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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a parliamentary majority for his Liberal government on Monday, a win that he has said will help him deal more effectively with the trade war started by U.S. President Donald Trump.
 

Bullion Gold Resources Corp. (TSXV: BGD) announce the appointment of Mr. Simon Britt as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Britt succeeds Mr. Guy Morissette, who has chosen to step down from the day-to-day management and administration of the Company as part of a planned transition with the Board of Directors.

Mr. Britt is a seasoned executive with over 25 years of experience in finance, capital markets, and project development in the natural resources and energy sectors. He has successfully led equity and debt financing initiatives and structured strategic partnerships related to infrastructure and resource projects.

Prior to joining Bullion, Mr. Britt held senior management positions with public and private mining companies and served as a strategic advisor to Indigenous organizations and companies in the mining and energy sectors. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from HEC Montréal and is a member of the Quebec CPA Order.

In his new role, Mr. Britt will be responsible for defining and executing Bullion's growth strategy, including the development of its gold and polymetallic assets in Quebec, optimizing the capital structure, and strengthening the Company's presence with markets and investors.

Gilles Laverdière, Chairman of the Board, stated: "I thank Guy for his dedication and expertise in contributing to and developing Bullion's various mining projects. Simon's arrival marks a significant milestone for the Company. His strong financing expertise, strategic discipline, and ability to create value in complex environments will be major assets in accelerating the development of our projects."

The Company also wishes to thank Mr. Guy Morissette for his commitment and outstanding work as President and CEO. Under his leadership, Bullion achieved significant milestones with the acquisition of quality assets and the Company's market positioning. Guy will remain active within Bullion as a strategic advisor and member of the Technical Committee. To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/292131

Gemdale Gold Inc. (TSXV: GEMG)(OTCQB:GDGIF) announce that Andrew Newbury will assume the role of Corporate Secretary, replacing Dr Toby Strauss, who will continue in his role as President & CEO.

Andrew Newbury is a corporate governance professional with over 15 years of experience in corporate secretarial, administrative, financial, and operational roles. Andrew joined DSA Corporate Services in 2017 and currently serves as a Senior Account Executive, providing corporate secretarial and governance advisory services to small- and mid-cap issuers listed on the TSX, TSX Venture, and Canadian Securities Exchange, spanning a broad range of industries. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Dalhousie University.

About Gemdale Gold

Gemdale Gold Inc. owns a portfolio of highly prospective exploration licenses in Finland, and is focused on making significant new gold and critical metal discoveries on these properties. The company has been active in Finland since 2018.

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Lomiko Metals Inc. (TSXV: LMR) announce a private placement (the “Offering”) for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $500,000 through the issuance of 5,000,000 units of the Company (each, a “Unit”) at a price of C$0.10 per Unit. Each Unit will consist of one common share of the Company and one-half common share purchase warrant (each whole warrant a “Warrant”), with each Warrant entitling the holder to acquire one common share of the Company at a price of $0.15 per share for a period of 3 years following the closing of the Offering (the “Closing”).

The Company intends to use the proceeds of the Offering for general working capital purposes, the advancement of the La Loutre natural flake graphite project (the “Project”), and for regional graphite exploration.

All securities issued shall be subject to a hold period expiring four months and one day from the Closing. Completion of the Offering is subject to receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260412745056/en/

Lomiko announced the departure of Robert Boisjoli as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective April 10, 2026. To ensure continuity, Belinda Labatte, Executive Chair of the Board of Directors, has been appointed interim CFO while the Company conducts a search for a permanent replacement.

NorthWest Copper (TSXV: NWST) announce that it has entered into an agreement with Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc. ("Stifel Canada"), to act as sole bookrunner and co-lead agent with Canaccord Genuity Corp. (together with Stifel Canada, the "Agents") in connection with a "best efforts" private placement offering by the Company for aggregate proceeds of up to $10 million (the "Offering").

The Offering will consist of the following securities ("Offered Securities"):

Hard dollar units (the "HD Units") will be sold at a price of $0.35 per HD Unit,

Charity flow-through units (the "CFT Units") will be sold at a price of $0.515 per CFT Unit, and

Flow-through shares (the "FT Shares") will be sold at a price of $0.41 per FT Share.

