Mining major BHP (ASX:BHP,NYSE:BHP,LSE:BHP) has named the early stage explorers selected for its 2026 Xplor program, expanding the intake to a record 10 companies. According to a Monday (February 2) press release, the latest cohort is the largest since the initiative launched in 2023, surpassing the previous high of eight participants announced last year. Making […]

While directly holding cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum is a popular option, investors looking for alternatives are clamoring for financial products such as crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Canada first launched Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs in 2021. These Canadian Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs allow investors to place returns in tax-sheltered accounts like tax-free savings accounts or […]

Jacques Bonneau, veteran geologist and author of ‘The Art of Investing in Junior Mining,’ shares his system for evaluating juniors, as well as seven companies he likes right now. Among other factors, he discusses his six golden rules for investing in junior mining stocks. Securities Disclosure: I, Charlotte McLeod, hold no direct investment interest in […]

Rick Rule, proprietor at Rule Investment Media, is positioning in the oil and gas sector, but thinks a bull market is two or two and a half years away. In his view, copper is likely to be the next commodity to begin a bull run. Click here to register for the Rule Symposium. Securities Disclosure: […]

Gold and silver prices have experienced one of their most savage corrections in decades. After hitting a record high of close to US$5,600 per ounce in the last week of January, the price of gold took a dramatic U-turn on January 30, dropping as low as US$4,400 in early morning trading on Monday (February 2). […]

The energy revolution is here to stay, and electric vehicles (EVs) have become part of the mainstream narrative. The shift toward green energy is gathering momentum, with governments adding more incentives to accelerate this transition. Increasing EV sales are good news for battery metals investors, as EVs are significant drivers for commodities such as lithium, […]

The silver price remains historically high despite a recent pullback, and many silver stocks haven’t kept pace. Silver’s strong performance over the past year is the result of a perfect storm of factors, including an entrenched supply deficit, growing industrial demand, a weakening US dollar and deepening geopolitical and economic uncertainty. For these reasons, investors […]

Questcorp Mining Inc. (CSE: QQQ,OTC:QQCMF) (OTCQB: QQCMF) (FSE: D910) (the ‘Company’ or ‘Questcorp’) has chosen Peter W. Walcott and Associates Limited of Coquitlam, BC to undertake the permitted 10 to 15 line km induced polarization (IP) survey at the Company’s 1,168 hectare North Island Copper project near Port Hardy on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The […]

ILC Critical Minerals Ltd. (TSXV: ILC,OTC:ILHMF) (OTCQB: ILHMF) (FSE: IAH0) (‘ILC’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement (the ‘Offering’) of up to 100,000,000 common shares at CAD$0.025 per share to raise gross proceeds of up to CAD$2,500,000. There are no warrants attached to this placement. Proceeds of the private placement will be […]

(TheNewswire) Vancouver, British Columbia – February 3, 2026 ‑ TheNewswire Harvest Gold Corporation (TSXV: HVG,OTC:HVGDF) (‘Harvest Gold’ or the ‘Company’) announces that it has met the required exploration expenditure obligation of $1,250,000 through its 2025 exploration program in the Northern and Central portion of the Mosseau property, its flagship property in the Urban Barry Belt […]