Steadright Closes Out Financing, Raising $1.6 Million For Moroccan Strategy
Steadright Critical Minerals (CSE: SCM) has finalized its latest round of fundraising, closing the second and final tranche of its non-brokered private placement. The exploration firm raised gross proceeds of $485,000 through the sale of 1.94 million units.
LNG Canada Boosts Asia Exports As Hormuz Disruption Tightens Supply
LNG Canada is sharply increasing exports to Asia as the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz tightens global LNG supply, pushing the Shell PLC-led Kitimat terminal closer to full utilization after six months of underperformance and operational friction. Kpler data show that during the first 17 days of March, eight ships waited to dock […]
Bank of Canada Holds Rates at 2.25% as Iran Conflict Drives Oil Price Surge
The Bank of Canada kept its benchmark interest rate steady at 2.25% on Wednesday, citing heightened global economic risks from the ongoing war in Iran. With oil prices spiking due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz—a critical chokepoint for roughly 20% of the world’s oil supply—the central bank warned of near-term inflationary pressures. The […]
Arizona AG Charges Kalshi With 20 Criminal Counts, Testing Federal Shield Over Prediction Markets
Arizona Attorney General Kristin K. Mayes filed a 20-count criminal information against prediction market operator Kalshi earlier this week, charging both of its operating entities with illegal betting, wagering, and election wagering under state law — the most direct state-level legal assault yet on a business model that Kalshi has spent years defending at the […]
Questcorp and Riverside Lock Down Key Sonora Mineral Concessions
FULL DISCLOSURE: Canacom Group is long the equity of Questcorp Mining and Riverside Resources. Questcorp Mining (CSE: QQQ) and Riverside Resources (TSXV: RRI) have finalized a deal to consolidate a strategic slice of the La Union Project in Sonora, Mexico, securing full control over three key mineral concessions in the Famosa area just as the […]
Brixton Metals Drills 3,638 g/t Silver Over 18.2 Metres At Langis Project
Brixton Metals Corp. (TSXV: BBB) has encountered its highest-grade silver intercept to date at its wholly-owned Langis Project in Ontario, marking a significant milestone for the 2026 exploration season. The results are headlined by hole LM-26-305, which intersected 18.2 metres of 3,638 g/t silver. Within that interval, the company identified a high-grade core of 6.8 […]
Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura Refinery Restarts Operations After Being Targeted By Drones On March 2
Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura refinery, a critical hub in the nation’s oil infrastructure, has resumed operations following an attack that occurred on March 2. The restart marks a return to normalcy for one of the largest refining complexes in the Middle East, pivotal to global energy supply chains. Located on the eastern coast of Saudi […]
Altamira Gold Drills 4.2 g/t Over 7 Metres At New Target
Altamira Gold (TSXV: ALTA) is proving that there is more to its Cajueiro District than its established deposits. The Vancouver-based explorer announced Wednesday that its first-ever scout drill hole at the Guillermo target in central-western Brazil has intersected high-grade gold, marking another win for its regional exploration strategy.
Hormuz Strait Closure Threatens Metals, Food, and Chips — Not Just Oil
When Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping on March 2, global markets fixated on crude oil. Brent surged past $100 per barrel and politicians scrambled to release strategic reserves. But a quieter, slower shock is now moving through the metals, fertilizer, and semiconductor supply chains that keep the modern economy running. At […]
US and Brazil’s Goias State Ink Deal to Boost Critical Minerals and Rare Earths Cooperation
The United States is set to formalize a partnership with the Brazilian state of Goias through a memorandum of understanding focused on critical minerals and rare earths, marking a strategic push to secure supply chains for materials vital to technology and energy sectors. The agreement, slated for signing on March 18, aims to deepen ties […]