Duane Nelson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Torchlight Innovations Inc. (TSXV: RZL) (‘Company’), and its executive management team, joined Omar Khafagy, Head Client Success, Toronto Stock Exchange (‘TSX’), to open the market and celebrate the Company’s new listing on TSX Venture Exchange.
Torchlight Innovations Inc., doing business as RZOLV Technologies (‘RZOLV’), is a Canadian clean-technology company redefining the $240 billion global gold mining sector. Their proprietary RZOLV formula provides a safer, more eco-friendly alternative to the $2B of cyanide used annually. RZOLV delivers similar leach kinetics and recoveries—at similar costs on ores, concentrates, and tailings. The Company is transitioning from pilot to commercial rollout with strong industry partnerships and recurring-revenue potential from reagent sales and licensing agreements. As the mining sector accelerates toward ESG-aligned operations, RZOLV stands at the intersection of profit and sustainability—offering investors scalable exposure to one of the most transformative shifts in modern resource extraction.
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The gold price declined from its recent all-time highs this week, sinking to nearly US$4,000 per ounce and recording its biggest one-day decline in more than 12 years.
Silver took a similar hit, slipping back below the US$50 per ounce level.
The drops have been attributed to factors like a stronger US dollar and lower US-China tensions, as well as profit taking, potentially from traders who are new to the market.
Many experts have been anticipating a correction for the metals — their latest rise has been quick, and no asset can go straight up forever.
However, there’s also a broad consensus that gold has entered a new phase. For example, Patrick Tuohy of Goldstrom believes gold won’t fall below US$3,000 again.
Here’s what Tuohy said:
‘Is this a short-term phenomenon that’s going to have some some dynamics that are going to turn it on its head and it reverses 50, 60 percent? I don’t believe that is the case. I think within our group … the consensus is that it’s unlikely that we’ll see gold below US$3,000 again in our lifetimes. So let’s say that that’s the floor. That’s a fairly significant move from where we were two years ago. So that’s comfortable.’
Next week, all eyes will be on the US Federal Reserve, which is set to meet from October 28 to 29. CME Group’s (NASDAQ:CME) FedWatch tool shows strong expectations for another interest rate cut.
While the release of US government data has been affected by the ongoing shutdown, September consumer price index numbers were released on Friday (October 24).
The report was the first major piece of federal economic data to come out since the shutdown began, and it has confirmed expectations of another rate reduction.
Bullet briefing — What’s next for gold and silver?
Gold and silver prices perked up to end the week, rising to the US$4,100 and US$48.60 levels, respectively. But with the metals still off from their all-time highs, investors are wondering what’s next.
Opinions vary, but I’ve pulled together a couple of quotes that illustrate what I’m hearing.
First is Ed Steer of Ed Steer’s Gold and Silver Digest. He’s well known for his commentary on the precious metals space, and he weighed in on what’s next for silver, saying that today really is different compared to the other times silver rose to the US$50 level.
Here’s how he explained it:
‘It’s irrelevant what the price is today. You look at the big picture, and look at the fact that the BRICS+ have become an absolutely awesome juggernaut, and it’s absolutely unstoppable. And as we shift from the west to the east, as this continues economically, financially, it’s impossible to say where this is going to end up.
‘But what we’re living right now is we’re living through a major, major shift in financial power, from one area of the world to another, and we’re going to be — they’re going to be writing about this 1,000 years from now. So we’re living through history.’
Next we have Don Durrett of GoldStockData.com. This interview is from the week before last, so it’s a little older, but definitely still relevant. I’ve kept thinking about a comment Durrett made about one way we can tell the gold cycle is still early. This is what he said:
The thing that really reveals how early we are is the stock market is only 2 percent from an all-time high. What in the world is the stock market doing at an all-time high and gold at an all-time high? Those are antagonistic. Gold is supposed to be a hedge against uncertainty. The stock market is supposed to show basically confidence.
And so if you have an all-time high, people should be confident. Everything’s fine. We don’t need this. But people are not confident. People have said this is the most scary bull market ever. Nobody really believes in it, right? … So the question is, who’s telling the truth? Is the stock market telling the truth at an all time high, or is it gold is telling the truth? Well, it’s pretty obvious that gold’s the one telling the truth.
