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GOP senators launch task force to crack down on fraud tied to Minnesota scandal

A cohort of Senate Republicans plans to launch a targeted task force aimed at tackling fraudsters in the wake of the Minnesota fraud scandal.

Republican members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee announced that they would form a task force dedicated to rooting out fraudsters abusing federal funding.

The seven-member panel will be led by HELP Committee Chair Bill Cassidy, R-La., who has cranked up efforts in recent weeks to crack down on fraud, particularly in Minnesota.

‘Our tax dollars are supposed to help American families, not line the pockets of fraudsters,’ Cassidy said in a statement to Fox News Digital. ‘HELP Committee Republicans are committed to rooting out this fraud and ensuring Americans’ tax dollars are used responsibly.’

The long-running, nearly six-year-long investigation into alleged fraud in Minnesota gained new attention and traction among Republicans and the White House earlier this year.

The scandal, in which federal prosecutors estimate that up to $9 billion was stolen through a network of fraudulent fronts posing as daycare centers, food programs and health clinics, has dominated the bandwidth of many in the GOP and spurred the Trump administration’s deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents into Minneapolis.

The majority of those charged, so far, in the ongoing investigation are part of Minnesota’s Somali population. The Trump administration has taken steps outside the deploying of ICE agents to target Somalis in the area, too, including ending protected status for the population and launching investigations into whether the fraudulent activity is connected to al-Shabab, a terrorist organization based in Somalia.

The task force will delineate its focus into three prongs: health, education and labor and pensions.

Those three subgroups will be led by Sens. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., Roger Marshall, R-Kan., who will lead the health-focused section, Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., Jon Husted, who will lead the education-focused group, and R-Ohio, Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., and Tim Scott, R-S.C., who will chair the labor-and-pensions-focused section.

But the task force’s announcement comes at a precarious time, as lawmakers hurtle toward what could be another government shutdown fueled in large part by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) actions in Minnesota. 

That situation comes after Senate Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., signaled their plan to reject the DHS funding bill following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti on Saturday by a border patrol agent. Cassidy, along with a handful of other congressional Republicans, demanded that the incident receive a fulsome and thorough investigation. 

Still, Cassidy’s effort is not the first time he’s forayed into the Minnesota fraud scandal.

Earlier this month, the lawmaker led the entire Senate GOP in a letter to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, demanding that he provide receipts on several issues, and warned that failure to do so could lead to several streams of federal money flowing to Minnesota drying up.

That effort was centered on several requests, like how often the state conducted on-site monitoring, inspections or investigative visits to childcare facilities that received federal dollars.

Senate Republicans specifically wanted examples of any information uncovered on fake children, false attendance records, over-billing, ineligible enrollments, and shell or fake business structures, among other demands from Walz.

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Battleground GOP lawmaker moves to block what he calls Democratic redistricting ‘power grab’

A battleground district House Republican is wading into the redistricting war that has seized the U.S. with his own new proposal to crack down on ‘partisan gamesmanship.’

Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., has introduced a bill called the Fair Apportionment and Independent Redistricting for Maps that Avoid Partisanship (FAIR MAP) Act, which would impose new guardrails on the process of changing congressional districts across all 50 states.

The bill would bar states from drawing districts for or against a specific political party or candidate and ban the creation of new congressional maps more than once a decade following the U.S. census.

It comes as election watchers eye Virginia and Maryland as the latest states whose Democrat-led legislatures could move to redraw their congressional boundaries ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Earlier this month, a state Supreme Court judge in Lawler’s own home turf of New York ruled that New York City’s lone Republican-held district is unconstitutional and must be redrawn — handing potentially a consequential win to Democrats.

Lawler said of Democrats’ push in his state, ‘[Gov. Kathy Hochul] and [House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’] scheme to redraw New York’s congressional districts months before an election is a blatant power grab and misuse of public office.’

The growing redistricting war was kicked off last year when Texas’ GOP-led legislature approved a new congressional map that could give Republicans as many as five new seats in the House of Representatives come the November elections.

Redistricting normally occurs every 10 years after the U.S. census is taken to ensure that seats in the House are reflective of each state’s population. And while there’s a patchwork of state laws aimed at blocking those districts from being redrawn along partisan lines, there is no current federal standard.

In addition to banning mid-decade redistricting in most cases and creating a federal gerrymandering standard, Lawler’s bill would also create a host of new provisions dictating how those populations are ultimately counted and how disputes can be resolved.

The bill would block state and local courts from legal redistricting fights, for example, leaving it to federal judges to weigh in on those fights.

It would also mandate that just U.S. citizens are counted toward state populations when creating new maps — something that could take a significant amount of power away from sanctuary jurisdictions that can currently factor numbers of illegal immigrants who cannot vote when apportioning districts.

The legislation also includes new electoral provisions like barring ranked-choice voting in federal elections, requiring photo ID for voting in those elections, and banning same-day registration in federal elections.

Lawler was among the House Republicans who forcefully came out against the growing redistricting war last summer, when leaders in Texas and California were going toe-to-toe with threats to redraw their maps.

But it does not appear likely as of now that his bill will get taken up for a House-wide vote, given House GOP leaders’ prior insistence that redistricting is a states’ issue.

‘Voting rights and equal representation only work if the system itself is fair, transparent, and trusted. My FAIR MAP Act puts clear guardrails around congressional redistricting, ends mid-decade political map rigging, and ensures that federal elections reflect the voices of lawful voters, not partisan gamesmanship,’ Lawler told Fox News Digital. ‘Every voter deserves confidence that the system is fair and that their vote counts the same as anyone else’s.’

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Finlay Minerals samples 15.3% Copper and 532 g/t Silver on its 100% owned SAY Project

finlay minerals ltd. (TSXV: FYL,OTC:FYMNF) (OTCQB: FYMNF) (‘Finlay’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce that the 2025 SAY exploration program successfully identified new, large-scale targets with continued high-grade copper and silver signatures.

Highlights from the 2025 Exploration Program include:

  • Identifying a 1,700 meter (‘m’) x 2,600 m multi-element soil geochemical anomaly at the IFT Target.
  • Identifying a 1,700 m x 1,000 m high-grade Copper (‘Cu’) and Silver (‘Ag’) mineralized footprint at the IFT Target, including a rock sample with 15.3% Cu and 532 g/t Ag.
  • Discovering the new Ozzy Zone with rock sampling of up to 2.04% Cu and 229 g/t Ag.
  • Identifying 2 distinct multi-element anomalies at the new Ozzy Zone through biogeochemical sampling.

Ilona B. Lindsay, Finlay’s President & CEO states:

‘The 2025 exploration results on our SAY Property exceeded our expectations. Our 2025 work vectored to and identified new, large kilometer-sized anomalies with continued high-grade copper & silver values.  While the SAY is an early-stage property of Finlay’s, it is exhibiting some of the characteristics that one finds with significant discoveries.  With $2.2 million of exploration funding in place for 2026, Finlay will advance the SAY with a considerably expanded exploration program.‘

The 2025 exploration program, focused on the IFT and Ozzy targets with the collection of 80 rock, 292 soil, and 273 tree bark samples, in conjunction with geological mapping, to follow up on the targets generated by the Airborne Magnetic survey conducted in June.(1) The Airborne Magnetic survey identified significant and multiple northeast-trending structures. These structures resemble those found in the Toodoggone District of British Columbia, which is recognized for its potential to host larger porphyry and epithermal deposits. Sampling was focused on a 2,500 m x 2,500 m circular magnetic anomaly at the IFT porphyry target and the intersection of kilometer-scale, northeast- and northwest- trending magnetic anomalies at the Ozzy target. The IFT is located 4.5 km west of the high-grade Cu + Ag AG and East Breccia Zones delineated in 2024. The AG Target was outlined as a 200 m x 200 m high-grade Cu + Ag mineralized zone; the East Breccia assayed 1.17% Cu and 103.5 g/t Ag across 21.7m length of continuous chip sampling. (2) 

Refer to Figure 1 – SAY Property Targets and 2025 Surface Sample Locations underlain by Airborne Magnetics.

