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In the heart of Brazil’s mining country, where hills of iron and niobium have long fed global industry, a new frontier is emerging—and Christopher Eager is convinced its titanium and rare earths that will define the next chapter. “Brazil is one of the few places in the world where you can go from early-stage exploration through to start of construction in sometimes less than 24 months,” said Eager, CEO and Chairman of Resouro Strat...

There are few phrases that carry the weight of accomplishment in the junior mining world quite like “commercial shipment.” For Silver Bullet Mines Corp. (TSXV: SBMI | OTCQB: SBMCF), it’s not just a milestone—it’s validation. As Director and VP of Capital Markets Peter Clausi put it in a recent conversation with InvestorNews.com host Tracy Hughes, “There’s been a lot of work getting to this point, and it’s a good reward for the shar...

Stakeholder Gold Corp. (TSXV: SRC) sits at the crossroads of two of the hottest commodity stories of 2025 — gold and copper — and, as CEO Christopher Berlet tells it, “right in the middle” of the White Gold District that is suddenly worth hundreds of millions more than it was just weeks ago.“We currently trade at about one-fifteenth the value of the surrounding companies,” Berlet said, acknowledging the gap between Stakeholder’s ma...

Scandium Canada Ltd. (TSXV: SCD) is rapidly positioning itself as a linchpin in North America’s critical minerals strategy. “We’re certainly the single largest and only primary source of scandium in North America,” said CEO Guy Bourassa during an interview with InvestorNews.com host Tracy Hughes. “For anyone looking to work with or produce high-performance aluminum-scandium alloys, we’re definitely a company to look at.”Fresh from ...

Few companies in the North American critical minerals sector can make the claim that they are both advanced and environmentally forward—but West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources Ltd. (TSXV: WHY) stands out as one that can. “We’re probably the largest, greenest project on the North American continent relative to critical minerals today,” said Barry Baim, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director of West High Yield, in an interview...

In a world where half the global population depends on nitrogen fertilizers that come with a heavy carbon cost, FuelPositive Corporation (TSXV: NHHH | OTCQB: NHHHF) is rewriting the rules of agricultural production. “Nitrogen is one of the most essential inputs for farmers around the world,” said Ian Clifford, CEO and Chair of FuelPositive, in a recent interview with InvestorNews host Tracy Hughes. “The production of synthetic nitr...

In a sector defined by scarcity, American Tungsten Corp. (CSE: TUNG | OTCQB: TUNGF) has set its sights on reviving a supply chain that North America lost a decade ago. “Production in North America ceased in 2015,” CEO Ali Haji told InvestorNews host Tracy Hughes. “The intent for American Tungsten is to be the first producer since that cessation.”From his first five months as CEO, Haji’s impact has been measurable: “The stock has mo...

The world’s next energy race isn’t being fought over oil or gas—it’s being built from the black powder inside a lithium-ion cell. And in that race, Nano One Materials Corp. (TSX: NANO | OTCQB: NNOMF) has quietly positioned itself as one of the few Western companies with the technology, partnerships, and timing to compete.“We’re really excited about our progress with Rio Tinto,” says Alex Holmes, Chief Operating Officer of Nano One,...

Few projects in Canada’s critical minerals landscape capture the strategic urgency of tungsten the way Happy Creek Minerals Ltd. (TSXV: HPY) does. “Happy Creek has one of the highest-grade tungsten deposits in the world,” said President, CEO, and Director Jason Bahnsen, “which is a great place to start.” The company’s flagship Fox Tungsten Project in British Columbia holds an NI 43-101 resource of roughly 1.2 million tonnes across ...

In an era when artificial intelligence is reshaping nearly every industry, Quantum Critical Metals Corp. (TSXV: LEAP | OTCQB: ATOXF) is taking a bold step to merge machine learning with mineral exploration. “Everything is getting automated—faster, better, smarter,” said CEO and Director Marcy Kiesman. “We’re trying to use AI in every aspect we can in the mining field.” From mapping mineralized zones to correlating geological data, ...

Brazil’s Caldeira Project may prove to be one of the rare earth industry’s defining assets, and Meteoric Resources NL (ASX: MEI) is moving fast to prove it. “Since we spoke last, we’ve delivered our PFS, and we’re very, very pleased with the results,” said Stuart Gale, Managing Director and CEO of Meteoric Resources. “The PFS gives us more confidence around the mining, the exploration, our understanding of the resource, and the rec...

Few deposits in the world can claim to redefine the rare earth landscape, but Professor Ken Collerson believes Victory Metals’ North Stanmore discovery may be one of them. “When you’re making new discoveries in exploration, the whole key is seeing what other people see but thinking what no one has thought before. And that’s exactly what we did with the Victory North Stanmore discovery, which is sitting between two gold mines. Here ...

Brazil may well be the new frontier in the global chess match for critical minerals, and Brian Leeners, CEO and Director of Homerun Resources Inc. (TSXV: HMR | OTCQB: HMRFF), is determined to ensure his company plays a decisive role. “It’s a pretty good chess match,” he said of the evolving relationship between Brazil and the United States. “On one side, you have a fairly aggressive player. On the other side, I think you have a ver...

The rare earths market is sizzling — valuations have doubled or tripled since early summer — and Constantine Karayannopoulos, veteran strategist and former CEO of Neo Performance Materials Inc. (TSX: NEO | OTCQX: NOPMF), says the spark came from Washington. “It all started with the deal that MP Materials Corp. (NYSE: MP) did with the DoD or DoW, where there was a massive amount of money that the U.S. government committed to MP,” he...

Australian Rare Earths Limited (ASX: AR3) is aiming to transform a clay discovery into one of the most strategically important rare earth projects in the Western world. “Australian Rare Earths is advancing an ionic clay project in South Australia,” said Managing Director Travis Beinke. “The discovery was made back in 2020. The company IPO’d in 2021. Since then, we’ve drilled out a large resource of some 240 million tonnes at a TREO...

The Wicheeda deposit has long been regarded as a standout rare earth project in North America, but Defense Metals Corp. (TSXV: DEFN | OTCQB: DFMTF) is now positioning it as one of the world’s best. “When I did my due diligence after I got a tap on the shoulder for this job, I realized it was one of the best projects that’s out there globally and wanted to be part of it,” said Mark Tory, President and CEO. A veteran of nearly a deca...

What began as a modest exploration program in Ontario’s storied Cobalt Camp has evolved into something far more expansive. Frank Basa, CEO and Chairman of Nord Precious Metals Mining Inc. (TSXV: NTH | OTCQB: CCWOF), revealed that what the company initially believed to be 10 veins of mineralization has now tripled. “It turned out we have 29 of them, which was a very large surprise,” Basa explained. “Now we’re going to do another 30,...

Brazilian Rare Earths Limited (ASX: BRE | OTCQX: BRELY | OTCQX: BRETF) has turned necessity into velocity—and a frontier province in Bahia into one of the rare earth sector’s most closely watched growth stories. “Brazilian Rare Earths has discovered what appears to be, based on public information, the highest-grade deposit in the world,” Managing Director and CEO Dr. Bernardo da Veiga told me. In under two years, he has led a compa...

The scale of ambition behind CVMR® Corporation’s latest move is staggering. What began as a $7 billion fund to finance mid-sized mining and refining projects has now swelled to a proposed $42 billion capital vehicle, backed by physical gold. “We had prescribed about $200 million was already sold before we started,” Kamran M. Khozan, Chairman and CEO of CVMR, explained in a recent interview. “And now we have decided to increase the ...