American Rare Earths Limited (ARR:AU) has announced ARR advances permitting at Cowboy State Mine
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Alzheimer’s disease treatment stocks are focused on Alzheimer’s disease, a degenerative brain disorder that results in declining memory and thinking skills and typically affects people in their mid-60s.
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, neurons in other areas of the brain also begin to deteriorate as Alzheimer’s disease gets worse, resulting in the loss of basic human functions and overall cognitive impairment.
This condition affects more than 7 million people in the US alone; it’s also the most common form of dementia and is the seventh leading cause of death in America. Treatments are available to alleviate Alzheimer’s disease symptoms, but there are currently none that affect the underlying causes of this neurodegenerative disease.
Alzheimer’s disease therapies that have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) include: rivastigmine by Novartis (NYSE:NVS); galantamine, developed by Janssen, a division of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ); donepezil by Pfizer (NYSE:PFE); and memantine by AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV).
Since there is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, death is often the result for patients as the ailment causes brain deterioration. And unfortunately, Alzheimer’s disease is rising in prevalence — a report from Grand View Research suggests that the global Alzheimer’s disease treatment market will be worth a significant US$15.57 billion by 2030 as more patients need treatment, and as more investments are made in biomarkers for diagnosis and drug development.
1. Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB)
Market cap: US$18.43 billion
Share price: US$125.81
The first NASDAQ-listed Alzheimer’s drug company on this list is Massachusetts-based Biogen, a pioneer in the field of neuroscience. The firm is focused on developing, manufacturing and marketing therapies aimed at treating serious neurological, neurodegenerative, autoimmune and rare diseases.
The global biotechnology firm’s research areas include Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. However, the launch of Biogen’s FDA-approved Alzheimer’s disease drug Aduhelm faced a lot of pushback in 2022, both from the market and from Congress, over what was viewed as a hasty fast-track approval process and exorbitant costs to patients.
Biogen gave it another go with Leqembi (lecanemab-irmb), its amyloid-beta monoclonal antibody for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, which the FDA approved in 2023 under its accelerated approval pathway. The drug was jointly developed by Biogen and Tokyo-based pharmaceutical company Eisai (OTC Pink:ESALF,TSE:4523). It is for patients with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia, and is the first drug shown to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease to win FDA approval.
In January 2025, Leqembi received another FDA approval, this time for intravenous maintenance dosing for early-stage Alzheimer’s. Later, in April, the European Commission granted Leqembi Marketing Authorization in the EU for the treatment of mild early-stage Alzheimer’s disease.
That same month, the FDA granted fast track designation to Biogen’s investigational tau-targeting therapy BIIB080 for the treatment of Alzheimer’s.
Biogen’s earnings report for Q1 shows that first quarter global in-market sales of Leqembi reached approximately US$96 million, including US in-market sales of approximately US$52 million.
2. Acadia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACAD)
Market cap: US$3.68 billion
Share price: US$21.98
Acadia Pharmaceuticals specializes in neuroscience and neuro-rare diseases. The biotech’s product portfolio includes the first and only FDA-approved drug to treat hallucinations and delusions associated with Parkinson’s disease psychosis, as well as the first and only approved drug in the United States and Canada for the treatment of Rett syndrome.
Acadia’s clinical-stage pipeline includes drug candidates targeting Prader-Willi syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease psychosis.
The company expects to enroll its final patient in its RADIANT Phase 2 study of ACP-204 in Alzheimer’s disease psychosis by early 2026 and release topline data in mid-2026.
According to the company, there are currently no approved treatments for hallucinations and delusions associated with Alzheimer’s disease psychosis.
3. Anavex Life Sciences (NASDAQ:AVXL)
Market cap: US$642.85 million
Share price: US$7.53
Anavex Life Sciences is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for neurodegenerative, neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, Rett syndrome and other central nervous system disorders.
Anavex’ lead drug candidate, Anavex 2-73 (blarcamesine), has successfully completed Phase 2a and a Phase 2b/3 clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease.
In early January, the company announced positive topline safety and efficacy data from more than three years of continuous treatment with blarcamesine for early Alzheimer’s disease patients. Later that month, Anavex announced it had been issued a US patent for the treatment.
Securities Disclosure: I, Melissa Pistilli, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.