Refer to Figure 2 – IFT Target 2025 Copper in Rock Samples. 

Refer to Figure 3 – IFT Target 2025 Silver in Rock Samples.

Situated in the underexplored Driftwood Corridor, the SAY Project is part of a 135-kilometer geological corridor of Stikine Terrane that includes American Eagle Gold’s NAK project, as well as Boliden Mineral Canada and Amarc Resources’ DUKE copper-molybdenum-silver-gold prospects.

IFT Target –

The assay results from soil sampling and mapping demonstrate IFT is a viable porphyry target. Soil sampling along the eastern portion of the IFT identified a 1,700 m x 2,600 m Cu + Ag + Arsenic (‘As’) + Bismuth (‘Bi’) + Molybdenum (‘Mo’) + Tellurium (‘Te’) geochemical anomaly synonymous with porphyry deposit environments. The soil geochemical anomaly occurs within the large circular magnetic anomaly encompassing the IFT showing in an area that is predominantly devoid of outcrop. Mapping and rock sampling outlined a Cu and Ag mineralized area of 1,700 m x 1,000 m. Mineralization occurs as massive sulphides and lenses disseminated in wall rock as well as fracture-fill and veins. Chalcopyrite and bornite are the dominant copper-bearing sulphides analogous to the SPUR target to the east. Mapping, geochemical studies and geophysical signatures display characteristics commonly associated with porphyry mineral systems. A total of 33 rock samples were assayed from the IFT target and highlights from the rock samples can be seen in Table 1 below:

Sample ID

Easting

NAD83/Zone 9

Northing

NAD83/Zone 9

Cu %

Ag g/t

Au g/t

J606725

627938

6211883

15.3

532

0.004

J606724

627938

6211883

9.37

324

0.004

J607467

627496

6211020

2.57

52.7

0.121

J606723

628216

6212131

1.81

50.1

0.002

J607466

627453

6211513

1.57

13.4

0.017

J606702

629305

6211653

1.39

79.1

0.009

J607465

627467

6211547

1.20

47.0

0.002

J607462

628975

6211353

1.13

39.8

0.008

J607464

627609

6211799

0.83

14.1

0.023

J606708

627359

6211830

0.67

28.4

0.003

J607461

629315

6211651

0.67

3.5

0.503

Ozzy Target –

The Ozzy target was identified this year from an intersection of a northeast-trending and a northwest-trending magnetic anomaly. There are prominent magnetic highs on either side of the northeast trending structure. Biogeochemical sampling was completed over the Ozzy target, successfully identifying targets beneath the till cover. Results from widely spaced biogeochemical sampling lines outlined a multi-element Ag + As + Cobalt + Cu + Mercury + Mo + Selenium + Zinc anomaly over these magnetic highs with results supported by surface soil and rock sampling to confirm the effectiveness of the biogeochemical sampling. To the east of the biogeochemical anomaly, an andesite float sample with calcite-bornite-malachite veining assayed 2.04% Cu and 229 g/t Ag (J606727).

The southern Ozzy area contained strong visual manganese alteration of sedimentary and volcanic rocks. Chlorite alteration is prevalent with patches of silica and sericite. Mineralization is dominated by pyrite with no magnetite present; veining is dominated by carbonate and quartz.

2026 Plans –

Planning for the 2026 exploration program is in progress. The Company plans to further refine the targets by completing a minimum of 25-line km of Induced Polarization geophysical surveys over the IFT and Ozzy targets with additional mapping, soil sampling, and biogeochemical programs over the IFT, Ozzy and Shel targets in preparation for drilling.  Regional work will also be completed over potential new targets.

Qualified Person:

Wade Barnes, P. Geo. and Vice President, Exploration for Finlay Minerals and a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, has approved the technical content of this news release.

Quality Control/Quality Assurance Program:

Soil samples were sent to the ALS Canada Ltd. (‘ALS’), North Vancouver, Canada facility for preparation and analysis. At ALS, soil samples were dried at 60°C and sieved to -180 μm (-80 mesh). The -80 mesh fraction for all samples were analyzed for Au at ALS by fire assay fusion of a 30 g sub-sample with an ICP-AES finish. Samples were further analyzed for 48 elements using four-acid super trace analysis (ME-MS61).

Rock samples were selective in nature and ranged from mostly grab samples from outcrop and minor float samples. The rock samples were crushed to 70% passing <2 mm size, mechanically split (riffle split) with a representative sample being pulverized to 85% passing <75 μm. Samples were then analyzed for Au at ALS by fire assay fusion of a 30 g sub-sample with an ICP-AES finish. Samples were further analyzed for 48 elements using four-acid super trace analysis (ME-MS61). ALS is ISO/IEC 17025 accredited.

Biogeochemical samples were sent to ALS Canada’s, North Vancouver facility for preparation and analysis. At ALS, the bark samples were dried at 60°C and 100 g of this dry plant material was milled using a Retsch Mill to 100% passing 1 mm and producing a homogeneous and representative pulp that could be sub-sampled for analysis. Samples were then analyzed using the ME-VEG41 protocol and aqua regia digestion to produce 53 elements

As part of a comprehensive Quality Assurance/Quality Control (‘QA/QC’) program, Finlay control samples were inserted in each soil sample analytical batch at the rate of one standard and/or blank in 25 regular samples. The control sample results were then checked to ensure proper QA/QC.

References:

About finlay minerals ltd.

Finlay is a TSXV company focused on exploration for base and precious metal deposits through the advancement of its ATTY, PIL, JJB, SAY and Silver Hope Properties; these properties host copper-gold porphyry and gold-silver epithermal targets within different porphyry districts of northern and central BC. Each property is located in areas of recent development and porphyry discoveries with the advantage of hosting the potential for new discoveries.

Finlay trades under the symbol ‘FYL’ on the TSXV and under the symbol ‘FYMNF’ on the OTCQB. For further information and details, please visit the Company’s website at www.finlayminerals.com

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

Robert F. Brown,
Executive Chairman of the Board

Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Forward-Looking Information: This news release includes certain ‘forward-looking information’ and ‘forward-looking statements’ (collectively, ‘forward-looking statements’) within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements in this news release that address events or developments that we expect to occur in the future are forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, although not always, identified by words such as ‘expect’, ‘plan’, ‘anticipate’, ‘project’, ‘target’, ‘potential’, ‘schedule’, ‘forecast’, ‘budget’, ‘estimate’, ‘intend’ or ‘believe’ and similar expressions or their negative connotations, or that events or conditions ‘will’, ‘would’, ‘may’, ‘could’, ‘should’ or ‘might’ occur. All such forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date such statements are made. Forward-looking statements in this news release include statements regarding, among others, the exploration plans for the SAY Property. Although Finlay believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include market prices, exploration successes, and continued availability of capital and financing and general economic, market or business conditions. These forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions including, among other things, assumptions regarding general business and economic conditions, the timing and receipt of regulatory and governmental approvals, the ability of Finlay and other parties to satisfy stock exchange and other regulatory requirements in a timely manner, the availability of financing for Finlay’s proposed transactions and programs on reasonable terms, and the ability of third-party service providers to deliver services in a timely manner. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements, and accordingly undue reliance should not be put on such statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein. Finlay does not assume any obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. 

SOURCE finlay minerals ltd.

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Copper Quest Announces $1,950,000 Investment by Strategic International Investor ‘Concept Capital Management’ a Foundational Investor in Mining and Exploration Companies

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Copper Quest Exploration Inc. (CSE: CQX,OTC:IMIMF; OTCQB: IMIMF; FRA: 3MX) (‘Copper Quest’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce that it plans to complete a non-brokered, bought deal, strategic private placement (the ‘Private Placement’) with Concept Capital Management Ltd. (the ‘Concept Capital Management’) by issuing up to an aggregate of 15,000,000 units (the ‘Units’) at a price of C$0.13 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to C$1,950,000. Copper Quest is pleased to welcome this new strategic investor who shares the Company’s long-term view of investment and provides foundational financing for Mining and exploration companies to complete exploration and feasibility studies.

