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Brad Rourke, Executive Chairman of Scottie Resources Corp. (TSXV: SCOT) (OTCQB: SCTSF) (FSE: SR80), joins me to review the first drill results, at the Blueberry Contact Zone, from the fully-funded 50,000 metre 2026 drill program at the Scottie Gold Mine Project; located in the Golden Triangle of British Columbia. We also expand on the pathway forward into development of the Project, and eventual production in 2028.
 
On September 9th, the company released the first assays from its 2026 drill program, including multiple high-grade gold intercepts on its Blueberry and Lemoffe vein zones.
 
Highlights:
 
Blueberry Contact drillhole SR26-492 intersected 9.7 grams per tonne (g/t) gold over 18.00 metres (m), including 40.4 g/t gold over 2.0 m at the Lemoffe vein zone. The hole also intercepted an additional Lemoffe vein grading 15.9 g/t gold over 2.0 m (Table 1, Figures 1,2).
Blueberry Contact drillhole SR26-489 intersected 26.2 g/t gold over 2.45 m at the Lemoffe vein zone (Table 1, Figures 1,3).
Blueberry Contact drillhole SR26-490 intersected 14.6 g/t gold over 2.45 m at the Blueberry vein zone (Table 1, Figures 1,4).
More than 40,000 m of drilling this season has been completed in 160 holes, with an additional 12,000 to 16,000 m forecasted to be completed within the existing budget due to better-than-expected drilling productivity. Four drill holes are reported in this news release with assays pending, results will be reported throughout the remainder of the year as received.
Eight diamond drills are currently turning; seven on the Scottie Gold Mine Project and one on Cambria Project.
 
 
Brad highlighted that the 2026 drilling program is focused on three key objectives: upgrading inferred ounces to indicated through infill drilling, expanding known vein zones, and testing major step-outs and new targets. This year’s exploration program is expected to be in the order of 52,000 to 56,000 total metres. We discussed some holes testing expansion targets like Wolf, P-Zone, C&D veins, and Domino.  
 
After all the 2026 data comes in the Company will then update the Resource Estimate and complete the workstreams to announce the Feasibility Study in 2027, with first production anticipated in 2028.
 
 
If you have any questions for Brad regarding Scottie Resources, then please email me at Shad@kereport.com.
 
In full disclosure, Shad is a shareholder of Scottie Resources at the time of this recording and may choose to buy or sell shares at any time.
 
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As macro fault lines widen from Treasury intervention to global reserve diversification, markets are flashing sharply conflicting signals across commodities and headline equities. This Weekend Show brings together macroeconomic asset manager Axel Merk to assess precious metals valuations and fiscal policy crosscurrents, alongside technical analyst TG Watkins to dissect alarming breadth breakdowns and unprecedented volume shifts in leveraged funds. 
Segment 1 & 2 - Axel Merk, President and Chief Investment Officer of Merk Investments, joins the program to discuss the macroeconomic factors driving the precious metals sector, including Federal Reserve monetary policy, Treasury actions, and rising global debt. Throughout the discussion, he analyzes the durability of the current gold bull market and central bank demand while emphasizing the importance of strong management teams when evaluating undervalued mining equities. 
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Segment 3 & 4 - TG Watkins, Director of Stocks at Simpler Trading and editor of Profit Pilot, provides a technical chart analysis evaluating commodities, energy, and broad equity markets. He outlines anticipated pullbacks toward key moving averages for gold, silver, and copper, while warning that frothy crude oil prices and underlying weakness in equal-weight and small-cap indexes indicate an impending seasonal market correction before another leg higher. 
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Jayant Bhandari, a private strategic resource investor that consults many high-net-worth investors and institutions, joins me to share 3 different arbitrage trade opportunities in critical minerals resource stock mergers, the value proposition he sees in 2 gold exploration companies, his outlook on the Chinese economy, and information on his upcoming Capitalism and Morality Conference next weekend in Vancouver.
 
