Chinese Nationals Charged With Smuggling Agricultural Bioweapon
Federal prosecutors have filed charges against two Chinese citizens accused of bringing a crop-destroying fungus into the United States for university research, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, face multiple counts including conspiracy, smuggling, making false statements and visa fraud, according to U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. Authorities […]
Canada Moves to Criminalize Cash Transfers Over $10,000
Canada’s newly tabled Strong Borders Act (Bill C-2) would make it a criminal offence for most businesses, professionals or charities to accept cash payments, donations or deposits of $10,000 or more, either in a single deal or a string of linked transactions. Part 11 of the 326-page bill amends the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) […]
Truth Social Applies for Bitcoin ETF Listing
Regulators received a formal request Tuesday from NYSE Arca to authorize trading of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund bearing the Truth Social brand of President Donald Trump’s media empire, representing another expansion of Trump-linked ventures into digital currencies. The Truth Social Bitcoin ETF would offer investors exposure to Bitcoin through traditional stock exchanges, joining a field […]
Don Jr. Says Trump Went “All-In On Crypto” Because Banks Turned Them Away
Donald Trump Jr. says the family “went all-in on crypto” only after being “de-banked,” claiming that once his father entered politics, “all of a sudden [bankers] wouldn’t take your call.” In a CNBC interview, he recalled a pre-2016 era when any New York lender would back a Trump real-estate deal, then argued that politics—not credit […]
Power Metallic Hits 10.99% Copper Equivalent Over 12.54 Metres At Lion Zone
The final assay results are in from Power Metallic’s (TSXV: PNPN) 2025 winter drill program, with the company indicating that it has intersected multiple instances of high grade mineralization.
Alphamin Resources Sees Largest Shareholder Sell Stake For 21% Discount
Alphamin Resources (TSXV: AFM) is set to have a new majority shareholder. The company disclosed last night that International Resources Holding will be acquiring Tremont Master Holdings majority interest in the company. The arrangement will see IRH acquire a total of 719.0 million shares of Alphamin at a price of $0.70 per share, which is […]
Defense Metals Secures LOI For US$250 Million In Support From Export Development Canada
Defense Metals Corp (TSXV: DEFN) may have secured federal funding for the development of their Wicheeda Rare Earth Element Project in BC. The company has secured a letter of interest from Export Development Canada for the potential funding. The LOI outlines that the export credit agency may serve as the mandated lead arranger for a […]
Nevada King Expands Resource To Over 1 Million Ounces Gold Measured And Indicated
Nevada King Gold (TSXV: NKG) has published an updated mineral resource estimate, which builds upon an initial estimate that was published back in 2020 for the Atlanta Gold Mine project. The company has seen growth within the measured and indicated category of the resource, while inferred resources has been reduced as a result of those […]
Trump’s Trade War Backfires as China’s Rare Earth Leverage Forces US Automakers Toward Chinese Production
President Donald Trump’s trade war aimed at reducing American dependence on Chinese manufacturing appears to be backfiring, as Beijing’s retaliation over rare earth exports is now forcing US automakers to consider expanding production in China rather than bringing it home. Several major automakers are considering shifting electric motor assembly to China to circumvent Beijing’s export […]
Silver Catch-Up Time: Why the 7:1 Gold-Silver Ratio Matters [Summa-Silver47 Merger]
In this interview, Galen McNamara, CEO of Summa Silver (TSXV: SSVR), and Gary Thompson, CEO of Silver47 (TSXV: AGA), discuss the strategic rationale behind their companies’ merger and the combined entity’s development plans.