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McLaren Minerals Limited (ASX: MML) (‘McLaren’ or ‘Company’), is pleased to provide a further update on the phase 1 Drill Program at its wholly owned McLaren Titanium Project in the western Eucla Basin, Western Australia. This update is driven by the completion of geological interpretation of all the drilling during this campaign, in the absence of laboratory results.
Highlights
McLaren Titanium Project
- 192 drill holes completed for a total of 4,067 metres, on time and without incident
- Significant extensions of prospective sediments outside of currently known resource boundaries observed during drilling:
- North extension: approximately 2,200m wide, avg. 14m thick (max 23m),
- Central zone eastern extension: 800m wide, avg. 20m thick (max 23m),
- Southern zone: 2,600m wide, avg. 10m thick (max 15m).
- Metallurgical and geological samples submitted to IHC and Diamantina Laboratories
- Geological work has improved confidence in deposit morphology and is expected to reduce future drilling costs
- Strong community support confirmed within an established mining region
McLaren Mineral Sands Managing Director, Simon Finnis, commented:
“While we have not yet received any assays, phase 1 has delivered strong confidence to our team regarding this project. The most recent interpretation not only confirm the integrity of our geological model, but importantly, demonstrates the scale of the opportunity ahead. Defining substantial potential for mineralisation outside the current Resource boundary positions us well for future resource growth. We’ve also made solid ground operationally—drilling was completed on time, we’ve brought costs down, and we’re seeing strong local support. Taken together, these outcomes give us a great deal of confidence as we move toward the next phase of work and continue building long-term value for shareholders.”
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Challenger Gold Limited (ASX: CEL) (‘CEL’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce it has entered into an Investment Protection Agreement (“IPA” or “the Agreement”) with the Government of Ecuador for its 100% owned El Guayabo Project (“El Guayabo” or “the Project”). Under the terms of the IPA, the Government of Ecuador has granted CEL legal protections including stability of the regulatory framework, resolution of disputes through international arbitration, and protection of CEL’s investment.
The IPA covers US$75 million in investment from CEL encompassing expenditures from CEL’s initial acquisition of the project in 2019 and expenditure incurred until the end of 2027. It has an initial term of 8 years and is renewable. Key incentives and protections under the IPA include:
- Regulatory stability and protection from changes to the current legal framework
- The legal framework at the time of execution will continue to apply if the terms are more favourable to the project owner than any potential new framework
- The IPA guarantees rights including non-discriminatory treatment, property protection, and legal certainty
- International arbitration, should there be any disputes in relation to the Project, with the seat of arbitration in London under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce
Commenting on the Investment Protection Agreement, CEL Managing Director, Mr Kris Knauer, said
“The completion of the Investment Protection Agreement is a significant development for the Project..
The IPA provides certainty with respect to the legal framework governing the Project, including stable mining regulations and fiscal terms, and security of title and investment for the term of the agreement. Additionally, it provides protection from all forms of confiscation and a mechanism for international arbitration should there be any disputes related to the project.
The IPA is also timely given recent corporate action in Ecuador as we take steps to monetise our Ecuador assets following the significant resource upgrade from 4.5 million ounce1 to 9.1 million ounces1,2,3.‘
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Skyharbour Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: SYH ) (OTCQX: SYHBF ) (Frankfurt: SC1P ) (‘Skyharbour’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce that partner company Mustang Energy Corp. (‘Mustang’) has commenced its 2025 field exploration program at the 914W Uranium Project (the ‘Project’), located in Athabasca Basin region. Mustang Energy may acquire a 75% interest in the Project by issuing common shares having an aggregate value of CAD $480,000, making aggregate cash payments of $275,000 to Skyharbour, and incurring an aggregate of $800,000 in exploration expenditures on the property over a three-year period.
914W Property Map:
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The field program at the Project will involve surface prospecting activities, including detailed rock and soil sampling, aimed at identifying zones of mineralization and alteration across target areas. Results from this phase of exploration are expected to inform further exploration efforts, including geophysical surveys and drilling in future phases. The program marks a step forward in Mustang’s strategy to advance projects through systematic exploration.
‘We’re excited to launch our first field program of the summer at 914W.’ said Nick Luksha CEO of Mustang Energy Corp. ‘The project area has encouraging geological features, and our upcoming work is designed to generate meaningful results that will guide the next phases of exploration.’