We start off focused on the value arbitrage setups in 3 critical minerals stock pairs with open merger and acquisition transactions, along with opportunities in 2 gold explorers that he holds in his own portfolio. The companies that we reviewed are:
 
Arbitrage trade in the acquisition of European Lithium Limited (ASX: EUR, FRA: PF8, OTC: EULIF) by Critical Metals Corp. (Nasdaq: CRML)
Arbitrage trade in the acquisition of Cygnus Metals Limited (ASX:CY5, TSXV: CYG, OTCQB: CYGGF) by Central Asia Metals PLC (AIM: CAML).
Arbitrage trade in the merger of Silver47 Exploration Corp. (TSXV: AGA) (OTCQX: AAGAF) (FSE: QP2) with Bunker Hill Mining Corp. (TSX: BNKR) (OTCQB: BHLL)
Value proposition in the exploration strategy for Aztec Minerals Corp. (TSX-V: AZT), (OTCQB: AZZTF).
Value proposition in the exploration and development strategy for Irving Resources Inc. (CSE:IRV)(OTCQX:IRVRF).
 
 
Jayant then comments on is outlook on the economic health in China being more robust than is often covered in Western media outlets. After regularly visiting many parts of China for extended periods for almost 2 decades, he remains encouraged by recent trends in the improving openness and culture, leading edge advancements in technology; even if there are some ongoing concerns about unemployment and real estate.
  
Wrapping up, Jayant shares more information about why listeners may want to attend his Capitalism and Morality conference next weekend on September 18th-19th this year in Vancouver, featuring Rick Rule and Adrian Day. 
 
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Ken Armstrong, CEO of Westhaven Gold Corp. (TSX-V: WHN) (OTCQB: WTHVF) (FRA: 1W5), joins us for a corporate update on the management and board refresh from 2024-2025, the transformational strategic earn-in agreement with Dundee Corp initially announced in December of 2025, and the ongoing 50,000m infill and expansion exploration program at the Shovelnose Project in British Columbia.  We also discuss the development work on tap along the pathway towards a Pre-Feasibility Study and then Feasibility study.
 
Westhaven is a gold and silver focused exploration and development company targeting low sulphidation, high-grade, epithermal style gold and silver mineralization within the Spences Bridge Gold Belt in southern British Columbia. Westhaven controls ~60,263 hectares within four properties spread along this underexplored belt.
 
The Shovelnose gold and silver project is the most advanced property, with a 2025 updated Preliminary Economic Assessment that validates the project’s potential as a robust, low cost and high margin 11-year underground gold mining opportunity with average annual life-of-mine production of 56,000 ounces gold and 313,000 ounces silver with a CDN$454 million after-tax net present value (at a 6% discount rate) and 43.2% IRR (base case parameters of US$2,400 per ounce gold, US$28 per ounce silver and CDN/US$ exchange rate of CDN$1.00=US$0.72).1
 
On February 23, 2026, Westhaven closed a strategic earn-in agreement with Dundee Corporation, whereby Dundee may earn up to a 60% interest in Westhaven's four Spences Bridge Gold Belt properties through up to CDN$85,000,000 in staged project expenditures. Under the first phase, Dundee has committed a minimum of CDN$30,000,000, inclusive of a fully funded 50,000m drill program and pre-feasibility work at Shovelnose. The agreement allows for the accelerated exploration and evaluation of one of Canada's most compelling, undeveloped, high-margin gold and silver assets.
 
Assay results that have been coming in from the ongoing 35,000m four-rig resource infill drilling program at the South Zone gold and silver deposit on the Shovelnose gold property, continue to show excellent continuity of mineralization in each of Vein Zones 1, 2 and 3.  A fifth rig has been added for the ongoing 15,000m exploration drill program that will run through December.
 
 
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Paul McKinney, Chairman and CEO, and Sonu Johl, EVP and CFO of Ring Energy, Inc. (NYSE American: REI), join us to review their Q2 2026 operations and financials, of oil production from their current portfolio of conventional and long horizontal wells and focused on growth through development within the Central Basin of the Permian Basin in Texas.
 
Q2 2026 HIGHLIGHTS:
 
Strengthened Financial Position
 
Reported net income of $64.8 million (included a $42.2 million unrealized mark-to-market gain on commodity derivative contracts), or $0.27 per diluted share, and Adjusted Net Income of $24.0 million, or $0.10 per diluted share;
Reduced borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility by $66 million during the quarter and increased liquidity to approximately $226.1 million at June 30, 2026;
Increased Adjusted EBITDA 42% to $54.5 million from $38.3 million in the first quarter; year-to-date Adjusted EBITDA totaled $92.8 million; and
Generated net cash provided by operating activities of $40.8 million and remained cash flow positive for over 6 consecutive years.
 
