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Interesting Company News Today Anteros Provides Corporate Update on the Seagull Critical Minerals Project(CSE: ANT) Anteros Metals Inc. announced the completion of scheduled drilling of diamond drill hole WM00-05EXT at the Seagull Property, which reached a depth of 1,449 metres. The drill hole intersected the eastern portion of a deep, low acoustic velocity geophysical target, and the geological significance of this target remains under evaluation. Primordial gases including nitrogen, carbon dioxide, methane, and hydrogen were captured at the drill stem of hole WM00-05EXT, as previously reported on May 27, 2026. The company will conduct petrophysical logging of the newly obtained deep drill core and use this information to produce an updated, constrained inversion model from available Ambient Noise Tomography (ANT) seismic data. The company intends to seal all drill casings and install pressure gauges and release valves to monitor potential gas accumulation. The company is also considering a deep borehole electromagnetic survey (BHEM) to test the basal contact of the Seagull Intrusion and the deeper low-acoustic-velocity feature for possible base- and precious-metal-rich massive sulphide targets. The company notes the presence of previously reported anomalous concentrations of platinum, palladium, copper, and nickel within the upper Seagull Intrusion, as disclosed in a press release dated March 13, 2026. Ormat Technologies Accelerates Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) Deployments and Introduces Ormega100 Unit to Commercialize and Scale the Largest Binary Unit in the Industry(NYSE: ORA) Ormat Technologies, Inc. announced the Ormega100, a new surface power generation unit engineered to deliver 100 MW of output in a single autonomous unit. The company manages approximately 1,835 MW connected to transmission and has approximately 400,000 acres of developable geothermal leases across six states. Ormat's current total generating portfolio is 1,835MW, with a 1,340MW geothermal and solar generation portfolio spread globally in the U.S., Kenya, Guatemala, Indonesia, Honduras, and Guadeloupe, and a 495MW energy storage portfolio located in the U.S. The company has engineered, manufactured and constructed power plants totaling approximately 3,600MW of gross capacity. Ormat is advancing two strategic pilot programs that combine its industrial capabilities with new EGS technologies. The company projects robust plans to accelerate long-term growth in the energy storage market and to establish a leading position in the U.S. energy storage market. Ormat is the only vertically integrated designer, builder, owner, and operator of geothermal facilities in the world. ReconAfrica Has Commenced Production Testing at the Kavango West 1X Discovery(TSXV: RECO) Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. has commenced production testing operations at Kavango West 1X (“KW1X”) in Namibia, along with partners NAMCOR and BW Energy. The production test will isolate and test six optimized intervals, encompassing 420 m (1,378 ft.) of hydrocarbon bearing section across the Huttenburg and Elandshoek formations. The Huttenburg Formation includes 75 m (246 ft.) of net hydrocarbon pay and a 400 m (1,312 ft.) gross interval of highly fractured carbonate reservoir, while the Elandshoek Formation contains 560 m (1,837 ft.) of hydrocarbon saturated section and 81 m (265 ft.) of hydrocarbon fluorescence and oil shows. Downhole perforation work is underway, managed by SLB and Halliburton, following delivery of equipment from North America. Each of the six optimized zones will be tested for up to 10 days, with any flow of natural gas or liquids to surface being flared at this stage. ReconAfrica continues to target disclosure of production test results to all stakeholders by late July. The company plans to spud the Kavango West 2A (“KW2A”) appraisal well before the end of the third quarter of this year, pending final permitting and regulatory approvals. Acceleware Ltd. Announces Acquisition of Mannville Stack Heavy Oil Assets(TSXV: AXE) Acceleware Ltd. has acquired 35 net sections of heavy oil assets located in the Mannville Stack in Saskatchewan from a private oil and gas company for $100,000 cash and a gross overriding royalty on future production. The Assets include 35 net sections of land, one horizontal well in the Rex zone producing 15 barrels of working interest heavy oil per day before royalties, another horizontal well requiring a workover, and associated surface leases and infrastructure. The acquisition is conditional upon regulatory approval for the transfer of well and facility licenses. Acceleware's initial plans include maintaining production from the Rex zone and evaluating production enhancing opportunities in existing wells. The company also intends to advance subsurface and reservoir characterization across the stacked Mannville intervals and complete necessary regulatory and environmental baseline work. Subsequent phases are expected to include drilling multilateral cold-flow horizontal wells and designing an RF XL 2.0 development plan targeting multiple zones. Acceleware believes select Mannville Stack intervals represent strong candidates for RF XL 2.0 recovery. MAX Power Accelerates Pure Play Natural Hydrogen Strategy Through Strategic Homeland Transaction(CSE: MAXX) MAX Power Mining Corp. has entered into a Share Purchase Agreement dated June 8, 2026, with Homeland Critical Minerals Corp., to sell all the issued and outstanding equity interests of its wholly-owned subsidiary, MAX Power Resources LLC, to Homeland. MAX Power Resources LLC