914W Property Summary:
The 914W Project consists of one claim covering 1,260 hectares approximately 48 km southwest of Cameco’s Key Lake Operation. Highway 914 runs through the western edge of the project, providing excellent access for exploration. Historical geological mapping of the property and the surrounding area has shown that the project is predominantly underlain by prospective Wollaston Supergroup pelitic and psammitic to arkosic gneisses of the Western Wollaston Domain, which hosts significant unconformity-related uranium mineralization in the Athabasca Basin as well as pegmatite-hosted uranium mineralization elsewhere in the Wollaston Domain.
Despite the project’s proximity to Highway 914 and prospective geology, the project has seen limited modern exploration work. The earliest work on the 914W property included airborne EM and magnetic surveys and ground geological reconnaissance in 1968-1970, lake water and sediment sampling in 1976, ground VLF-EM, magnetic, and radiometric surveys, geological mapping, trenching, as well as sampling on the project and surrounding areas. Immediately to the north of the 914W property, prospecting led to the discovery of the Scurry Rainbow Zone E (SMDI1961) and the Don Lake Trenches (SMDI 1983), where up to 1,288 ppm U was encountered in drill hole ML-1 (SMDI1961) in a pyroxene-rich unit, and surface prospecting revealed up to 0.64% U 3 O 8 in a trench at Don Lake Zone E (SMDI 1983). More recently, the project has seen airborne geophysical coverage by helicopter-borne VTEM (southern half) in 2005 and Tempest TDEM (northern half) in 2007, with prospecting, geological mapping, rock/sediment sampling and lake sediment sampling occurring on the project and surrounding areas in 2005-2007. The project remains underexplored and prospective for unconformity-related and pegmatite-hosted uranium and REE’s.
Qualified Person:
The technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance with the Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101 and reviewed and approved by Serdar Donmez, P.Geo., a Consulting Geologist for Skyharbour as well as a Qualified Person.
About Skyharbour Resources Ltd.:
Skyharbour holds an extensive portfolio of uranium exploration projects in Canada’s Athabasca Basin and is well positioned to benefit from improving uranium market fundamentals with interest in thirty-six projects covering over 614,000 hectares (over 1.5 million acres) of land. Skyharbour has acquired from Denison Mines, a large strategic shareholder of the Company, a 100% interest in the Moore Uranium Project, which is located 15 kilometres east of Denison’s Wheeler River project and 39 kilometres south of Cameco’s McArthur River uranium mine. Moore is an advanced-stage uranium exploration property with high-grade uranium mineralization in several zones at the Maverick Corridor. Adjacent to the Moore Project is the Russell Lake Uranium Project, in which Skyharbour is operator with joint-venture partner RTEC. The project hosts widespread uranium mineralization in drill intercepts over a large property area with exploration upside potential. The Company is actively advancing these projects through exploration and drilling programs.
Skyharbour also has joint ventures with industry leader Orano Canada Inc., Azincourt Energy, and Thunderbird Resources at the Preston, East Preston, and Hook Lake Projects, respectively. The Company also has several active earn-in option partners, including CSE-listed Basin Uranium Corp. at the Mann Lake Uranium Project; TSX-V listed North Shore Uranium at the Falcon Project; UraEx Resources at the South Dufferin and Bolt Projects; Hatchet Uranium at the Highway Project; CSE-listed Mustang Energy at the 914W Project; and TSX-V listed Terra Clean Energy at the South Falcon East Project. In aggregate, Skyharbour has now signed earn-in option agreements with partners that total to over $36 million in partner-funded exploration expenditures, over $20 million worth of shares being issued, and $14 million in cash payments coming into Skyharbour, assuming that these partner companies complete their entire earn-ins at the respective projects.
Skyharbour’s goal is to maximize shareholder value through new mineral discoveries, committed long-term partnerships, and the advancement of exploration projects in geopolitically favourable jurisdictions.
Skyharbour’s Uranium Project Map in the Athabasca Basin:
https://www.skyharbourltd.com/_resources/images/SKY_SaskProject_Locator_2024-11-21_v1.jpg
To find out more about Skyharbour Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: SYH) visit the Company’s website at www.skyharbourltd.com .
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Consensus 2025 discussions highlighted the rapid growth and evolving landscape of decentralized finance (DeFi).
Panels centered on the adoption of decentralized exchanges, the surge in stablecoin usage, the growing interest in tokenizing real-world assets and the momentum around possible yield-generating protocols.
