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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / May 5, 2026 / Churchill Resources Inc. ("Churchill" or the "Company") (TSXV:CRI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Tasheel Jeerh as the new CEO of the Company, effective immediately. This appointment marks the next phase of the Company's strategic evolution launched in mid-2025, which focused on developing a new strategic plan and accelerating exploration for strategic and critical minerals in Newfoundland and Labrador. Outgoing CEO Conan McIntyre, who as a director assumed the executive role on an interim basis, successfully delivered on the board's mandate to stabilize the corporate structure and establish a foundation for further value creation. Mr. McIntyre has positioned Churchill for its next stage of expansion and continues his service as a member of the Board of Directors.

CRANBROOK, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 5, 2026 / Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (TSXV:EPL)(OTCQB:EGPLF) ("EPL" or "Eagle Plains") is pleased to announce that it has acquired, through the MARS online tenure system, additional mineral dispositions contiguous with it's 100% owned Pine Channel Property, located approximately 40km km west of Stoney Rapids, Saskatchewan. The three dispositions total 996.3ha, increasing the Pine Channel project area to a total of 6059 ha, and cover a Saskatchewan Mineral Deposit Index (SMDI) occurrence.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 5, 2026 / CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSXV:CTH)(OTCQX:CTHCF) ("CoTec" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has qualified to trade on the OTCQX® Best Market, operated by OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM). CoTec upgrades to OTCQX from the OTCQB® Venture Market, effective today.

BUENOS AIRES, AR / ACCESS Newswire / May 5, 2026 / NOA Lithium Brines Inc. (TSXV:NOAL)(Frankfurt:N7N) ("NOA" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Hatch Limited ("Hatch") to lead Process Development Study ("Study") for the Company's flagship Rio Grande Project (the "Project") in Salta Province, Argentina. Hatch is a global multidisciplinary project management, engineering and professional services consultancy with extensive experience in critical minerals and has substantial experience in processing and engineering of lithium rich brines, including projects located on salars in Argentina.

HIGHLIGHTSThe 2026 Angilak Exploration Program, is fully funded with the February closing of CAD $63 Million financing, making ATHA one of the best capitalized uranium exploration Companies globally;ATHA completed mobilization to Angilak in late April - including the arrival of a third diamond drill rig - and commenced diamond drilling operations on May 1st, 2026;The 2026 Angilak Exploration Program is focused on expansion and discovery of uranium mineralization across the three mineralized corridors (Figure 2), building upon the highly successful 2024 and 2025 campaigns;Over the two previous programs, ATHA has had unparalleled success, intersecting uranium mineralization in 100% of targets tested. During the 2025 campaign - focused on testing regional targets outside of the Lac 50 Deposit Exploration Target3 area, within the Angikuni Basin - the Company made five new regional discoveries, including the Mineralized RIB Corridor with four new showings;2026 Angilak Exploration Program will be the largest to date at the Angilak Uranium Project, with two primary components:1. Diamond drilling operations: Commenced on May 1st, with three drill rigs scheduled to complete ~20,000 m, continuing through September, focusing on:Mineralized RIB Corridor: Additional discovery potential and expansion, following up on the highly successful 2025 program, which resulted in the four discoveries of uranium mineralization - including RIB North, where the maiden hole intersected 34.7 m of composite uranium mineralization1 with grades up to 8.16% U3O8 over 0.5 m;Lac 50 Deposit Corridor: Testing recently identified, highly prospective, targets along strike from the main Lac 50 Deposit area, and expansion of the Lac 50 Deposit mineralization footprint, which remains open and unconstrained.KU-Nine Iron Corridor: Testing recently identified, highly prospective, targets which directly vector from uranium mineralization intersected in the 2025 KU and historic Nine Iron Discoveries;2. Geophysics: Expert Geophysic's Aerial MMT (EM) survey, scheduled to commence at the end of June:Angikuni Basin: Acquiring full MMT coverage across the 100% ATHA-owned Angikuni Basin. The resulting survey data will then be used to develop a 3D Inversion model of the entire Angikuni Basin. The same highly successful systematic approach ATHA utilized during the 2025 campaign - adding to ATHA's already extensive portfolio of regional targets.

SODANKYLA, FINLAND / ACCESS Newswire / May 5, 2026 / FireFox Gold Corp. (TSXV:FFOX)(OTCQB:FFOXF)("FireFox" or the "Company") is pleased to report additional assay results and observations from the ongoing drill program at the Company's 100%-held Mustajärvi Gold Project in Lapland, Finland. In this release, FireFox is reporting results from the Northeast and East Zones, as well as the Mustajärvi West target.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 5, 2026 / Camino Minerals Corporation (TSXV:COR)(OTCID:CAMZF) ("Camino" or the "Company") is pleased to announce key appointments to its management and operational team to support the advancement of the Puquios copper project ("Puquios" or the "Project") in Chile toward construction and for corporate development. These appointments will further strengthen the Company's operational, financial, and strategic capabilities as it transitions towards development and production in Chile and corporate growth.

