Happy Friday everyone!

This edition has the first two WORK READY profiles and I couldn’t be more excited. While I come from a background in marketing, I live in a mining community and all of my friends and family either work in the industry or work for/own Blue Collar businesses that support them. I hear all the time from them that they’re trying to “break into the mines” or “would love to get a hydro contract” etc - these are “salt of the earth” types of business owners with no website, no time for networking as they’re running tools and equipment all day working on their client jobs.

I get them and from the other side I hear of people having to drive a vac truck out from Saskatchewan for an emergency fuel spill cleanup, not knowing that one of the smaller local companies just purchased one a few months earlier.

Work Ready is my attempt to help introduce these smaller companies to the people who need one extra contact in their pocket for emergency or smaller jobs.

\\ The Dirt

Canadian North Resources Receives Final DIG Grant Payment 
Canadian North Resources receives the final $125,000 of its $250,000 exploration grant from Nunavut's DIG program, recognizing the success of its Ferguson Lake Project exploration efforts.
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Red Pine Closes $11 Million Private Placement 
Red Pine Exploration announces the closing of its “bought deal” private placement, raising C$11,000,358, including full exercise of the underwriters’ option, to support its exploration activities.
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CLM Intersects 1.18% Li2O at Vallée East Project 
Consolidated Lithium Metals reports significant lithium-bearing pegmatite intersections, with 1.18% Li2O over 4.00 meters, confirming the presence of lithium at its Vallée East Project.
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Homerun Resources Announces Solar Glass Facility Plans 
Homerun Resources announces receipt of a budgetary offer to construct Latin America’s first dedicated solar glass manufacturing facility, with a production capacity of 1,000 tonnes per day.
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Sirios Conducts Exploration at Aquilon Gold Property 
Sirios Resources begins exploration work at the Aquilon Gold Property in Québec, with mechanical stripping, mapping, and channel sampling to target high-grade gold zones.
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Yorbeau Sells Rouyn Property to Australian Investors 
Yorbeau Resources signs a definitive agreement to sell its Rouyn property to Lac Gold (Rouyn) Inc., an Australian investor, furthering its asset management strategy.
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Klondike Gold Discovers High-Grade Gold at Yukon Property 
Klondike Gold reports high-grade gold discoveries at its Wasp and Archy showings in Yukon, with assays returning up to 52.7 g/t Au.
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CanAlaska Announces Drill Program at Waterbury East 
CanAlaska Uranium announces the start of its fully funded drill program at the Waterbury East Uranium Project, targeting new areas identified by modern airborne VTEM surveys.
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// WORK READY

Mytan Contracting
Mytan provides versatile services with a focus on small-scale earthworks, Vac Truck operations, and Directional Drilling. Their Vac Truck is equipped for effective daylighting, liquid management and site maintenance, while their Directional Driller offers precise, trenchless installations of pipelines and cables. Mytan’s capabilities are well-suited for projects that demand precision and efficiency, making them a trusted partner for site preparation, utility work, and excavation projects.
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Lonestar Contracting
Lonestar specializes in essential services for construction and maintenance, including retaining walls, fencing, debris removal, and small earthworks. They bring practical expertise to residential and commercial projects, offering efficient solutions for site preparation, cleanup, and landscaping. Whether it’s securing a property with fencing or clearing debris to keep a site operational, Lonestar’s team delivers reliable, hands-on support for projects that require precision on a smaller scale.
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I’ve got a weekend full of hockey and hopefully some sunshine.

Have a great weekend all,
Lee