55 North Mining (CSE: FFF,FSE: 6YF) is a Canadian exploration and development company advancing its 100 percent-owned Last Hope gold project in the Lynn Lake district of northern Manitoba. The company is focused on unlocking value from a high-grade gold system through systematic drilling, resource expansion, and disciplined capital allocation, while preserving strategic optionality in a rapidly emerging mining camp.

The Last Hope project hosts a high-grade, structurally controlled gold resource and benefits from proximity to established infrastructure, including paved road access, power and a regional airport. Importantly, the project lies near Alamos Gold’s Lynn Lake development, creating potential future synergies such as toll milling or satellite feed scenarios, subject to further technical and economic studies.

The Last Hope gold project is located about 20 kilometres southeast of Lynn Lake, Manitoba, and comprises 31 mineral claims covering approximately 50 square kilometres. The project benefits from road and all-season trail access and is situated within a well-established mining district with a long history of gold and base metal production.

Company Highlights

• High-grade Last Hope gold project has a current resource of 273,800 ounces inferred at 5.48 grams per ton (g/t) gold and 71,100 ounces indicated at 5.41 g/t gold
• Significant exploration upside, with mineralization open down-plunge and along strike
• Located approximately 20 kilometres from Alamos Gold’s Lynn Lake project, which includes a new 10,000-tonne-per-day mill under construction
• Operating in a safe, mining-friendly jurisdiction with established infrastructure and a long history of mining activity
• Impact Benefit Agreement in place with the Marcel Colomb First Nation, supporting social license and community engagement
• Led by a management team with a track record of discovering, developing and monetizing assets in the Lynn Lake camp, including the sale of Carlisle Goldfields to Alamos Gold in 2016

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New Found Gold (TSXV:NFG,NYSE:NFGC) is an emerging Canadian gold producer with a portfolio of assets in Newfoundland and Labrador. Its holdings include the flagship Queensway gold project, along with the recently acquired Hammerdown mine, Pine Cove mill, and Nugget Pond hydrometallurgical gold plant.

In early 2025, New Found Gold strengthened its board and management team with seasoned mine builders and operators to support its transition from exploration to production. Later that year, the company completed the acquisition of Maritime Resources, creating a diversified gold platform by combining the Queensway and Hammerdown projects with established processing infrastructure in a top-tier jurisdiction.

In early 2025, New Found Gold strengthened its board and management team with seasoned mine builders and operators to support its transition from exploration to production. Later that year, the company completed the acquisition of Maritime Resources, creating a diversified gold platform by combining the Queensway and Hammerdown projects with established processing infrastructure in a top-tier jurisdiction.

Company Highlights

• District-scale land package at Queensway totaling over 230,000 hectares and covering over 110 kilometres of strike along two major fault zones
• Recently acquired Hammerdown operation, targeted for steady-state gold production in 2026
• Ownership of the Pine Cove operation (with a permitted mill and tailings facility) and Nugget Pond hydrometallurgical gold plant, providing processing infrastructure
• Strengthened management team and solid shareholder base, including cornerstone investor Eric Sprott

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Centurion Minerals (TSXV:CTN) is a Canadian exploration company focused on acquiring, exploring, and developing precious metals projects across the Americas.

The company’s strategy targets high-quality, early-stage gold assets, advancing them through systematic exploration to define drill-ready targets and unlock the discovery potential of its three core properties: Newman, Noseworthy, and Hepburn. Located near major operations and recent discoveries, these claims benefit from excellent infrastructure, year-round road access, and proximity to proven mineralized structural corridors. Centurion aims to create shareholder value through focused geophysics, ground-truthing, and drilling programs designed to reveal new high-grade zones, while also exploring opportunities to acquire complementary gold assets across the Americas.

Supported by a leadership team with decades of experience in exploration, geology, corporate finance, and project development, Centurion is well positioned to capitalize on robust gold market fundamentals and renewed investor interest in junior explorers. With a low current valuation and an active work program, the company offers leverage to both exploration success and broader trends in the gold sector.