The total number of HD Units, CFT Units and FT Shares will be determined by the Agent based on investor demand. Each HD Unit and CFT Unit will consist of one common share ("Common Share") of the Company and one-half of one Common Share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Common Share at an exercise price of 0.45 for a period of 24 months following closing of the Offering.

The Corporation has granted the Agents an option to sell up to an additional 15% of the aggregate amount of the Offered Securities (the "Agents' Option"), on the same terms and conditions of the Offering. The Agents' Option will be exercisable, in whole or in part to offer additional Hard Dollar Units, FT Shares or Charity FT Units in any combination, at any time up until 48 hours prior to the closing of the Offering.

The net proceeds from the Offering will be used to complete an updated Preliminary Economic Assessment on the Company's Kwanika-Stardust project, to advance exploration at Kwanika, to conduct surface work at the Company's Lorraine project, to advance other exploration projects held by the Company, particularly East Niv, and for working capital and general corporate purposes.

Certain insiders of the Company may participate in the Offering. Any such participation will constitute a "related party transaction" within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 -- Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The Company intends to rely on the exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 contained in sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a), respectively as the fair market value of the related party participation is not expected to exceed 25% of the Company's market capitalization. Company's website at www.northwestcopper.ca .

Relevant Gold Corp.(TSXV: RGC)(OTCQB:RGCCF) announce that it has closed tranche 2 ("Tranche 2") of its previously announced non-brokered private placement financing (see news release dated March 16, 2026) consisting of 13,814,886 common share ("Common Share") of the Company at a price of $0.50 per Common Shares for gross proceeds of $6,907,443 and together with the first tranche which closed on April 7, 2026, an aggregate of 24,113,436 Common Shares for aggregate gross proceeds of $12,056,718 (the "Offering").

In connection with Tranche 2 of the Offering, the Company entered into a subscription agreement with each of Kinross Gold Corporation ("Kinross") (NYSE: KGC) and Mr. William G. Bollinger ("Mr. Bollinger"), pursuant to which Kinross agreed to purchase 5,527,152 Common Shares and Mr. Bollinger agreed to purchase 6,822,174 Common Shares of the Company. Upon closing of Tranche 2, each of Kinross and Mr. Bollinger will maintain an ownership position of approximately 19.9% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Company.

"The support from Kinross, Bollinger, McEwen, and a broad group of new and existing shareholders is a strong endorsement of our team, our strategy, and the discovery potential of our Wyoming gold systems," said Rob Bergmann, CEO of Relevant Gold. "With the largest financing in the Company's history, we are positioned to execute our largest-ever drill program and aggressively test the highest-priority targets across the portfolio. We are grateful for the continued support of our strategic investors and shareholders as we advance into a catalyst-rich year with meaningful discovery potential."

All securities issued in connection with Tranche 2 of the Offering are subject to a four-month Canadian restricted resale period expiring on August 14, 2026, and applicable securities legislation hold periods outside of Canada.

Proceeds from the Offering will be used to advance exploration across the Company's district-scale gold projects in Wyoming, including drilling at the Apex and Lewiston projects, as well as for general working capital purposes.

The participation by each of Kinross and Mr. Bollinger in the Offering is considered to be a "related party transaction" as defined under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 ("MI 61-101") since each of Kinross and Mr. Bollinger held more than 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares prior to giving effect to the Offering. The transaction will be exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 as neither the fair market value of any Common Shares issued to or the consideration paid by each of Kinross or Mr. Bollinger will exceed 25% of the Company's market capitalization. View the original press release on ACCESS Newswire

AGF Investments Inc. (TSX: AGF.B) announced the appointment of John Porter as Chief Investment Officer (CIO), effective May 1, 2026. Mr. Porter brings decades of investment management and leadership experience across global markets and asset classes. He possesses deep expertise in portfolio management and extensive experience in retail and institutional asset management.

