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Vancouver, British Columbia TheNewswire – November 10, 2025 Juggernaut Exploration Ltd (JUGR.V) (OTCPK: JUGRF) (FSE: 4JE) ( the ‘Company’ or ‘Juggernaut’) is excited to announce that detailed mapping and sampling have confirmed that the gold-rich Big Mac Zone, Whopper Zone and Gold Dome Zone all form part of the 22 Km 2 district-scale Eldorado System that remains wide open where grab samples assayed up to 263.70 gt AuEq or 8.48 ozt AuEq and channel cuts assayed up to 4.89 gt AuEq over 5.21 m from >400 mineralized veins that are up to 10 m wide hosted in shear zones up to 50 m wide, and are exposed on surface for >1 km with >1 km of vertical relief, remains open and is drill ready on the Big One property (the ‘Property’), Golden Triangle, British Columbia. In addition, based on excellent assay results, the Company has acquired additional claims and expanded the Gold Swarm discovery area of strong gold potential from 1 km 2 to 3 km 2 and 700 m of vertical relief and remains open, effectively tripling this area of strong gold potential, where grab samples assayed up to 231.81 gt AuEq or 7.45 ozt AuEq and channel cuts assayed up to 4.51 gt AuEq over 4.36 m that remains open and is drill ready. The Big One discovery is located in an area of recent glacial and snowpack abatement adjacent to the Tier 1 gold-rich porphyry systems, the likes of Galore Creek. The 100% controlled Big One property covers 39,271 hectares of geological terrane with tremendous additional discovery potential.

Link to map with samples > 1 g/t AuEq

Big One Gold Rich District Scale System Highlights:

  • The district-scale Eldorado System covers an area ~half the size of the Island of Manhattan (22 km ) that remains wide open where grab samples assayed up to 263.70 g/t AuEq or 8.48 oz/t AuEq and channel cuts assayed up to 4.89 g/t AuEq over 5.21 m from 400 mineralized veins that remain open and are up to 10 m wide, the equivalent to ~3-story building, hosted in shear zones up to 50 m wide, comparable to a 15-story building, and are exposed on surface for 500 m, or 5 football fields, with 1 km of vertical relief, the height of 2.5 Empire State Buildings.

Link to Gold Dome Figure

Link to Whopper Zone Figure

  • The Gold Swarm Area of strong gold potential has been expanded from 1 km to 3 km , equivalent to more than the downtown core of Vancouver B.C, with 700 m of vertical relief and remains wide open, with 100 veins up to 4.5 m wide, the equivalent of a 1.5-story building, and exposed on surface for 200 m equivalent to 2 football fields and remain open containing grab samples that assayed up to 231.81 g/t AuEq or 7.45 oz/t AuEq a nd channel cuts that assayed up to 4.51 g/t AuEq over 4.36 m. The Gold Swarm Area is drill ready.

Link to Goldswarm Figure

  • 41% (219 samples out of 527) collected within the Eldorado System in 2024 and 2025 assayed 1 g/t AuEq; 65% (28 samples out of 43) collected withing the Gold Swarm Zone in 2024 and 2025 assayed 1 g/t AuEq.

Grade (AuEq)

>1 g/t

>3 g/t

>5 g/t

>10 g/t

>15 g/t

>20 g/t

>30 g/t

>60 g/t

>90 g/t

Samples

219

129

95

66

51

40

23

8

5

  • Gold samples up to 256.60 g/t or 8.25 oz/t, silver samples up 2810 g/t or 90.34 oz/t, and copper samples up to 14.40 % were collected on Big One.

  • Detailed mapping has confirmed common orientations as well as similar geochemical signatures and textures of the gold-mineralized veins along the 15 km Highway of Gold corridor surrounding the snowcap of Deeker Glacier, strongly indicating that the gold-rich mineralization found throughout is all part of one huge district-scale gold system that remains wide open.

  • The polymetallic veins, alteration signature, geochemical pathfinder element signature, and geophysical anomalies strongly indicate the presence of a large common buried gold-silver-copper rich porphyry feeder source or similar magmatic source or sources at depth responsible for the extensive high-grade veining confirmed on surface over 22 km

  • The company recently received a 5-year property-wide advanced exploration drill permit.

  • Detailed geological and structural mapping has been completed on the reported drill targets in order to define the full geometry of these high-grade gold-bearing shears and veins and will be instrumental in designing the drill plan for the upcoming maiden drill program.

  • A high-resolution UAV photogrammetry survey was completed over an area of 52 km2 on the Eldorado System and Gold Swarm Zone encompassing all of the maiden drill targets. The data will be used to support modelling and define targeting the high-grade gold mineralization recently discovered.

  • A property wide LiDAR survey covering an area of 385 km has been conducted and will be used to augment information obtained from the mapping as well as plan the upcoming inaugural drill campaign.

  • Multiple drill-ready targets have been confirmed and are planned to be tested in the fully funded inaugural drill program and include but are not limited to: the 22 km Eldorado System hosting the Gold Dome Zone where grab samples assayed up to 263.70 g/t AuEq or 8.48 oz/t AuEq; the Big Mac Zone where grab samples assayed up to 113.92 g/t AuEq or 3.66 oz/t AuEq; the Whopper Zone where grab samples assayed up to 43.94 g/t AuEq or 1.41 oz/t AuEq; and the Gold Swarm Area where grab samples assayed up to 231.81 g/t AuEq or 7.45 oz/t AuEq.

  • Juggernaut is working in consultation with the Tahltan First Nation and the local community and is committed to maintaining respectful and collaborative relationships. As we advance exploration on our project, we will continue working closely with the Tahltan First Nation and all the local stakeholders and regulatory agencies to ensure our activities create long-term value and reflect community priorities.

Dan Stuart, President and CEO of Juggernaut Exploration states: ‘With a district-scale discovery of this magnitude host to so many large gold-rich veins and shears exposed on surface that rise above the valley floor for >1 km we are likely only seeing the tip of the iceberg on this mountain of gold. We look forward to the fully funded maiden drill program on this remarkable gold discovery with much anticipation. The best is yet to come!’

Manuele Lazzarotto, PhD, Chief Geologist of Juggernaut Exploration, states: ‘With the advanced exploration permit in hand, we look forward to unlocking the full potential of the Big One gold discovery in the third dimension during the inaugural drill program. Once we receive, compile, and interpret all the deliverables from the detailed and regional mapping, UAV orthophotos survey, and LiDAR survey, the same team responsible for the Tier 1 Surebet gold discovery will design and execute the maiden drill program. Obvious opportunities with the scale and grades seen on Big One are extremely rare, and we have clearly barely begun to scratch the surface. The team looks forward to testing this remarkable discovery at depth.’