Company Highlights

• Highly prospective gold project in a world-class district located in the central north Abitibi greenstone belt, adjacent to major deposits and producing mines including Hecla Mining’s (NYSE:HL) Casa Berardi mine and Agnico Eagle’s (TSX:AEM) Detour Lake operations.
• Exceptional closeology advantage, with its Casa Berardi West project situated just 12 km from AMEX Exploration’s (TSXV:AMX) 1.6 Moz “Perron” discovery and along the same structural corridors that have produced multi-million-ounce deposits.
• Significant historic drilling across the three claim groups, including results up to 38 g/t gold and multiple intervals indicating gold-bearing iron formations and shear zones.
• Clear exploration strategy including historic data compilation, geophysical surveys, target generation and a planned program to define new mineralized zones.
• Experienced management and technical team with decades of experience in mineral exploration, and international corporate finance, enhances the potential of uncovering additional exploration opportunities.
• Low market capitalization and recently reactivated corporate structure, offering investors a low entry point ahead of meaningful upside catalysts.

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1. Retail Investors Look to Trigger Silver Squeeze 2.0

Publish date: March 31, 2025

Silver received mainstream attention in March, with renewed calls for what supporters dubbed “Silver Squeeze 2.0,” reviving a theme that first gained prominence during the meme stock era of 2021.

Online chatter intensified ahead of March 31, with advocates urging coordinated purchases of physical silver to challenge what they saw as entrenched institutional control over the metal’s pricing.

Efforts traced back to a March 22 post on X by user @TheSqueakyMouse, which gained broader attention after being amplified by sector analyst Jesse Colombo. Colombo, who posts under the handle @TheBubbleBubble, has argued that the silver price is artificially suppressed by large financial institutions:

“Bullion banks like JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) and UBS Group (NYSE:UBS) suppress silver prices through aggressive naked shorting—but a coordinated surge of physical buying could catch them off guard and break their hold on the market.’

Colombo pointed to data showing that major banks hold net short positions equivalent to roughly 223 million ounces of silver, meaning a US$1 price increase could theoretically translate into US$223 million in losses for those positions.

2. Missouri Set to Recognize Gold and Silver as Legal Tender, Critics Raise Implementation Concerns

Publish date: May 12, 2025

Attention on precious metals took a more concrete form in Missouri. In May, the state’s General Assembly passed a Republican-backed amendment to a broader finance bill that recognizes gold and silver as legal tender.

The measure would require state entities to accept electronic forms of gold and silver for public debts, including taxes. Private businesses would not be required to accept precious metals, but could do so voluntarily.

Supporters argued that recognizing gold and silver offers a hedge against inflation and what they view as irresponsible federal monetary policy. Critics, however, questioned how the system would work in practice.

3. Silver Miners Deliver Record Q2 Earnings as Price Breaks Out

Publish date: August 19, 2025

Silver’s mid-year rally above US$35 per ounce translated into record or near-record earnings for many miners in Q2.

Pan American Silver (TSX:PAAS) reported record net earnings of US$189.6 million in the period, while First Majestic Silver (TSX:AG,NYSE:AG) posted its strongest quarter to date, nearly doubling revenue year-on-year.

Even mining companies facing production challenges, such as Fresnillo (LSE:FRES,OTC Pink:FNLPF), saw revenue growth driven by gold output and pricing strength.

4. Missing Silver Bars Bring Mining Community Together

Publish date: March 7, 2025

Amid those financial milestones, the mining community was united in March by a widely shared incident.

Following the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention, two 10 ounce silver bars purchased by Kin Communications founder Arlen Hansen went missing after being checked in his luggage on an Air Canada flight.

The bars, worth about US$647, were intended for a silent auction benefiting Canadian children living with diabetes.

“I don’t need a refund, a free upgrade, or more points, this was stolen from the children who need it, not me,” Hansen wrote on X. The response from the mining community was swift. First Majestic Silver and its mint division volunteered to replace the lost silver, while others donated to Diabetes Canada and expressed support.

The incident also revived scrutiny of airline cargo security, particularly given Air Canada’s association with earlier high-profile precious metals thefts, including the 2023 gold heist at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

5. Pan American Silver Gets Green Light for US$2.1 Billion MAG Silver Deal

Publish date: August 25, 2025

One of this year’s most consequential silver M&A developments came when Pan American received final clearance from Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Commission for its US$2.1 billion acquisition of MAG Silver.

The approval paved the way for the deal to close in early September, combining Pan American with one of the world’s highest-grade primary silver assets, Juanicipio.

Under the terms, MAG shareholders were to receive either cash or Pan American shares, leaving them with about 14 percent of the combined company on a fully diluted basis.

“This strategic acquisition further solidifies Pan American as a leading Americas-focused silver producer,” Pan American CEO Michael Steinmann said when the deal was announced.

He added that Juanicipio “will meaningfully increase Pan American’s exposure to high margin silver ounces,” while also providing longer-term growth through MAG’s exploration properties in Utah and Ontario.