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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 4, 2026 / Silver X Mining Corp. (TSXV:AGX)(OTCQB:AGXPF)(FRA:AGX) ("Silver X" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has secured 100% ownership of the Ccasahuasi gold project ("Ccasahuasi" or the "Project") through the acquisition of the Lily 19 mining concession, located within its Nueva Recuperada district in Huancavelica, central Peru.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 4, 2026 / Algo Grande Copper Corp. ("Algo Grande" or the "Company") (TSXV:ALGR)(OTC PINK:ALGRF)(FRA:KM00) announces the appointment of Monica Ospina as ESG Advisor to the Company, further strengthening Algo Grande's commitment to responsible resource development, stakeholder engagement and long-term sustainability initiatives.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 4, 2026 / North Shore Uranium Ltd. (TSX-V:NSU)(OTCQB:NSURF) ("North Shore" or the "Company") is pleased to report that it has commenced its first drill program at its Rio Puerco uranium project in the Grants Uranium District of northwestern New Mexico ("Rio Puerco" or the "Project"). To date, the Company's drill contractor Harris Exploration Drilling and Associates has completed a total of three rotary drill holes totaling 625 m (2,050 ft.). North Shore plans to drill up to 26 holes totaling approximately 5,975 m (19,600 ft.). The main objective of the program is to begin validating and further evaluating historical exploration data generated by the Kerr-McGee Mining Corporation ("Kerr-McGee") in the 1960s and 1970s. Each of the sites selected for drilling is a "twin" of a rotary hole drilled by Kerr-McGee in the 1970s. Details of the 2026 drill program, uranium mineralization and work history at Rio Puerco were summarized by the Company on April 9, 2026.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 4, 2026 / Trans Canada Gold Corp. (TSXV:TTG)(OTCQB:TTGXF) ("Trans Canada" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that the Company is nearing completion and installation of updated electrical underground facilities, underground drill pad set-ups, and is preparing for Phase 1- Diamond Drilling program at the Harrison Lake Gold Project. Contractors are nearing completion of underground drill setups, upgrading underground electrical facilities, road access improvements and completing an upgraded all weather core shack/core sawing facility. An experienced drill contractor has been selected and drills have been mobilized to carry out the continuous underground drill program, and will be announced shortly. The Harrison Lake Gold Project is demonstrating the same geological characteristics as the Snowline Gold deposit situated in the Tintina Gold Belt in the Yukon.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 4, 2026 / Future Fuels Inc. (TSXV:FTUR)(OTCQX:FTURF)(FSE:S0J) ("Future Fuels" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the results of advanced processing and 3D inversion modelling of the Company's 2025 ground gravity survey at its 100%-owned Hornby Basin Uranium Project (the "Hornby Project" or the "Project"), located approximately 95 kilometres southwest of Kugluktuk, Nunavut.

Tech giant Meta on Thursday attacked Australia's "grossly unfair" bid to make social media companies pay for news, saying it is vehemently opposed to the draft laws.

New Zealand footballer Tim Payne became his country's second most popular sporting account on Instagram on Thursday as he gifted the influencer who boosted his popularity with a playing shirt.

Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson offered a heartfelt "Thank you" to football on Wednesday in a social media video confirming his move from the NFL field to the broadcast booth.

Tech giant Meta on Thursday attacked Australia's "grossly unfair" bid to make social media companies pay for news, saying it is vehemently opposed to the draft laws.

NASA said Wednesday it will end its mission to study the atmosphere and evolution of Mars after its probe went silent for six months.

SpaceX, the rocket and satellite company led by US billionaire Elon Musk, aims to raise approximately $75 billion in a record initial public offering, the company said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday, valuing the company at $1.765 trillion.

Algeria stunned the Netherlands 1–0 in Rotterdam on Wednesday evening in a World Cup warm-up match, just a week before the 2026 tournament kicks off in North America.

Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that "no tangible progress" has been made in negotiations to end the Middle East war as fresh US and Iranian strikes strained a fragile ceasefire.

The Democratic Republic of Congo held fellow World Cup qualifiers Denmark to a 0-0 friendly draw on Wednesday, the day after their game in Spain against Chile next week was cancelled due to health concerns regarding the Ebola outbreak in the African country.

Tasha Graham, dressed head to toe in Knicks clothing, is the embodiment of New York's passion for its basketball team battling to win the NBA Finals and end a five-decade drought.

Spanish actor Javier Bardem drew inspiration from the natural world to embody the disturbed protagonist in the TV version of "Cape Fear," bringing the character, previously portrayed by Robert De Niro and Robert Mitchum, to a new generation with different traumas.

Flavio Cobolli came back from a set down to beat Felix Auger-Aliassime 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the French Open quarter-finals on Wednesday.

Matteo Arnaldi booked an all-Italian French Open semi-final against Flavio Cobolli as Matteo Berrettini's run at Roland Garros came to a sad end as he was forced to retire injured.

Cuba has "technocrats" ready to negotiate change in the island's governance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday.

Fraudsters are exploiting interest in the 2026 World Cup with a barrage of scams, as authorities and researchers caution against fake websites impersonating FIFA's official online presence to sell phantom tickets.

Visa and Mastercard payments in Cuba will be suspended from Saturday after US sanctions prompted a foreign bank to sever ties with a state-backed financial institution, Cuba's central bank said Wednesday.

Flavio Cobolli came back from a set down to beat Felix Auger-Aliassime 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the French Open quarter-finals on Wednesday.

Police are investigating an alleged assault by a staff member on the coach of Australian tennis player James McCabe at a Challenger tournament in Birmingham this week.

France coach Didier Deschamps said on Wednesday that defender William Saliba is "fine" despite reports he was a doubt for the World Cup with a back injury.

Heavy gunfire broke out in central Mogadishu on Wednesday as Somalia's former prime minister Hassan Ali Khaire said he was attacked by government forces ahead of planned protests.

Ukrainian drone strikes deep inside Russia are causing "panic" for the Kremlin, EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas told AFP Wednesday, saying Moscow was lashing out at Kyiv with increased attacks.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday brushed off suggestions that President Donald Trump was regularly dozing off during Cabinet meetings, as questions persist over the health of the oldest US president ever inaugurated.

Marta Kostyuk says she will be "very happy to represent Ukraine" when she faces Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva in the French Open semi-finals on Thursday.

Award-winning German director Wim Wenders said Wednesday he was withdrawing his 1975 film "Wrong Move" after a campaign by actress Nastassja Kinski against a scene in which she appeared topless when she was 13 years old.