Table 1: Samples from 2024-2025 with assays >1 g/t AuEq

Sample ID

Year

Sample Type

Au (g/t)

Ag (g/t)

Cu (%)

Pb (%)

Zn (%)

AuEq (g/t)

M224886

2025

Float

256.60

546.00

0.43

0.41

0.01

263.70

M217656

2025

Float

226.94

335.00

0.00

4.99

0.01

231.81

D751423

2025

Grab

138.70

29.96

0.08

0.02

0.02

139.14

M220659

2025

Grab

111.35

159.00

0.02

3.88

0.01

113.92

M224956

2025

Grab

95.04

49.60

0.02

0.02

0.01

95.67

D751282

2024

Grab

79.01

58.90

0.13

0.43

0.80

80.08

D751407

2025

Grab

68.57

115.00

0.35

1.25

6.53

72.02

D751424

2025

Grab

60.08

9.57

0.01

0.00

0.01

60.21

D751966

2024

Grab

56.54

23.30

0.03

0.02

0.03

56.84

M220561

2025

Grab

55.50

38.62

0.09

2.02

0.44

56.47

M217807

2025

Channel

47.18

156.00

0.01

9.28

0.07

50.57

D750642

2025

Grab

43.99

102.00

0.00

9.19

0.44

46.79

M217601

2025

Channel

39.84

333.00

0.02

0.07

0.06

43.94

M217579

2025

Channel

34.96

415.00

0.02

21.13

0.06

43.38

D751216

2024

Grab

37.98

75.50

0.24

5.72

3.93

41.46

D751191

2024

Channel

12.12

2810.00

0.02

8.04

0.00

37.20

D751156

2024

Grab

33.72

177.00

0.27

2.71

0.27

36.11

D751357

2025

Grab

18.06

333.00

12.05

0.00

0.14

32.65

M217613

2025

Channel

31.68

9.40

0.16

0.00

0.10

31.96

M224961

2025

Grab

31.25

13.98

0.39

0.00

0.00

31.77

D750638

2025

Grab

14.46

621.00

0.11

54.39

0.44

30.79

D751375

2025

Grab

28.47

70.39

0.15

2.43

0.40

29.94

D751402

2025

Grab

29.23

11.44

0.17

0.01

0.00

29.52

D751373

2025

Grab

21.44

172.00

0.07

15.92

6.21

27.59

D751964

2024

Talus

23.47

110.00

1.37

0.01

0.00

26.07

D750389

2024

Grab

8.10

1420.00

1.11

0.15

2.70

26.01

D751163

2024

Float

23.97

116.00

0.02

2.16

0.13

24.53

D750639

2025

Grab

18.12

174.00

3.36

2.91

0.03

23.63

M217567

2025

Channel

17.00

461.00

0.04

0.87

0.31

22.86

D750624

2025

Grab

21.62

45.06

0.00

2.33

0.16

22.58

M217705

2025

Channel

20.78

48.45

0.62

2.37

1.05

22.53

M224905

2025

Talus

9.48

646.00

5.48

0.05

0.05

22.15

M224982

2025

Chip

21.17

20.30

0.02

0.92

0.03

21.58

M217655

2025

Grab

19.64

15.34

0.00

1.37

2.93

20.74

M224983

2025

Grab

14.06

191.00

0.15

17.27

4.50

20.31

D751365

2025

Grab

9.35

566.00

0.01

25.22

0.06

20.24

M217657

2025

Grab

18.11

88.95

0.00

2.08

0.01

19.53

D750621

2025

Grab

3.76

223.00

14.45

0.00

0.11

19.09

D750644

2025

Grab

18.47

12.54

0.00

0.89

0.01

18.77

D750625

2025

Grab

18.32

6.19

0.01

0.01

0.55

18.54

D751374

2025

Talus

16.60

66.43

0.38

1.82

0.60

18.17

D750641

2025

Grab

15.52

55.65

0.63

1.85

0.08

17.06

M224959

2025

Grab

15.94

16.54

0.00

0.01

0.01

16.15

D750394

2024

Grab

13.12

163.00

0.51

1.65

0.42

16.04

M217852

2025

Channel

15.39

20.95

0.04

1.02

0.37

15.93

M217649

2025

Channel

14.96

22.24

0.41

0.64

0.95

15.92

D751285

2024

Grab

3.74

91.20

7.96

0.01

0.01

13.18

D751975

2024

Grab

10.62

198.00

0.00

0.77

0.01

13.10

D750192

2024

Grab

3.44

220.00

6.61

0.00

0.01

12.91

M224932

2025

Grab

0.00

755.00

0.63

6.07

7.28

12.43

D750852

2025

Subcrop

1.07

860.00

0.01

2.12

1.32

12.20

M220602

2025

Grab

11.92

2.04

0.01

0.00

0.04

11.96

M224883

2025

Grab

11.07

20.98

0.03

0.01

0.00

11.36

D751943

2024

Grab

4.00

128.00

0.30

15.35

8.35

11.32

D750198

2024

Float

6.01

34.10

0.14

0.04

15.30

11.21

M217784

2025

Channel

10.83

1.88

0.00

0.00

0.04

10.87

D750704

2025

Grab

2.59

325.00

0.35

22.97

1.56

10.83

D750608

2024

Grab

10.62

3.20

0.00

0.01

0.01

10.67

M217785

2025

Channel

10.17

1.97

0.00

0.00

0.01

10.20

M224957

2025

Grab

9.65

15.14

0.03

0.18

0.48

10.00

D751154

2024

Grab

5.72

218.00

0.22

1.81

1.34

9.20

D751969

2024

Float

5.59

185.00

0.40

1.91

0.98

8.82

D751284

2024

Float

6.34

47.70

0.03

6.78

0.59

8.66

D751151

2024

Float

2.79

474.00

0.01

20.00

1.22

8.59

D751192

2024

Channel

3.39

366.00

0.01

0.11

0.00

7.68

D751372

2025

Grab

7.44

16.56

0.00

0.17

0.01

7.67

D751104

2024

Float

3.79

204.00

0.30

4.60

1.12

7.54

D750395

2024

Grab

6.01

105.00

0.01

0.06

0.09

7.42

D750643

2025

Grab

7.36

2.04

0.00

0.03

0.02

7.40

M217571

2025

Channel

6.06

89.91

0.04

0.01

0.67

7.35

M220559

2025

Grab

1.55

262.00

0.01

13.83

0.08

6.94

M220601

2025

Grab

6.77

5.19

0.08

0.00

0.01

6.91

M224865

2025

Grab

0.05

213.00

4.32

0.07

0.48

6.53

M217589

2025

Channel

5.81

19.08

0.35

0.37

0.28

6.48

D751403

2025

Float

6.13

14.47

0.00

0.02

0.01

6.31

D751368

2025

Talus

6.09

6.80

0.01

0.25

0.04

6.24

D751433

2025

Grab

0.03

139.00

2.99

4.42

4.65

6.13

D751369

2025

Grab

4.97

71.63

0.02

1.44

0.07

6.10

D751939

2024

Channel

5.06

96.30

0.00

0.05

0.03

6.10

M217566

2025

Channel

4.40

118.00

0.02

0.13

0.22

5.93

D751107

2024

Float

4.09

71.80

0.22

1.20

0.95

5.71

D751112

2024

Float

4.94

59.50

0.00

0.31

0.02

5.70

M217702

2025

Channel

4.30

38.77

0.58

2.16

0.10

5.64

M224981

2025

Grab

5.31

13.36

0.01

0.69

0.04

5.60

D751435

2025

Grab

5.19

10.98

0.00

0.54

0.20

5.46

D751158

2024

Grab

4.60

30.70

0.04

1.36

0.02

5.31

M220673

2025

Grab

0.00

345.00

0.03

0.45

4.17

5.29

M217648

2025

Channel

4.69

7.08

0.26

0.44

0.43

5.17

M217788

2025

Channel

5.15

1.29

0.01

0.01

0.00

5.17

D750657

2024

Grab

3.71

40.80

0.76

0.01

0.02

4.98

M220603

2025

Grab

0.39

313.00

0.26

1.50

1.07

4.92

D751215

2024

Grab

2.96

102.00

0.04

0.04

2.15

4.84

D750094

2024

Grab

0.02

108.00

1.01

0.06

8.60

4.83

D750632