In It To Win It interview
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Securities Disclosure: I, Charlotte McLeod, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.
Ed Steer of Ed Steer’s Gold and Silver Digest shares his thoughts on silver’s run past US$50 per ounce, saying that in his view the bull market is just getting started.
‘One way or another we’re going to run into a supply/demand brick wall, and when that day happens we could see triple-digit silver prices in a very, very short period of time,’ he said.
Securities Disclosure: I, Charlotte McLeod, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.
This week began on a strong note, with emerging signs that US-China tensions could ease and White House Economic Advisor Kevin Hassett’s suggestion that the federal government shutdown could soon end.
US stocks rallied broadly, led by small caps and semiconductors, with the PHLX Semiconductor Sector (INDEXNASDAQ:SOX) hitting an all-time high amid reduced concerns about regional bank credit quality.
On Tuesday (October 21), hotter-than-expected Canadian inflation data weighed on the S&P/TSX Composite Index (INDEXTSI:OSPTX), while the Nasdaq Composite (INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) outperformed.
Wednesday (October 22) saw profit taking in high-growth names as Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and IBM (NYSE:IBM) reported after the bell, and as reports of potential new US export curbs on China pressured equities.
IBM beat revenue forecasts with US$9.5 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) revenue, but offered cautious guidance, leading its share price to fall after-hours. Tesla missed revenue estimates, with margins falling to 5.8 percent due to price cuts and reduced regulatory credits, despite record deliveries. CEO Elon Musk reiterated medium-term goals in AI, autonomy and robotics, though the firm didn’t update its financial guidance. Tesla shares also dropped after hours.
Despite the pullback, the tech sector rebounded sharply on Thursday (October 23), driven by optimism about AI and cloud infrastructure. Quantum computing companies such as IonQ (NASDAQ:IONQ), Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI) and D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:QBTS) surged on reports of increased US government funding.
North of the border, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a C$3 billion joint investment in small modular reactors at the Darlington site, located east of Toronto in Bowmanville.
Later, Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) surpassed expectations with a 3 percent year-on-year revenue increase, reaching US$13.7 billion, with gross margins doubling to 38 percent. The demand for AI accelerators and x86 processors contributed to these strong results. CEO Lip-Bu Tan expressed confidence in continuing AI-driven compute demand.
Following the announcement, shares rose and opened nearly 5 percent higher the next day.
Intel’s standout earnings boosted sentiment heading into Friday. Markets opened higher after delayed US inflation data came in cooler than expected, showing easing underlying pressures and reinforcing expectations for another Fed rate cut next week. Tech stocks led the advance once again.
3 tech stocks that moved markets this week
1. Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU)
Micron Technology shares rose 4.46 percent this week, hitting a record high above US$214 on Monday (October 20) after analysts at Barclays (NYSE:BCS) raised their price target from US$195 to US$240, citing robust earnings and margin expansion as signs of operational strength. The company has reported surging demand for its high-bandwidth memory chips, with supply fully sold out through 2026. Other semiconductor stocks, such as ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ:ON) and KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC), also gained, reflecting broad semiconductor strength.
2. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)
Apple’s share price is up 2.7 percent for the week, boosted by an overall bullish sentiment for high-value tech stocks, as well as momentum from strong M5 MacBook demand and solid sales of the iPhone 17 in the US and China.
CEO Tim Cook later announced the opening of the company’s Texas manufacturing facility on Thursday, two months ahead of schedule, further boosting sentiment.
3. NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)
Top AI stock NVIDIA saw gains of 1.67 percent this week following a joint announcement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE:TSM). The companies said the first Blackwell wafer has been produced in the US at Taiwan Semiconductor’s semiconductor fab in Phoenix.
It is the first of its kind to be domestically manufactured in recent American history.
NVIDIA remains the bellwether for the AI sector, and its share price performance is widely regarded as a barometer for risk-on sentiment in the AI and tech sectors, with its share price movements often reflecting investor appetite for growth and optimism about the future of AI-driven innovation.
Micron Technology, NVIDIA and Apple performance, October 21 to 24, 2025.
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Tech ETF performance
This week, the iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) advanced by 1.83 percent, while the Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXQ) saw a weekly gain of 1.91 percent.
