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Questcorp Mining Announces Commencement of Phase 1 Work at the La Union Gold Project

Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – June 24, 2025) – Questcorp Mining Inc. (CSE: QQQ) (OTCQB: QQCMF) (FSE: D910) (the “Company” or “Questcorp“) is pleased to announce the commencement of the first phase work program at its La Union carbonate replacement deposit (CRD) project, located in Sonora, Mexico. Questcorp is earning a 100% interest from Riverside Resources Inc. in the 2,520 ha (25 km sq) property by making a series of cash payments and share issuance and completing a series of exploration expenditures.

The initial stages of phase one will concentrate on finalizing the location of drill targets and drill pads for the upcoming drill program. Field activities are underway and include:

  • Establishment of 5 to 6 one kilometre picket lines for IP surveying which commenced on Monday. The IP lines are being run over the heart of some of the past mining areas which continue to be known expansive target areas to help evaluate further potential, possible most favorable zones and assist to model the larger context for the upcoming drill holes. This work further de-risks the up-coming first pass drill holes.
  • Sampling of limestone and dolomite host rocks across the mineralization from country rock through to the heart of mineralization for Black Light analysis and alteration vector modeling. The objective is to use the changes or variance in fluorescence to map alteration patterns to vector into the heart of the manto and chimney plumbing systems.
  • Geological mapping of drill collar sites and section lines particularly along the surface of the IP lines to help develop the most accurate interpretations of the IP data for drill hole planning.
  • Rock and soil sampling of peripheral areas to identify additional targets including study of the stratigraphy for understanding and context with the many mineralization showings on the large district holding.

“We are extremely pleased to initiate the fully funded first phase work program at La Union,” commented Questcorp President & CEO Saf Dhillon. “We are first concentrating on de-risking the upcoming 1,500 metre drill program scheduled for mid to late Q3 through alteration mapping and IP geophysics,” he continued. “Under the technical expertise of John-Mark Staude and the Riverside team we are confident we are maximizing every exploration dollar being invested at La Union,” he concluded.

Riverside Resources Inc. President & CEO John-Mark Staude stated “The work program is going well, I have been in the field this past week with the exploration team and pleased to see the safe, high quality focus of good work and diving into careful review of the planned drill sites and now the IP program is underway. It is great to work with Saf, Tim and the entire Questcorp organization.”

The La Union Project

The La Union Project is a carbonate replacement deposit (“CRD“) project hosted by Neoproterozoic sedimentary rocks (limestones, dolomites, and siliciclastic sediments) overlying crystalline Paleoproterozoic rocks of the Caborca Terrane. The structural setting features high-angle normal faults and low-to-medium-angle thrust faults that sometimes served as mineralization conduits. Mineralization occurs as polymetallic veins, replacement zones (mantos, chimneys), and shear zones with high-grade metal content, as shown in highlight grades of 59.4 grams per metric tonne (g/t) gold, 833 g/t silver, 11% zinc, 5.5% lead, 2.2% copper, along with significant hematite and manganese oxides, consistent with a CRD model (see the technical report entitled “NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Union Project, State of Sonora, Mexico” dated effective May 6, 2025 available under Questcorp’s SEDAR+ profile). These targets also demonstrate intriguing potential for large gold discoveries potentially above an even larger porphyry Cu district potential as the Company’s target concept at this time.

Questcorp cautions investors grab samples are selective by nature and not necessarily indicative of similar mineralization on the property.

Riverside, the operator of the La Union Project, is currently lining up the various geophysical contractors to immediately undertake orientation surveys and follow up detailed survey to confirm and enhance the drill targets.

The technical and scientific information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by R. Tim Henneberry, P. Geo (BC), a director of the Company and a “qualified person” under National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

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 include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to Riverside’s arrangements with geophysical contractors to undertake orientation surveys and follow up detailed survey to confirm and enhance the drill targets. 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: the ability of Riverside to secure geophysical contractors to undertake orientation surveys and follow up detailed survey to confirm and enhance the drill targets as contemplated or at all, 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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Gold prices should hit $4,000 as U.S. deficits may overshadow the Israel-Iran conflict, BofA says

A stack of one-kilogram gold bullion bars inside a vault in Germany.