2025

Float

4.44

20.01

0.02

0.74

0.01

4.83

D750656

2024

Grab

1.56

97.60

0.06

7.88

0.25

4.53

M217573

2025

Channel

4.27

16.46

0.00

0.00

0.00

4.48

M217643

2025

Channel

4.35

3.99

0.01

0.01

0.04

4.42

M217608

2025

Channel

4.35

1.50

0.00

0.00

0.01

4.38

D751406

2025

Grab

4.07

12.47

0.00

0.02

0.05

4.24

M224868

2025

Grab

0.38

68.48

3.42

0.01

0.15

4.23

M217805

2025

Channel

4.18

2.82

0.00

0.03

0.01

4.22

D750088

2024

Grab

0.16

143.00

0.04

7.63

1.50

4.18

M224938

2025

Grab

0.00

89.59

3.15

0.01

1.15

4.11

D751417

2025

Grab

3.38

46.67

0.00

0.41

0.00

4.02

M217637

2025

Channel

3.63

10.25

0.03

0.53

0.59

4.00

D750664

2024

Float

0.46

292.00

0.02

4.51

0.08

3.99

D750854

2025

Grab

0.00

186.00

0.07

7.28

1.99

3.95

M224935

2025

Grab

0.00

271.00

0.23

1.45

0.78

3.91

M224866

2025

Grab

0.20

146.00

1.78

0.04

1.31

3.85

M224851

2025

Chip

2.61

38.00

0.13

1.99

0.85

3.70

D751697

2024

Grab

0.09

105.00

2.35

0.01

0.07

3.65

M220553

2025

Grab

0.59

200.00

0.01

3.58

0.06

3.61

D751283

2024

Float

0.26

12.60

3.02

0.00

0.00

3.57

D751946

2024

Grab

0.02

136.00

0.72

0.18

4.35

3.54

D751699

2024

Grab

2.15

68.90

0.01

2.63

0.06

3.51

D750751

2025

Grab

1.16

82.41

0.03

4.01

2.80

3.48

M224904

2025

Grab

1.04

187.00

0.00

0.43

0.17

3.43

D751195

2024

Channel

1.61

38.20

0.82

1.27

0.71

3.37

D751398

2025

Grab

0.09

65.28

2.01

2.59

1.34

3.36

D751436

2025

Grab

0.14

80.25

0.09

13.18

0.20

3.32

D751394

2025

Grab

0.24

187.00

0.16

1.40

1.42

3.22

D750554

2024

Channel

0.05

81.50

0.35

1.05

5.34

3.17

D750199

2024

Grab

0.15

108.00

0.01

7.73

0.05

3.13

D751836

2024

Chip

0.22

114.00

0.00

5.21

1.59

2.95

D751845

2024

Chip

2.63

24.80

0.00

0.01

0.00

2.95

D751972

2024

Channel

1.42

47.30

0.03

3.43

0.68

2.90

D751846

2024

Grab

2.59

24.70

0.01

0.00

0.00

2.87

D751207

2024

Grab

0.04

256.00

0.01

12.65

0.01

2.85

M224963

2025

Grab

2.63

9.40

0.09

0.08

0.01

2.84

M224855

2025

Grab

2.23

30.34

0.03

0.95

0.20

2.83

M217727

2025

Channel

2.73

2.04

0.01

0.03

0.01

2.77

D751109

2024

Grab

1.65

89.50

0.10

0.01

0.03

2.73

D751962

2024

Grab

0.55

95.20

0.26

1.17

1.98

2.65

D751404

2025

Grab

2.61

1.26

0.00

0.00

0.00

2.63

M220555

2025

Grab

0.09

83.19

0.04

8.00

0.64

2.55

D751968

2024

Grab

1.49

53.50

0.01

1.68

0.13

2.55

D751153

2024

Grab

0.83

86.60

0.38

0.08

1.16

2.52

M220674

2025

Grab

0.00

175.00

0.01

0.62

0.74

2.42

D751213

2024

Float

1.65

51.40

0.02

0.31

0.02

2.41

M224927

2025

Grab

0.70

40.80

0.13

6.73

0.02

2.37

M217782

2025

Channel

0.02

88.40

0.84

0.78

1.59

2.32

M224902

2025

Subcrop

2.02

10.72

0.01

0.90

0.02

2.31

M220677

2025

Talus

0.00

29.29

0.29

0.29

6.78

2.26

D751992

2024

Grab

0.33

102.00

0.03

3.27

0.06

2.21

D750448

2024

Grab

0.42

71.70

0.03

4.57

0.09

2.20

D751391

2025

Grab

1.89

14.34

0.10

0.24

0.01

2.19

D751947

2024

Grab

0.01

74.70

0.48

0.09

2.81

2.16

D750086

2024

Channel

0.17

17.30

0.12

1.11

4.70

2.16

D751371

2025

Grab

1.56

39.69

0.00

0.20

0.00

2.08

M224852

2025

Grab

1.08

50.66

0.16

0.93

0.29

2.05

D750555

2024

Channel

0.05

73.10

0.17

1.03

2.65

2.03

M217618

2025

Channel

1.94

6.23

0.00

0.00

0.01

2.02

D750629

2025

Grab

1.23

39.89

0.15

0.00

0.58

1.99

D751165

2024

Grab

1.95

6.80

0.00

0.01

0.01

1.99

M217592

2025

Channel

1.69

10.63

0.17

0.02

0.01

1.97

D750393

2024

Grab

1.01

41.30

0.02

1.79

0.37

1.97

D750449

2024

Grab

0.24

32.60

0.01

6.38

0.02

1.96

D751426

2025

Grab

1.91

1.49

0.00

0.00

0.01

1.94

D751352

2025

Chip

0.22

41.10

1.34

0.01

0.07

1.91

D751422

2025

Grab

0.01

41.14

1.55

0.01

0.02

1.86

M217853

2025

Channel

1.75

2.88

0.00

0.02

0.06

1.81

M217665

2025

Channel

0.80

43.76

0.53

0.00

0.01

1.80

M224912

2025

Grab

1.00

64.20

0.00

0.01

0.00

1.78

D751194

2024

Grab

0.44

130.00

0.01

0.08

0.09

1.74

D750725

2025

Grab

0.00

62.49

0.07

4.77

0.60

1.71

M224903

2025

Grab

0.47

39.05

0.86

0.01

0.01

1.70

M217721

2025

Channel

0.03

53.49

0.88

0.46

0.76

1.70

M220604

2025

Grab

0.50

29.35

0.89

0.30

0.03

1.69

D751429

2025

Grab

0.06

73.61

0.02

2.36

1.37

1.67

M224901

2025

Grab

1.46

12.66

0.02

0.22

0.01

1.66

D750197

2024

Grab

0.10

95.80

0.02

1.43

0.53

1.66

D750195

2024

Grab

0.33

15.30

0.07

2.21

1.77

1.60

D750083

2024

Channel

0.81

32.70

0.01

1.63

0.12

1.57

M217565

2025

Channel

0.47

12.27

0.61

0.04

1.67

1.56

M217724

2025

Channel

1.50

2.88

0.01

0.06

0.01

1.55

D750616

2025

Grab

0.11

64.83

0.52

0.35

0.56

1.54

D751251

2024

Grab

1.27

11.10

0.11

0.02

0.02

1.53

M217636

2025

Channel

1.33

12.99

0.01

0.07

0.01

1.52

D750552

2024

Channel

0.02

33.00

0.24

0.04

2.82

1.51

D751948

2024

Grab

0.11

53.10

0.01

3.48

0.07

1.49

D751993

2024

Grab

1.20

11.90

0.03

0.35

0.17

1.48

M224885

2025

Grab

0.48

14.86

0.90

0.00

0.01

1.45

D751116

2024

Grab

1.27

13.20

0.00

0.01

0.01

1.44

D750553

2024

Channel

0.02

25.10

0.22

0.06

2.82

1.42

D751115

2024

Grab

0.05

45.10

0.02

0.95

2.03

1.40

D751397

2025

Grab

0.01

26.13

0.65

0.05

2.10

1.40

M224914

2025

Grab

0.02

49.81

0.32

1.61

0.85

1.36

D750607

2024

Grab

0.68

43.40

0.00

0.75

0.03

1.36

D751941

2024

Grab

0.35

26.00

0.06

0.64

1.54

1.34

D750095

2024

Channel

0.06

52.40

0.07

1.56

0.93

1.32

D750093

2024

Channel

0.02

43.70

0.15

0.65

1.65

1.31

D751159

