress of its proprietary sublingual thin-film drug delivery pipeline. The Company continues to advance multiple pharmaceutical development programs, including Cladribine for multiple sclerosis, autoimmune disease expansion, Everolimus and Semaglutide, while strengthening the intellectual property portfolio supporting its platform and preparing for the next phase of clinical and commercial development.

NuRAN's shares begin trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market as the Company starts a new three-year rural mobile network project in West Africa.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 17, 2026 / Banyan Gold Corp. (the "Company" or "Banyan") (TSXV:BYN)(OTCQB:BYAGF) is pleased to announce it has intersected very high-grade gold ("Au") mineralization in the northern portion of the Powerline Deposit ("Powerline"), highlighting the potential to upgrade mineralized domains and expand the high-grade core of the Powerline Deposit, AurMac Project ("AurMac"), Yukon, Canada. Drillhole AX-26-874 intersected 13.03 g/t Au over 14.2 metres, including 142.70 g/t Au over 1.0 metre, extending high-grade mineralization toward the largely undrilled gap between the Powerline and Airstrip Deposits (Figure 1). Much of this area is currently classified as unmineralized in the Mineral Resource model. The results are part of Banyan's ongoing 2026 drill program at AurMac, focused on resource conversion, expansion and delineation of higher-grade mineralized domains within and adjacent to the current resource envelope.

(Stock code: 2386）SEG Announces 2026 Interim ResultsSolid Progress in Operations and Global Expansion

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 17, 2026 / HM Exploration Corp. ("HM Exploration", "HM" or the "Company") (CSE:HM)(FSE:X5H)(OTCQB:HMEXF) is pleased to announce it has contracted Crone Geophysics ("Crone") and commenced borehole and surface Time-Domain Electromagnetic (TDEM) surveys (collectively the "Surveys") at its Lewis Pilley's Project (the "Project") in Newfoundland, Canada.

World number one Scottie Scheffler powered to an eight-stroke victory in the St. Jude Championship on Sunday, capturing his first PGA Tour title since January.

US President Donald Trump said he was "not happy" about US participation in joint military exercises with close ally South Korea and is scaling back the drills aimed at deterring rival North Korea that start Monday.

Jeremy Jacquet scored on his Liverpool debut as Andoni Iraola's Reds ended their pre-season campaign with a 2-0 win over Serie A side Como at Anfield on Sunday.

Incumbent Hakainde Hichilema on Sunday pulled ahead in Zambia's presidential election with more than half of constituencies tallied, the electoral commission said, putting him on course for an outright win in the first round.

Damage assessments and clean up efforts began Sunday as Hurricane Lala, which was downgraded to a tropical storm overnight, rolled past Hawaii's Big Island and kept dumping heavy rain across the US Pacific state's archipelago.

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka fought through 6-2, 7-6 (7/2) against Talia Gibson on Sunday to join two other elites in the third round of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters.

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" continued dominating the North American box office, drawing an additional $70 million in ticket sales on its third weekend on the big screen, according to industry estimates.

Serial world record setter Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis claimed a fourth successive European title in Birmingham on Sunday, while home heroine Amy Hunt bagged a record fourth gold of the championships in the 4x100m mixed relay.

Jeeno Thitikul delivered clutch putts under pressure on Sunday, including a birdie at the 17th, to beat fellow Thais Chanettee Wannasaen and Arpichaya Yubol by one stroke at the LPGA Portland Classic.

A Spanish soldier died on Sunday while helping efforts to extinguish a major wildfire in the northeastern region of Aragon when his truck tumbled into a ravine, authorities said.

Sweden's Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis delivered another slick masterclass in pole vaulting to claim a fourth European pole vault title in Birmingham on Sunday.

Ten-man Lens denied Paris Saint-Germain a second trophy in five days as Florian Thauvin's first-half goal secured a 1-0 victory in the French Champions' Trophy on Sunday.

Amy Hunt bagged a record fourth gold at the European championships on Sunday as part of the winning British quartet in the 4x100m mixed relay.

A pair of reigning Grand Slam champions set the pace on Sunday at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters, with Australian Open winner Elena Rybakina and Roland Garros titleholder Mirra Andreeva reaching the third round.

Barcelona have reached a deal with Manchester City to sign Spanish World Cup winner Rodri, a source from the Catalan club told AFP Sunday.

Amy Hunt bagged a record fourth gold at the European championships on Sunday as part of the winning British quartet in the 4x100m mixed relay.

Enzo Maresca urged Manchester City to learn from their chastening Community Shield defeat against Arsenal after the Italian made a dismal start to the daunting task of replacing Pep Guardiola.