These discussions took place against the backdrop of a Bitcoin price rally as the GENIUS Act made its way through Congress in the US. But perhaps the clearest signal of crypto’s next phase came from the caliber of attendees, which included regulators, government officials, representatives from major banks and blue-chip companies.
Coinbase Global’s (NASDAQ:COIN) inclusion in the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX)), Circle’s pending initial public offering, Robinhood Markets’ (NASDAQ:HOOD) acquisition of WonderFi and a wave of product launches all reinforced a shared theme across the event: crypto is no longer on the fringe — it’s entering its mainstream era.
The digital shift
Panelists at Consensus were aligned on one thing: technologies like tokenization and stablecoins are becoming essential infrastructure for modern finance. Across multiple panels, speakers emphasized how these tools are reshaping everything from cross-border and bond coupon payments to capital markets.
Ripple’s Jack McLeod and Mark Greenberg of Kraken reinforced this narrative, predicting that future financial systems will likely center on digital assets. In their view, banks will need to position themselves to issue or integrate stablecoins in order to remain competitive in a digitally native financial system.
“The success of tokenized money market funds and treasuries in the last 18 months has been phenomenal,” he said.
In a standout session on bridging traditional finance (TradFi) and DeFi, Connexus Digital Assets’ Cherie Bucha revealed that the company has processed over US$2 trillion in tokenized volume to date, while WisdomTree’s Maredith Hannon touted a suite of 13 tokenized products already live on two platforms.
Yet speakers at Consensus also acknowledged the regulatory and technological complexity of this evolution, from compliance to interoperability across platforms.
“In the traditional world, whatever you tokenize, you want to be able to use it as collateral,” said Baehr.
“If I’m an institution and I’m trading with a derivatives exchange, or I’m trading bilaterally with an OTC dealer, and I have to post collateral, sometimes I want that collateral to be US dollar-based, but I definitely want it to be working for me, right? And I can’t with stablecoins, but I can with tokenized treasuries or money market funds. What the DeFi world is looking to do is expand that further and be able to have pools of liquidity on anything.”
Canadian businessman Kevin O’Leary and Dean Skurka of WonderFi framed stablecoins as a foundational layer of the “next chapter” for cryptocurrencies after the passing of the GENIUS Act. O’Leary also offered a sharp reminder: outside of Bitcoin, assets hoping to endure must provide tangible utility.
In a similar vein, during a panel on yield-bearing stablecoins, backed by instruments like US Treasuries or hedge fund shares, speakers described how these next-generation assets are gaining traction, though they currently represent just 2 to 3 percent of the US$250 billion stablecoin market.
How yield is fueling investment
While stablecoins were explored at Consensus, they were just one aspect of a broader trend toward yield-generating digital assets that participants honed in on at the event. Panelists also led discussions around the integration of DeFi into traditional systems to help investors pursue returns through staking and futures.
Grayscale’s global head of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), Dave Lavalle, said interest from wealth managers is rising as the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) loosens its stance on digital assets.
Financial advisors now face a risk if they lack a crypto strategy.
“I think we’ve had 6,000 (credible) conversations with financial advisors this year about exactly how to talk to clients about incorporating crypto into their portfolios. It starts with Bitcoin,” he said.
Lavalle added that discussions have now shifted to exploring more sophisticated strategies for integrating crypto into portfolios and examining opportunities for yield generation.
Bitcoin’s evolution to a yield-generating asset was touched on during a panel that was led by James Van Straten and featured Babylon’s head of business development, Clayton Menzel, among others.
Babylon’s Layer 1 proof-of-stake blockchain, the Babylon Genesis mainnet, officially launched on April 10, and it allows Bitcoin holders to earn $BABY tokens by staking Bitcoin.
Grayscale and other asset managers have filed to amend their Ethereum ETFs to allow staking and unlock investor returns, with Grayscale expecting a decision from the SEC by July.
Staking in ETFs has already been approved in other markets. Lorien Gable and Pascal St. Jean illustrated how the Ontario Securities Commission’s proactive stance made Canada the first country to approve a Solana spot ETF with staking. The 50/50 demand split between the US and Canadian markets highlights a clear appetite for crypto yield.
Beyond these topics, discussions at Consensus also touched on how liquidity provision in decentralized exchanges and perpetual futures offers diverse avenues for digital asset yield.