2024

Grab

0.54

29.00

0.03

1.93

0.03

1.31

M217707

2025

Channel

0.03

35.15

0.46

1.41

0.94

1.30

M217591

2025

Channel

1.17

3.78

0.06

0.04

0.03

1.28

D751599

2024

Float

0.05

67.20

0.02

1.54

0.23

1.27

M217625

2025

Channel

0.35

20.84

0.55

0.02

0.61

1.22

M217673

2025

Channel

0.07

48.23

0.03

1.41

1.35

1.22

M217626

2025

Channel

0.84

17.58

0.18

0.00

0.02

1.22

M224854

2025

Grab

0.95

20.56

0.05

0.91

0.24

1.21

D750706

2025

Float

0.03

86.21

0.09

0.10

0.05

1.18

D750091

2024

Channel

0.02

56.00

0.13

0.07

1.40

1.18

D751193

2024

Grab

0.44

20.60

0.48

0.01

0.01

1.17

D750087

2024

Channel

0.14

37.00

0.00

1.49

0.91

1.15

D751945

2024

Grab

0.02

27.30

0.08

1.53

1.17

1.13

M217704

2025

Channel

1.07

1.61

0.02

0.01

0.02

1.11

M224856

2025

Grab

0.01

18.03

0.66

0.02

1.22

1.10

D750727

2025

Grab

0.00

28.20

0.83

0.00

0.02

1.07

D751835

2024

Chip

0.12

25.20

0.05

1.76

0.75

1.05

M224919

2025

Grab

0.86

8.94

0.03

0.17

0.01

1.03

M217602

2025

Channel

0.55

25.19

0.16

0.03

0.05

1.02

The Big One property is situated in a region that is well known for hosting Tier 1 precious metal and porphyry deposits, several of which occur near the property including the multiple porphyry systems at Galore Creek (12,159 million pounds of copper, 9.438 million ounces of gold, 174.086 million ounces of silver), the world’s largest known gold reserve at KSM (47.3 million ounces of gold, 160 million ounces of silver, 7.32 billion pounds of copper) and the polymetallic copper project at Shaft Creek (5 billion pounds of copper, 3.7 million ounces of gold, 16.4 million ounces of silver), as well as the Brucejack high-grade epithermal gold deposit (14 million ounces of gold, 91.8 million ounces of silver), and the structurally controlled high-grade hydrothermal gold-silver zones at Trophy and Sphal Creek. The property geology is favorable to host these types of deposits as confirmed by the presence of extensive areas of propylitic alteration, untested geophysical anomalies, strong silt, soil and rock geochemistry including path finder elements directly related to porphyry systems, key structures and textures, porphyry-style mineralization, and high-grade polymetallic veins, that have been discovered within the Big One claims.

The Big One property can be accessed year-round via helicopter from the Glenora/Telegraph Creek Road at the Barrington Mine (33 km to the north-northeast) as well as the Galore Creek Road (15 km to the southeast). The Canadian government committed $20 M to extend/improve the Galore Creek Road to within 15 km of the Big One property. The property is 2 km west of the Scud River airstrip used in the early days of Galore Creek.

The Big One property exploration qualifies for the Critical Mineral Exploration Tax Credit (CMETC).

The Company would like to extend a special thanks to the Tahltan First Nation, the local community, and service providers for supporting our efforts and contributing to the success of this year’s program. We look forward to continuing to work with the Tahltan First Nation and all local stakeholders and businesses while we move forward to unlocking the full potential of this amazing new discovery. WORKING TOGETHER WE SUCCEED!

About Juggernaut Exploration Ltd.

Juggernaut Exploration Ltd. is an explorer and generator of precious metals projects in the prolific Golden Triangle of northwestern British Columbia. Its projects are in world-class geological settings and geopolitical safe jurisdictions amenable to Tier 1 mining in Canada. Juggernaut is a member and active supporter of CASERM, an organization representing a collaborative venture between the Colorado School of Mines and Virginia Tech. Juggernaut’s key strategic cornerstone shareholder is Crescat Capital.

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Juggernaut Exploration Ltd.

Dan Stuart

President and Chief Executive Officer

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www.juggernautexploration.com

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Rein Turna, P. Geo, is the qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, for Juggernaut Exploration projects, and supervised the preparation of, and has reviewed and approved, the technical information in this release.

Other

The reader is cautioned that grab samples are spot samples which are typically, but not exclusively, constrained to mineralization. Grab samples are selective in nature and collected to determine the presence or absence of mineralization and are not intended to be representative of the material sampled.

Grab, channels, chip and talus samples were collected by foot with helicopter assistance. Prospective areas included, but were not limited to, proximity to MINFile locations, placer creek occurrences, regional soil anomalies, and potential gossans based on high-resolution satellite imagery. The rock grab and chip samples were extracted using a rock hammer, or hammer and chisel to expose fresh surfaces and to liberate a sample of anywhere between 0.5 to 5.0 kilograms. All sample sites were flagged with biodegradable flagging tape and marked with the sample number. All sample sites were recorded using hand-held GPS units (accuracy 3-10 meters) and sample ID, easting, northing, elevation, type of sample (outcrop, subcrop, float, talus, chip, grab, etc.) and a description of the rock were recorded on all-weather paper. Samples are then inserted in a clean plastic bag with a sample tag for transport and shipping to the geochemistry lab. QA/QC samples including blanks, certified reference materials, and duplicate samples are inserted regularly into the sample sequence at a rate of 10%.