The Board of Concept Capital Management stated: ‘We are very excited for the opportunity to invest in a company that we see has great potential to advance multiple notable properties. Our management group is focused on up-and-coming copper properties that we feel have undervalued discovery hole results such as the Stars and Kitimat properties owned by Copper Quest. We also see exceptional value in gold properties we believe could quickly increase current gold resources through drilling. We are particularly interested in stable, mining friendly jurisdictions such as British Columbia and so we feel Copper Quest is just a great investment opportunity for us.’

Brian Thurston, CEO of Copper Quest, comments: ‘We’re thrilled to welcome Concept Capital as a new cornerstone investor into Copper Quest and thankful for their shared vision to grow shareholder value through the acquisition and advancement of multiple properties by drilling and discovery. This hard dollar investment into Copper Quest adds another level of value for our shareholders through a strong treasury and working capital that allows the Company to expand its planned exploration and drilling operations for the 2026 season.’

Strategic International Private Placement

Each Unit consists of one (1) common share in the capital of the Company (a ‘Share‘) and one Share purchase warrant, whereby each Share purchase warrant (a ‘Warrant‘) shall be convertible into an additional Share (a ‘Warrant Share‘) at an exercise price of C$0.165 per Warrant Share. Each Warrant shall expire on the date that is two (2) years following the date of issuance (the ‘Expiry Date‘). The Expiry Date of the Warrants may be accelerated if the closing price of the Shares on any Canadian stock exchange equals or exceeds $0.50 for ten (10) consecutive trading days at any time following the date that is four months and one day after the date of issue of the Warrants, such that the Warrants shall expire on the date which is 30 calendar days following the date a news release is issued by the Company announcing the accelerated expiry date of the Warrants.

Proceeds from the Private Placement are intended for exploration activities and general working capital purposes. Closing of the Private Placement is subject to the receipt of all necessary regulatory and other approvals and is expected to take place on or before February 4, 2026. Copper Quest may pay finder’s fees in connection with the Private Placement.

The securities described herein have not been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the ‘U.S. Securities Act’), or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold absent registration or compliance with an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

About Copper

Copper is an essential industrial metal at the heart of the global energy transition and modern infrastructure. It plays a critical role in electrification, renewable energy systems, electric vehicles, data centers, and smart technologies. With global demand rising and new supply challenged by declining grades, complex permitting, and underinvestment, the copper market faces persistent deficits and growing geopolitical scrutiny. Recent U.S. policy announcements, including import tariffs and initiatives to secure domestic and allied supply chains, underscore copper’s strategic importance and the need for resilient, localized resource exploration, development, production and processing capacity.

About Copper Quest

The company’s land holdings comprise 7 projects that span over 45,000 hectares in great mining jurisdictions of Canada and the USA. Copper Quest is committed to building shareholder value through acquisitions, discovery-driven exploration, and responsible development of its North American critical mineral portfolio of assets. The Company’s common shares are principally listed on the Canadian Stock Exchange under the symbol ‘CQX’. For more information on Copper Quest, please visit the Company’s website at www.copper.quest.

Copper Quest has a 100% interest in the past-producing Alpine Gold Mine located approximately 20 kilometers northeast of the City of Nelson British Columbia, spanning 4,611.49 hectares with a 2018 National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects historical inferred resource of 268,000 tonnes, estimated using a cut-off grade of 5.0 g/t Au and an average grade of 16.52 g/t Au, that represents an inferred resource of 142,000 oz of gold (McCuaig & Giroux, 2018)*.  Apart from the Alpine Mine itself the property hosts 4 other less explored significant vein systems including the past-producing King Solomon vein workings, the Black Prince and the Cold Blow veins system, and the Gold Crown vein system. *The Company has not yet completed sufficient work to verify the 2018 historic inferred resource results.

Copper Quest has a 100% interest in the road accessible Stars Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum Property, spanning 9,693 hectares in central British Columbia’s Bulkley Porphyry Belt with Tana Zone discovery drill intersection highlights of 0.466% Cu over 195.07m* in drill hole DD18SS004 from 23.47m, 0.200% Cu over 396.67m* in drill hole DD18SS010 from 29.37m, and 0.205% Cu over 207.27m* in drill hole DD18SS015 from 163.98m. This highly prospective, approximately 5 X 2.5 kilometer annular magnetic anomaly is interpreted to represent an altered monzonite intrusion and surrounding hornfels.

Copper Quest has a 100% interest in the road accessible Kitimat Copper-Gold Property, spanning 2,954 hectares within the Skeena Mining Division of northwestern British Columbia located northwest of the deep-water port community of Kitimat, British Columbia. The property benefits from exceptional infrastructure, being within 10 km of tidewater, 1.5 km of rail, and 6 km of high-voltage hydroelectric transmission lines. Exploration on the Kitimat property dates to the late 1960s, with the most significant historical work conducted by Decade Resources Ltd. (2010), which completed 16 diamond drill holes totaling 4,437.5 meters in the Jeannette Cu-Au Zone, and drill intersection highlights of 1.03 g/t Au, 0.54% Cu over 117.07 m in Hole J-7 from 1.52 m, 1.00 g/t Au, 0.55% Cu over 103.65m in Hole J-1 from 9.15 m, 0.80 g/t Au, 0.45% Cu over 107.01m in Hole J-2 from 6.10 m, and 0.41 g/t Au, 0.33% Cu over 112.20m in Hole J-8 from 11.89 m.

Copper Quest has a 100% interest in the Nekash Copper-Gold Project, a porphyry exploration opportunity located in Lemhi County, Idaho, USA, along the prolific Idaho-Montana porphyry copper belt that hosts world-class systems such as Butte and CUMO. The project is fully road-accessible via maintained U.S. highways and forest service roads and consists of 70 unpatented federal lode claims covering 585 hectares.

Copper Quest has a 100% interest in the road accessible Stellar Property, spanning 5,389-hectares in British Columbia’s Bulkley Porphyry Belt contiguous to the Stars Property.

Copper Quest has a 100% interest in the Thane Project located in the Quesnel Terrane of Northern British Columbia spanning over 20,658 hectares with 10 priority targets identified demonstrating significant copper and precious metal mineralization potential.

Copper Quest has an earn-in option of up to 80% and joint-venture agreement on the road accessible Rip Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum Project, spanning 4,700-hectares located in the Bulkley Porphyry Belt in central British Columbia.

On behalf of the Board of Copper Quest Exploration Inc.

Brian Thurston, P.Geo.
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Tel: 778-949-1829

For further information contact:

Kelly Abbott
Investor Relations
info@copper.quest

https://x.com/CSECQX
https://ca.linkedin.com/company/copper-quest

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This news release contains certain ‘forward-looking information’ and ‘forward-looking statements’ (collectively, ‘forward-looking statements‘) within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein, including without limitation, the planned use of proceeds of the Private Placement, and future operations and activities of Copper Quest, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are frequently, but not always, identified by words such as ‘expects’, ‘anticipates’, ‘believes’, ‘intends’, ‘estimates’, ‘potential’, ‘possible’, and similar expressions, or statements that events, conditions, or results ‘will’, ‘may’, ‘could’, or ‘should’ occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements reflect the beliefs, opinions and projections on the date the statements are made and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates based on or related to many of these factors. Such factors include, without limitation, risks associated with possible accidents and other risks associated with mineral exploration operations, the risk that the Company will encounter unanticipated geological factors, risks associated with the interpretation of exploration results, the possibility that the Company may not be able to secure permitting and other governmental clearances necessary to carry out the Company’s exploration plans, the risk that the Company will not be able to raise sufficient funds to carry out its business plans, and the risk of political uncertainties and regulatory or legal changes that might interfere with the Company’s business and prospects. Readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release concerning these items. The Company does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements of beliefs, opinions, projections, or other factors, should they change, except as required by applicable securities laws.