On the “Is Wall Street ready for Institutional DeFi?” panel, participants said they see yield generation as a long-term opportunity, with growth anticipated from tokenized underlying assets and more sophisticated DeFi protocols.
Blue Macellari, head of digital assets at T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ:TROW), elaborated on this vision: “From an asset management perspective, I can be both an issuer of a tokenized fund, but I am also a buyer or consumer of a tokenized underlying security, a tokenized stock, a tokenized bond, and I think the next level of unlock is when we really have tokenized underlying securities, because then we have both pieces moving at the speed of blockchain.”
The industry still has work to do. Speakers at a panel moderated by Beahr unpacked the challenges still facing DeFi, emphasizing the need for clearer communication, risk management and user education.
What’s called “yield” in crypto can come from different sources, each presenting different risks.
“Clarifying all that, knowing what investors expect when they hold an asset, but also being very clear about what an exchange or protocol or service is going to offer as yield … is a job that the industry has to do much better. It was done really poorly before. I think it’s still a little fast and loose, and it needs to tighten up,” he said, adding that there is no connection between traditional yield benchmarks and how crypto yields function.
Creating crypto-native yield curves could help bridge that gap.
Regulator conversations shaping crypto’s future
Throughout discussions at Consensus, regulation was the unifying thread.
Speakers noted the pros and cons of Canada’s unique approach of classifying crypto contracts as securities.
“I think the pro is definitely more regulatory clarity than we’ve seen in some other jurisdictions … but a big disadvantage of it is a lack of flexibility and the room for experimentation. And also, there are a lot of areas in the space that I don’t think fit nicely into that framework,” said Morva Rohani, executive director of Canada’s Web3 Council.
She presented stablecoins as an example.
“I think regulators have done a great job at being very pragmatic, but I think right now is the time to have a second look and say who else within our regulatory parameter … needs to step up, or do we need more bespoke frameworks for certain things, versus just trying to fit things in places that they may not necessarily work,’ Rohani added.
Via a pre-recorded interview, US Congressman French Hill spoke about the developing progress of a market structure bill and pending stablecoin legislation, which was working its way through Congress as Consensus unfolded.
Hill emphasized bipartisan support and the goal of facilitating digital asset activities.
Bo Hines from the President’s Council of Advisors on Digital Assets also spoke on the topic of legislative progress, detailing current efforts from the US administration, including the Genesis Act and interagency collaboration, while addressing concerns about potential conflicts of interest.
Together, these conversations painted a complex picture of the ongoing efforts to establish a robust and effective regulatory framework for the crypto industry.
Investor takeaway
Consensus made it clear that the digital asset space has moved beyond its nascent stage.
As TradFi integrates with DeFi and technological advancements continue to evolve, cryptocurrencies will become an even more integral part of the global financial ecosystem.
The insights and dialogues at Consensus highlight a pivotal moment in the industry’s history, pointing toward a future where digital assets play a central role in shaping how we transact, invest and manage our financial lives.
Securities Disclosure: I, Meagen Seatter, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.
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WIN Metals Ltd (ASX: WIN) (“WIN” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce an Exploration Target for the high-grade Golden Crown gold deposit, part of the Company’s Butchers Creek.
Highlights
- WIN has defined an Exploration Target for Golden Crown of 400kt to 700kt tonnes between 2.4g/t to 3.2g/t Au for 23,000oz to 73,000oz of gold. This is in addition to the current Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) of 400kt @ 3.1g/t Au for 38,000oz of gold1
- The Exploration Target is supported by the successful 2024 drilling campaign, which tested mineralisation below current Inferred Resource at Golden Crown including2:
- 24BCRC014 – 6m @ 10.85g/t Au (140m below MRE)
- 24BCRC012 – 5m @ 3.63g/t Au (95m below MRE)
- WIN remains focused on growing shareholder value through low-cost, high-impact drilling at the high-grade Golden Crown, complementing the recently announced 2025 Butchers Creek MRE update of 5.23Mt at 1.G1g/t Au for 321,000oz of gold
- Heritage clearance results for the 2025 field program have now been received with no impediments to proposed drilling activities
- Preparation work is underway to support a G,000m drilling program, with drilling scheduled to commence in July 2025
The potential quantity and grade of the Exploration Target is conceptual in nature and, as such, there has been insufficient exploration drilling conducted to estimate a Mineral Resource. At this stage it is uncertain if further exploration drilling will result in the estimation of a Mineral Resource. The Exploration Target has been prepared in accordance with the JORC Code (2012). This exploration target is exclusive of the 2021 Golden Crown Mineral resource estimate of 400kt at 3.10g/t Au for 38,000oz of gold.