All samples are transported in rice bags sealed with numbered security tags. The rice bags are transported from the core shacks to the MSALABS facilities in Terrace, BC. MSALABS is certified with both AC89-IAS and ISO/IEC Standard 17025:2017. The core samples undergo preparation via drying, crushing to ~70% of the material passing a 2 mm sieve and riffle splitting. The sample splits are weighed and transferred into three plastic jars, each containing between 300 g and 500 g of crushed sample material. A 250 g split is pulverized to ensure at least 85% of the material passes through a 75 µm sieve. The crushed samples are transported to the MSALABS PhotonAssayTM facility in Prince George, where gold concentrations are quantified via photon assay analysis (method CPA-Au1). Samples that result in gold concentrations ≥5 ppm are analyzed to extinction. Photon assay uses high-energy X-rays (photons) to excite atomic nuclei within the jarred samples, inducing the emission of secondary gamma rays, which are measured to quantify gold concentrations. The assays from all jars are combined on a weight-averaged basis. Multielement analyses are carried at the MSALABS facilities in Surrey, BC, where 250 g of pulverized splits are analyzed via ICF6xx and IMS-230 methods. The IMS-230 method uses 4-acid digestion (a combination of hydrochloric, nitric, perchloric and hydrofluoric acids) followed by inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometry to quantify concentrations of 48 elements. Samples with over-limit results for Ag, Cu, Pb and Zn undergo ore-grade analysis via the ICF-6xx method (where ‘xx’ denotes the target metal). This method employs 4-acid digestion followed by inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometry.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT

Certain disclosures in this release may constitute forward-looking statements that are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties relating to Juggernaut’s operations that may cause future results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements, including its ability to complete the contemplated private placement. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these statements.

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Questcorp Mining Inc. (CSE: QQQ,OTC:QQCMF) (OTCQB: QQCMF) (FSE: D910) (the ‘Company’ or ‘Questcorp’) completed the first tranche of its non-brokered private placement (the ‘Offering’) on October 24, 2025. In connection with closing of the first tranche, the Company issued 14,000,334 units (each, a ‘Unit’) at a price of $0.15 per Unit for gross proceeds of $2,100,050. Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company (each, a ‘Share’) and one-half-of-one share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, an ‘Warrant’). Each Warrant entitles the holder to acquire an additional common share of the Company at a price of $0.20 until October 24, 2027, subject to accelerated expiry in the event the closing price of the Shares is $0.50 or higher for ten consecutive trading days.

A portion of the Units issued under the first tranche the Offering, representing $2,000,000 are held pursuant to a sharing agreement entered into with an institutional investor, Sorbie Bornholm LP (‘Sorbie‘) and the Company (the ‘Sharing Agreement‘). Funds deposited under the Sharing Agreement are secured in escrow with a third-party. The Sharing Agreement provides that the Company’s economic interest will be determined in twenty-four monthly settlement tranches as measured against the Benchmark Price (as defined herein). Unless subject to adjustment, each monthly settlement tranche will total $79,792.

If, at the time of settlement, the Settlement Price (determined monthly based on a volume-weighted average price for twenty trading days prior to the settlement date) (the ‘Settlement Price‘) exceeds the benchmark price of $0.1949 (the ‘Benchmark Price‘), the Company shall receive more than one-hundred percent of the monthly settlement due, on a pro-rata basis. There is no upper limit placed on the additional proceeds receivable by the Company as part of the monthly settlements. If, at the time of settlement, the Settlement Price is below the Benchmark Price of $0.1949, the Company will receive less than one-hundred percent of the monthly settlement due on a pro-rata basis. In no event will a decline in the Settlement Price of the Units result in an increase or decrease in the number of Units being issued to Sorbie, but it could result in the Company receiving less than the full amount of the subscription received from Sorbie or in the Company receiving a nominal amount for a particular month.

As an example, the following are the monthly settlement amounts the Company would receive based on varying Settlement Prices:

Settlement Price Monthly Settlement Amount
$0.2449 $100,262
$0.1949 (Benchmark Price) $79,792
$0.1449 $59,322

 

For further information concerning the Offering, readers are encouraged to review the news release issued by the Company on October 27, 2025.

About Questcorp Mining Inc.

Questcorp Mining Inc. is engaged in the business of the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in North America, with the objective of locating and developing economic precious and base metals properties of merit. The Company holds an option to acquire an undivided 100% interest in and to mineral claims totaling 1,168.09 hectares comprising the North Island Copper Property, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, subject to a royalty obligation. The Company also holds an option to acquire an undivided 100% interest in and to mineral claims totaling 2,520.2 hectares comprising the La Union Project located in Sonora, Mexico, subject to a royalty obligation.

Contact Information

Questcorp Mining Corp.

Saf Dhillon, President & CEO

Email: saf@questcorpmining.ca
Telephone: (604) 484-3031

This news release includes certain ‘forward-looking statements’ under applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties, uncertain capital markets; and delay or failure to receive board or regulatory approvals. There can be no assurance that the geophysical surveys will be completed as contemplated or at all and that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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Rich Checkan, president and COO of Asset Strategies International, shares his thoughts on the recent pullback in gold and silver prices, emphasizing that both still have room to run.

In his view, silver is set to outpace gold in 2026.

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Surface Metals Inc. (CSE: SUR,OTC:SURMF) (OTCQB: SURMF) (the ‘Company’, or ‘Surface Metals’) has granted 250,000 options priced at $0.255 to a consultant, and directors and officers have voluntarily surrendered 499,999 options issued on April 14, 2022 at $3.84 (post consolidation).

As per the press release announced on October 29th, 2025, IDR Marketing Inc. ‘IDR’, has been retained for a six month period commencing October 29th to provide public relations strategies, brand awareness, financial and digital marketing services to the Company. IDR is a California Corporation with its registered office located at 100 Oceangate, 12th Floor, Long Beach, CA, USA, 90802. Its principal and president is Linda Josey, an arm’s-length party. Contact details: linda@idrmarketing.com (562) 343-7483.

IDR Marketing Inc. is an independent ad agency providing full-scale integrated marketing and advertising services. Clients trust IDR for brand strategy and awareness, digital marketing, social media and advertising, newswire distribution, article marketing,

About Surface Metals Inc.

Surface Metals Inc. (CSE: SUR,OTC:SURMF) (OTCQB: SURMF) is a North American mineral exploration company focused on advancing a diversified portfolio of gold and lithium projects in Nevada, USA, and Manitoba, Canada. The Company’s Cimarron Gold Project is located in Nye County, Nevada, in a historically productive gold district. Surface’s Clayton Valley Lithium Brine Project hosts an inferred resource of approximately 302,900 tonnes LCE adjacent to Albemarle’s Silver Peak Mine. Surface Metals is also advancing lithium projects in Fish Lake Valley, Nevada, and through a joint venture with Snow Lake Energy in southeastern Manitoba.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Steve Hanson
Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director
Telephone: (604) 564-9045
info@surfacemetals.com

Neither the CSE nor its regulations service providers accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release. This news release contains certain statements which may constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws (‘forward-looking statements’). Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date it is made and, except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise.

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Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Wednesday (November 5) as of 9:00 p.m. UTC.

Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ether and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrency market news.

Bitcoin and Ether price update

Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$103,902, a 3.3 percent increase in 24 hours and its highest valuation of the day. Bitcoin’s lowest valuation on Wednesday was US$102,377.

Bitcoin price performance, November 5, 2025.

Chart via TradingView.

Both Bitcoin and Ether (ETH) are showing signs of recovery after a volatile start to the week. Current price action is driven by derivatives liquidations, options settlement dynamics and sustained retail and institutional fear.

