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Independent analyst evaluation recognizes Elixir for technology excellence and customer impact in the company's first SPARK Matrix Leadership placement.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / July 14, 2026 / Silver Storm Mining Ltd. ("Silver Storm" or the "Company") (TSX.V:SVRS)(OTCQX:SVRSF)(FSE:SVR) is pleased to announce the commencement of hot commissioning of the sulphide processing circuit at the Company's 100%-owned La Parrilla Silver Mine Complex ("La Parrilla") in Durango State, Mexico. Hot commissioning represents a stage in the commissioning process during which mineralized material is introduced into the processing circuit to test the circuit under real operating conditions.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / July 14, 2026 / Gratomic Inc. ("Gratomic", "GRAT" or the "Company") (TSXV:GRAT.H) wishes to provide shareholders with an update regarding the current status of the Company, the ongoing financial reporting process, and the corrective steps being advanced by the Board of Directors and management.

Fully funded Phase 1 program will test high-priority structural gold targets generated through modern 3D geological modelling and reinterpretation of a historic California gold system.

TALLAHASSEE, FL / ACCESS Newswire / July 14, 2026 / How do you turn a sound money bill into a big-government bill? Florida has just shown us.

MONTREAL ,QC / ACCESS Newswire / July 14, 2026 / First Canadian Graphite Inc. (TSXV:FCI)(OTCQB:GRAPF) ("First Canadian Graphite" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Anthony (Tony) La Mantia, ICD.D, to its Advisory Board.

Expands Montauban Land Position by Adding 44 Mineral Claims Covering Approximately 2,448 Hectares Across a Historically Mineralized Polymetallic Corridor

CRANBROOK, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 14, 2026 / Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (TSXV:EPL)(OTCQB:EGPLF) ("EPL" or "Eagle Plains" or "the Company") and Pacific Bay Minerals Corp. (TSXV:PBM) ("Pacific Bay" or "PBM") are pleased to announce that further to their respective news releases dated April 27, 2026 the parties have entered into an option agreement (the "Agreement") dated July 7, 2026, pursuant to which Pacific Bay has been granted the exclusive right to acquire up to a 100% interest in the Eagle Plains' wholly-owned Haskins critical metals project ("the Project").

A never-before-drilled, kilometre-scale target in one of British Columbia's most storied copper-gold camps.

HighlightsAbasca Resources Inc. announces the updated Mineral Resource Estimate (the "MRE") at its 100%-owned Loki Flake Graphite Deposit (the "Loki Deposit"), increasing the Inferred Resource from its previously announced maiden mineral resource estimate and upgrading a portion of the Inferred Resources to Indicated Resources:Indicated Resources: 6.99 Mt at 8.27 % CgInferred Resources: 15.83 Mt at 6.93 % CgConversion of 67% of prior Inferred Resource to Indicated Resource based on contained graphiteThe Loki Deposit is situated in one of the world's premier mining jurisdictions, 15 km south of existing Key Lake mill infrastructure and directly adjacent to provincial highway 914.The updated MRE includes results from the 2025 and 2026 exploration programs and will be incorporated into the in-progress Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA").Assays from 4 drillholes at the mineralized graphitic Thor Zone, parallel to the Loki Deposit, each intersected multiple zones of mineralization up-dip of KLS-25-072 which included a main zone of 40 m at 8.57 % Cg (the Company previously released such results on August 25, 2025). Composited intervals include:KLS-26-112: 74.75 m at 5.13 % Cg, including 18.75 m at 7.78 % Cg and 14.0 m at 7.8 % Cg.KLS-26-113: 89.0 m at 4.28 % Cg, including 13.0 m at 6.18 % Cg and 17.0 at 6.48 % Cg.KLS-26-114: 101.80 m at 4.31 % Cg, including 20.3 m at 5.56 % Cg and 17.0 m at 6.46 % Cg.KLS-26-115: 114.0 m at 3.91 % Cg, including 14.0 m at 7.42 % Cg.