The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) increased by 1.59 percent.
Other tech market news
Amazon Web Services experienced a major outage this week, raising concerns about cloud infrastructure resilience and spotlighting the critical dependency on hyperscale providers.
Tech news to watch next week
Next week, investors will be eyeing interest rate decisions from the Bank of Canada and the US Federal Reserve. The Bank of Canada is expected to hold rates steady, reflecting ongoing cautiousness amid cooling inflation, while US investors are betting on a rate cut from the the country’s central bank.
Earnings results from tech giants will also be closely watched, with Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Microsoft and Meta reporting on Wednesday (October 29), and Apple and Amazon on Thursday (October 30).
Strong beats or cautious guidance from these heavyweight companies could either boost confidence in the tech sector’s growth trajectory or temper enthusiasm in the final quarter of 2025.
Securities Disclosure: I, Meagen Seatter, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.
Homerun Resources Inc. (TSXV: HMR,OTC:HMRFF) (OTCQB: HMRFF) (‘Homerun’ or the ‘Company’) announces that the Company has submitted its formal application for conditional approval of the previously announced $6-million financing with a single institutional investor. The Company is now awaiting conditional approval from the TSX Venture Exchange.
The Company also reports, that further to its October 6, 2025, news release, the Company is oversubscribed for its $3-million unit private placement at $1.00. This financing will close after the above financing, as several subscribers have requested that the closing of the $6-million institutional financing be a precedent, and so the Company has requested and received approval from the TSX Venture Exchange to extend the closing of that financing for a standard 30-day period to November 24, 2025.
Both financings are anticipated to close in the immediate term, subject to TSX-V approval.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Homerun Resources Inc.
‘Brian Leeners’
Brian Leeners, CEO & Director brianleeners@gmail.com / +1 604-862-4184 (WhatsApp)
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Card-reading contact lenses, X-ray poker tables, trays of poker chips that read cards, hacked shuffling machines that predict hands. The technology alleged to have been used to execute a multistate, rigged poker operation sounds like it’s straight out of Hollywood.
And those were only some of the gadgets that authorities say were used to swindle millions of dollars from unsuspecting victims through rigged, high-dollar, underground poker games over more than five years.
A sprawling indictment unsealed Thursday by the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York charged Chauncey Billups, the head coach of the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers, and Damon Jones, a former NBA player, along with members of the Mafia and dozens of other defendants, with being part of a conspiracy.
The victims were “at the mercy of concealed technology, including rigged shuffling machines and specially designed contacts lenses and sunglasses to read the backs of playing cards, which ensured that the victims would lose big,” U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella of Brooklyn said in a statement.
Cheating at poker is as old as poker itself. But today, wearable tech and nano-cameras are putting even upstanding poker players on their guard.
The defendants used “special contact lenses or eyeglasses that could read pre-marked cards,” Nocella said at a news conference announcing the indictments.
He also showed a photo of an X-ray table that “could read cards face down on the table … because of the X-ray technology.”
An X-ray poker table in an image from defendant Robert Stroud’s iCloud account.U.S. Justice Department
“Defendants used other cheating technologies, such as poker chip tray analyzers, which is a poker chip tray that secretly reads cards using a hidden camera,” he said.
And while marking poker cards so they are visible only with special eyewear is an old trick, new radio-frequency identification and infrared technologies have ramped up the sophistication levels.
Technically speaking, many of the devices involved in the alleged scam authorities detailed Thursday are relatively cheap to manufacture, said Sal Piacente, a gaming security consultant.
By the time they reach their customers, however, the cost of industrial shufflers or tables can easily approach $100,000, once distributors and middlemen are factored in.
“You could make a lucrative career buying this stuff,” Piacente said.
Casino and gaming security consultants told NBC News that the alleged scheme was possible only because the games were underground. In backrooms, there was none of the surveillance tech that reputable casinos use to catch players cheating.
“A lot of the features which made this scheme so successful would have been ID’d a lot sooner, or very quickly, in a traditional regulated gaming environment,” said Ian Messenger, a former U.K. law enforcement officer and founder and CEO of the Association of Certified Gaming Compliance Specialists.
More than any other tech, it was the reprogramming of the industrial card shufflers — identified in charging documents as Deckmate-brand machines — that authorities said was key to the alleged game rigging.