Ether ended the trading day at US$3,448.04, an increase of 7.5 percent over the last 24 hours. Its lowest valuation of the day was US$3,326.02. Like Bitcoin, Ether is attempting a rebound near a significant technical and psychological level, but uncertainty remains elevated. The Fear and Greed Index remains in “extreme fear” at 20, reflecting persistent nervousness after long-term holders and whales triggered mass liquidations.

“Market data and technical signals suggest Bitcoin may trade within a US$94,000–US$118,000 range in the near term. The lower bound represents a healthy retracement zone consistent with subdued ETF inflows, while the upper range reflects a measured recovery below the October high near US$125K. Ethereum is likely to move between US$3,000 and US$4,400, supported by Layer-2 expansion and renewed DeFi participation,’ she said via email.

“Overall, the market appears to be stabilizing in a more disciplined, data-driven manner, signaling that confidence is returning through structural resilience and steady capital reallocation.”

Meanwhile, Galaxy’s head of research, Alex Thorn, said that the investment company has lowered its 2025 Bitcoin price forecast from US$185,000 to US$120,000.

Altcoin price update

  • Solana (SOL) was priced at US$162.69, up by 6.6 percent over the last 24 hours and at its highest valuation of the day. Its lowest was US$157.65.
  • XRP was trading for US$2.37, up by 9.7 percent over the last 24 hours to its highest valuation of the day. Its lowest was US$2.25.

Crypto derivatives and market indicators

Over the past four hours, Bitcoin has seen liquidations totaling US$16.11 million, mostly in short positions, suggesting a short-covering rally and improving near-term sentiment. Futures open interest is fractionally down 0.15 percent to US$70.17 billion, indicating a minor position reduction after aggressive selling earlier in the week.

The funding rate is neutral at 0.001, signaling balanced sentiment between longs and shorts, while implied volatility remains elevated at 45.9 percent, pointing to continued market uncertainty.

Max pain for options expiry sits at US$104,000, a level that the Bitcoin price is approaching.

Meanwhile, US$27.84 million in Ether options positions, also primarily shorts, have been liquidated in the past four hours, contributing to the uptrend as risk reversals shift. Ether has seen a 1.51 percent increase in open interest to US$40.3 billion, and its funding rate is slightly negative at -0.001, strengthening the bullish undertone.

Bitcoin dominance stands at 57.21 percent.

Today’s crypto news to know

Ripple secures US$500 million boost at US$40 billion valuation

Ripple has raised US$500 million in a new funding round led by Fortress Investment Group and Citadel Securities, valuing the company at US$40 billion. The investment follows Ripple’s US$1 billion tender offer earlier this year at the same valuation, marking a continuation of investor confidence in the firm’s long-term outlook.

Ripple said the funds will strengthen its partnerships with financial institutions and expand its services across custody, stablecoin issuance and crypto treasury management. The company’s RLUSD stablecoin has gained traction for corporate payments amid clearer US regulations under the GENIUS Act. The funding also positions Ripple to deepen its role in global payments as more firms integrate stablecoins into settlement networks.

Canada announces plans to introduce stablecoin legislation

The Canadian government announced as part of its 2025 budget that it plans to introduce legislation regulating fiat-backed stablecoins. The legislation aims to provide a secure, stable framework encouraging the development of Canadian-dollar pegged stablecoins, modernizing payment systems and fostering digital innovation.

The new rules will require stablecoin issuers to maintain sufficient asset reserves to back their digital currencies, safeguard consumer interests and comply with national security standards to protect personal data.

The Bank of Canada will receive C$10 million over two years starting in the 2026 to 2027 period to oversee the new framework, with ongoing costs expected to be covered by stablecoin issuers.

Northern Data exits Bitcoin mining in US$200 million AI transition

Northern Data Group, Europe’s largest Bitcoin-mining company, is divesting its mining arm, Peak Mining, in a deal worth up to US$200 million as it pivots entirely toward artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The transaction includes US$50 million in upfront cash and up to US$150 million in performance-based payments tied to future profits.

The move follows the Bitcoin halving this past April, which cut mining revenues in half and accelerated the firm’s strategic shift. The company plans to repurpose its mining facilities in Texas for high-performance AI workloads, which can yield up to 10 times more revenue per megawatt than Bitcoin mining.

The company already owns over 220,000 GPUs through prior acquisitions.

Balancer protocol suffers major exploit

The Balancer DeFi protocol suffered a major exploit on Tuesday (November 3), losing about US$128 million in assets from its V2 Composable Stable Pools due to a precision rounding error and access control flaws in its smart contracts.

According to a report released after the attack, the infiltrator manipulated swap calculations and batch swaps to drain liquidity across multiple blockchains, including Ether, Polygon, Arbitrum and others.

Balancer promptly paused affected pools, confirmed no impact on V3 or other versions, and is collaborating with forensic and security experts to trace and recover funds. So far, US$19.3 million worth of StakeWise osETH has been recovered. Balancer has offered a white hat bounty for full asset return within 48 hours and continues investigating.

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Fertilizer prices remained elevated in Q3 compared to both the first half of the year and the end of 2024.

Potash prices surged at the start of the year as the Trump administration threatened tariffs on Canada, the top supplier to US farmers. During the third quarter, prices were 20 percent higher than at the end of last year.

Meanwhile, phosphate prices continued to climb through Q3 on the back of supply shortages, spurred by export restrictions from top producer China. Prices were further influenced by US tariffs.

What happened to phosphate and potash prices in Q3?

According to data from the World Bank, the average quarterly phosphate price rose to US$770.60 per metric ton (MT), up from US$673.20 in Q2, and significantly higher than the annual average of US$563.70 in 2024.

On a monthly basis, phosphate climbed to US$736 in July, then climbed to a three year high of US$795.10 in August. Since then, the price has fallen to US$780.63 in September and US$754 in October.

The quarterly average for potash fell slightly in Q3 to US$352.20 per MT, down from US$359.20 the previous quarter, but remained higher than US$283.90 in the last quarter of 2024.

On a monthly basis, potash prices eased to US$362.50 in July, and continued to fall to US$356.50 in August. They sank further to US$352.50 in September and US$352 in October.

What factors impacted phosphate in Q3?

Phosphate prices have been primarily influenced over the last several years by export restrictions from China, which have declined to 6.6 million MT in 2024 from 9 million MT in 2021. The restrictions were put in place to protect the domestic supply, and while the hope was that they would eventually ease, that hasn’t happened.

“As expected, their exports started to arrive in July to September; however, the government had a self-imposed October 15 cutoff date for export submission. That date came and went without an extension, so now the belief is their flows will slow to a crawl very soon,” he said. The situation may face additional headwinds, as China has imposed more restrictions on key battery technologies and precursors for phosphate-based batteries. These restrictions will add to demand for ex-China supply as the agricultural sector competes with battery makers for a limited supply of phosphate.

Demand for phosphate is also high, particularly from India, which has been working to increase its stockpiles since the end of 2024, when they reached a low of 1.1 million MT. However, stockpiles had more than doubled to 2.4 million MT at the start of October, with imports climbing to 4 million MT during the April to September period.

