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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 9, 2026 / SKY GOLD CORP. ("Sky" or the "Company") (TSX.V:SKYG) (US:SRKZF) is pleased to present gold and multi-element assay results from drill core, rock, vein and soil sampling on its 100%-owned Evening Star Project in Walker Lane Gold Trend, Nevada.

Milestone Strengthens Karbon-X's European Regulatory Infrastructure and Expands Its Operational Capabilities Within the World's Largest Compliance Carbon Market

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BETA's advanced flight controls system will provide maximum precision, stability, safety and efficiency for Horizon Aircraft's Cavorite X7 hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 9, 2026 / Hillcrest Energy Technologies Ltd. (CSE:HEAT)(OTCQB:HLRTF)(FRA:7HI) ("Hillcrest" or the "Company") today announced that it has entered into a Letter of Intent ("LOI") with Equipmake plc ("Equipmake"), a UK-based developer and manufacturer of high-performance electric motors and inverters for e-mobility applications. The LOI establishes a framework for a joint development program under which the parties would work together to integrate Hillcrest's proprietary Zero Voltage Switching ("ZVS") inverter technology into a defined Equipmake powertrain product line.

HERMOSILLO, MX / ACCESS Newswire / July 9, 2026 / Tocvan Ventures Corp. (the "Company" or "Tocvan") (CSE:TOC)(OTCQB:TCVNF)(WKN:TV3/A2PE64) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement (the "Agreement") with Colibri Resources Corp. ("Colibri") to acquire the remaining 49% interest in the two original Pilar mining concessions (the "Concessions") (collectively, the "Transaction"). Upon closing, Tocvan will hold 100% ownership of its flagship Gran Pilar Gold-Silver Project in Sonora, Mexico (the "Project").

Partnership highlights the expansion of "Level Unlocked" brand bringing nutrition education, elite training and mentorship to a global community of young performersDairy MAX named Official Performance Partner of the 2026 World of Dance Summit and the Naming Rights Partner of the World of Dance Master Class Initiative taking place from July 7 to 10, 2026

TERREBONNE, QC / ACCESS Newswire / July 9, 2026 / Loop Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:LOOP), a clean technology company whose proprietary technology enables the infinite recyclability of PET plastic and polyester fiber, today announced that it will release its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2027 after the market closes on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.

MONTREAL, QC / ACCESS Newswire / July 9, 2026 / First Canadian Graphite Inc. (TSXV:FCI)(OTCQB:GRAPF) ("FC graphite" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the successful virtual annual and special general meeting of shareholders was held on July 7, 2026. A total of 16,292,900 common shares (approximately 36.23% of the outstanding common shares) were represented in person or proxy.

Processed tonnage increased 39% quarter-over-quarter and 78% year-over-year, as the Nueva Recuperada plant sustained nominal capacity through the quarter.Gold production rose 55% quarter-over-quarter and 233% year-over-year, with silver up 40% and 75% respectively.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 9, 2026 / Stillwater Critical Minerals Corp. (TSXV:PGE)(OTCQB:PGEZF)(FSE:J0G) (the "Company", or "Stillwater") is pleased to announce commencement of its largest exploration program to date at the Stillwater West critical minerals project in Montana, including the addition of a third drill rig, mobilization of field crews, and multiple technical initiatives supporting continued resource growth and project advancement.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / July 9, 2026 / Gabriel Resources Ltd. (TSXV:GBU) ("Gabriel" or the "Company") announces that Mr. Dragos Tanase has resigned from his positions as Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company with immediate effect.

- 5,000 metres of directional drilling planned to target three mineralized zones below the current mine workings

HIGHLIGHTS

Highlights:Drill rig, camp, and crews fully mobilized to Golden Lion property; drilling now underway.Drilling focused on Golden Lion Main Zone (GL1), where final 2021 holes returned best-ever intercepts - GL21-024 66 m of 1.36 g/t gold and 11 g/t silver and GL21-025 11.3 m of 5.4 g/t gold and 62 g/t silver (see News November 16th, 2021).Property-scale MobileMT airborne electromagnetic survey completed, totaling 264 line-kilometres.MobileMT data processing and inversion underway; results to help guide follow-up geochemical, geological and ground geophysical surveys to begin shortly.President & CEO Alex Walcott will participate in a live webinar hosted by the Ore Group on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.