The Canadian Securities Exchange has not reviewed, approved or disapproved the contents of this press release, and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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Lahontan Mobilizes Core Drill Rig to Santa Fe

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 26, 2026 / Lahontan Gold Corp. (TSXV:LG,OTC:LGCXF)(OTCQB:LGCXF)(FSE:Y2F) (the ‘Company‘ or ‘Lahontan‘) is pleased to announce that it has mobilized a Super 90 track-mounted core drill rig to the Company’s flagship Santa Fe Mine Project located in Nevada’s prolific Walker Lane. The core drilling is part of the Company’s ongoing mine development program, focusing on collecting core samples for waste rock geochemical characterization as part of the State level mine permitting process. The drill holes will also be used to further define the distribution of ground water in the area of proposed open pit mining, another key component of the permitting process.

Kimberly Ann, Lahontan Executive Chair, President, CEO, and Founder commented: ‘Lahontan is excited to take this important next step in the permitting process for the resumption of open pit mining and heap leach processing at Santa Fe. By mobilizing drilling equipment early in 2026, we expect to get both the hydrologic data and waste rock geochemical data needed to keep the Company on track for breaking ground at Santa Fe in 2027.’

About Lahontan Gold Corp.

Lahontan Gold Corp. is a Canadian mine development and mineral exploration company that holds, through its US subsidiaries, four gold and silver exploration properties in the Walker Lane of mining friendly Nevada. Lahontan’s flagship property, the 28.3 km2 Santa Fe Mine project, had past production of 359,202 ounces of gold and 702,067 ounces of silver between 1988 and 1995 from open pit mines utilizing heap-leach processing. The Santa Fe Mine has a Canadian National Instrument 43-101 compliant Indicated Mineral Resource of 1,539,000 oz Au Eq(48,393,000 tonnes grading 0.92 g/t Au and 7.18 g/t Ag, together grading 0.99 g/t Au Eq) and an Inferred Mineral Resource of 411,000 oz Au Eq (16,760,000 grading 0.74 g/t Au and 3.25 g/t Ag, together grading 0.76 g/t Au Eq), all pit constrained (Au Eq is inclusive of recovery, please see Santa Fe Project Technical Report and note below*). The Company plans to continue advancing the Santa Fe Mine project towards production, update the Santa Fe Preliminary Economic Assessment, and drill test its satellite West Santa Fe project during 2025. For more information, please visit our website: www.lahontangoldcorp.com

* Please see the ‘Preliminary Economic Assessment, NI 43-101 Technical Report, Santa Fe Project’, Authors: Kenji Umeno, P. Eng., Thomas Dyer, PE, Kyle Murphy, PE, Trevor Rabb, P. Geo, Darcy Baker, PhD, P. Geo., and John M. Young, SME-RM; Effective Date: December 10, 2024, Report Date: January 24, 2025. The Technical Report is available on the Company’s website and SEDAR+. Mineral resources are reported using a cut-off grade of 0.15 g/t AuEq for oxide resources and 0.60 g/t AuEq for non-oxide resources. AuEq for the purpose of cut-off grade and reporting the Mineral Resources is based on the following assumptions gold price of US$1,950/oz gold, silver price of US$23.50/oz silver, and oxide gold recoveries ranging from 28% to 79%, oxide silver recoveries ranging from 8% to 30%, and non-oxide gold and silver recoveries of 71%.

Qualified Person

Brian J. Maher, M.Sc., CPG-12342, is a ‘Qualified Person’ as defined under Canadian National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, and has reviewed and approved the content of this news release in respect of all technical disclosure other than the Mineral Resource Estimate as noted above.‎ Mr. Maher is Vice President-Exploration for Lahontan Gold and has verified the data disclosed in this news release, including the sampling, ‎‎analytical and test data underlying the disclosure.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Kimberly Ann
Founder, CEO, President, and Director

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Lahontan Gold Corp.
Kimberly Ann
Founder, Chief Executive Officer, President, Director
Phone: 1-530-414-4400
Email: Kimberly.ann@lahontangoldcorp.com
Website: www.lahontangoldcorp.com

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Except for statements of historical fact, this news release contains certain ‘forward-looking information’ within the meaning of applicable securities law. Forward-looking information is frequently characterized by words such as ‘plan’, ‘expect’, ‘project’, ‘intend’, ‘believe’, ‘anticipate’, ‘estimate’ and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions ‘may’ or ‘will’ occur. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates at the date the statements are made and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements including, but not limited to delays or uncertainties with regulatory approvals, including that of the TSXV. There are uncertainties inherent in forward-looking information, including factors beyond the Company’s control. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking information if circumstances or management’s estimates or opinions should change except as required by law. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Additional information identifying risks and uncertainties that could affect financial results is contained in the Company’s filings with Canadian securities regulators, which filings are available at www.sedar.com

SOURCE: Lahontan Gold Corp.

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Terra Clean Energy Corp. Announces Agreement to Earn 100% Interest in The Prospector Freedom Mines Project in Marysvale, Utah, United States

Terra Clean Energy CORP. (‘Terra’ or the ‘Company’) (CSE: TCEC,OTC:TCEFF, OTCQB: TCEFF, FSE: 9O0), is pleased to announce terms to acquire up to a 100% interest in the Freedom & Prospector Mines Project consisting of 6 Bureau of Land Management (‘BLM’) unpatented Lode Mining Claims on 39.5 Ha covering historic uranium mines (Prospector 1 Mine, Prospector 4 Mine, Buddy Mine, Lucky Strike). 

Transaction Highlights

  • 4 Past Producing Uranium Mines covered on the Claims and surrounding area having produced over 1.33M lbs U3O8 at reported average grades of .22% U3O8 *
  • Close Proximity to major roads with good year around access, power and a uranium mill located in Blandings, Utah
  • Uranium recently added to U.S. List of Critical Minerals fast tracking permitting, regulatory policies as well as making eligibility for federal funding, loans and government grants easier
  • Strong Government support for nuclear power and uranium mining projects and a stated objective to reduce reliance on foreign nuclear fuel
  • Staged earn-in allows the company to optimize exploration programs
  • Provides Terra shareholders exposure to three North American assets both with near surface uranium opportunities in low-risk jurisdictions

Greg Cameron stated ‘The opportunity here is you have an historic uranium district that was never systematically drilled and after decades it will finally get modern mining technology’.  ‘It is clear from the moment you arrive you are in a uranium district with many old workings, adits, shafts and old infrastructure. I am excited to see work begin and believe there to be a clear path to add significant value for our shareholders.’

Rationale Behind the Acquisition

The Freedom and Prospector Mines produced from 1949 through to 1969, historical production from the Marysvale district recorded over 1.33M lbs U3O8 with over 75% of that coming from these mines. The mines in the area were initially mined individually as deep as 700-900 feet, however by the mid 1950’s the Prospector 1, Prospector 4, VCA Shaft,  Freedom 1, and Freedom 2 Mines were all joined by underground drifts and worked as one operation.   Drilling in 1970s confirmed the ore continued down at least another 600 feet which we plan to confirm via step out drilling. It is important to note that the encompassing claims have a production history, in ideal locations, situated near main roads, secondary roads and have access to power and water sources. In December The Trump Administration added uranium to the critical minerals list with a view to attract capital to uranium projects.

‘This project offers significant upside as it is clear that these old mines were abandoned in the 1970’s due to a uranium market collapse not because they ran out of uranium to mine,’ stated Greg Cameron, CEO of Terra. ‘We believe strongly that we can expand on the previous work through modern exploration technologies like 3D modelling’  added Trevor Perkins VP Exploration.

Project Overview

The Prospector and Freedom Mines Project consists of 6 contiguous claims covering 39.5 Ha in Piute County, Utah.  The property is located adjacent to the Fishlake National Forest, approximately 5.25 km northeast of the village of Marysvale.   A network of gravel roads allow easy year-round access to the property.