Much of the demand has been covered by supply from Saudi Arabia and Morocco, which signed several offtake agreements with Indian importers in July. “They were a major driver of higher prices for much of 2025 as they played catch up on stockpiles, and have finally reached a comfortable number of tons, which has allowed them to slow their desperate pace. The slower demand pace has allowed the market time to breathe/correct lower,” Linville said.

For US-based farmers, supply isn’t the only issue.

On August 7, a host of new tariffs as high as 25 percent were applied to phosphate imports, including from Saudi Arabia, which accounted for 54.7 percent of imports during the first five months of the year. Although there were some concerns that higher prices could prompt farmers to rethink their strategy, Linville hasn’t seen that materialize either.

With reports that farm yields this year have been higher, it may prompt farmers who have been on the fence about a fall application of phosphate to reconsider, as a significant yield would indicate some phosphate soil depletion.

“While still spoty, we are continuing to hear reports that phosphate demand is better than expected,” he said.

However, Linville noted that a surge in last-minute demand it could make supplies tighter and limit the ability for phosphate to make it onto the fields.

What factors impacted potash in Q3?

Linville said potash news was quiet during the quarter, pointing to stable prices and a well-supplied market.

In July, BHP (ASX:BHP,NYSE:BHP,LSE:BHP) announced it was delaying the opening of its Jansen mine in Saskatchewan. It was initially slated to start production in 2026, but has instead moved its timeline back to 2027 and is also considering pushing the second phase to 2031, citing cost overruns that have ballooned to US$7 billion.

Although potash has so far escaped US tariffs, Linville noted some concern following Ontario’s anti-tariff ad, which ran in the US during the World Series. “We continue to hope/believe that potash will be left alone as part of the North America Trade agreement. Assuming potash is left alone, markets should continue as normal; however, if we start seeing barriers to entry, US farmers will likely bear the brunt of most/all of those tariffs,” he said

Potash and phosphate price forecast for 2025

While potash markets remain stable, phosphate markets are much more dynamic.

Unless there is a significant shift in China’s exports, supply should remain tight. In his most recent weekly update on November 5, Linville noted that the situation could become dire for US consumers before the end of the year.

“We continue to advise our people that if they decide they need phosphate after all, do not wait to lock it up. Days very well may matter. Heck, hours might matter. Supplies are tight and can ill-afford a sudden demand jump,” he wrote.

Additionally, markets are likely to become further strained in the years to come as limited supply meets increased demand from outside the agricultural sector.

Securities Disclosure: I, Dean Belder, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

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U.S.-based companies announced more than 153,000 job cuts in October, the research firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported Thursday.

“This is the highest total for October in over 20 years, and the highest total for a single month in the fourth quarter since 2008,’ the firm said in a news release.

From January through the end of October, employers have announced the elimination of nearly 1.1 million jobs. It’s the most Challenger has recorded since 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic shut down the global economy.

“October’s pace of job cutting was much higher than average for the month,’ Andy Challenger, the firm’s chief revenue officer, said in a statement. The last time there was a higher October monthly total was in 2003.

“Some industries are correcting after the hiring boom of the pandemic, but this comes as AI adoption, softening consumer and corporate spending, and rising costs drive belt-tightening and hiring freezes,” he said.

On Wednesday, the private payroll processor ADP released its own October jobs data, showing that employers added just 42,000 jobs in the month.

The ADP report also flagged job losses in the leisure and hospitality sector as a potential sign of trouble ahead, given the industry’s acute sensitivity to consumer sentiment.

ADP’s chief economist called the losses in hospitality and leisure a ‘concerning trend.’

Both Challenger and ADP’s reports landed as major companies such as Amazon, IBM, UPS, Target, Microsoft, Paramount and General Motors announced plans to eliminate tens of thousands of jobs.

Despite the wave of downbeat economic news, the Trump administration continues to deliver an upbeat take on the current environment.

“Jobs are booming” and “inflation is falling,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday.

However, the most recent available data paints a different picture.

Inflation has also been on the rise. Prices as measured by the Consumer Price Index overall have risen every month since April.

A spokesperson for the Treasury Department did not immediately reply to a request for comment on the Challenger report.

Challenger’s report does not typically carry the same weight with economists and investors as federal jobs data, owing to its methodology.

To arrive at its figures, the firm compiles the number of job cuts companies have publicly announced. But employers may not ultimately carry out all the cuts they roll out.

Moreover, some of the job cuts that multinational companies announce could affect workers outside of the United States. Other headcount reductions could be achieved through attrition, rather than layoffs. The report also may not capture smaller layoffs over the long run.

But in the midst of a federal data blackout caused by the government shutdown, Challenger’s latest report is being read more closely than usual.

The federal government’s October jobs report that would traditionally be released Friday will not be published this week, due to the shutdown.

Other key data about the U.S. economy like GDP and an inflation indicator called PCE, closely watched by the Federal Reserve, has also been delayed.

Challenger equated the impact of AI on the current labor market to the rise of the internet in the early aughts. “Like in 2003, a disruptive technology is changing the landscape,” it said.

‘Technology continues to lead in private-sector job cuts as companies restructure amid AI integration, slower demand, and efficiency pressures,’ Challenger said.

But even firms that are not actively cutting jobs have warned that they do not plan to add to their headcount in the near term, with several pointing directly to AI’s impact on their personnel needs.

On Wednesday night, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told CNN that headcount at his company would likely remain steady as the nation’s largest bank rolls out AI internally.

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon also recently told his employees that the firm would ‘constrain headcount growth through the end of the year,’ as it takes advantage of AI efficiencies, Bloomberg reported.

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The global lithium market saw sharp swings in Q3 2025 as shifting supply dynamics, policy uncertainty, and geopolitical developments reshaped investor sentiment.

After hitting a four-year low in June, benchmark lithium carbonate prices briefly surged to an 11 month high in August on speculation of Australian supply cuts, before easing to US$11,185 per metric ton by quarter’s end.

Market watchers say sentiment-driven moves continue to dominate a sector still facing oversupply, while US policy shifts and China’s regulatory measures add further uncertainty to the outlook.

Against this backdrop, Canadian lithium stocks are gaining attention as investors look for companies positioned to benefit from long-term demand growth while navigating short-term price pressure.

1. Consolidated Lithium Metals (TSXV:CLM)

Year-to-date gain: 500 percent
Market cap: C$23.36 million
Share price: C$0.060

Consolidated Lithium Metals is a Canadian junior exploration company focused on acquiring, developing and advancing lithium projects in Québec. Its properties — Vallée, Baillargé, Preissac-LaCorne and Duval — are located within the spodumene-rich La Corne Batholith area, near the restarted North American Lithium mine, a key area in Canada’s growing lithium sector.

Consolidated Lithium started the year with a C$300 million private placement earmarked for working capital and general corporate purposes.

In July, the company commenced its 2025 summer exploration program at the Preissac project, excavating a 100-by-30-meter trench in an area with a known lithium soil anomaly, uncovering an 18-meter-wide pegmatite body at surface.

Twenty-five channel samples were collected and sent for analysis, while additional soil and biogeochemical sampling was conducted to further assess lithium-bearing pegmatites on site.

At the end of August, Consolidated Lithium signed a non-binding letter of intent with SOQUEM, a subsidiary of Investissement Québec, to acquire an option to earn up to an 80 percent interest in the Kwyjibo rare earth project.

The project is located roughly 125 kilometers northeast of Sept-Îles in Québec’s Côte-Nord region.