Continued Operational and All-In Cash Cost Improvements
 
Produced 12,683 barrels of oil per day and 19,990 barrels of oil equivalent (“Boe”) per day, both within guidance;
Reported lease operating expense of $10.12 per Boe, near the low end of guidance and below first quarter levels; and
Reduced Company all-in-cash costs by 5% in first half 2026 to $21.68 per Boe as compared to first half 2025.
 
Advanced Development and Infrastructure Initiatives
 
Invested approximately $43.2 million in capital expenditures during the quarter, including three ~2-mile horizontal wells drilled, one saltwater disposal well (“SWD”), a frac pond, and other infrastructure projects; and
Continued execution of multiple technical and operational initiatives aimed at improving capital efficiency, expanding development opportunities and enhancing long-term stockholder value.
 
Positioned for Improved Returns and Sustainable Growth
 
Second half 2026 oil production guidance range of 13,000 to 13,950 Bopd, with the midpoint approximately 2% above prior guidance.
Second half 2026 LOE per Boe guidance range of $10.00 to $10.60, with the midpoint approximately 2% below prior guidance.
Initial 2027 guidance targets:
Production growth approximately 10% over full-year 2026;
LOE per Boe approximately 1% lower than full-year 2026; and
Capital expenditures approximately 10% lower than full-year 2026.
 
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In this Daily Editorial, we are joined by Joel Elconin, Co-Host of the PreMarket Prep Show and Founder of the Stock Trader Network, to examine a pivotal shift in market structure as major indices face technical deterioration and macro headwinds.
Broad Market Breakdown: An analysis of the S&P 500 testing key moving averages, the breakdown in equal-weight market breadth, and how the quarterly futures roll-over is amplifying short-term volatility.
Historical Seasonality Patterns: An overview of September and October volatility dynamics, unpacking the seasonal context and historical performance behind the classic sell Rosh Hashanah, buy Yom Kippur strategy.
Macro Headwinds and Rising Yields: A review of the ten-year Treasury yield approaching five percent, persistent inflation prints, and the mounting pressure bond vigilantes are placing on Federal Reserve policy.
The Energy Divergence: Why surging crude prices are breaking out to triple digits while major oil equities lag, and what this divergence reveals about profit-taking and inflation expectations.
Rotation and Defensive Havens: A look at where capital is quietly hiding, from mega-cap tech and semiconductor momentum to low-beta, high-dividend defensive names.
Stocks and ETFs mentioned: SPY, RSP, IWM, USO, XLE, XOP, CVX, XOM, AAPL, MU, NVDA, KO, T, VZ.
 
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In this Company Update, I am joined by Anthony Margarit, President and CEO of K2 Gold (TSX-V: KTO | OTCQB: KTGDF | FRA: 23K), to discuss the latest exploration drill results from the Dragonfly zone at the Mojave Project in California.
Key discussion points include:
High-Grade Step-Out Assays: A review of newly released drill intercepts extending mineralization 40 meters beyond previous drilling, headlined by broad, multi-gram gold intervals alongside ultra high-grade sub-intervals.
Parallel Stacked Structures: How incoming drill data is confirming a series of predictable, parallel-stacked structural zones rather than a single isolated vein system, while clarifying the overall geometry at depth.
Near-Surface Mineralization: The discovery of unexpected gold intervals starting right at the surface, how these correlate down-dip to high-grade hits, and what geochemical signatures like arsenic are revealing about systemic continuity.
Program Momentum and Upcoming News Flow: An update on the broader 14,000-meter drill program as rigs move to the Newmont target area, alongside the expected turnaround times for pending lab assays.
 
If you have any follow up questions for Anthony please comment below or email me at Fleck@kereport.com. 
 
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Dan Barnholden, CEO of Luca Mining (TSX.V:LUCA – OTCQX:LUCMF – FSE:TSGA), joins us to review their Q2 2026 operations and financials, ongoing metallurgical studies, and expanded exploration and development work; across both of Luca’s producing assets – the Campo Morado and Tahuehueto mines, located in the prolific Sierra Madre mineralized belt in Mexico.
 