In the role of CIO, Mr. Porter will be responsible for leading AGF Investments’ investment team, setting strategic priorities and continuing a culture of high performance and risk management. Further, he will work closely with each investment team to continue evolving the firm’s capabilities, supporting long-term growth.

Mr. Porter will report to AGF Management Limited’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Judy Goldring, and will also join the firm’s Executive Management Team.

Aurania Resources Ltd. (TSXV: ARU) (OTCQB: AUIAF) (FSE: 20Q) announces that it has elected to rely on Coordinated Blanket Order 51-933 - Exemptions to Permit Semi-Annual Reporting for Certain Venture Issuers(the "Order") and move to semi-annual financial reporting ("SAR").

The Order allows eligible venture issuers listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") to voluntarily move from a quarterly to a semi-annual financial reporting framework. The Company's fiscal year ends on December 31. Under the SAR pilot program, the Company will be exempt from filing interim financial reports and related Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A) for its first and third quarters.

Interim Period: The Company will not file an interim report for the first quarter (Q1) ending March 31 and the third quarter (Q3) ending September 30; and

Ongoing Reporting: The Company will continue to file audited financial statements (due within 120 days of December 31) and six-month interim financial reports (due within 60 days of June 30).

The Company confirms it meets the pilot program's eligibility criteria, which include being a venture issuer with annual revenues of less than $10 million, having a disclosure record of over 12 months and having filed all required periodic and timely continuous disclosure documents. SOURCE Aurania Resources Ltd.  https://api.newsfilecorp.com/newsinfo/292107/130

Canamera Energy Metals Corp. (CSE: EMET) (OTCQB: EMETF) (FSE: 4LF0) announce the successful completion of its due diligence auger drill program at the Patos rare earth element project ("Patos" or the "Project"), located in Presidente Olegário, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Company completed 11 auger drill holes totalling approximately 78 metres between March 10 and March 26, 2026. A total of 66 samples have been submitted to SGS Geosol in Vespasiano for multi-element analysis, including rare earth elements and titanium. Assay results are expected within 4-6 weeks.

"We are very pleased with the execution of the Patos due diligence program," said Brad Brodeur, CEO of Canamera Energy Metals Corp. "Our field team completed 11 auger holes across the Project and confirmed the geological profile we expected to see - a well-developed kamafugite-derived regolith sequence that is consistent with the ionic clay REE model that has attracted growing attention across the Mata da Corda region. The geology is encouraging, and we now await assay results to inform our acquisition decision.” To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/292383

Canadian Copper Inc. (CSE: CCI) announces that it has secured up to $96,000,000 ("Project Financing") in committed capital from OR Royalties Inc. ("OR Royalties"), a global top-5 precious metal streaming company, and Ocean Partners UK Limited ("Ocean Partners") to advance development of its 100%-owned Murray Brook Project and Caribou Process Plant ("Combined Strategy" or "Bathurst Complex"). The Project Financing represents a significant de-risking milestone as the Company aims to become a near-term critical mineral producer in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada. A total of $12,330,000 is to be received upon closing this month. Amounts presented are in Canadian dollars assumes CAD Exchange Rate (USD:CAD) of 1.37.

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Cerro de Pasco Resources Inc. (TSXV: CDPR) (OTCQB: GPPRF) (Frankfurt: N8HP) (BVL: CDPR) announces that it has undertaken additional measures to ensure that its ongoing disclosure fully complies with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”).

In particular, these additional measures include references to disclosure relating to quantity, grade or metal content, which heretofore may have included elements such as projected operational or financial parameters. When presented individually, such information could be considered as having economic connotations prohibitive to NI 43-101. Moreover, the use of historical data that could be interpreted as current mineral resources and requires the support of a compliant technical report, at this time, has not been fulfilled due to insufficient drilling.

The aforenoted material has now been amended and replaced in the Company’s corporate presentation and website material and will be updated when the NI 43-101 compliant report is completed. visit www.pascoresources.com.

First Phosphate Corp. (CSE: PHOS) (OTCQX: FRSPF) (OTCQX ADR: FPHOY) (FSE: KD0) announce that it has finalized a letter of Intent ("LOI") from the Danish Export Credit Agency ("EIFO") for up to EUR 170 Million in equipment and services purchases for its igneous phosphate mine project in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Quebec, Canada.

