The M&E Dispatch - 023

Hello Everyone,

With the promise of tariffs, I know plenty of you are already feeling uneasy about projections for 2025.

Softwood lumber is already taking a beating, and these 25% tariffs will undoubtedly pile onto the pain. Add in the dropping dollar, and it’s starting to feel like we’re back in the ’80s—only this time without the big hair or hard-rocking legends.

The Oil & Gas industry had some hope early on that Alberta’s UCP might use a second Trump term to get the Keystone Pipeline project back on the table. But even those hopes seem to be fading fast under the weight of these looming tariffs.

Meanwhile, other nations seem to be playing the long game when it comes to resource-related projects—planning on timelines that span decades, even centuries. Here in Canada, we’re stuck thinking in terms of a handful of years, if we’re lucky. Look at the Site C Dam—how many election cycles did it have to survive just to make it to production?

But what if we flipped the script? What if we used this time to think bigger and build for the future? The northwest passage is opening up more and more each year. We’ve got deep-water ports waiting to be developed and trading partners who’d love to come to the table.

Sure, these things take time and money. But think about it—how great could we be as a nation if we finally started planning for the long haul? Projects that outlast politicians and election cycles. Imagine the Canada we could build.

Sure, the United States has been our “closest and best” trading partner for years, but maybe it’s time we stop acting like we’re in an exclusive relationship. Unless you’re Newfoundland, you know there are plenty of other fish in the sea. Maybe it's time we have some dinner dates with some unlikely world leaders.

Just to see what’s out there…

// The Dirt

Northern Superior Expands with ONGold
Northern Superior announces ONGold’s acquisition of Manitoba’s Monument Bay and Domain Gold Projects, strengthening its portfolio.
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Homerun Resources Powers Energy Storage R&D
Homerun Resources updates on its energy storage partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
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Tartisan Nickel Raises $1.5M in Financing
Tartisan Nickel secures $1.5M through flow-through financing, boosting its exploration capabilities with a 13-month escrow period.
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Thunder Gold’s High-Grade Gold Find
Thunder Gold hits 9.12 g/t gold over 12.66 meters and announces a new drilling program at the Tower Mountain Property.
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Origen Resources Samples 165 g/t Gold
Origen Resources reports high-grade gold sampling results at its Wishbone Project, extending exploration in the Central Glacier area.
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Trailbreaker Refines Atsutla Gold Targets
Trailbreaker Resources enhances drill target precision with new geophysical data at the Swan Zone in British Columbia.
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Visible Gold Found at Cheechoo Project
Sirios Resources uncovers visible gold at multiple depths during its fall drilling program in Québec.
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Quebec Precious Metals’ Lithium Discovery
QPM reports consistent spodumene-bearing pegmatite from its maiden drilling program at the Ninaaskumuwin Discovery in James Bay.
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Goldshore Awards Winter Drilling Contracts
Goldshore Resources secures drilling and geophysics contractors for its winter exploration program aimed at resource expansion.
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EMP Metals Secures $3M Loan Facility
EMP Metals enters a $3M non-revolving loan agreement with Tembo Capital to support exploration projects.
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DLP Resources Intersects Copper-Gold Zone
DLP Resources drills 303m of 0.49% CuEq within a broader interval of 1189m on its Aurora Project in British Columbia.
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Delta Prepares for 2025 Exploration
Delta Resources receives exploration permits for its Delta-1 property in Thunder Bay, Ontario, setting the stage for next year’s drilling.
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Well, I’m off for the weekend to Washington and Idaho for some hockey - should be a blast and I’m looking forward to seeing what this Thanksgiving Weekend is all about down there.

Have a good weekend all!

- Lee