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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 ...

Defying convention has become a hallmark of Silver Bullet Mines Corp. (TSXV: SBMI | OTCQB: SBMCF), and few embody that approach more directly than its Director and VP of Capital Markets, Peter Clausi. “We agreed back in 2020 we were not going to get a 43-101 resource estimate,” he recalled in a recent interview with InvestorNews host Tracy Hughes. “People told us you won’t be able to raise any money. And yet here we are, $20 millio...

The rare earths sector is notoriously difficult to advance, but Tom Drivas, CEO and Director of Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp. (CSE: API | OTCQB: APAAF), is quick to emphasize that his company has secured the strategic partner it has long sought. “The due diligence is happening as we speak,” Drivas said in a recent interview. “Ultra (Ultra Rare Earth Inc.) had four groups on our property. We think the due diligence is going ...

The rare earth industry is littered with failed promises and overhyped projects, but George Bennett, CEO and Director of Rainbow Rare Earths Limited (LSE: RBW), insists his company is carving out a path defined by low costs, chemical ingenuity, and near-term production. “We are very low capital intensity for a typical rare earth development project,” Bennett said in a recent conversation. “We are circa $300 million of capex to buil...

The rare earth industry has long been overshadowed by China’s dominance, but Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSXV: UCU | OTCQX: UURAF) is beginning to capture investor imagination with a plan that moves beyond extraction and into the linchpin of the supply chain: refining. “You’re not going to have anything on the mining extraction side work or come to fruition unless you have the refining to go with it,” said Pat Ryan, the company’s CEO a...

Jim Atkinson calls antimony “the most critical metal that nobody knows about.” As Chief Executive Officer and Director of Antimony Resources Corp. (CSE: ATMY), he is leading the charge at Bald Hill in New Brunswick, home to the highest-grade antimony deposit in North America. With a Phase 2 drilling campaign now underway, Atkinson’s vision is clear: to transform the continent’s neglected antimony story into one of strategic supply ...