A DeckMate 2 shuffler taken apart on a table in an image from defendant Shane Hennen’s iCloud account. U.S. Justice Department
Deckmates are not sold directly to the public — though many used ones can be found for sale online. The ones at the high-dollar games cited in the indictment could read cards and predict which player had the best hand. Neither Deckmate nor its parent company, Light & Wonder, were implicated in any way in Thursday’s indictments.
A spokesman for Light & Wonder told NBC News in a statement that the company was aware of reports about the charges against people but said they were not affiliated with the company.
“We sell and lease our automatic card shufflers and other gaming products and services only to licensed casinos and other licensed gaming establishments,” said Andy Fouché, the company’s vice president of communications. “We will cooperate in any law enforcement investigation related to this indictment.”
Reprogramming shufflers is not a new trick. In 2023, hackers at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas presented research showing how to hack a Deckmate shuffler and use it to cheat.
The rigged shuffler machines would transmit information about the players’ hands to an off-site “operator,” according to prosecutors.
The computer program showing information transmitted by the rigged shuffling machine in an image from defendant Shane Hennen’s iCloud account. U.S. Justice Department
The operator would then communicate the information to someone else at the table, dubbed the “quarterback.” The victim was known as the “fish.”
Here, the high-tech gadgets met the low-tech of a card game.
The quarterback might touch the $1,000 poker chip or tap his chin or touch his black chips to indicate who at the table had the best hand.
Text messages obtained by prosecutors also appear to show defendants concerned that a fish would leave the table if he lost too many hands.
“Guys please let him win a hand he’s in for 40k in 40 minutes he will leave if he gets no traction,” read one text message released by authorities.
But according to Messenger, the consultant, it was not the tech that made the alleged scheme so successful for so long. What set it apart was the level of communication.
For example, he said, the card information had to be seamlessly passed from the dealing machines to an off-site operator and back to a person back at the table, all without alerting the fish.
“The piece that made this so successful was the coordination, not the technology,” he said.
Target said Thursday that it is eliminating about 1,800 corporate positions in an effort to streamline decision-making and accelerate initiatives to rebuild the flagging discount retailer’s customer base.
About 1,000 employees are expected to receive layoff notices next week, and the company also plans to eliminate about 800 vacant jobs, a company spokesperson said. The cuts represent about 8% of Target’s corporate workforce globally, although the majority of the affected employees work at the company’s Minneapolis headquarters, the spokesperson said.
Chief Operating Officer Michael Fiddelke, who is set to become Target’s next CEO on Feb. 1, issued a note to personnel on Thursday announcing the downsizing. He said further details would come on Tuesday, and he asked employees at the Minneapolis offices to work from home next week.
“The truth is, the complexity we’ve created over time has been holding us back,” Fiddelke, a 20-year Target veteran, wrote in his note. “Too many layers and overlapping work have slowed decisions, making it harder to bring ideas to life.”
Target, which has about 1,980 U.S. stores, lost ground to Walmart and Amazon in recent years as inflation caused shoppers to curtail their discretionary spending. Customers have complained of messy stores with merchandise that did not reflect the expensive-looking but budget-priced niche that long ago earned the retailer the jokingly posh nickname “Tarzhay.”
Fiddelke said in August when he was announced as Target’s next CEO that he would step into the role with three urgent priorities: reclaiming the company’s position as a leader in selecting and displaying merchandise; improving the customer experience by making sure shelves are consistently stocked and stores are clean; and investing in technology.
He cited the same goals in his message to employees, calling the layoffs a “necessary step in building the future of Target and enabling the progress and growth we all want to see.”
“Adjusting our structure is one part of the work ahead of us. It will also require new behaviors and sharper priorities that strengthen our retail leadership in style and design and enable faster execution,” he wrote.
Target has reported flat or declining comparable sales — those from established physical stores and online channels — in nine out of the past 11 quarters. The company reported in August that comparable sales dipped 1.9% in its second quarter, when its net income also dropped 21%.
The job cuts will not affect any store employees or workers in Target’s sorting, distribution and other supply chain facilities, the company spokesperson said.
The corporate workers losing their jobs will receive pay and benefits until Jan. 8 as well as severance packages, the spokesperson said.