Gold Project (“BCGP”) located in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. The BCGP currently contains a global Mineral Resource of 5.63Mt @ 1.98g/t Au for 359,000oz of gold.
The Golden Crown Exploration Target, which lies below the current Inferred Resource, is estimated at between 400kt to 700kt @ 2.4g/t to 3.2g/t Au, representing an additional 23,000oz to 73,000oz of gold beyond the current MRE.
WIN Metals Managing Director and CEO, Mr Steve Norregaard, commented:
“The establishment of an Exploration Target at the high-grade Golden Crown gold deposit following our highly successful 4-hole drilling program late in 2024 marks another important milestone in WIN’s strategy to unlock value from the project. The potential for additional gold at Golden Crown represents a compelling resource growth opportunity that could see Golden Crown be a meaningful satellite producer complementing the main Butchers Creek body of mineralisation.
With a very targeted, low-cost exploration approach this supports our vision of becoming the next gold producer in Kimberley region of WA. The upcoming S,000m drill campaign is designed to test the potential and deliver further value to shareholders through disciplined, high-impact exploration. We’re suitably enthused by what lies ahead.”
Exploration Target Basis
During WIN’s 2024 drilling campaign, 4 holes for 873m were drilled at Golden Crown demonstrating the resource growth potential. In aggregate, 159 holes for 12,570m have been drilled at Golden Crown along the lightly tested 2km strike.
Highlights from WIN’s drilling included:
- 6m @ 10.85g/t Au from 253m in hole 24BCRC014 (140m below the Mineral Resource)
- 5m @ 3.63g/t Au from 222m in hole 24BCRC012 (95m below Mineral Resource)
- 2m @ 6.00g/t Au from 130m in hole 24BCRC013 (25m below Mineral Resource)
The Golden Crown Exploration Target was generated using the following parameters:
- Mineralised envelopes have been remodelled at Golden Crown using Micromine software, with the new intercepts included at Golden Crown North from all holes drilled at the deposit
- A 0.3g/t Au cut-off was applied to constrain the mineralisation envelopes
- Mineralisation envelopes have been extended up to 250m below surface (130m RL) and extended a maximum of 60m radii along strike from a mineralised intercept
- Volume of the mineralisation envelopes were converted to tonnage using a factor of 2.71t per cubic meter, consistent with the April 2025 MRE update for Butchers Creek
- Upper and lower grade ranges were calculated at ±15% of the current MRE for Golden Crown of 3.10g/t Au. The southern extension mineralisation envelope, which was not modelled nor reported in 2021 MRE, has been assigned the average composite grade
- Upper and lower tonnage ranges were calculated at ±15% of the updated mineralisation envelopes
- The Exploration Target output range was rounded to the nearest 1,000oz to reflect the conceptual nature of this calculation
Heritage Clearance for 2025 Drilling Programme
All drilling proposed in the 2025 heritage survey has been approved by the Koongie Elvire Traditional Owners Group following the completion of a heritage survey in April. This approval enables WIN to accelerate its 2025 drilling programme, focusing on growing the Golden Crown resource and testing the EIS co-funded exploration target, Ganymede3.
Future Work
The 2025 field season has commenced with reconnaissance work underway, now both heritage survey and the necessary clearances have been received. The drilling program will primarily focus on resource growth at the Golden Crown gold deposit, with 9,000m of drilling planned to commence in June/July 2025. An updated MRE for Golden Crown is expected later in 2025.
Location and Project History
The Golden Crown gold deposit is within exploration licence E80/4976, which is 4.5km north of the Butchers Creek gold mine and 30km southeast of Halls Creek in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The project is accessible via the Duncan Road that connects the BCGP to the town of Halls Creek and the Great Northern Highway.
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Greenvale Energy (GRV:AU) has announced Completion of Airborne Survey Across NT Uranium Projects
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Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Monday (May 26) as of 9:00 p.m. UTC.
Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ethereum and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrency market news.
Bitcoin and Ethereum price update
Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$109,039 as markets closed, up 1.2 percent in 24 hours. The day’s range for the cryptocurrency brought a low of US$109,003 and a high of US$110,162.