Central banks around the world have dumped $48 billion in Treasuries since late March alone. At the same time, central banks keep buying gold, continuing a trend that began years earlier.

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A recent survey from the World Gold Council found that geopolitical instability and potential trade conflicts are chief reasons why central banks in emerging economies are shifting toward gold at a much faster rate than those in advanced economies.

BofA estimated the central banks’ gold holdings are now equivalent to just under 18% of outstanding U.S. public debt, up from 13% a decade ago.

“That tally should be a warning for US policymakers. Ongoing apprehension over trade and US fiscal deficits may well divert more central bank purchases away from US Treasuries to gold,” analysts warned.

Meanwhile, the market still doesn’t appear to be overexposed to gold. BofA estimated that investors have allocated just 3.5% of their portfolios to gold.

And regardless of how Congress ends up rewriting the budget bill, analysts said deficits will remain elevated.

“Therefore, market concerns over fiscal sustainability are unlikely to fade no matter the result of Senate negotiations,” BofA predicted. “Rates volatility and a weaker USD should then keep gold supported, especially if the US Treasury or the Fed are ultimately forced to step in and support markets.”

This story was originally featured on Fortune.com

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ECB: Gold Now Second Only to USD in Global Reserves

Gold has firmly reasserted itself as a strategic anchor in the global financial system, now ranking second only to the US dollar—and ahead of the euro—in terms of official reserve holdings measured at market value. This structural shift, outlined in the European Central Bank’s latest report on the international role of the euro, underscores how price dynamics, central bank behavior, and geopolitical realignment have collectively elevated gold’s monetary relevance.

From Inflation Hedge to Geopolitical Barometer

In 2024, gold prices surged by 30%, followed by another 30% year-to-date in 2025, briefly reaching an all-time nominal high of $3,500 per troy ounce in April. This sharp rally signals more than just a technical or inflation-driven cycle—it reflects a broader revaluation of gold’s role amid rising global uncertainty.

Daily Gold Price Chart – Source: ActivTrades
Daily Gold Price Chart – Source: ActivTrades

One of the more recent illustrations of this shift came with the spike in gold futures following a military flare-up between Israel and Iran, confirming gold’s renewed function as a geopolitical hedge.

While traditionally influenced by real interest rates and inflation expectations, gold has increasingly decoupled from such monetary drivers. Between 2008 and early 2022, the negative correlation between gold prices and real yields made the metal a reliable hedge in low-rate or high-inflation environments. Yet since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, this pattern has weakened significantly. Despite rising or stable real yields, gold has continued to climb, suggesting that its valuation is being driven by forces beyond rate expectations.

Non-monetary factors have now taken center stage—especially geopolitical risk, reserve diversification, and sanctions avoidance. This transformation reflects a recalibration by central banks and investors alike, who are positioning gold not only as an inflation buffer, but also as a politically neutral store of value. In an era of increasing geopolitical fragmentation and weaponized finance, gold’s lack of counterparty risk has made it uniquely attractive.

The implications are far-reaching. If gold is no longer primarily priced off opportunity cost or real yields, then conventional valuation models understate its defensive strength. Instead, gold is behaving more like a global insurance asset, valued for its sovereignty-proof liquidity and its historical reliability in times of crisis.

Key Role of Central Banks

The most significant force behind gold’s recent ascent is central banks’ purchases. In 2024, central banks bought over 1,000 tonnes of gold—double the prior decade’s average—pushing global official holdings to 36,000 tonnes, near the 1965 Bretton Woods peak of 38,000 tonnes. This unprecedented accumulation lifted global official holdings to 36,000 tonnes, approaching the historic peak of 38,000 tonnes reached in 1965 during the Bretton Woods era.

