Natural Resources Canada ("NRCan") announced conditional approval of 40-million-dollars-canadian in federal funding to undertake pre-feasibility activities to advance a high-voltage transmission line network connecting the Yukon electrical grid to the North American grid in British Columbia. Kootenay Silver reports results from an additional five drill holes at the Columba High Grade Silver Project. American Pacific Mining Corp reports drill results from the 2024 Phase 1 infill and extension drill program at its Madison Copper-Gold Project in Montana. Meridian Mining reports High-Grade Assay Results & New Geophysical Targets at its Au-Cu-Ag & Zn Santa Helena deposit in Mato Grosso, Brazil.