Uranium in the area was discovered in 1948 and mining commenced in 1949 by Vanadium Corporation of America (VCA).  Over the next few years they consolidated various claims and operations in the area.  Production ceased in the Marysvale area in 1969.  Some exploration drilling was undertaken in the area in the late 1970’s.

The Marysvale District hosts nearly vertical, northeast and east striking fissure veins that cut granitic and volcanic rocks of the Belknap volcanic sequence and is a prime example of  an epithermal vein-style uranium system. Ore is located within the north-northwesterly striking, near vertical, Prospector Fault (Figure 3).  The primary ore minerals are uraninite, coffinite, jordisite, and umohoite. 

Terra’s VP Exploration visited the property in late 2025.  Preliminary research indicates that there is still significant ore in the ground and the property has good resource potential.  All available mining and production data for the property should be acquired and digitized.  Air and ground based radiometric surveys and trenching of anomalies will aid in developing an updated structural model for the area to allow efficient drilling and modeling of the remaining mineralization.  

Figure 1: Location Map of the Prospector and Freedom Mines Project in Utah, USA.

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Figure 2: Claim Map of the Prospector and Freedom Mines Project near Marysvale, Utah.

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Figure 3: Map of Vanadium Corporation of America workings, 1959.

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Figure 4:  Prospector 1 surface workings with capped shaft in center of picture.  Looking east.
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Transaction Overview 

To earn its respective interests in Freedom and Prospector Claims, the Company would be required to make the following cash payments, common share issuances and incur exploration expenditures on the respective claims as follows:

  Cash Payment Share Issuance Exploration Expenditures
To earn a 20% interest USD$67,500 on execution of definitive agreement 750,000 common shares within five business days of the execution of definitive agreement Incur USD$150,000 in expenditures on or before the 1st year anniversary of the execution of definitive agreement
To earn a 40% interest Additional USD$50,000 on or before the 1st year anniversary of the execution of definitive agreement Additional 750,000 common shares on or before the 1st year anniversary of the execution of definitive agreement Incur additional USD$150,000 in expenditures on or before the 2nd year anniversary of the execution of definitive agreement
To earn a 60% interest Additional USD$75,000 on or before the 2nd year anniversary of the execution of definitive agreement Additional 750,000 common shares on or before the 2nd year anniversary of the execution of definitive agreement Incur additional USD$200,000 in expenditures on or before the 3rd year anniversary of the execution of definitive agreement
To earn an 80% interest Additional USD$100,000 on or before the 3rd year anniversary of the execution of definitive agreement Additional 750,000 common shares on or before the 3rd year anniversary of the execution of definitive agreement Incur additional USD$200,000 in expenditures on or before the 4th year anniversary of the execution of definitive agreement
To earn a 100% interest Additional USD$125,000 on or before the 4th year anniversary of the execution of definitive agreement Additional 750,000 common shares on or before the 4th year anniversary of the execution of definitive agreement Incur additional USD$250,000 in expenditures on or before the 5th year anniversary of the execution of definitive agreement

** Subject to the retention by the Vendors of a two percent (2%) net royalty on the Freedom Prospector  Claims (the ‘F&P Royalty‘), with Terra Clean having the option to purchase fifty percent (50%) of the F&P Royalty at any time by making a total cash payment to the Vendors in the amount of USD$500,000.

The agreements to acquire an interest in The Freedom & Prospector Claims remains subject to the receipt of all regulatory approvals, including the approval of the Canadian Securities Exchange.

All securities issued in connection with these agreements would be subject to a four-month plus one day hold period from the date of issuance in accordance with applicable securities laws.

Marketing Agreements

The Company has entered into an agreement with Ares Capital Markets Group Inc. (‘Ares’) on January 20, 2026 pursuant to which Ares will perform marketing, advertising and public awareness activities for the Company.  Ares will provide digital marketing services including email alerts, social media and related distribution.  The services will be conducted in accordance with the applicable policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange.

Ares has been engaged by the Company for a 3-month period commencing immediately.  In consideration for the services provided, the Company has paid Ares US$100,000 in an upfront payment.

Ares Capital Markets Group Inc. is based out of Delray Beach, Florida.  Ares is arm’s length to the Company and has no relationship with the Company and neither Ares nor its principal, Rodney Raanan, has any interest, directly or indirectly, in the Company or its securities, or any right or intent to acquire such an interest other than as disclosed herein.  Ares can be contacted at  Rodney@arescmg.com, phone number of 516-369-4855 or at 6151 Via Venetia N, Delray Beach, Florida, 33484.

The Company has entered into an agreement with Aktien Check  (‘Aktien’) on January 20, 2026 pursuant to which Aktien will perform the marketing, advertising and public awareness activities for the Company in Europe. 

Aktien has been retained by the Company for a one-month period commencing immediately.  In consideration for the services provided, the Company has paid Aktien 25,000 Euros in an upfront payment.

Aktien is based in Germany and is arm’s length to the Company and has no relationship with the Company and neither Aktien nor its principal, Stefan Lindam, has any interest, directly or indirectly, in the Company or its securities, or any right or intent to acquire such an interest other than as disclosed herein.  Aktien can be contacted at stefan.lindam@aktiencheck.de, phone number of +49 2651 9890020 or at Bahnhofstrabe 6, 54670 Bad Marienberg, Germany.

About Terra Clean Energy Corp.

Terra Clean Energy is a Canadian-based uranium exploration and development company. The Company is currently developing the South Falcon East uranium project within the Fraser Lakes B Uranium Deposit, located in the Athabasca Basin region, Saskatchewan, Canada as well as developing past producing Uranium mines Utah and uranium exploration  properties in Wyoming, United States.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF Terra Clean Energy CORP.

‘Greg Cameron’
Greg Cameron, CEO

Qualified Person

The technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance with the Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101, reviewed and approved on behalf of the company by C. Trevor Perkins, P.Geo., the Company’s Vice President, Exploration, and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.

*The historical results, production, and interpretation described here in have not been verified and are extracted from US Geological Survey reports.  The Company has not completed sufficient work to confirm and validate any of the historical data contained in this news release. The historical work does not meet NI 43-101 standards.  The Company considers the historical work a reliable indication of the potential of the San Rafael Swell and the information may be of assistance to readers.  Information collected during a site visit in September 2025 was collected using an RS-225 ‘Super-Spec’ Spectrometer manufactured, inspected and calibrated in 2025.

Gruner, J.W., Fetzer, W.G., and Rapaport, I., 1951, The Uranium Deposits near Marysvale, Piute County, Utah, Economic Geology Vol 46 No 3, pp. 243-251.

Steven, T.A., Cunningham, C. G., Naeser, C.W., and Mehnert, H.H., 1979, Revised stratigraphy and radiometric ages of volcanic rocks in the Marysvale area, west-central Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1469, 40 p.

Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains forward-looking information which is not comprised of historical facts. Forward-looking information is characterized by words such as ‘plan’, ‘expect’, ‘project’, ‘intend’, ‘believe’, ‘anticipate’, ‘estimate’ and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions ‘may’ or ‘will’ occur. Forward-looking information involves risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events, results, and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including statements regarding the potential development of mineral resources and mineral reserves which may or may not occur. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, changes in the state of equity and debt markets, fluctuations in commodity prices, delays in obtaining required regulatory or governmental approvals, and general economic and political conditions. Forward-looking information in this news release is based on the opinions and assumptions of management considered reasonable as of the date hereof, including that all necessary approvals, including governmental and regulatory approvals will be received as and when expected. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by applicable laws. For more information on the risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ from current expectations, please refer to the Company’s public filings available under the Company’s profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

Neither the CSE nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the CSE) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

For further information please contact:

Greg Cameron, CEO
info@tcec.energy

Terra Clean Energy Corp
Suite 303, 750 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 2T7
https://www.tcec.energy/

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American Eagle Drills 802 Metres of 0.71% Copper Eq. from Surface, including 375 Metres of 1.01% Copper Eq.