EIFO is backed by the Danish state, and as such, the EIFO guarantee can be considered AAA rated. The guarantee is provided to one or more banks providing the funding and EIFO participation can be expected to be pro rata and pari passu with other senior lenders.

"We look forward to continuing to work with First Phosphate and the other parties involved in this transaction," says Jens Hestbech, Director of EIFO. "We can assure First Phosphate that we will work with a constructive approach towards the project, in order to reach a successful result.” To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/292070

Gold Terra Resource Corp. (TSXV: YGT)(Frankfurt:TX0)(OTCQB:YGTFF) announce assay results from an additional five (5) holes of the 2026 Winter Drill Program targeting the Yellorex zone immediately south of the past producing Campbell Shear (CS), historic Con Mine (1938-2003). The current drilling program aims at confirming some historical holes and to potentially expand Gold Terra's near surface 2022 Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) on the Con Mine Option property.

Assay results are shown in Table 1 and include drill hole GTY26-013 which intersected 9.53 g/t Au over 11.10 metres from 211.30 metres to 222.10 metres downhole, including 18.94 g/t over 4.50 metres starting at 217.90 metres. In addition, Hole GTY26-007 has potentially expanded mineralization at depth where 5.73 g/t Au over 6.38 metres from 487.18 to 493.56 metres was intersected downhole. This zone remains open at depth, illustrating the potential to add resource ounces.

Under the Con Mine Option (CMO) purchase agreement, the Company has the right to acquire 100% of the CMO property from a subsidiary of Newmont Corporation ("Newmont"), subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions set out in the agreement, as reported in the Company's news release dated November 22, 2021. Gold Terra's option on the CMO with Newmont is until November 21, 2027.

Chairman and CEO, Gerald Panneton, commented, "These five additional holes from our 10,000-metre winter drill program in the Yellorex area of the Campbell Shear continue to confirm the continuity of the Yellorex zone. The Company's objective is to confirm and expand Gold Terra's estimate of the near surface resource from surface to 500 metres below surface on the CMO property as the last 2022 MRE was based on a US$ 1750 gold price. The Campbell Shear structure is our highest priority target as the Con Mine produced historically more than 5 million ounces of high-grade gold (16 g/t Au) (seeOct. 21, 2022 Technical Report)."

Lahontan Gold Corp. (TSXV: LG, OTCQB:LGCXF, FSE:Y2F) announce that analyses of pulp samples from the Company's 2025 reverse-circulation ("RC") drilling program show high levels of cyanide ("CN") extraction for gold and silver that corroborates and validates previous metallurgical testing at Lahontan's West Santa Fe project. Highlights of the CN test program include:

CN extractable gold averaged 81% compared to the original fire assay gold values for individual pulp samples (please see graph below). This is a very high CN extraction ratio and greater than the projected gold recovery reported in previous metallurgical testing for West Santa Fe

CN extractable silver averaged 60% compared to the original ICP and fire assay analyses (please see graph below). This is also a high CN extraction ratio, especially for silver, and is greater than the projected silver recovery reported in previous metallurgical testing.

Kimberly Ann, Lahontan Executive Chair, President, CEO, and Founder commented: "The results of the CN extractable gold and silver analyses confirm our belief that precious metal mineralization at West Santa Fe is amenable to CN heap leach processing for gold and silver recovery. Combined with the results of the 2025 RC drilling program, which replicated the gold and silver results from historic drilling, we are checking all the boxes: Exploration will now continue at West Santa Fe, seeking to expand the footprint of the precious metal system in anticipation of the preparation of a Mineral Resource Estimate ("MRE") later this year."

LithiumBank Resources Corp. (TSXV: LBNK) (OTCQX: LBNKF) (FSE: HT9) announce it has successfully collected 150 cubic metres ("m³") of brine from its 100% owned Boardwalk Lithium Brine Project ("Boardwalk") located in northwest Alberta, Canada (Figure 1). The brine was collected from the Company's 100/10-06-069-21W5/02 ("10-6") well for multiple tests including: (1) Long cycle Direct Lithium Extraction ("DLE") and polishing process optimization, (2) conversion to a battery-grade lithium carbonate product, and (3) hydrogeological data gathering during the brine collection process.