At current market valuations, these holdings have pushed gold’s share in total global foreign exchange reserves to 20%, overtaking the euro’s 16% for the first time according to the ECB’s recent findings. This milestone is not the result of speculative demand, but of deliberate, sustained reallocation by central banks—signaling a strategic repricing of gold as a monetary reserve asset.

Notably, this wave of buying has been highly concentrated in emerging markets, particularly China, Turkey, and India, which together have added more than 600 tonnes since late 2021. Their purchases reflect a broader movement among non-Western economies to de-risk from reserve currencies tied to Western financial systems and legal jurisdictions.

From Diversification to De-Risking

Survey data from the World Gold Council conducted in early 2024 helps unpack the motives behind this buying. Diversification remains the primary rationale, cited by two-thirds of central banks. However, geopolitical risk—specifically the desire to insulate reserves from sanctions or political pressure—was cited by 40% of respondents. A substantial number of central banks also pointed to gold’s role as a long-term hedge against inflation, default risk, and systemic disruption.

These motivations are particularly strong in emerging and developing economies, where one in four central banks explicitly linked their gold strategy to concerns over sanctions or anticipated changes in the global monetary order. In fact, half of the top ten annual jumps in gold’s reserve share since 1999 followed sanctions against the countries involved. This underscores gold’s appeal as an unencumbered asset, free from the risks of seizure or political interference.

Taken together, these trends mark a departure from reserve management as a purely financial optimization exercise. Today, for many sovereign actors, gold serves as a hedge not just against inflation or currency depreciation, but against the rules of the existing system itself.

Conclusion: Gold’s Strategic Repricing

The ECB’s findings reflect a broader paradigm shift in the logic of reserve accumulation. Gold has not only appreciated in nominal terms—it has been reconceptualized as a core asset for monetary sovereignty and geopolitical insulation.

Its elevation to second place in global reserves is more than symbolic. It signals a growing distrust in traditional reserve currencies and a collective desire among central banks—particularly outside the Western alliance—to build resilience against political and financial coercion.

In this new global context, gold is no longer a passive relic of the past. It is increasingly being recognized as an active pillar of reserve strategy, with implications that stretch far beyond price charts and interest rate models.

This article was originally posted on FX Empire

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Lion One Appoints New Board Member

North Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – June 9, 2025) –   Lion One Metals Limited (TSXV: LIO) (OTCQX: LOMLF) (“Lion One” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce the appointment of Edward (Ned) Collery to the Board of Directors.

Mr. Collery is the founder and President of Pelham Investment Partners LP, a private investment partnership based in New York. Prior to founding Pelham Investment Partners, Mr. Collery worked as a research analyst and partner in the investment management industry, including as a partner at private investment firm SC Fundamental, and an analyst at private New York-based investment firm Arbiter Partners. Mr. Collery has over a decade of investment experience in the natural resource sector and mining space and is also currently a director of the TSX-V listed nickel producer Nickel 28 Capital Corp. Mr. Collery holds a B.A. in Economics from Vanderbilt University with a minor in Financial Economics.

“We are excited to welcome Ned Collery to our Board of Directors, and we are confident his expertise will contribute to the future success of Lion One”, said Lion One Chairman and President Walter Berukoff.

About Lion One Metals Limited

Lion One Metals is an emerging Canadian gold producer headquartered in North Vancouver BC, with new operations established in late 2023 at its 100% owned Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project in Fiji. The Tuvatu project comprises the high-grade Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Deposit, the Underground Gold Mine, the Pilot Plant, and the Assay Lab. The Company also has an extensive exploration license covering the entire Navilawa Caldera, which is host to multiple mineralized zones and highly prospective exploration targets.