American Eagle Gold Corp. (TSXV: AE) (‘American Eagle’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to report one of the strongest drill results to date at its 100% owned NAK Project, highlighting a very wide, near-surface, high-grade interval that demonstrates continuous mineralization from surface to depth and materially expands the scale and coherence of the South Zone.

Drill hole NAK25-78 intersected 802 metres of 0.71% Copper Equivalent (‘CuEq’) from surface, including 375 metres of 1.01% CuEq beginning 211 metres downhole, confirming a broad, high-grade mineralized system with strong continuity across previously untested areas. The results increase the overall size of the South Zone and successfully connect multiple high-grade discoveries made earlier in the 2025 drill season, while demonstrating a significant expansion of the known highest-grade part of the system.

Highlights of NAK25-78

  • 802 metres of 0.71% CuEq from surface, including:
    • 375 metres of 1.01% CuEq, beginning 211 metres downhole and within
    • 645 metres of 0.82% CuEq
  • Demonstrates continuous, high-grade mineralization from surface to depth with minimal internal dilution
  • Expands and links the highest-grade parts of the South Zone through previously untested gaps between drill fences
  • With these results, the South Zone now extends approximately 700 metres east-west, 500 metres north-south and over 800 metres vertically

About NAK25-78

Drill hole NAK25-78 was designed to test the continuity and growth of its current northwesterly limits, along with the width and vertical extent of high-grade mineralization within the South Zone. The hole was collared approximately 125 metres north of the highest-grade mineralization encountered in NAK23-17, drilled at a shallower angle toward the southeast. NAK25-78 traversed across the South Zone and demonstrates that high-grade mineralization extends from near surface to depth. The results confirm broad, continuous mineralization and expand the South Zone both to the northwest and southeast. Importantly, this hole provides critical geological information, significantly improving the Company’s understanding of the South Zone geometry, which now appears to host a significant high-grade core with mineralization extending in multiple directions.

    Hole NAK25-78 was planned in conjunction with NAK25-80, which aimed to demonstrate continuity from the gold-rich, near-surface mineralization delineated 450 m to the east of NAK25-78, with the now better-defined deeper, high-grade zone to the west. Holes NAK26-78 and -80 will provide additional confidence in modeling the high-grade mineralization geometry and better inform the Company’s understanding of the various mineralization phases that comprise the broader South Zone. The results from Hole NAK25-80 will inform the design of an aggressive follow-up drill program and advance the South Zone toward an initial resource assessment. The Company believes the South Zone could represent an initial area of development, with the potential to support the advancement of the broader, large-scale mineralized system.

    Strategic Importance of the South Zone:

    The South Zone is characterized by strong grades, shallow mineralization, and minimal overburden, making it a logical focus for continued step-out and infill drilling. This area has the potential to support early-stage development scenarios while providing optionality for bulk mining approaches in adjacent, yet-to-be-defined zones across the NAK project.

    With these latest results, the South Zone’s dimensions extend over 700 m in the east-west direction, 500 m in the north-south direction, and over 800 m in depth, with the system’s bounds still unknown. The holes drilled in the 2025 season have contributed to a high-confidence, substantial increase in the zone compared with previous drilling seasons. Strong potential for expansion remains, specifically along the southern margin of the Babine Porphyry stock, where the Company has completed additional widely spaced step-out drilling, within a 1 km trend of open, highly prospective ground, extending eastward from the currently modeled bounds of the zone.

    ‘These results should significantly improve investor understanding of the scale, continuity, and significance of the South Zone. The strength and consistency of mineralization observed to date reinforces our view that the South Zone represents a high-grade core within a much larger project,’ said CEO Anthony Moreau.

    Watch: Webinar with Anthony Moreau and Neil Prowse Discussing the Significance of These Results

    NAK25-78 Assay Results (Table 1) and Details*

    Hole From To Length Cu % Au g/t Ag g/t Mo ppm CuEq %
    NAK25-78 54 856 802 0.31 0.27 1.2 132 0.71
    Including
    NAK25-78 298 586 288 0.42 0.49 1.7 186 1.10
    Within
    NAK25-78 211 586 375 0.37 0.45 1.4 200 1.01
    Within
    NAK25-78 211 856 645 0.36 0.31 1.4 155 0.82
    And
    NAK25-78 738 856 118 0.60 0.19 2.5 120 0.93

    * Copper Equivalent (CuEq) shown in Tables for drill intercepts are calculated on the basis of US$ 4.50/lb for Cu, US$ 3,375/oz for Au, US$ 60/oz for Ag and US$ 25/lb for Mo, with 80% metallurgical recoveries assumed for all metals (since it’s unclear what metals will be the principal products, assuming different recoveries is premature at this stage). The formula is: CuEq. = Cu % + (Au grade in g/t x (Au recovery / Cu recovery) x [Au price ÷ 31] / [Cu price x 2200 x 1%]) + (Ag grade in g/t x (Ag recovery / Cu recovery) x [Ag price ÷ 31] / [Cu price x 2200 x 1%] + (Mo grade in % x (Mo recovery / Cu recovery) x [Mo price] / [Cu price]). The assays have not been capped. The reported intervals represent drill intercepts, and insufficient data are available at this time to state the true thickness of the mineralized intervals.

    NAK25-78 was drilled at a moderate inclination to the southeast, from the same collar as NAK24-18, and approximately 125m north of the strongest previously encountered mineralization at the South Zone. NAK25-78 collared into a package of interbedded sandstone, siltstone, and conglomerate to a depth of 211 m, encountering sporadic copper/gold mineralization taking the form of local zones of dense chalcopyrite veining and enveloping disseminations.

    From 211 m to 525 m, an increase in grade coincides with the presence of the middle conglomerate at NAK as host, characterized by a sharp increase in the density and consistency of both vein-hosted and disseminated chalcopyrite, bornite, and local molybdenite. The conglomerate is intruded by meter-scale variably and locally strongly mineralized porphyry dikes, including a bornite-mineralized sparsely plagioclase porphyritic monzonite between 422 and 427 m.

    Below 525 m, medium- to coarse-grained sandstone interbedded with thin layers of fine-grained sandstone and siltstone is the predominant host to the end of the hole. Strongly disseminated and vein-hosted bornite and chalcopyrite mineralization are remarkably consistent down to a depth of 586 m, and are associated with dark, magnetite-biotite alteration. Local zones of overprinting clay alteration also occur and are commonly associated with semi-massive chalcopyrite-molybdenite veining.

    Mineralization decreases between 586 and 738 m, but picks up again sharply thereafter, down to approximately 850m, with chalcopyrite and bornite matrix- and clast-replacement occurring within the lower concretion-bearing sandstone, and with the mineralization being both closely associated with, and occurring within, fine-grained diorite dikes and(or) sills. Below 856 m, sulfide speciation transitions sharply to pyrite-dominant, and copper grades decrease.

    Collar details for holes in this release (table 2):

    Hole UTM_Grid UTM_East UTM_North Azimuth Inclination TD (m)
    NAK25-78 NAD83_Z9 674961 6129472 125 -58 924

    QA/QC and Sampling Protocol

    Sampling at NAK follows a rigorous methodology and internal QA/QC protocol. Drill core is halved on site, and samples are submitted to ALS Geochemistry in Langley, British Columbia for preparation and analysis. ALS is accredited to the ISO/IEC 17025 standard for assays. All analytical methods include quality control standards inserted at set frequencies. The entire sample interval is crushed and homogenized, and 250 g of the homogenized sample is pulped. All samples were analyzed for gold, silver, copper, molybdenum and a suite of 45 other major and trace elements. Analysis for gold is by fire assay fusion followed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES) on 30 g of pulp. Analysis for silver, copper, and molybdenum and all other major and trace elements are analyzed by four-acid digestion followed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS).