The 150 m³ bulk brine sample from the Company's 10-6 well (Figure 2) started March 21st, 2026, and was completed April 8th, 2026. One litre brine samples taken throughout the sampling campaign have been sent to several labs for assay analysis. Mr. Maurice Shevalier from Montrose Environmental Group was on-site to ensure sampling was conducted using best practices and in compliance with National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"). The brine collection operation ran without incident and was conducted by Tristar Resource Management Inc.

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Metalsource Mining Inc. (CSE: MSM) (OTCQB: MSMMF) (FSE: E9Z) announce recently received assay results from ongoing exploration drilling at the Silver Hill Project, located approximately 15km south of Lexington, NC.

SH26-07 intercepted 12.62m of 48.04 g/t AuEq, including 6.95m of 85.4 g/t AuEq and 2.74m of 210.72 g/t AuEq. These assay results highlight the high-grade potential of the system, demonstrating significant upside in gold value. Additionally, they represent a dip length extension of 195 meters below surface. Ongoing exploration results show visual confirmation of massive to semi massive sulfide mineralization both down dip and along strike.

Mineralization consists of widespread massive to semi massive sphalerite-galena-pyrite-chalcopyrite +/- electrum (gold-silver alloy). Multiple mineralization styles and deposit models are being evaluated as exploration efforts continue. Along strike reconnaissance indicates the extension of Silver Hill host rocks continues at least 1.5km to the north, representing significant exploration upside elsewhere on the property package. Additionally, a property-wide ground Induced polarization (IP) and Magnetotellurics (MT) geophysical survey is in its final stages, with forthcoming results informing near-term exploration targeting. To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/292330

Osisko Metals Incorporated (TSX: OM, OTCQX: OMZNF) announce an updated Mineral Resource Estimate (“MRE”) for the Gaspé Copper Project, located in Eastern Quebec, following 118,000 metres of drilling completed in 2025.

The updated MRE (Table 1) includes base case, pit-constrained resources comprising 1,834 million tonnes averaging 0.27% Cu (0.32% CuEq) of Measured and Indicated categories (M&I), and 239 million tonnes averaging 0.41% Cu (0.46% CuEq) of Inferred category. The updated M&I Resource represents a 119%increase in copper metal content over the previously reported Indicated Resource (see November 14, 2024 news release). This pit-constrained M&I Resource outlines one of the largest undeveloped copper-molybdenum deposits in North America:10.8 billion pounds (4.88 million tonnes) of contained copper, as well as significant molybdenum (673 million pounds), and silver (93 million ounces). Inferred resources outline the potential for an additional 2.2 billion pounds (0.98 million tonnes) of contained copper, 83 million pounds of molybdenum, and 14 million ounces of silver. visit www.osiskometals.com

Québec Innovative Materials Corp. (CSE: QIMC) (OTCQB: QIMCF) (FSE: 7FJ) provide an update on the ongoing integrated interpretation of drill holes 1 and 2 from its hydrogen exploration program.

Preliminary results from drill hole 26-02 have identified multiple shallow hydrogen-bearing intervals across a vertical profile extending from near surface to 500 metres depth. The Company's current interpretation indicates that several of these intervals are spatially associated with major structural features encountered in the hole.

Hydrogen and associated gas measurements reported herein were obtained from dissolved gas samples extracted from drill water collected at regular intervals (approximately every 3 metres) at the wellhead during drilling operations. Reported values are preliminary and subject to ongoing integration with geological, structural, geophysical, and petrophysical datasets. Quality control procedures, sensor specifications, and analytical protocols will be summarized in a future technical update.

CEO COMMENTARY

"The continued advancement of Hole 26-02, combined with the integrated interpretation of our first two drill holes, marks an important step in refining our understanding of this hydrogen system. We are also pleased to confirm that the drill has been mobilized for Hole 3, marking a significant milestone as we continue to advance our exploration program at pace," said John Karagiannidis, President & Chief Executive Officer of QIMC.

