The M&E Dispatch // 094

Hello Everyone,

Well, we’re officially in the moving home stretch.

The house is empty, empty empty. No boxes, no furniture, no Wi-Fi (whoops). Just a bed each and a lot of echo. You can hear your thoughts here now. And your second thoughts.

The cat, clearly trying to make a statement, caught a bat and proudly brought it inside. So she’s now quarantined at the kennel until test results come back. Nothing says “sendoff” quite like rabies protocol.

Yesterday’s storm rolled through and soaked what little was left outside. It felt like the universe helping us make the final calls. If it survived the rain, it probably matters. If it didn’t, maybe it didn’t need to come with us.

We hit the road Thursday morning, heading East. About 3,600 kilometres to go, depending on how many gravel roads we detour down out of curiosity or necessity.

As we approach one full year of stewardship at Mining & Energy, I just want to say thank you. For reading, for replying, for riding along on this journey. I’m so grateful to be doing this with you.

Oh, and on the off chance you know someone with a gravel pit for sale, send them my way. I’ve got something fun in the works.

Thursday morning @ 5am we hit the road.

// The Dirt

Critical Minerals & U.S. Strategic Moves

• NioCorp receives up to $10M from U.S. Department of Defense to support domestic scandium supply chain
  https://www.niocorp.com/u-s-department-of-defense-awards-up-to-10-million-to-niocorps-subsidiary-elk-creek-resources-corp/

• NioCorp doubles down on Trump’s critical minerals policy as serious business
  https://www.niocorp.com/trump-is-serious-about-u-s-critical-minerals-dominance-niocorp-says/

• NioCorp purchases key land parcels for Elk Creek Project
  https://www.niocorp.com/niocorp-purchases-key-land-parcels-for-the-elk-creek-critical-minerals-project/

Energy, Tech & the EV Transition

• Homerun Resources partners with Igraine PLC to launch rapid-deployment EV charging and battery storage in the UK auto sector
  https://homerunresources.com/homerun-collaborates-with-igraine-plc-to-launch-rapid-deployment-ev-charging-and-battery-storage-solutions-for-uk-auto-sector/

Exploration & Development Updates

• Star Copper announces fully funded Phase 2 drill campaign in BC’s Golden Triangle
  https://www.zimtu.com/star-copper-announces-plans-for-fully-funded-fall-2025-phase-2-drill-campaign-in-golden-triangle-of-bc/
  (also: https://starcopper.com/star-copper-announces-plans-for-fully-funded-fall-2025-phase-2-drill-campaign-in-golden-triangle-of-bc/ — duplicate across domains)

Mergers & Restructuring

• Summa Silver completes merger with Silver47 to form a premier U.S. silver developer
  https://silver47.ca/silver47-and-summa-silver-complete-merger/

• PPX Mining amends payment terms on silver royalty agreement
  https://ppxmining.com/ppx-mining-corp-amends-second-tranche-payment-terms-of-silver-royalty-agreement-with-silver-crown-royalties-inc/

Market Moves & Corporate Structure

• Graphano Energy announces 5-for-1 share split
  https://graphano.com/graphano-announces-five-for-one-share-split/

• Apex Critical Metals graduates to the OTCQX® Best Market
  https://www.zimtu.com/apex-critical-metals-graduates-to-otcqx-best-market/

Have a great week all, hit reply with your fav podcast/audio book recommendations please. I have some listening time coming up…

- Lee