    Internal QA/QC protocols dictate that individual core samples are no less than 70 cm and no greater than 3 m in length. To control standard, blank, and duplicate sample frequency, and to better constrain pass/fail re-analysis intervals, samples are submitted to the lab in 50 sample batches. Within each 50-sample batch, there is one gold-copper standard and two coarse reject duplicates, inserted at regular intervals, and two blank samples, inserted sequentially following well-mineralized samples where possible, for a total of 10% QA/QC samples. All gold and copper standard analyses from the 2024 program passed within 3 standard deviations of expected values. Where duplicate values differed significantly, the lower values from the resulting re-analyses were used.

    About American Eagle‘s NAK Project

    The NAK Project lies within the Babine copper-gold porphyry district of central British Columbia. It has excellent infrastructure through all-season roads and is close to the towns of Smithers, Houston, and Burns Lake, B.C., which lie along a major rail line and Provincial Highway 16. Historical drilling and geophysical, geological, and geochemical work at NAK, which began in the 1960’s, tested only to shallow depths. Still, the work revealed a very large near-surface copper-gold system that measures over 1.5 km x 1.5 km. Drilling completed by American Eagle in 2022, 2023, and 2024 returned significant intervals of high-grade copper-gold mineralization that reached beyond and much deeper than the historical drilling, indicating that zones of near-surface and deeper mineralization, locally with considerably higher grades, exist within the broader NAK property mineralizing system. American Eagle Gold completed an aggressive 31,500 metre drill program in 2025 designed to expand and improve the mineral footprint; assays are currently being received.

    For the latest videos from American Eagle, Ore Group, and all things mining, subscribe to our YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@theoregroup

    About American Eagle Gold Corp.

    American Eagle is dedicated to advancing its NAK copper-gold porphyry project in west-central British Columbia, Canada. The Company benefits from over $25 million in cash, bolstered by two strategic investors formed in the past two years with Teck Resources and South32. With substantial financial and technical resources, American Eagle Gold is well-positioned to drill, de-risk, and define the full potential of the NAK Copper-Gold porphyry project.

    Anthony Moreau, Chief Executive Officer

    416.644.1567
    amoreau@oregroup.ca
    www.americaneaglegold.ca

    Q.P. Statement

    Mark Bradley, B.Sc., M.Sc., P.Geo., a Certified Professional Geologist and independent ‘qualified person’ for the purposes of Canada’s National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Properties, has verified and approved the information contained in this news release.

    Forward-Looking Statements

    Certain information in this press release may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to: including statements relating to the use of proceeds of the Offering, the tax treatment of the Charity FT Shares, the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals in connection with the Offering, the 2025 drill program or its anticipated results at the Company’s NAK project, the ability of the Company to make the Qualifying Expenditures as anticipated by management, and other matters ancillary or incidental to the foregoing. This information is based on current expectations that are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual results might differ materially from those suggested in forward-looking statements. American Eagle Gold Corp. assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those reflected in the forward looking-statements unless and until required by securities laws applicable to American Eagle Gold Corp. Additional information identifying risks and uncertainties is contained in filings by American Eagle Gold Corp. with Canadian securities regulators, which filings are available under American Eagle Gold Corp. profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

    Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the TSX Venture Exchange policies) accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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    Senate Dems revolt against DHS funding bill amid Minneapolis chaos, hiking government shutdown risk

    Senate Democrats are ready to break a fragile truce that would avert a partial government shutdown after a Minneapolis man was fatally shot by a border patrol agent on Saturday. 

    Congressional Democrats were already leery of backing funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the wake of the agency’s presence in Minnesota and beyond, but the shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti during an immigration enforcement operation has shattered what little unity they had on the bill. 

    Now, Senate Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., plan to vote against the legislation, which is currently included in a broader funding package along with five other spending bills. 

    Schumer, in a statement on Saturday, said that Democrats tried to get ‘common sense reforms’ in the DHS funding bill, but charged that ‘because of Republicans’ refusal to stand up to President Trump, the DHS bill is woefully inadequate to rein in the abuses’ of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

     ‘I will vote no,’ Schumer said. ‘Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.’

    Schumer’s play call serves as a blow to Senate Republicans, who worked with their colleagues across the aisle to find compromises in the DHS bill, in particular. It also comes as the deadline to fund the government is rapidly approaching on Friday, Jan. 30. Further complicating matters is the arctic storm ripping across the country, which has already forced the upper chamber to cancel votes on Monday. 

    A senior Senate aide told Fox News Digital that Senate Democrats had been for weeks saying that they weren’t interested in shutting the government down again, and had praised the bipartisan nature of the government funding process up until Saturday.

     ‘These bills were negotiated with Dems — they agreed to what’s in them,’ they said.

    The agency would be fully funded in the current proposal with several restrictions and reporting requirements that if not met, would act as triggers to turn off certain cash flows. 

    Ripping the bill from the current six-bill funding package would cause a domino effect of headaches in Congress, given that any changes to the package would have to go through the House.

    The lower chamber is gone until Feb. 2, making the likelihood of a partial shutdown much higher. 

    Before the shooting, a handful of Senate Democrats had already made their opposition to the legislation known, including senators Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Tim Kaine, D-Va.

    Kaine, notably, crossed the aisle last year to join a cohort of Senate Democratic caucus members to reopen the government after the longest shutdown in U.S. history.

    He was not the only member of that group of eight to voice opposition — senators Catherine Cortez Masto, D-N.V., and Jacky Rosen, D-N.M., both came out against the DHS bill’s inclusion in the broader package on Saturday. 

    ‘My personal guiding principle has always been ‘agree where you can and fight where you must,’ Rosen said in a statement. ‘And I believe this is a time when we must fight back.’

    Meanwhile, House lawmakers are on a week-long recess after passing their latest spending package in two chunks — one standalone vote on DHS funding and another wrapping together funding legislation for the departments of War, Health and Human Services, Labor, Education, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development — this past Thursday.

    A provision was added to the legislation before it passed the House that would combine the bills into one large package for the Senate to consider at once. It was then expected to be paired with other bills the Senate has not yet considered but which passed the House this month.

    Changing that ahead of the Jan. 30 shutdown deadline would mean House lawmakers must return to Washington early to go through multiple procedural hurdles and another vote on the legislation — something House GOP leaders are ruling out, at least for now.

    ‘We passed all 12 bills over to the Senate, and they still have six in their possession that they need to pass to the president,’ a House GOP leadership source told Fox News Digital on Saturday evening, referring to the lower chamber completing its portion of Congress’ annual appropriations process. ‘We have no plan to come back next week.’

    Even if House leaders changed their plans, the impending snow storm would mean lawmakers may not return until Tuesday at the earliest. That would put final passage sometime Wednesday or Thursday, virtually guaranteeing Congress does not complete consideration of the bills until after the Friday deadline.

    House GOP leaders would also likely be grappling with attendance issues if they did order a return, with various lawmakers on planned trips and over a dozen busy campaigning for higher office.

    A partial government shutdown would mean only agencies that Congress has not yet funded would have to reduce or cease functions — in this case, payment to active duty troops, air traffic controllers, and border patrol agents could all be affected.

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    Lindsey Graham says ‘strong consensus’ to protect Kurds as Syrian forces advance on territory

    Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo both issued dire warnings about the pressing need to protect the endangered Syrian Kurdish population under attack by government forces in the war-torn nation.

    Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who earlier this month ordered his army, which reportedly has a large jihadist element in it, to conquer territory controlled for more than a decade by the U.S.-allied Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF.)

    Writing on the social media platform X on, Graham declared, ‘There is strong and growing bipartisan interest in the U.S. Senate regarding the deteriorating situation in Syria. There is strong consensus that we must protect the Kurds who were there for us in destroying the ISIS caliphate, as well as many other groups.’

    Pompeo responded to Graham’s post, stating, ‘Turning our backs on our Kurdish allies would be a moral and strategic disaster.’

    The Trump administration is facing criticism from its long-standing ally, the Syrian Kurds, who played a crucial role in the defeat of the Islamic State in the heartland of the Middle East, following a U.S. government announcement on social media that seemed to hint that the partnership had ended this past week with the Kurdish-run SDF in northern Syria.