Plantations International USA LLC has introduced an institutional-grade agricultural offering available to accredited investors, providing exclusive access to Thailand's premium mango sector through a scalable, vertically integrated platform. Structured to align investor participation with long-term plantation performance, the offering is designed to capitalize on strong global demand, premium export positioning, and the inherent pricing power of high-quality agricultural assets, creating a compelling opportunity to participate in one of Asia's most dynamic and high-margin segments of the real asset market.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 5, 2026 / Star Copper Corp. (CSE:STCU)(OTCQX:STCUF)(FWB:SOP) ("Star Copper" or the "Company"), a critical minerals exploration and development company, is pleased to announce that drill pad construction has commenced across multiple high-priority satellite targets at its northwestern British Columbia flagship Star Project in preparation for a fully funded 2026 exploration program.

Estimated 565 jobs created in Alaska including 475 in the Juneau area

The man accused of deliberately setting a deadly fire that torched an upmarket swathe of Los Angeles last year harbored a grudge against the wealthy and admired Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting dead an insurance company CEO, federal prosecutors said.

A ceasefire between Iran and the United States was teetering Monday as the two countries traded fire over the strategic Strait of Hormuz and the United Arab Emirates reported attacks for the first time since the truce was declared nearly a month ago.

The brightest stars in Hollywood, music, sports and style hit the red carpet Monday for the Met Gala, the extravagant Manhattan charity ball that this year spotlights the intersection between fashion and art.

A Colombian girl celebrating her 10th birthday was among three people crushed to death at a monster truck display when a vehicle veered out of control and plowed into spectators, authorities said Monday.

Actor Blake Lively and "It Ends with Us" co-star Justin Baldoni settled on Monday their acrimonious court battle, sparked when Lively accused Baldoni of inappropriate on-set behavior, meaning they will avoid a costly civil trial.

Country music legend Dolly Party on Monday announced the cancellation of a series of Las Vegas concerts, citing ongoing health concerns.

China's Wu Yize is said to have shared a single bed with his father in a windowless flat as he sacrificed his home life to follow his snooker dreams.

China's Wu Yize won the World Snooker Championship for the first time with a dramatic 18-17 victory over Shaun Murphy in the final on Monday.

A blaze caused major damage Monday to Broadway's storied Eugene O'Neill Theater, forcing it to close for repairs and halting its run of the smash hit musical "The Book of Mormon," the New York fire department said.

Jeremy Doku's stoppage-time strike salvaged Manchester City a 3-3 draw at Everton, but a second half collapse handed the destiny of the Premier League title back to Arsenal on Monday.

Roma eased past Fiorentina 4-0 on Monday to move within a point of the final Champions League spot in Serie A.

Two-time reigning American League Cy Young Award winner as top pitcher Tarik Skubal will undergo arthroscopic elbow surgery to remove loose bodies, Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers announced on Monday.

Oil prices jumped on Monday after a drone strike sparked a fire at an Emirati energy installation, threatening a fragile US-Iran ceasefire, while US warships entered the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

World number six Collin Morikawa, a two-time major winner, withdrew from the PGA Truist Championship on Monday, taking a rest before next week's PGA Championship at Aronimink.

Russia on Monday declared a unilateral ceasefire with Ukraine between May 8-9, when Moscow marks its annual World War II Victory Day commemorations, and threatened a "massive missile strike" on Kyiv if Ukraine violated it.

Mikel Arteta expects Arsenal to play like "beasts" against Atletico Madrid as they aim to reach the Champions League final for the first time since 2006.

Following high-profile testimony from billionaire Elon Musk last week, one of OpenAI's co-founders testified Monday in the California lawsuit brought by the world's richest man against the creators of ChatGPT.

The United States said it had destroyed several Iranian boats on Monday and the United Arab Emirates reported fresh attacks on its territory, in the sharpest escalation since a fragile ceasefire was agreed in the Middle East war.

The United States shot down multiple Iranian missiles and drones fired at US Navy and commercial vessels and destroyed six of Tehran's small boats, a top US admiral said on Monday.

Amazon announced Monday it is opening up its massive shipping and delivery network to any business that wants to use it -- not just the merchants who sell on Amazon's website.

Antisemitic graffiti including swastikas has been spray-painted onto Jewish homes, synagogues and a memorial commemorating Kristallnacht, New York police and city officials confirmed Monday, with the incidents being investigated as possible hate crimes.

Passengers and crew desperately hunkered down in isolation on a ship stuck off Cape Verde on Monday, after local authorities barred it from docking following the death of three people in a suspected hantavirus outbreak.