Q2 2026 Highlights
 
Strong and consistent quarterly revenue: Revenue increased 47% to $58.4 million compared with $39.7 million in Q2 2025 and remained above the $57.6 million generated in Q1 2026. First-half revenue reached $116.0 million, an increase of 43% over the comparable period of 2025. Q2 revenue included $1.9 million of negative provisional pricing adjustments related to concentrate shipments made in prior periods.
Strong profitability continued in Q2: Net earnings were $10.5 million, or $0.04 per share, compared with a net loss of $3.2 million in Q2 2025. Together with the $12.6 million earned in Q1 2026, Luca generated $23.1 million of net earnings in the first six months of 2026, compared with $1.3 million in the first half of 2025. Adjusted EBITDA increased 156% year-over-year to $14.3 million for Q2 and for the first six months of 2026, Adjusted EBITDA reached $36.7 million.
Positive free cash flow while continuing significant investment: Operating cash flow before working capital changes was $13.9 million during Q2 2026. After approximately $11.3 million of capital investment, the Company generated free cash flow before working capital changes of $2.6 million, compared with negative $3.2 million in Q2 2025. The quarter’s capital investment included continued spending on underground development, infrastructure and record levels of exploration activity.
 
Tahuehueto had a solid production quarter, where prior investments in the processing plant and underground development, combined with the transition to new mining contractor, La Cantera, contributed to improved operating performance. There will be a coming resource estimate and technical report on increasing the plant throughput out by year-end.
 
At Campo Morado, previously announced efforts to build a stockpile resulted in a quarter-over-quarter increase in mined tonnes while milled tonnes decreased. This temporarily reduced metal production and cash generation relative to the level of mining activity during the quarter. The stockpile was established to provide greater flexibility in managing mill feed as the Company advances optimization initiatives aimed at improving metallurgical recoveries in the near term, ahead of the anticipated recovery improvements from the Campo Morado Expansion. 
 
Dan outlined that the Campo Morado Expansion technical study, due out in H2 2026, would be comprised of:
Building up the stockpile to blend the ore into the mill improving recoveries
the potential for water treatment to reduce acidity
trade-off studies on a finer grind size to improve precious metals recoveries
 
During the second quarter of 2026, the Company completed approximately 12,400 metres of drilling, a Luca quarterly record, taking the year-to-date drilled meters to ~ 22,000. Exploration activities were primarily focused on near-mine and resource expansion targets, achieving the objectives of extending mine life and improving production flexibility at the Company’s operating assets.  There are 38 nearby targets around Campo Morado, identified by gravity surveys, that will start being systematically explored in the quarters to come.
 
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John Miniotis, President and CEO of AbraSilver Resource Corp (TSX: ABRA) (OTCQX: ABBRF), joins me to review key milestones achieved this year from the updated Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE), Phase 1 Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS), environmental permit approvals from both provinces, RIGI approval, commencement of the bridge engineering phase, Phase 2 economics trade-off studies underway, board and management team additions, and the ongoing Phase 6 drill program on the Company’s wholly owned Diablillos property in the mining-friendly provinces of Salta and Catamarca, Argentina. 
 
In May the company released an updated Mineral Resource Estimate (“MRE”), which demonstrated significant growth across the Project, with Measured & Indicated (“M&I”) resources now totaling 232 million tonnes (“Mt”), containing approximately 248 million ounces (“Moz”) of silver and 2.54 Moz of gold (454 Moz silver-equivalent “AgEq”). For the first time ever, the DFS released in June now includes the Project reserves as proven and probable ounces.
 
DFS Study Highlights on just the tank leach portion of the Project, based on a stand-alone 9,000 tonnes per day (“tpd”) processing operation:
 
After-tax NPV5% of $3.0 billion (CAD$ 4.2 billion), 41.9% IRR and 1.7-year payback at base-case metal prices.
At spot prices, after-tax NPV5% increases to $4.8 billion (CAD$6.7 billion) with an IRR of 56.5% and payback of 1.4 years.
Average annual production of 20 Moz silver equivalent (“AgEq”) during the first five years of full mine production, comprised of 14 Moz Ag and 89 koz Au;
Average life-of-mine (“LOM”) annual production of 10 Moz AgEq, comprised of 5.9 Moz Ag and 62 koz Au over a 25-year life of mine (“LOM”).
Low All-in Sustaining Cash Costs (“AISC”)2 of $20/oz AgEq over the LOM – positioning Diablillos among the lowest-cost primary silver projects globally. 
Initial capital expenditures of $722 million (including $98 million contingency) with subsequent sustaining capital of $520 million funded through operating cash flow. 
Increased Proven and Probable Mineral Reserves of 77.9 Mt grading 146 g/t Ag Eq, containing 183 Moz Ag and 1.8 Moz Au (366 Moz AgEq), estimated from an open pit optimized using metal prices of $29.50/oz Ag and $2,800/oz Au.
First production targeted before year-end 2029, subject to a final investment decision (“FID”) expected in Q2 2027.
 