Global Brand Supports Prince of Wales' Philanthropic Polo Event, Raising Over £1 Million

Preliminary Unaudited Q4 Revenue Expected to Exceed $1.0 Million, With More Than $750,000 in Unshipped Customer Orders at Quarter-End

BEDFORD, NS / ACCESS Newswire / July 14, 2026 / Silver Spruce Resources, Inc. ("Silver Spruce" or the "Corporation")(TSXV:SSE) announces that it has successfully secured a 100% interest in the Pino de Plata claims ("Pino" or the "Property").

HONG KONG, HK / ACCESS Newswire / July 14, 2026 / SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:SGQ)(HK:1878) ("SouthGobi" or the "Company") This announcement is made by SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (the "Company") pursuant to Rule 13.09(2)(a) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Inside Information Provisions under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong).

SODANKYLÄ, FI / ACCESS Newswire / July 14, 2026 / FireFox Gold Corp. (TSX.V:FFOX)(OTCQB:FFOXF)("FireFox" or the "Company") is pleased to report that it has drilled 56 holes, comprising 13,945 metres, at the 100%-held Mustajärvi gold project in Lapland, Finland since beginning the program in August of 2025. As the first drill rig goes on a scheduled break, the technical team is completing its core logging and sampling while looking forward to the receipt of analytical data for 25 holes at the Mustajärvi deposit. After significantly exceeding its plans for approximately 10,000 metres of drilling, FireFox will resume drilling at its flagship project in early August. In the meantime, the Company further announces the engagement of a second drilling contractor and the initiation of a follow-up drilling campaign at its 100%-held Sarvi gold project, located approximately 20 kilometres east of Mustajärvi and 5 kilometres north of the Ikkari gold deposit, which is now 100%-owned by Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

Second hole (MAP107) in current drill phase reports substantial gold intersection of 135m @ 1.91g/t Au, including 49m @ 4.06g/t Au.Hole ended in mineralisation.Currently drilling from the east to test shallower potential.

President Donald Trump on Monday signed executive orders slashing two national monuments in Utah to roughly a tenth of their current size, throwing open millions of acres of protected land to fossil fuel extraction and mining.

The United States launched a fresh salvo of strikes against Iran early Tuesday, marking a new escalation in the resumption of hostilities, even as US President Donald Trump said a deal with Tehran was still possible.

France coach Didier Deschamps insisted he still sees Spain as World Cup favourites on Monday ahead of Les Bleus' blockbuster semi-final against the European champions.

US President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States would again strike Iran "hard," as the military launched a fresh salvo of attacks for the third night in a row and reimposed a blockade on Iranian ports.

Around 90,000 people welcomed back Norway's players to Oslo on Monday after they returned home from making a historic run to the World Cup quarter-finals.

The World Cup held its breath Monday on the eve of the first semi-final that pitches France's fearsome attack against a technically gifted Spain team.

France on Monday battled two fires that scorched over 1,300 hectares in a forest south of Paris on Monday, as police arrested two people suspected of arson.

England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford is confident his team will keep their cool in the heat of Wednesday's World Cup semi-final against Argentina.

Five Britons, three Belgians and one national each from France and Spain are among the 13 victims of one of the deadliest Spanish wildfires in recent times, authorities said on Monday.

World oil prices surged Monday as a fresh flare-up between the United States and Iran rattled investors, while a selloff in chipmakers sent South Korea's stock market plunging.

Ukraine's allies on Monday at a Paris summit announced more air defence support for Kyiv and exercises of the force to be deployed after a ceasefire in efforts to increase pressure on Russia to end the war.

Thomas Tuchel was hired by England as head coach with a simple brief: win the 2026 World Cup.

Ten days after Venezuela's twin earthquakes reduced his high-rise apartment building to rubble, Miguel Baez gave up hope of finding his mother, brother and niece alive.

For France at the World Cup, Kylian Mbappe has not been able to stop scoring. For Real Madrid, he has not always been able to stop the criticism.

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Monday drastically shrinking two national monuments in Utah, paving the way for fossil fuel extraction and mining.

President Donald Trump reimposed a US naval blockade on Iranian ports on Monday and vowed hefty fees for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran mockingly pledged to charge a lower rate for passage through the strategic waterway.