5,000 to 7,000 metres of drilling to test continuity, seek higher-grade zones, and define next-stage targets

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 9, 2026 / GMV Minerals Inc. (the "Company" or "GMV") (TSX-V:GMV)(OTCQB:GMVMF) is pleased to announce that drilling is proceeding well at its Mexican Hat Gold project in SE Arizona. The Company is now drilling its 17th diamond drill hole with a total of 3,250 meters completed to date. These have been tested over 540 meters of strike length of the deposit, and from surface up to 340 meters depth.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 9, 2026 / Apex Critical Metals Corp. (CSE:APXC)(OTCQX:APXCF)(Euronext Access Paris:MLAPX)(FWB:KL9) ("Apex" or the "Company"), a mineral exploration company focused on advancing its strategic 100%-controlled Rift Rare Earth Project (the "Rift Project") within the Elk Creek Carbonatite Complex in southeastern Nebraska, U.S.A., is pleased to announce that Euronext Paris has approved the admission of the Company's common shares (ISIN: CA03753D1042, CUSIP: 03753D104) (the "Common Shares") for trading on Euronext Access Paris. Trading of the Common Shares on Euronext Access Paris is expected to commence on July 9, 2026 under the symbol "MLAPX".

(NYSE AMERICAN: CMCL; AIM: CMCL; VFEX: CMCL)

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / July 9, 2026 / Valeura Energy Inc. (TSX:VLE)(OTCQX:VLERF) ("Valeura" or the "Company") provides an operations and financial update for Q2 2026.

LONDON, UK, CALGARY, AB AND VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 9, 2026 / Mkango Resources Ltd. (AIM:MKA)(TSXV:MKA) ("Mkango" or "Company") is pleased to announce that Cavendish Capital Markets Limited ("Cavendish") has been appointed as joint corporate broker to the Company with immediate effect. Cavendish will work alongside the Company's existing joint corporate broker, Hannam & Partners, and nominated adviser and joint corporate broker, SP Angel.

Morocco star Ismael Saibari will miss his team's World Cup quarter-final showdown with France, coach Mohamed Ouahbi confirmed on Wednesday.

Belgium meet Spain in the World Cup quarter-finals on Friday with the daunting task of breaching the European champions' watertight defence for the first time at the 2026 tournament.

US President Donald Trump ordered new strikes on Iran on Wednesday and warned of "much worse" if Tehran continues to attack vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, the vital oil shipping channel.

A California man who swapped a library's 17th century Chinese manuscript for a fake was sentenced on Wednesday after admitting to stealing a major artwork.

Paris Saint-Germain's South Korea attacker Lee Kang-In is set to join Atletico Madrid in a deal worth almost 40 million euros ($45.7 million), a source told AFP on Wednesday.

The United States launched new strikes on Iran on Wednesday after President Donald Trump vowed to hit "hard" following Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

With its defiant strikes on ships, Iran is making a paradoxical and explosively high-risk calculation -- that it can boost its long-term deterrence through actions that invite new US attacks.

Taylor Swift fans have paid $25 for pieces of trash -- including cigarette butts and an ovulation test kit -- collected near the US pop queen's wedding to NFL star Travis Kelce.

Oil prices briefly soared back above $80 per barrel while stock markets slid Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump said Washington's ceasefire with Iran was over following renewed strikes in the Middle East.

Morela Luna anxiously awaits the arrival of a team of experts to inspect her partially collapsed home, where her neighbors had to rescue her after Venezuela's double earthquake on June 24 that has claimed more than 3,600 lives.

Meta said Wednesday it plans to build a $9 billion data center in western Canada's Alberta province, in what local officials called one of the largest private-sector investments ever in Canada.