On behalf of the Board of Directors,

Walter Berukoff, Chairman & President

Contact Information
Email: info@liononemetals.com
Phone: 1-855-805-1250 (toll free North America)
Website: www.liononemetals.com

Neither the TSX-V nor its Regulation Service Provider accepts responsibility or the adequacy or accuracy of this release

This press release may contain statements that may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein are forward-looking information. Generally, forward-looking information may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “proposed”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases, or by the use of words or phrases which state that certain actions, events or results may, could, would, or might occur or be achieved. This forward-looking information reflects Lion One Metals Limited’s current beliefs and is based on information currently available to Lion One Metals Limited and on assumptions Lion One Metals Limited believes are reasonable. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, the actual results of exploration projects being equivalent to or better than estimated results in technical reports, assessment reports, and other geological reports or prior exploration results. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance, or achievements of Lion One Metals Limited or its subsidiaries to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks and other factors may include, but are not limited to: the stage development of Lion One Metals Limited, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results of current research and development or operational activities; competition; uncertainty as to patent applications and intellectual property rights; product liability and lack of insurance; delay or failure to receive board or regulatory approvals; changes in legislation, including environmental legislation, affecting mining, timing and availability of external financing on acceptable terms; not realizing on the potential benefits of technology; conclusions of economic evaluations; and lack of qualified, skilled labor or loss of key individuals. Although Lion One Metals Limited has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated, or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Lion One Metals Limited does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

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RANKED: World’s 20 biggest silver-producing mines

KGHM’s Polkowice-Sieroszowice mine. Image: KGHM

Silver is getting its shine on, with the price reaching $34 an ounce on Monday – an overall 19% increase so far this year, and rivalling in on the performance of its sister metal, gold, up 29%.

Unlike gold, silver benefits not only from a surge in investments into safer assets during times of uncertainty, but also upturns in economic outlook, given the metal’s use in industrial applications.

The Silver Institute projects demand for silver will remain healthy in the coming years, owing to an anticipated rise in consumption for industrial uses such as photovoltaics, electronics and electric vehicles. In 2025, global demand is expected to reach 1.2 billion oz., over half of which from industrial fabrication (700 million oz.).

The Silver Institute is forecasting mine production to reach a seven-year high in 2025, rising by 2% to 844 million ounces, guided by anticipated output growth from both existing and new operations around the world.

We rank the top 20 silver-producing operations of 2024, based on their actual or estimated output in millions of ounces (Moz):

#1: KGHM Polska Miedz

Topping our list are KGHM’s collective operations in Poland, with an estimated 43.3 Moz ounces produced from its Carlota, Lubin, Polkowice-Sieroszowice, Robinson, Rudna and Sierra Gorda mines. KGHM’s silver production is a by-product of its copper operations, which also made our top copper mines ranking.

#2: Penasquito

Newmont’s Penasquito mine in Mexico is number two, with 33 Moz produced in 2024. The company struck a collective bargaining agreement with workers that year, after a series of strike actions in 2023 that saw employees at Peñasquito, Mexico’s largest gold mine, down tools for over four months.

#3: Juanicipio

The Juanicipio mine in Mexico, a joint venture between Fresnillo (56%) and Canada’s Mag Silver (44%) is in third place with 18.57 Moz produced in 2024. Fresnillo began developing the project in 2019, but only began operating the mine in late 2022, as pandemic and logistical setbacks delayed the project.

#4: San Cristóbal

San Cristóbal Mining’s San Cristóbal mine in Bolivia is in fourth place with an estimated 15.36 Moz produced in 2024. Located in Bolivia’s Potosí Department, San Cristóbal is also globally significant zinc and lead producer.

#5: Saucito

Fresnillo’s Saucito mine in Mexico is number five with 14.47 Moz ounces produced in 2024. Saucito contributed 25.7% to Fresnillo’s total silver production for the year and generated 20.9% of total adjusted revenue.

#6: Zhezkazgan Complex

Cuprum Holding’s Zhezkazgan Complex is the largest silver producing mine in Kazakhstan, churning out 14.05 Moz in 2024.