    The SDF formed as a bulwark against the rapid spread of the Islamic State’s terrorist movement in 2013. ISIS created a caliphate covering significant territory in Syria and Iraq. Al-Sharaa was a former member of the Islamic State and al Qaeda.

    Fox News Digital reached out to the State Department regarding U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barrack, who also serves as the Special Envoy for Syria, for a response to his recent statement on X wrote that indicated the U.S. partnership with the SDF was over.

    Barrack wrote, ‘The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), led by Kurds, proved the most effective ground partner in defeating ISIS’s territorial caliphate by 2019, detaining thousands of ISIS fighters and family members in prisons and camps like al-Hol and al-Shaddadi. At that time, there was no functioning central Syrian state to partner with — the Assad regime was weakened, contested, and not a viable partner against ISIS due to its alliances with Iran and Russia.’

    He added, ‘Today, the situation has fundamentally changed. Syria now has an acknowledged central government that has joined the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS (as its 90th member in late 2025), signaling a westward pivot and cooperation with the U.S. on counterterrorism.’

    Iham Ahmed, a prominent Syrian Kurdish politician, told Fox News Digital that, ‘We really wished to see a firm position from the U.S. The Kurdish people are at the risk of extermination. The U.S. does not give any solid or tangible guarantees.’

    Ahmed cast doubt on statements like Barrack’s, warning the ‘Syrian army is still consisting of radical factions that no one can trust. Alawites, Christians, Sunnis and Druze cannot trust these factions. We could face massacres, which happened in other Syrian cities.’

    When asked by Fox News Digital if the SDF wants Israel to intervene to aid the Kurds as it did to help the Syrian Druze and other minorities last year, Ahmed said, ‘Whoever wants to help us should do so – today is the day.’ She said that ‘the Islamic State is showing itself in the image of an official army. Everyone is threatened now.’

    She urged a ‘special status for the Kurdish region’ in northeastern Syria.

    Ahmed accused the Erdoğan government of nefarious involvement. ‘Turkey stands behind the attacks on our region. Turkish intelligence and small groups are leading attacks. Statements from Turkey are encouraging the extermination of our people,’ she claimed.

    Fox News Digital sent a press query to the Turkish embassy spokesman in Washington D.C.

    The influential president of the Family Research Council, Tony Perkins, wrote on X that, ‘Sen. Graham is right. I’ve been discussing the situation in NE Syria with Republican House leaders.  It is not in America’s interest for Islamist forces to seize territory once governed by trusted U.S. allies who protected minorities and advanced religious freedom. Yet this is happening as Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa’s forces move into northeast Syria, displacing the Syrian Democratic Forces — our partners in the fight against ISIS, who lost thousands of fighters, guarded U.S. bases, and detained ISIS prisoners.’

    He continued, ‘Before we place trust in al-Sharaa, a former al Qaeda insurgent who fought U.S. forces in Iraq and was held at Abu Ghraib, he has to show he is trustworthy.  So far, he is failing the test.’

    Sinam Mohamad, the representative of the Syrian Democratic Council to the U.S., had harsh words for the administration, telling Fox News Digital, ‘American officials continue to describe the SDF as a reliable partner in that narrow mission. Washington avoids framing the relationship as a political alliance. The U.S. never intended a long-term political commitment to the Syrian Kurds. It was a military partnership without political guarantees. From Washington’s view, that’s consistency. From the Kurdish view, that’s betrayal.’

    She added there has been an announcement of a 15-day extension of a ceasefire, ‘But both the SDF and outside observers noted continued [Syrian] government troop buildups near Kurdish-held areas, signaling that conflict could resume.’ She added, ‘The Kurds want to have peace and stability through negotiations.’

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    JOSH HAMMER: Case against Israel cheapens the word ‘genocide’

    The horrific regime slaughter in Iran and President Trump’s aggressive campaign to acquire Greenland have resulted in the neglect of a major case now underway at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

    The ICJ last week began hearings brought by Gambia against Myanmar alleging genocide against the Rohingya people—about 1.4 million of whom live in Myanmar. Several other states have intervened in support of Gambia, which has presented the court with evidence it contends proves that Myanmar’s military forces committed a genocide against the Rohingya population. Myanmar vehemently denies the allegation.

    While this case does not concern Israel directly, the ICJ’s determinations may have major ramifications for the case Israel is now defending at the tribunal against South Africa.

    This is especially true since one of the judges hand-picked by Gambia to sit on its ICJ panel is South African national Navi Pillay. That would be the same Navi Pillay who recently rushed to publish a report accusing Israel of genocide before retiring as head of the UN Human Rights Council commission of inquiry—a panel widely criticized for its flagrant institutional bias against Israel and the anti-Semitic remarks of its members.

    In reality, South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel is riddled with flaws. It is also pushing to redefine a term that been held sacrosanct since the end of the World War II.

    The term ‘genocide’ was coined by Raphael Lemkin, a Holocaust survivor who in 1944 strived for its incorporation into modern international law. That occurred in 1948 via the UN Genocide Convention.

    The prohibition on genocide is considered a jus cogens norm—that is, a non-derogable rule accepted by all of the first-world community with no exceptions. The definition of ‘genocide’ requires no law degree to understand, and it should never, ever be politicized.

    For a genocide to take place under Geneva, there must be acts committed ‘with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.’ The phrase ‘intent’ here is of paramount importance.

    South Africa’s pending case before the ICJ alleges Israeli intent to destroy the Palestinian-Arab population of Gaza. Israel, by contrast, (correctly) maintains that its recent actions in Gaza have been a just and proper military response to the war of annihilationist jihad and unspeakable atrocities launched against it by the Hamas terrorist organization on Oct. 7, 2023.

    Israel’s ‘intent’ is to free Gaza from Hamas, to return hostages abducted and held by Hamas, and to ensure Hamas has no future role in Gaza and cannot undertake another October 7-style massacre. It repeatedly offered to end the war if Hamas laid down its arms and released all hostages.

    Hamas, on the other hand, has shown a complete disregard for human life and has openly stated that its sacrifice of Gazan civilians is a cynical strategic necessity to turn public opinion against Israel. It has for years embedded military infrastructure within Gazan civilian infrastructure—schools, hospitals, UN facilities, mosques, and children’s bedrooms. Israel has waged a defensive campaign in one of the most complex operational environments of any modern war.

    At the same time, it has worked with states and NGOs to allow and facilitate extensive amounts of humanitarian aid, rebuilt water supplies, coordinated the vaccination of young Gazans against polio, and helped coordinate and approve the evacuation of those in need of urgent medical care.

    Israel repeatedly provides advanced warnings of impending military strikes and has held off strikes where intelligence of nearby civilians has come to light. For a fighting party to so often relinquish the element of surprise to reduce harm to the local civilian population of its enemy is extraordinary.

    None of this constitutes a ‘genocide’—and clearly shows the lack of any intent by Israel to destroy the local Palestinian-Arab population in Gaza.

    Nonetheless, since South Africa brought its case before the ICJ, numerous groups and states have leapt at the opportunity to join in on the anti-Israel campaign. This has ranged from tendentious so-called online genocide scholars to anti-Semitic mobs to deeply politicized NGOs. Amnesty International, for instance, shamelessly waited more than two years before publishing a report focusing on Hamas’ crimes on Oct. 7, while straining to remind readers of its slanderous accusation of genocide made against Israel a year prior.

    Together, they have all been involved in a campaign to redefine the term ‘genocide’ to suit their narrative—all while ignoring the reality of Hamas’ own Nazi-esque barbarism.

    The politically motivated efforts to undermine the concept should be of grave concern to us all. If successful, it will result in the ICJ’s further self-discrediting as an institution of political point scoring, rather than meaningful justice.

    Israel has legitimately responded to genocidal attacks by a terrorist organization that has repeatedly called for its entire annihilation and the murder of all global Jewry—something it broadcast live to the world on Oct. 7, 2023.

    The term ‘genocide’ is one too important to be cheapened. Those pushing for its redefinition must be stopped in their tracks.

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