The Company is working on an upcoming Phase 2 economics study:
This will incorporate a PEA on the heap leach expansion to process lower grade mineralized material that would provide incremental gold and silver production.
Trade-off studies are being reviewed that analyze the potential for higher throughput rates if there was a larger plant built, (possibly doubling throughput)
Ongoing Phase 6 exploration program, further testing earlier-stage targets like Cerro Viejo, Condoryacu, as well as growing resource at Occulto East and JAC. This program will add to a resource update before the updated DFS next year.
 
Other Key Company Milestones:
 
The Company has already received approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)  {“Declaración de Impacto Ambiental” or “DIA”} from both the Government of Salta Province and the Catamarca Province in Argentina.
The company has issued a Limited Notice to Proceed to Worley to commence the bridging engineering phase, and initiates the workstreams required to support a final investment decision ("FID") targeted for the second quarter of 2027.
Marie Inkster has been appointed as Executive Chair of the Board of Directors; Jeremy Weyland has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer; Wendy Kaufman, CPA, CA, has been appointed as a Director of the Company and will serve as Chair of the Audit Committee; John Naisbitt  has been appointed Project Director, and the Company is actively expanding its Project Development team with additional appointments expected in the very near term at both the Diablillos site and at the corporate level.
 
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James Anderson, Chairman & CEO of Guanajuato Silver (TSX.V: GSVR) (OTCQX: GSVRF), joins us for a comprehensive update on Q2 2026 financials, year-to-date operations trends, the 16,000 meters of underground development work underway, and the key initiatives for their ongoing 75,000 meter drill program at each mine.
 
Guanajuato Silver produces silver and gold concentrates from the El Cubo Mine Complex, Valenciana Mines Complex, the San Ignacio mine, and their recently acquired Bolanitos Gold-Silver Mine. In addition, the Company produces silver, gold, lead, and zinc concentrates from the Topia mine in northwestern Durango.  In addition to these 5 producing mines, the Company also has 3 past-producing exploration and development projects in their portfolio at the El Horcon Mine, Pinguico Mine, and Cebada Mine. 
 
Q2 2026 Highlights
 
Revenue of $42.5M was consistent with the previous quarter, where revenue totalled $43.0M. Over 95% of revenue in Q2 was derived from the sale of precious metals.
Net income remained positive in Q2 at $557,000; and $6.3M for the first half of 2026. This was the Company's second consecutive quarter of net positive income.
Silver production of 347,481 ounces represents a 2% increase over the previous quarter. 57% of revenue for Q2 was generated from silver sales. The gold-rich Bolanitos Mine remains in the process of ramp-up and full integration.
The Company's debt was substantially reduced in Q2; a total of 3,029 ounces of gold were paid down on the Company's gold loan with Ocean Partners UK Ltd; this accelerated repayment eliminated all future monthly payments at a significant discount to the current gold price. The Company now has only one final payment due in April 2028. 
Positive mine operating income for the quarter; the Company earned $9.1M in Q2 and $23.4M from operations for the first half of the year. Adjusted EBITDA* was also positive for the quarter at $5.8M and $20.6M for H1 2026.
300 ounces of gold sales per month were hedged at the fixed price of $5220/ounce; this hedge began at the beginning of the quarter and will run until December 2026. This hedge represents approximately 25% of current gold production.
20,000 ounces of silver sales per month were sold forward at the fixed price of $84.50/ounce; this hedge began in February and will run until September 2026.
An additional 20,000 ounces of silver sales per month were hedged using a collar with a minimum price of $80/ounce and maximum price of $93 per ounce; this hedge began in April and will run until December 2026. Combined, these hedges represent approximately 34% of current silver production.
Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments totaled $19.9M at the end of the quarter.
 
We reviewed how the All-In Sustaining Costs were affected not just by currency fluctuations and a large investment back into the 5 mines, but also due to shifts in the gold:silver ratio, and how that skews the silver equivalent metrics.
 
James outlines the key ongoing 2026 initiatives with the ongoing 16,000 meters of underground development work paired with the 75,000-meter drill program, currently utilizing 8 drill rigs to augment exploration initiatives. This is largest exploration program the company has ever deployed, with some areas getting the first meaningful resource expansion in many years.
 
 
If you have any follow up questions for James on Guanajuato Silver, then please email them into me at Shad@kereport.com.
 
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