Bitcoin performance, May 26, 2025.
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Ethereum (ETH) finished the trading day at US$2,540.88, a 0.7 percent increase over the past 24 hours. The cryptocurrency reached an intraday low of US$2,534.30 and saw a daily high of US$2,567.88.
Altcoin price update
- Solana (SOL) closed at US$174.15, up 1.1 percent over 24 hours. SOL experienced a low of US$174.12 in the final minutes of trading and reached a high of US$178.07.
- XRP is trading at US$2.31, reflecting a 0.2 percent increase over 24 hours. The cryptocurrency reached a daily low of US$2.30 and a high of US$2.33.
- Sui (SUI) peaked at US$3.47, showing a decreaseof 1.9 percent over the past 24 hours. Its lowest valuation on Monday was US$3.59.
- Cardano (ADA) is trading at US$0.7549, up 0.9 percent over the past 24 hours. Its lowest price of the day was US$0.7547, and it reached a high of US$0.7688.
Today’s crypto news to know
Could soaring debt send Bitcoin to US$1 million by 2030?
Prominent voices are calling for US$1 million Bitcoin by the end of the decade, a Cointelegraph post shows.
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood sees Bitcoin hitting US$1.5 million by 2030 in a high-conviction ‘bull case’ scenario, driven upward by institutional adoption and the coin’s unique monetary properties.
Robert Kiyosaki has echoed the million-dollar prediction, linking it to surging US debt and potential economic collapse, which he says will push investors to safe-haven assets like Bitcoin, gold and silver.
“I strongly believe, by 2035, that one Bitcoin will be over US$1 million, Gold will be US$30,000, and silver US$3,000 a coin,” the financial author posted on X, formerly Twitter, in mid-April.
“We have been quite bullish over the last five or six weeks. We have been bearish coming out of the Trump inauguration in February, but we turned quite bullish,” 10x Research CEO Markus Thielen told Cointelegraph on May 22.
If momentum continues, 2025 could mark Bitcoin’s most aggressive bull run to date. Still, volatility remains a key wildcard, especially as political and macroeconomic dynamics evolve.
Trader behind US$1 billion Bitcoin bet goes all in on PEPE memecoin
Pseudonymous trader ‘James Wynn,’ better known as “moonpig” on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid, has become one of the most talked-about crypto traders after flipping from a billion-dollar Bitcoin bet to a US$1 million leveraged bet on memecoin PEPE. Days ago, Wynn closed a US$1.2 billion Bitcoin long position with a US$17.5 million loss, then doubled down on a US$1 billion short position using 40x leverage, netting US$3 million as Bitcoin dipped.
After posting about US$25 million in total profit from his trading spree, Wynn announced he’s walking away from perpetual trading. This type of trading involves derivatives contracts without an expiry date.
His latest PEPE trade, however, has already gained US$500,000 as the token jumped 6 percent in just a few hours.
The on-chain transparency of Wynn’s trades has captivated X users, turning him into a meme icon.
Strategy acquires more Bitcoin, faces legal challenges
Michael Saylor’s Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) has acquired an additional 4,020 BTC.
They were purchased between May 19 and 23 for US$427.1 million, as per a Monday announcement. These latest purchases were made at an average price of US$106,237 per BTC.
This marks Strategy’s fourth Bitcoin acquisition in May, bringing its total holdings to 580,250 BTC, acquired for approximately US$40.6 billion at an average price of US$69,979 per coin.
This Bitcoin acquisition occurred after Strategy director Jarrod Patten sold 2,650 Strategy shares worth nearly US$1.1 million between May 16 and 21, according to a report filed by Strategy on May 22.
Meanwhile, Strategy’s shares were down by over 10 percent last week, falling after a class-action lawsuit filed on May 16 alleged the misrepresentation of Bitcoin investments. The plaintiffs are seeking to recover losses for shareholders purportedly affected by securities fraud between April 2024 and April 2025.
Trump Media’s potential US$3 billion crypto acquisition plan
Trump Media and Technology Group (NASDAQ:DJT) is planning to raise US$3 billion to buy Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, according to a Monday report from the Financial Times.
According to the report, which cites six anonymous insiders, Trump Media is aiming to raise US$2 billion in fresh equity and another US$1 billion through a convertible bond.
ClearStreet and BTIG are among the brokers that could serve as underwriters on the deal.