Company claims 7,637 hectares of new concessions adjacent to its flagship Tahami Project and Aris Mining operation in Segovia, increasing the project footprint from 17,087 to 24,724 hectares and building on recent fieldwork success
Quimbaya Gold Inc. (CSE: QIM,OTC:QIMGF) (OTCQB: QIMGF) (FSE: K05) (‘Quimbaya’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce that it has successfully claimed six new mineral concessions totaling 7,637 hectares, strategically expanding its land position within the Segovia gold district of Antioquia, Colombia. The new claims are contiguous with both the Company’s flagship Tahami Project and properties held by Aris Mining, strengthening Quimbaya’s presence in Segovia.
TECHNICAL FACTS SECTION:
The concessions claimed include the following applications:
License 510895 (4,147.91 ha)
License 511616 (363.73 ha)
License 511617 (703.01 ha)
License 511680 (43.95 ha)
License 511709 (764.03 ha)
License 511874 (1,614.77 ha)
These areas were prioritized following detailed structural interpretation, surface mapping of existing claims, and geochemical sampling on the existing Tahami Project that support the thesis of the continuation of gold-bearing systems across the district.
Alexandre P. Boivin, President and CEO, commented:
‘As a well-established player in Colombia, Quimbaya understands how to build a coherent and strategic exploration portfolio. This latest expansion is a natural continuation of our technical work on the ground and reinforces our long-term commitment to value creation through disciplined land positioning.’
Ricardo Sierra, VP Exploration, commented:
‘The additional ground provides valuable extensions to areas we have been actively exploring. Based on preliminary geological observations and our structural interpretation of the district, we see strong potential for continuity of mineralized systems within these newly claimed areas. These claims are an important step as we broaden our exploration focus across the Tahami Project.’
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STRATEGIC POSITIONING
The expansion brings Quimbaya’s total land holdings at Tahami to 24,724 significantly enhancing the project’s scale and continuity. The new claims align with known mineralized corridors related to the Segovia vein system and emerging porphyry targets. This additional footprint allows the Company to better control district-scale exploration while maintaining proximity to high-grade production centers.
The Company will continue to refine its regional targeting and prioritize areas for follow-up work in Q4 2025. This expansion aligns with Quimbaya’s broader strategy of building a high-impact, district-scale portfolio within Colombia’s most prolific gold regions.
Qualified Person
The information in this report that relates to Interpretation results and observations is based on information reviewed by Mr. Ricardo Sierra, a Competent Person who is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM), and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Ricardo Sierra consents to the inclusion of Exploration Results based on the information and in the form and context in which it appears.
About Quimbaya
Quimbaya aims to discover gold resources through exploration and acquisition of mining properties in the prolific gold mining districts of Colombia. Managed by an experienced team in the mining sector, Quimbaya is focused on three projects in the regions of Segovia (Tahami Project), Puerto Berrio (Berrio Project), and Abejorral (Maitamac Project), all located in Antioquia Province, Colombia.
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Cautionary Statements
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North Shore Uranium Ltd. (TSXV:NSU) (‘North Shore‘ or the ‘Company‘) is pleased to announce that it has met its final earn-in obligation for the West Bear property (‘West Bear‘)under an option agreement dated April 18, 2022 (as amended, the ‘West Bear Option Agreement‘) with Gem Oil Inc. (‘Gem Oil‘), giving the Company the right to acquire a 75% interest in West Bear. West Bear consists of four mining claims totaling 3,927 hectares at the eastern margin of the Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan.
To satisfy the final $50,000 payment for West Bear, the Company issued 263,157 common shares (the ‘Option Shares‘) at a deemed price of $0.19 per share to Gem Oil. The Options Shares were issued in accordance with the West Bear Option Agreement and are subject to a statutory hold period under applicable Canadian securities laws and a TSX Venture Exchange hold period, both expiring four months and one day from the date of issuance (February 23, 2026). Upon completion of this payment, North Shore has earned a 75% interest in West Bear and a joint venture will be formed with North Shore holding a 75% interest and Gem Oil holding a 25% interest. Gem Oil will be granted a 2% net smelter returns royalty (‘NSR‘), of which North Shore may purchase 1% for $1,000,000 at any time. North Shore retains the right to acquire the remaining 25% interest in West Bear by paying Gem Oil $200,000 in cash and issuing $200,000 in North Shore common shares within 90 days of delivering the Initial Interest Notice to Gem Oil. If North Shore does not exercise this right within the 90-day period, or fails to complete the acquisition, a participating joint venture will be formed as described above.
