Natural Resource Stocks

Sonora Gold disclosed the purchase of roughly 2,600 hectares of adjacent brown‑field land—including a former mine and historic drill holes—raising the total Cerro Caliche footprint to almost 4,000 hectares in a highly mineralized corridor. The acquisition is meant to expand the resource, accelerate the environmental impact statement and valuation updates, and enhance share liquidity as the company pushes toward production.

Greenbridge Metals (GRBM) outlines its Minnesota copper‑nickel‑cobalt portfolio, highlighting a 43‑101 resource of roughly 300 Mt at 0.53% Cu‑eq, the de‑risking of the Serpentine asset, promising assay results from previously un‑tested core at Skibo, and a planned $1‑1.5 M drill campaign at Titac. The company reports $5‑6 M in cash, a recent $6 M private placement, and trades on the CSE (GRBM), OTCQB (GBMF) and Frankfurt (J48), positioning itself to capitalize on U.S. critical‑metal tailwinds while engaging local communities in Minnesota.

Dryden Gold details an aggressive 2026 exploration program, expanding its drilling plan from roughly 20‑23 k m to about 35 k m supported by a projected $12 million budget and recent capital raises, with key targets including Sheridan, Gold Rock, Big Master and the newly discovered Henman. The company emphasizes a strong cash position, strategic partnerships with Centa Gold and Alamos Gold, a 70,000‑hectare district‑scale property in northwestern Ontario, and pledges bi‑weekly press releases of drill results throughout the year.

Silver One Resources (SVE / SLVRF / BRK1) outlines its plan to restart the historic Candelaria silver mine in Nevada, which holds a 108 million‑ounce silver‑equivalent resource across measured, indicated and inferred categories and is moving toward a prefeasibility study later this year, while also discussing the high‑grade Phoenix Silver copper‑silver project in Arizona and the early‑stage Cherokee vein target in eastern Nevada. The interview highlights a C$195 million market cap, C$4 million of cash, a seasoned senior team, ongoing drilling and geophysical work, and the need for additional financing to advance development.

Banyan Gold’s CEO Tara Christie outlines the company’s 8‑million‑ounce Yukon gold‑silver project—an open‑pit, surface‑accessible deposit with excellent road, hydro and power infrastructure next to existing mines—highlighting a realistic four‑year permitting timeline and a $40 million treasury that funds a 40,000‑metre drill program through 2026. She stresses the current market undervaluation relative to peers, noting upcoming Q2 resource updates, a maiden PA in the fall, and the opportunity for investors to capitalize on the project’s scale, proximity to infrastructure, and clean‑title ownership.

In this episode, macro strategist Laurent Laku explains how a Chinese naval blockade of Taiwan could choke the world’s shipping lanes, halt the flow of critical goods, and trigger a rapid freeze in global trade. He also outlines the cascading effects such a disruption would have on commodity markets, supply‑chain stability, and investor sentiment worldwide.