#7: Rubtsovskoye

The Rubtsovskoye mine in Russia, owned by JSC Sibir-Polymetal produced an estimated 12.78 Moz in 2024. Polymetal’s Russian assets were placed under US sanctions in 2023 and the company switched its domicile to Kazakhstan and listed on the Central Asian nation’s Astana International Exchange to try to facilitate a sale. In 2024, it sold its Russian assets to a Siberian gold miner for about $3.7 billion.

#8: Cannington

South 32’s Cannington in Australia is in eighth place with 12.66 Moz produced. The mine is located in North West Queensland, on an old sheep and cattle station.

#9: Kazzinc Consolidated

Kazzinc Consolidated’s Kazzinc mine in Kazakhstan is number nine, with 12.171 Moz produced. Kazzinc complex is located in the western region of the Shatskaya metaliogenic zone in north Kazakhstan.

#10: San Julian

Fresnillo’s San Julian mine in Mexico churned out 11.83 Moz in 2024. According to the company, the geological potential identified in the San Julian mine’s region may be sufficient to establish a new mining district in the future.

#11: Pirquitas

Pirquitas mine, located in Jujuy Province of Argentina and owned by SSR Mining, ranks 11th with 10.5 Moz produced. Pirquitas combined with the nearby Chinchillas mine in 2015, to comprise the Puna Operations, which includes processing facilities.

#12: Uchucchacua

Buenaventura’s Uchucchacua mine in Peru’s Oyón province produced 10.49 Moz of silver in 2024. The mine started operations in 1975, and over the years the company has faced land use disputes with the Oyon people of the Andes.

#13: Fresnillo

Fresnillo’s eponymous mine in Mexico produced 10.24 Moz in 2024. Fresnillo, the world’s top silver producer, operates seven mines in the country.

#14: Chuquiquamata

Chile’s famed Chuquiquamata, the world’s biggest open-pit copper mine, owned by state-run miner Codelco, also produced an estimated 9.98 Moz of silver in 2024.

#15: Los Gatos

The Los Gatos mine in Chihuahua, Mexico, a joint venture between First Majestic Silver (70%) and Dowa Holdings (30%) churned out 9.68 ounces for the year. First Majestic acquired the stake in 2024, when it bought Los Gatos Silver in a $970 million deal.

#16: Greens Creek

Hecla Mining’s Greens Creek in southeast Alaska produced 8.48 Moz of silver in 2024. Greens Creek was the first US underground mine to deploy automated loading technology from Sandvik.

#17: Garpenberg

The Garpenberg mine in Sweden, wholly owned by Boliden, produced 8.23 Moz. Garpenberg is also the world’s most productive underground zinc mine.

#18: Ministro Hales

Ministro Hales, run by Chile’s state owned miner Codelco, produced an estimated 8.12 Moz for the year. In 2023, Codelco said it planned to extend the useful life of Ministro Hales with a $2.5 billion investment.

#19: Gumuskoy

The Gumuskoy mine in Turkiye’s Kütahya Province, owned by Eti Gumus AS, produced an estimated 7.5 Moz in 2024. In 2021, Gumuskoy was the world’s top producing silver mine, according to Global Data.

#20 Dukat

Rounding out the ranking is the Dukat mine in Russia, owned by JSC-Sibir Polymetal. Dukat’s estimated production for the year was on par with Gumuskoy – with 7.5 Moz.

SOURCE: https://www.mining.com/featured-article/ranked-worlds-20-biggest-silver-producing-mines/

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EMX Sells Generative Enterprise in Nordics for Cash and Future Royalty Interests

Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – June 2, 2025) – EMX Royalty Corporation (NYSE American: EMX) (TSXV: EMX) (the “Company” or “EMX”) is pleased to announce the sale of its Nordic operational platform to First Nordic Metals Corporation (TSXV: FNM) (“FNM”), a current partner of EMX and operator on multiple EMX royalty properties in Sweden and Finland. This strategic divestment will include EMX’s infrastructure, exploration equipment and employees in the Nordic countries. EMX views this transaction as highly synergistic, as it will reduce EMX’s operational and administrative expenses while providing additional operational capacity for FNM to advance its Gold Line interests in Sweden and its Oijärvi gold project in Finland, where EMX holds royalty interests. EMX will also be granted future royalty interests on projects organically generated by FNM for a period of five years.