West Bear is located approximately 35 km southeast of the Cigar Lake uranium mine, and 50 km south of the McClean Lake uranium mill. The West Bear uranium and cobalt-nickel deposits held by Uranium Energy Corp. (‘UEX/UEC‘) are located just north of the property (Figure 1 below). The unconformity between the Athabasca Basin sandstone and the underlying basement rocks crosses the western portion of the property (Figure 1). West Bear saw significant uranium exploration activity between the 1960s and 2015, with a total of 15 exploration holes being drilled, including three by Denison in 2015. Historical exploration data evaluated by the Company includes high-resolution electromagnetic airborne geophysical surveys. In 2022 North Shore completed a gravity-magnetic-radiometric airborne survey over West Bear. The Company has selected several targets that warrant further exploration and evaluation of all exploration data is ongoing.
ABOUT NORTH SHORE
The nuclear power industry is in growth mode as more nuclear power will be required to meet the world’s ambitious CO2 emission-reduction goals and the needs of new power-intensive technologies like AI. In this environment, new discoveries of economic uranium deposits could be very valuable, especially in established uranium-producing jurisdictions like Saskatchewan and New Mexico. North Shore is well-positioned to become a major force in exploration for economic uranium deposits. The Company is working to achieve this goal by exploring its Rio Puerco project in the Grants Uranium District of New Mexico and the Falcon and West Bear properties at the eastern margin of the Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan. In addition, the Company continues to evaluate quality opportunities in the United States and Canada to complement its portfolio of uranium properties.
Technical information on the West Bear property is provided in the 2023 technical report entitled ‘Technical Report for the West Bear Property, Saskatchewan, Canada’ filed under the profile of North Shore Uranium at www.sedarplus.ca.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements relating specifically to the West Bear Property earn-in and the Company’s broader exploration strategy. Forward-looking statements in this release include: the formal completion of the West Bear property earn-in from Gem Oil Inc.; the issuance of common shares to satisfy the final property payment; the formation of a joint venture with Gem Oil and the grant of a net smelter returns royalty; North Shore’s right to acquire the remaining 25% interest in West Bear; the identification of several exploration targets at West Bear; the Company’s belief that it is well-positioned to become a major force in exploration for economic uranium deposits; the Company’s ongoing work to achieve this goal by exploring the Rio Puerco project in New Mexico and the Falcon and West Bear properties in Saskatchewan; and the Company’s continued evaluation of additional uranium opportunities in the United States and Canada. These statements are subject to specific risks and uncertainties, including: the risk that the West Bear Property earn-in may not be completed as anticipated; the risk that the joint venture may not be formed or operated as planned; the risk that North Shore may not exercise its right to acquire the remaining 25% interest; the risk that identified exploration targets may not yield economically viable mineral deposits upon further exploration or drilling; the potential for delays or changes in exploration plans due to environmental conditions, permitting requirements, or logistical challenges in accessing certain areas of the West Bear Property; and the reliance on historical data and previous exploration results, which may have limitations or uncertainties that affect current interpretations. Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as ‘plan’, ‘project’, ‘appear’, ‘interpret’, ‘coincident’, ‘potential’, ‘confirm’, ‘suggest’, ‘evaluate’, ‘encourage’, ‘likely’, ‘anomaly’, ‘continuous’ and variations of these words as well as other similar words or statements that certain events or conditions ‘could’, ‘may’, ‘should’, ‘would’ or ‘will’ occur. These statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or implied, including, but not limited to: the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development projects; the ability to obtain necessary permits and approvals; changes in project plans and parameters; variations in mineral grades and recovery rates; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; the availability of funding on terms acceptable to the Company; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing; fluctuations in uranium and other metal prices; and other factors described in the Company’s public disclosure documents. There may be other factors that cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those anticipated or implied by the forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made and, except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or results or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and undue reliance should not be put on such statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein. Any forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
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