The acquisition news led to a share price spike for the company. While the company has made no recent announcements, an uptick in lithium prices in October helped Consolidated shares rally further to a year-to-date high of C$0.06 on October 22 and again on October 28.

2. Stria Lithium (TSXV:SRA)

Year-to-date gain: 416.67 percent
Market cap: C$12.22 million
Share price: C$0.31

Stria Lithium is a Canadian exploration company focused on developing domestic lithium resources to support the growing demand for electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries.

The company’s flagship Central Pontax lithium project spans 36 square kilometers in Québec’s Eeyou Istchee James Bay region.

Cygnus Metals (TSXV:CYG) has an earn-in agreement with Stria to earn up to a 70 percent interest in the Pontax project. Cygnus completed the first stage in July 2023, acquiring a 51 percent interest by investing C$4 million in exploration and issuing over 9 million shares to Stria.

Through its joint venture with Cygnus, Stria has outlined a JORC-compliant maiden inferred resource of 10.1 million metric tons grading 1.04 percent Li2O.

At the start of 2025 Stria closed a non-brokered private placement for C$650,000. The funds will be used in part for the evaluation of new mineral opportunities, according to the company.

In May, Stria and Cygnus agreed to extend the second stage of Cygnus’s earn-in agreement on the Pontax lithium project by 24 months.

Shares of Stria registered a year-to-date high of C$0.38 on October 16, coinciding with rising lithium prices.

3. Lithium South Development (TSXV:LIS)

Year-to-date gain: 280 percent
Market cap: C$42.79 million
Share price: C$0.38

Canada-based Lithium South Development owns 100 percent of the HMN lithium project in Argentina’s Salta and Catamarca provinces, situated in the heart of the lithium-rich Hombre Muerto Salar. The project lies adjacent to active lithium operations, including Rio Tinto’s (ASX:RIO,NYSE:RIO,LSE:RIO) lithium operations to the south and South Korean company POSCO Holdings’ (NYSE:PKX,KRX:005490) billion-dollar lithium development to the east.

Exploration has defined a NI 43-101 compliant resource of 1.58 million metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) at an average grade of 736 milligrams per liter lithium, with the majority in the measured category.

A preliminary economic assessment outlines the potential for a 15,600 metric ton per year lithium carbonate operation, and the company is advancing the project toward a feasibility study.

In January 2024, Lithium South and POSCO signed an agreement to jointly develop the HMN lithium project. Under the deal, the companies will share production 50/50 from the Norma Edith and Viamonte blocks in Salta and Catamarca, resolving overlapping claims.

As for 2025, at the end of July, Lithium South received a non-binding cash offer of US$62 million from POSCO for HMN and all of Lithium South’s other concessions in the Hombre Muerto Salar.

The offer is subject to a 60 day due diligence period and a subsequent 60 day negotiation and execution phase for a definitive agreement, the company said. As of late September, the due diligence has largely been completed and the companies are negotiating the definitive agreement.

Company shares surged to C$0.41 in early August following the news. Shares rose to a year-to-date high of C$0.415 on October 24, likely in conjunction with lithium price positivity.

4. Standard Lithium (TSXV:SLI)

Year-to-date gain: 152.83 percent
Market cap: C$1.28 billion
Share price: C$5.36

Standard Lithium is a US-focused lithium development company advancing a portfolio of high-grade lithium-brine projects with an emphasis on sustainability and commercial-scale production.

The company employs a fully integrated direct lithium extraction process and is developing its flagship Smackover Formation assets in Arkansas and Texas, including the South West Arkansas project in partnership with Equinor ASA, under the joint venture subsidiary Smackover Lithium.

Standard is also actively exploring additional lithium brine opportunities in East Texas.

In April, the South West Arkansas project was one of 10 US critical minerals projects designated for fast-tracking under FAST-41.

According to Standard’s Q2 2025 results released in August, Smackover Lithium reported strong progress on its South West Arkansas project during the quarter.

Exploration for the project’s Phase 1 operations concluded, and the Lester exploration well yielded the highest lithium brine grades to date, averaging 582 milligrams per liter and peaking at 616 milligrams per liter. Key regulatory milestones included the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission approving a 2.5 percent royalty rate and granting brine production unit approval for Phase 1.

Additionally, through a partnership with Telescope Innovations the company advanced a new process to convert lithium hydroxide into battery-grade lithium sulfide.

In September, Standard Lithium reported results of its definitive feasibility study (DFS) for the South West Arkansas project with a targeted first production date in 2028.

The DFS notes an initial capacity of 22,500 metric tons per year of battery-grade lithium carbonate. The study outlines a 20-year-plus operating life based on average lithium concentrations of 481 milligrams per liter, supported by detailed resource and reserve modeling.

The company officially filed the DFS on October 14, leading to a share price bump and year-to-date high of C$7.65 on October 16.

5. United Lithium (CSE:ULTH)

Year-to-date gains: 94.12 percent
Market cap: C$15.75 million
Share price: C$0.33

Exploration and development company United Lithium owns a portfolio of global assets in Sweden, Finland and the United States. The company’s primary focus is the Bergby lithium project in Central Sweden.

In March, United Lithium reported positive results from mineralogical test work on four pegmatite samples — B, C, D and E — at the Bergby project. The study analyzed the chemical and mineralogical composition of the samples to better understand the lithium-bearing LCT (lithium, cesium, tantalum) pegmatites.

An October 17 announcement from United reported it entered a binding letter of intent to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Swedish Minerals. If the deal goes through, it will create a Nordic-based company with lithium, uranium and rare earth projects.

Under the agreement, United Lithium will issue Swedish Minerals shareholders 25 million common shares of United at C$0.20 each and pay C$450,000 in cash, subject to regulatory approval.

Shares of United Lithium spiked following the acquisition news and continued upward to a year-to-date high of C$0.35 on October 27.

Securities Disclosure: I, Georgia Williams, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

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Rio Silver Inc. (the ‘Company’ or ‘Rio Silver’) (TSX.V: RYO,OTC:RYOOD) (OTC: RYOOF) is pleased to announce that, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, the Company intends to settle (the ‘Transaction’) an aggregate of $293,250 of indebtedness (the ‘Debt’) owed to certain arm’s length and non-arm’s length creditors through the issuance of an aggregate of 1,396,428 common shares, at a deemed price of $0.21 per common share, and 420,238 common share purchase warrants (the ‘Warrants’) of the Company. 976,190 of the common shares (and no Warrants) will be issued to non-arm’s length creditors.

Each Warrant is exercisable into a common share at the price of $0.28 per common share, for a period of three years from the date of issue.

All common shares and Warrants issued to settle the Debt will be subject to a hold period of four months and one day from the date of issuance. The Transaction is subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval. Completion of the Transaction will allow the Company to improve its current working capital deficiency position.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF Rio Silver INC.

Chris Verrico

Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

For further information,

Christopher Verrico, President, CEO

Tel: (604) 762-4448

Email: chris.verrico@riosilverinc.com

Website: www.riosilverinc.com

This news release includes forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements within, other than statements of historical fact, are to be considered forward looking. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include market prices, exploitation and exploration successes, continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions. There can be no assurances that such statements will prove accurate and, therefore, readers are advised to rely on their own evaluation of such uncertainties. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements except as required by applicable laws.

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