Strategic Rationale and Long-Term Benefits

This transaction is part of a broader initiative to streamline EMX’s global operations and reduce administrative costs while maintaining upside royalty exposure in partner-funded generative exploration efforts. EMX has been conducting generative exploration in the Nordic Countries for over 15 years and has generated a broad portfolio of royalties in the region, which will be retained by EMX. In addition, EMX will be granted future royalty interests on projects organically generated by FNM for a period of five years. This transaction fits EMX strategic objectives and provides an operational boost to an existing partner and operator.

Commercial Terms

As consideration for the sale, EMX will receive staged payments totaling 3.25 million SEK (approximately US$335,000) over a period of two years. The payments will be made in equal proportions of cash and the equivalent value in shares of FNM.

Additionally, FNM will grant EMX a 1% net smelter return (NSR) royalty on any newly generated projects in Sweden and Finland during the next five years.

Dr. Eric P. Jensen, CPG, a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and employee of the Company, has reviewed, verified and approved the disclosure of the technical information contained in this news release.

About EMX. EMX is a precious and base metals royalty company. EMX’s investors are provided with discovery, development, and commodity price optionality, while limiting exposure to risks inherent to operating companies. The Company’s common shares are listed on the NYSE American Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “EMX”. Please see www.EMXroyalty.com for more information.

About FNM. First Nordic Metals Corp. is a Canadian-based gold exploration company, with precious metals assets in Sweden and Finland. The Company’s flagship asset is the Barsele gold project in northern Sweden, a joint venture project with Agnico Eagle Mines Limited. Immediately surrounding the Barsele project, First Nordic is 100%-owner of a district-scale license position comprised of two additional target areas (Paubäcken, Storjuktan, also EMX royalty properties), which combined with the Barsele project, total ~100 km of strike coverage of the Gold Line greenstone belt. Additionally, in northern Finland, First Nordic is the 100%-owner of the underexplored Oijärvi greenstone belt, including the Kylmäkangas deposit, the largest known gold occurrence on this belt. EMX also controls various royalty interests over FNM projects in the Oijärvi belt.

For further information contact:

David M. Cole
President and CEO
Phone: (303) 973-8585
Dave@EMXroyalty.com		Stefan Wenger
Chief Financial Officer
Phone: (303) 973-8585
SWenger@EMXroyalty.com		Isabel Belger
Investor Relations
Phone: +49 178 4909039
IBelger@EMXroyalty.com

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release may contain “forward looking statements” that reflect the Company’s current expectations and projections about its future results. These forward-looking statements may include statements regarding perceived merit of properties, exploration results and budgets, mineral reserves and resource estimates, work programs, capital expenditures, timelines, strategic plans, market prices for precious and base metal, or other statements that are not statements of fact. When used in this news release, words such as “estimate,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “will”, “believe”, “potential” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which, by their very nature, are not guarantees of the Company’s future operational or financial performance, and are subject to risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause the Company’s actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and factors may include, but are not limited to unavailability of financing, failure to identify commercially viable mineral reserves, fluctuations in the market valuation for commodities, difficulties in obtaining required approvals for the development of a mineral project, increased regulatory compliance costs, expectations of project funding by joint venture partners and other factors.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this news release or as of the date otherwise specifically indicated herein. Due to risks and uncertainties, including the risks and uncertainties identified in this news release, and other risk factors and forward-looking statements listed in the Company’s MD&A for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 (the “MD&A”), and the most recently filed Annual Information Form (“AIF”) for the year ended December 31, 2024, actual events may differ materially from current expectations. More information about the Company, including the MD&A, the AIF and financial statements of the Company, is available on SEDAR at www.sedarplus.ca and on the SEC’s EDGAR website at www.sec.gov.

To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/254041