Not for distribution to United States newswire services or for dissemination in the United States ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland and Labrador, Oct. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SIC) (OTCQB: SICNF) (“Sokoman” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement pursuant to which Canaccord Genuity Corp., as lead underwriter, on behalf of a syndicate of Underwriters to be formed (collectively, the “Underwriters”), in connection with a “bought deal” private placement (the “Offering”). The Company is also pleased to announce that it has secured the commitment of Eric Sprott, an existing major shareholder, to participate in the Offering. The Offering will consist of: 53,000,000 common shares of the Company (the “Common Shares”) at a price of C$0.19 per Common Share (the “Common Share Offering Price”) for aggregate gross proceeds of C$10,070,000; and53,000,000 common shares of the Company (the “FT Shares”) that will qualify as “flow-throug

St. John's, Newfoundland--(Newsfile Corp. - October 8, 2025) - Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SIC) (OTCQB: SICNF) ("Sokoman" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has secured the right to acquire mineral licenses covering 41,150 hectares along the Valentine Lake Fault, which also hosts Canada's newest producing gold mine operated by Equinox Gold Corp. The acquisition will position Sokoman as the largest landholder by strike length and area along the highly prospective regional fault system. HighlightsThe Company's mineral license holdings along the Valentine Lake Fault will expand to over 65 km of strike length and an area totalling 58,775 hectares. This increase more than doubles the prospective strike length while tripling the area of its mineral licenses. The Valentine Gold Mine, operated by Equinox Gold Corp., started processing ore in August 2025, and with the first Gold pour in Q3 2025, will be Canada's newest large-scale gold mine with an initial mineral resource of 4 milli

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / October 8, 2025 / Sterling Metals Corp. (TSXV:SAG)(OTCQB:SAGGF) ("Sterling" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the discovery of large-scale bornite in outcrop and the appointment of Dr. Neil O'Brien as Chief Geologist. Concurrent with its ongoing drill program, regional exploration has expanded the surface footprint of copper mineralization at the Company's Soo Copper Project, located near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.Surface mapping and sampling have identified extensive chalcopyrite and bornite mineralization extending south of the current drill area, defining a new target corridor known as the Gimlet Target Area. This discovery represents a major step in delineating the broader copper system surrounding the high-grade mineralization intersected in recent drilling. Bornite in outcrop has been a key factor in establishing priority targets such as the cave showing, leading to drill hole MEPS-25-02, which intersected 262.5m @ 1.05% CuEq, including 68.3

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 8, 2025) - Gold Hunter Resources Inc. (CSE: HUNT) (OTCQB: HNTRF) (FSE: 6RH) ("Gold Hunter" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received the final Geotech Ltd. data set from the full district-scale VTEM™ Plus Airborne Geophysical Survey on its flagship Great Northern Project ("GNP" or the "Project") in Newfoundland. Geophysicist Sean Walker of Campbell & Walker Geophysics is currently finalizing the detailed analysis and interpretation of the VTEM data, with final results expected in the coming weeks. This marks the first-ever, high-resolution VTEM survey across the entire consolidated district scale project."The final VTEM interpretation is the last critical piece of data required to design a systematic and aggressive drill campaign at the GNP," commented Sean Kingsley, President & CEO. "Our immediate priority is to refine first priority drill targets utilizing the VTEM data interpretation, with a focus to launch a

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR DISSEMINATION DIRECTLY, OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATESNorth Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 7, 2025) - Lion One Metals Limited (TSXV: LIO) (OTCQX: LOMLF) ("Lion One" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that as a result of further investor demand, the Company has increased the size of its previously announced non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $20,000,000 to gross proceeds of $25,000,000 (the "LIFE Offering"). The upsized LIFE Offering will consist of an offering of up to 78,125,000 units (the "Offered Units") at a price of $0.32 per Offered Unit (the "Issue Price"), pursuant to the listed issuer financing exemption available under National Instrument 45-106 - Prospectus Exemptions, in each of the provinces and territories of Canada other than Quebec. Each Offered Unit will consist of one common share of the Company (

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 7, 2025) - Maritime Resources Corp. (TSXV: MAE) ("Maritime" or the "Company") today announced that it has filed and is in the process of arranging for delivery of the management information circular (the "Circular") and related proxy materials for the annual general and special meeting (the "Company Meeting") of the holders of common shares (the "Common Shares") in the capital of the Company (the "Shareholders") and the holders of options (the "Options") to purchase Common Shares (the "Optionholders", together with the "Shareholders", the "Securityholders"), to be held on November 5, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. (Toronto time) at 82 Richmond Street East, Toronto, Ontario M5C 1P1. At the Company Meeting, Securityholders will be asked to consider and, if deemed advisable, pass a special resolution (the "Arrangement Resolution") to approve a proposed arrangement (the "Arrangement"), in accordance with the terms of an arrangement agreement (the "Arrangemen