"The presence of hydrogen across multiple domains over a 500-metre interval, together with the structural controls we are observing, provides a strong technical basis to extend the hole deeper. Importantly, the addition of downhole geophysical and petrophysical datasets enhances our ability to characterize permeability, fluid pathways, and subsurface conditions as we advance toward the next phase of our program.”  

RZOLV Technologies Inc. (TSXV: RZL) (OTCQB: RZOLF) announce a strategic partnership with EMEW Clean Technologies Pty Ltd . ("EMEW") to jointly pursue the development and commercialization of integrated process solutions for the extraction and recovery of precious and critical metals from primary and secondary concentrates. RZOLV is advancing a patent-pending, water-based hydrometallurgical platform designed for ores, concentrates, tailings and secondary materials, while EMEW brings more than 30 years of metal-recovery expertise and a suite of proprietary technologies used across precious metals, e-waste, refinery bleed, battery waste, wastewater and other applications. With offices and facilities in Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Dubai, and Mexico, EMEW provides a global base of clients and marketing channels to accelerate this initiative.

The strategic logic behind the partnership is straightforward: RZOLV is intended to complex target metals into solution from difficult feedstocks using its patented non-cyanide, water-based process, while EMEW provides the patented downstream electrowinning process and expertise required to recover high-purity metal products from those solutions. EMEW publicly positions its systems across low-concentration and impurity-bearing streams, including silver recovery at high purity and, in some applications, recovery rates well above 99%. Together, the companies believe they can offer a more complete "feed-to-metal" solution for mining and recycling customers seeking higher onsite value capture, reduced dependence on third-party smelting or conventional refining routes, and a cleaner overall recovery pathway.

Sego Resources Inc. (TSXV- SGZ) announce results from four drill holes in the Southern Gold Zone and one hole in the Cuba Zone area of the Miner Mountain Porphyry Copper-Gold project near Princeton, BC (Table 1). The Southern Gold Zone is an intrusion hosted disseminated gold zone.

Samples were shipped to AGAT Laboratories, in Calgary Alberta, an independent laboratory, with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation. The samples were tested by ICP utilizing Aqua Regia Digest – Metals Package, ICP-OES/ICP, Gold was also fire assayed with a 30g sample weight.  The samples were across a 1 metre core length.

The Southern Gold Zone is primarily hosted by a fine-grained biotite diorite pervasively altered to variable amounts of calcite, chlorite, sericite, albite and K feldspar. Disseminated very fine-grained pyrite, hematite and relatively minor chalcopyrite are common and also noted in microfractures and lesser calcite-chlorite veinlets. Gold intervals >0.10 gpt are spatially associated with variable strengths of alteration assemblages and of pyrite-hematite and chalcopyrite. Very fine-grained (> 5 microns) gold is difficult to recognize in some samples and to confirm would require scanning electron microscopy of polished thin sections.  https://segoresources.com/

Zodiac Gold Inc. (TSXV: ZAU) (FSE: K19) a West African gold exploration company, is pleased to announce the appointment of veteran geologist Peter Flindell, who brings over 40 years of experience and a track record of contributing to discoveries exceeding 22 million ounces of gold, to support the Company's next phase of growth.

Mr. Flindell is a highly accomplished geologist with more than four decades of global experience in mineral exploration, project development, and mine expansion. Over the course of his career, he has played a key role in the discovery, development, and expansion of nine gold and copper operations across Southeast Asia, Central Asia, West Africa, Central Africa, Europe, and Central America.

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U.S. futures are moving higher as traders held onto hopes of a de-escalation in the Middle East conflict, while awaiting March producer price data and a fresh round of corporate earnings. Citigroup is expected to join rivals in posting higher first-quarter profits with analysts and investors focused on CEO Jane Fraser’s commentary on resolving the lender’s longstanding regulatory issues and its growth strategy after closing out a years-long restructuring to simplify its operations.
 

