The M&E Dispatch - 022

Hello Everyone,

That was the question posed in the referendum that Crowsnest Pass residents voted on yesterday. Despite heavy snowfall the turnout was nearly record level with the outcome being a resounding “yes”. With 72% of votes cast in favour of the Grassy Mountain Coal Mine the valley has chosen to utilize their mountains in a way that flies in the face of tourism.

With CPKC now owning the rails from Canada to Mexico (a bit of hyperbole, indulge me here) and Canada finding ways to be a bigger player in the resource world, how much weight will the threats of tariffs actually carry?

While Trump has claimed Canada has a large faucet that can be turned to divert water to California the truth is not far off. We are the source of many major US waterways and if you’re into some light reading the Boundary Water Treaty of 1909 is a wonderful read.

With his quest to tear up NAFTA, his displeasure with our existing relationship regarding NATO and the threat of tariffs you have to wonder if his next target will be our water?

Will we suddenly find that issues such as the Selenium levels in the Elk and Kootenai Rivers are moving to the forefront on a national level to be used as chess pieces?

I have no doubt that we’ll be entering in a Water War of sorts with our neighbour to the south, the only question will be how hard will we be willing to dig in our heels as a nation to fight?

As I write this, our dollar is at $0.71 USD, this is the power they wield, our nation’s endless pursuit of dark-bleak-winter comfort driven consumerism will no doubt lead to calls for concessions as the cost of good climb.

We, however, draw our power from our water, coal, lumber and hydro. Those are the resources that hit the hardest where it counts for Americans.

The only question is how willing Canadians will be to absorb short term dollar pains while our leaders dig in at a resource level?

Good thing you’re all sitting on stacks of gold and silver 😉 

// The Dirt

EGR Exploration Converts Note into Shares
EGR Exploration issues 1.5M shares at $0.10 to fulfill its convertible note, raising $150,000 and advancing financial commitments.
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Northern Superior Partners with ONGold
Northern Superior announces ONGold’s acquisition of Monument Bay and Domain Gold Projects in Manitoba, strengthening its asset portfolio.
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Homerun Resources Updates Energy Storage R&D Partnership
Homerun Resources provides an update on its partnership with NREL and the U.S. Department of Energy, marking significant progress in energy storage research.
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Tartisan Nickel Closes $1.5M Flow-Through Financing
Tartisan Nickel raises $1.5M through flow-through shares, advancing exploration projects with a 13-month escrow period.
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Thunder Gold Hits High-Grade Gold in Ontario
Thunder Gold reports 9.12 g/t Au over 12.66m at its Tower Mountain Property, with diamond drilling plans underway.
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Origen Resources Samples 165 g/t Gold
Origen Resources discovers high-grade gold at its Wishbone Project, extending soil sampling efforts in the Central Glacier area.
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Trailbreaker Identifies Drill Targets at Atsutla
Trailbreaker Resources uses airborne geophysics to refine drill targets at the Swan Zone in the Atsutla Gold Project, BC.
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SKRR Exploration Consolidates Shares
SKRR Exploration announces a 1-for-4 share consolidation to streamline equity structure ahead of new projects.
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Sirios Resources Congratulates Dhilmar
Sirios Resources celebrates Dhilmar’s acquisition of the Eleonore Gold Mine, located near Sirios’ Cheechoo Gold Project.
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Visible Gold Found at Cheechoo
Sirios Resources finds visible gold at multiple depths during its first drill hole of the Fall 2024 program at the Cheechoo Project.
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Quebec Precious Metals Reports Spodumene-Bearing Pegmatite
QPM finds consistent 20m-thick spodumene-bearing pegmatite at its Ninaaskumuwin Discovery in Quebec.
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Brunswick Exploration Announces $3M Placement
Brunswick Exploration launches a $3M non-brokered private placement to fuel exploration and development efforts.
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Brunswick CEO Discusses Greenland Lithium Opportunities
CEO Killian Charles highlights Brunswick Exploration’s focus on lithium opportunities in Greenland during Resource Talks.
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Goldshore Launches Winter Exploration Programs
Goldshore Resources awards contracts for diamond drilling and geophysics to expand resources and discovery at its flagship projects.
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Delta Resources Receives 2025 Exploration Permits
Delta Resources secures permits for its Delta-1 property in Thunder Bay, paving the way for next year’s drilling program.
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// The Hustle

M&E is part of a small group of companies, small. is another one of those companies. small. Investor Relations is offering an end of year offer to JMC’s looking to level up with a contemporary website and publishing schedule for the start of 2025. There are plans starting at just $475/m and their team would love to chat to see if there is a fit.

Have a good week all, things are looking good on our horizon.

- Lee