(TheNewswire) SPARC AI takes a pivotal step in the evolution of drone intelligence with Overwatch TORONTO, Canada – TheNewswire - October 7, 2025 — SPARC AI Inc. (the “Company”) (CSE: SPAI) (OTCQB: SPAIF) (Frankfurt: 5OV0) is pleased to announce the launch of a new product Overwatch, the world’s first GPS free, zero signature universal map and target intelligence platform. This breakthrough technology transforms any drone or device into a complete intelligence system. Overwatch provides a real-time map of movement, detection, classification, tracking, monitoring, engagement behavior, and threats that deliver unmatched situational awareness without GPS or extra hardware. Unlike traditional surveillance that only shows what’s visible, Overwatch records where targets are and how they move, and how they behave over time. This delivers unique intelligence, unmatched clarity, speed, and resilience in the most challenging GPS denied environments. SPARC AI’s patented Tar

Institutional Investor Converts Warrants, Injecting $595,000 to Accelerate Nextech3D.ai's Blockchain Ticketing Rollout and Event Token EcosystemNEW YORK CITY, NY AND TORONTO, ON, ON / ACCESS Newswire / October 7, 2025 / Nextech3D.ai (CSE:NTAR)(OTCQB:NEXCF)(FSE:EP2), an AI-powered 3D and event-technology company, is pleased to announce the acquisition of three strategic domain names - EventToken.com, EventDrop.io, and NextechTickets.com - to anchor the Company's upcoming blockchain ticketing ecosystem, set to debut in Q4 2025. The Company is pleased to announce it has raised $595,000 from a single institutional investor through the voluntary conversion of 3,500,000 warrants set to expire in November 2026, at $0.17 per warrant.These acquisitions further position Nextech3D.ai to lead the digital age of event ticketing, sponsorship, and loyalty through blockchain technology.Strategic Domain AcquisitionsThe new domain portfolio represents the foundation of Nextech's Event Token Ecosystem:Ev

Highlights of Mineral Resource estimate3.17 million inferred ounces gold at 0.89 gram per tonne (gpt or g/t) gold 1.01 million indicated ounces gold at 0.98 gpt gold using long term gold price of US$2500/oz (see Table 1 and note 1)Resource Sensitivities at US $3750/oz gold yield 5.42 million ounces at 0.87 gpt gold contained in 194 Million tonnes (see Table 2 and note 1)New underground resources defined to augment open pit resourcesMcFarlane applies for exploration permit at JubyTORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / October 7, 2025 / McFarlane Lake Mining Limited (CSE:MLM)(OTCQB:MLMLF) ("McFarlane Lake" or the "Company" or "McFarlane"), a Canadian gold exploration and development company, is pleased to announce the Mineral Resource Estimate ("MRE") of its recently purchased Juby Gold project (or "Juby") located approximately 15 kilometers west from Gowganda, Ontario and approximately 90 kilometers west from Temiskaming Shores, Ontario.This MRE has been classified in accordance with CIM Defin

Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - October 7, 2025) - PlasCred Circular Innovations Inc. (CSE: PLAS) (FSE: XV2) (the "Company" or "PlasCred"), an Alberta-based clean technology company focused on advanced plastic recycling, is pleased to announce it has engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Finance Inc. as financial advisor for PlasCred's first commercial-scale facility advanced recycling facility, Neos, in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.Neos will convert 100 tonnes per day of mixed, hard-to-recycle plastic waste, equivalent to diverting approximately 36,500 metric tonnes of plastic waste from landfills each year, into PlasCred Circular Condensate™ ("Condensate"), a low-sulphur circular naphtha used in the production of virgin plastic. This output will eliminate an estimated 51,000 tonnes of CO₂e annually, based on lifecycle modeling of diverted plastic waste and avoided virgin fossil production. The facility's proprietary, patent-pending dual catalytic pyrolysis system has been develo

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 6, 2025) - Allied Critical Metals Inc. (CSE: ACM) (OTCQB: ACMIF) (FSE: 0VJ0) ("Allied" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement offering (the "Offering") for gross proceeds of up to $10,000,000 by issuing up to 16,666,666 common shares of the Company (the "Shares" and, each, a "Share") at a price of $0.60 per Share.The Shares will be offered to purchasers pursuant to the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption under Part 5A of National Instrument 45-106 - Prospectus Exemptions ("NI 45-106") to purchasers resident in Canada, except Quebec, and certain jurisdictions outside of Canada. Pursuant to NI 45-106, the securities offered under the Offering will not be subject to a hold period in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws.There is an offering document (the "Offering Document") related to the Offering that can be accessed under the Company's profile at www.sedarplus.ca and on the Company's

There’s a saying in markets that the last buyer sets the price.  In the junior mining space, that buyer is almost always speculative retail investors.Retail might only be 5–10% of daily volume, but it’s the most elastic 5%. When that segment of retail moves, their impacts on share price can create asymmetric movements. And price, not press releases, is what resets perception, valuation, and deal terms.But what about the institutional money every junior miner is chasing?  Unfortunately, institutional investors don’t play in the junior sector the way they did in the past.  The days when flow desks at small funds would buy 3% positions in the open market are long gone. The institutional money has moved to structured placements with cheap paper, warrants, and arbitrage.This means ignoring retail isn’t just bad optics, it is incredibly costly. Without retail, there’s no price elasticity. Without price elasticity, there’s no credible reference point for the next raise. Retail may not provide