The official announcement could come during Bitcoin 2025, taking place in Las Vegas this week. US Vice President JD Vance, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are expected to make appearances, along with David Sacks. The Bitcoin 2024 conference, which was held in Nashville, was where Trump made a highly publicized announcement about making the US the crypto leader of the world, a major turning point for his engagement with the crypto community.
Neither the Trump administration nor representatives for Trump Media have confirmed the story.
Musk starts X Money beta testing
Elon Musk has begun beta testing of X Money, a payment and banking app he is building into his social media platform X. The news was confirmed via social media post on Sunday (May 25) from an account called Tesla Owners Silicon Valley, which is not owned or operated by Musk or by Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA); however, Musk confirmed the test, writing that access will be “very limited” due to the “extreme care” that must be taken with users’ savings.
The features and functionalities of X Money during this initial beta testing phase remain undisclosed, but integration of a payment and banking app into X represents a significant step toward Musk’s vision of an “everything app.’
Pakistan to dedicate 2,000 MW to Bitcoin mining, AI infrastructure
Pakistan’s finance ministry announced that it will allocate 2,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity to power Bitcoin-mining and artificial intelligence data centers. The initiative is being spearheaded by the government-backed Pakistan Crypto Council and is part of a national plan to monetize surplus electricity and modernize the economy.
Officials say the plan will not only alleviate grid imbalances, but also create tech-focused jobs and attract foreign investment. This marks one of the most ambitious state-backed crypto infrastructure moves by a developing country.
If successful, it could help position Pakistan as a regional hub for digital assets and artificial intelligence development. It also comes amid wider energy reforms aimed at revitalizing the nation’s troubled power sector.
Securities Disclosure: I, Giann Liguid, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.
Securities Disclosure: I, Meagen Seatter, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.
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Antilles Gold Limited (“Antilles Gold” or the “Company”) (ASX: AAU) advises that 50% owned Cuban joint venture mining company, Minera La Victoria SA, and a major global commodities trading house have signed two off-take agreements for the purchase of the gold concentrates and the copper/gold concentrates to be produced by the Nueva Sabana mine (“Nueva Sabana Mine”).
The proposed payables for metals outlined below are 12% higher for the gold concentrate, and the same for the copper/gold concentrate, that were included in the Nueva Sabana Pre-Feasibility Study (‘PFS’), the results of which were advised to ASX on 13 January 2025, together with the production schedule and target specifications for the two concentrates on market-based terms
Additional details on the commercial arrangements include the following:
- For each offtake, provisional payment of 90% of provisional value of the concentrate 5 business days after shipment from the port of loading and buyer’s receipt of various original documents;
- For each offtake, final invoice shall be issued after final assays, weights and prices are known, and final Payment shall be made within 5 business days of buyer’s receipt of the final invoice, less the provisional payment;
- For each offtake, shipment to be approximately even spread throughout the calendar year in minimum bill of lading parcels of ~1,000dmt of concentrate (estimated to be equivalent to around two weeks of production from the Nueva Sabana Mine);
- For each offtake, no minimum or maximum volume commitments; and
- For each offtake, there are defined events of default which give rise to certain rights, including the right to suspend and/or terminate the offtake agreements.
The counterparty is a major global commodities trading house with a diverse portfolio including substantial interests in metals and minerals and an annual group revenue in excess of billions of dollars. The Company confirms that it does not consider the identity of the counterparty to be information that a reasonable person would expect to have a material effect on the price or value of the Company’s securities. The Company confirms that this announcement contains all material information relevant to assessing the impact of the off-take agreements on the price or value of the Company’s securities, and is not misleading by omission.
LISTING RULE CONFIRMATION
The Company confirms that all material assumptions underpinning the production target and the forecast financial information derived from the production target in the revised MRE for Nueva Sabana advised to ASX on 2 October 2024 continue to apply and have not materially changed.
The Company also confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in previous market announcements and all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the mineral resources in the 13 January 2025 market announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed.
The Chairman of Antilles Gold, Mr Brian Johnson, commented“finalisation of the concentrate off-take agreements is a major step forward in arranging financing for the Nueva Sabana project, and positive negotiations are progressing with potential lenders for the construction of the mine.
The mine is fully permitted, and the aim is to finalise the financing within the next 3 months to allow construction commencement, with commissioning 12 months later”.
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