Amazon.com Inc: The company is in advanced talks to acquire satellite telecom group Globalstar, a deal that would bolster the tech major's push to build its own satellite operation, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. A transaction could be announced as soon as Tuesday, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report.

BlackRock Inc: The company reported a rise in first-quarter profit, as the asset manager saw strong inflows into its exchange traded funds and earned more from performance fees, sending its shares up. BlackRock saw total net inflows of $130 billion in the first quarter of the year, with the lion's share going into its iShares ETFs. Its private markets business drew inflows of $9 billion in the quarter. Total AUM at the world's largest asset manager came in at $13.89 trillion, up from $11.58 trillion in the year ago period. The company reported a net profit of $2.21 billion, or $14.06 per share, for the three months ended March 31. That compares with $1.51 billion, or $9.64 per share, a year earlier.

Bloom Energy Corp & Oracle Corp: The company said on Monday it would supply Oracle with up to 2.8 gigawatts of fuel cell capacity under an expanded deal as rising artificial intelligence use drives up power consumption. An initial 1.2 GW of capacity has been contracted under the agreement, with deployment already underway and set to continue into the next year. Bloom said its fuel cell systems can be rolled out much faster than traditional power options, helping customers get electricity sooner and lower project risks.

Johnson & Johnson: The company reported first-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street expectations and raised its full-year forecast, as strong demand for cancer drug Darzalex and psoriasis treatment Tremfya more than offset a steep falloff in sales of its blockbuster autoimmune drug Stelara. Stelara, which topped $10 billion in annual sales at its peak, is facing biosimilar competition after losing patent protection last year. The company reported first-quarter revenue of $24.1 billion, up nearly 10% from a year earlier. Adjusted earnings came in at $2.70 per share, above the consensus estimate of $2.66. The company raised its full-year 2026 revenue forecast range with a new midpoint of about $100.8 billion, just above Wall Street's estimate of $100.6 billion.

JPMorgan Chase & Co: The company reported a rise in first-quarter profit as its trading division got a boost from volatility across global markets.  "There is an increasingly complex set of risks - such as geopolitical tensions and wars, energy price volatility, trade uncertainty, large global fiscal deficits and elevated asset prices," JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said in a statement. Net income rose to $16.5 billion, or $5.94 per share, in the three months ended March 31. JPMorgan's markets revenue rose 20% in the first quarter and was a key driver of the bank's results. Investment banking fees rose 28% in the first quarter versus a year earlier, the highest among global banks during the period, according to data from Dealogic. The total value of mergers and acquisitions crossed $1 trillion.

Take Two Interactive Software Inc: A hacking group with a history of compromising major global corporations said it had stolen nearly 80 million records from video game developer Rockstar Games, the maker of Grand Theft Auto. The claim was posted to the website used by the ShinyHunters hacking group on Saturday, according to data collected by cybercrime research platform eCrime.ch. A representative of the hacking group told Reuters in an online chat on Monday it has 78.6 million records from Rockstar’s account with Snowflake, a large corporate data management company.

United Airlines Holdings Inc & American Airlines Group Inc: United Airlines and American Airlines shares rose in premarket trading after United CEO Scott Kirby, sources said, pitched the potential for a merger of the two carriers to U.S. President Donald Trump in February. A merger of two of the biggest U.S. carriers could be the largest ever airline consolidation in more than a decade. He argued a combined airline could better compete internationally, where foreign carriers control a majority of long-haul seat capacity to and from the U.S., despite most passengers being U.S. citizens.

Wells Fargo & Co: The company’s profit rose in the first quarter, aided by higher income from interest payments. "While markets have been volatile, we still see continued resiliency in the underlying economy, and the financial health of the consumers and businesses we serve remains strong, though the impact of higher oil prices will likely take some time to materialize," CEO Charlie Scharf said in a statement. Wells Fargo's net interest income rose 5% to $12.1 billion in the quarter from a year earlier. Wells Fargo's markets revenue surged 19% to $2.17 billion in the quarter ended March 31 from a year earlier. Net profit came in at $5.25 billion, or $1.60 per share, the fourth-largest U.S. lender said

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