owns the Willcox Playa Lithium Project in Arizona, and the transaction involves MAX Power receiving 11 million Homeland shares, representing just under 50% of Homeland’s currently issued and outstanding shares, with an aggregate fair market value of approximately $1.1 million. The transaction is expected to close on or about June 17, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and required approvals, including any approval required by the CSE. The Consideration Shares will be subject to a four-month hold period and no finder’s fees are payable in connection with the transaction. In early 2024, MAX Power confirmed a drilling discovery of near-surface lithium-rich clays over an extensive area along the eastern side of the broader 50 sq. km Willcox Playa. MAX Power has built district-scale land positions across Saskatchewan with approximately 1.3 million acres (521,000 hectares) of permits and is nearing the start of a multi-well follow-up drill program to validate the commerciality of the broader Lawson Complex interpreted to cover a 28 sq. km area along the 475-km Genesis Trend. The company projects that the transaction will allow it to concentrate capital, technical resources, and execution on advancing Lawson and the broader Genesis Trend toward commercial evaluation. STARDUST SOLAR ENERGY | TSXV: SUN | OTCQB: SUNXF • 29% revenue growth. • 40% gross margin. • 30MW project in Zambia. • Franchising solar energy globally with reoccurring royalty revenue. Review the Stardust opportunity |
Anfield Energy Provides Operational Update on Shootaring Canyon Uranium Mill License Renewal and Refurbishment(NASDAQ:AEC) Anfield Energy Inc. announced an update on the renewal and reactivation of its radioactive materials license for the Shootaring Canyon Uranium Mill in Utah, including the successful completion of drilling 8 additional monitoring wells and the initiation of preparatory refurbishment work at the facility. The company has begun the removal of existing leach tanks in the leach building and is working with PSE Engineering to prepare final detailed engineering designs. Anfield expects to complete the License renewal by the end of the year and plans to be fully prepared to move forward with refurbishment upon approval. The company is constructing a new temporary man camp to accommodate up to 40 workers, expected to be completed by the end of the year. Anfield has entered into an investor relations agreement with CorProminence LLC. (CORE IR) dated June 1, 2026, with a monthly payment of US $25,000 for PR Services and an additional US $15,000 per month for IR Services after the fourth month. The company also entered into a market-making agreement with Generation IACP Inc. (GIACP) for a monthly cash fee of C$8,500 for an initial six-month term, with an annual fee increase of 3.0% commencing on the first anniversary. The company projects resumption of production at Shootaring in 2027 and targets upgrades for 1,000 tons per day throughput capacity. Sempra Infrastructure Names Bhavesh "Bob" Patel Incoming Chief Executive Officer(NYSE:SRE) Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Sempra, announced that Bhavesh "Bob" Patel has been named incoming chief executive officer, to assume the role upon the closing of a KKR-led consortium's previously announced acquisition of a majority ownership interest in the company. The KKR-led consortium will hold a 65% equity stake, while Sempra will retain a 25% interest and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) will maintain its existing 10% stake. Justin Bird will continue as chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Sempra Infrastructure through the close of the acquisition, after which he will serve as executive vice president at Sempra and remain on the Sempra Infrastructure Board of Directors. The acquisition was announced in September 2025. Sempra Infrastructure is headquartered in Houston and operates assets in North America, focusing on LNG, energy networks, and low-carbon solutions. Bhavesh "Bob" Patel previously served as president of Standard Industries and chief executive officer of LyondellBasell from 2015 to 2021. The company projects that its energy infrastructure platform in North America is expected to play a crucial role in the energy systems of the future. Summit Midstream Secures Additional Double E Commitments and Extends Open Season Amid Strong Shipper Demand(NYSE: SMC) Summit Midstream Corporation announced the execution of two new long-term firm transportation agreements totaling 150 MMcf/d, bringing total Double E open season commitments to 250 MMcf/d and total contracted capacity to approximately 1.9 Bcf/d. The Double E open season has been extended to June 30, 2026 due to significant inbound interest, with advanced discussions ongoing with multiple shippers in excess of available expansion capacity. The company has executed a purchase order to secure turbine compressor units to maintain the end of 2028 project in-service date and expects to FID Double E compression expansion by end of the summer. Summit executed a new crude gathering agreement in Divide County, North Dakota with more than 40,000-acre area of dedication, and 15 new four-mile lateral well connects are expected during fourth quarter 2026. The company has expanded its dedicated acreage footprint by more than 240,000 acres in the past six months. Double E's Compression Expansion project would increase the pipeline's capacity by approximately 50%, from approximately 1.6 Bcf/d to approximately 2.4 Bcf/d. The company expects to reach a formal final investment decision by the end of summer 2026 and anticipates filing its 7c certificate application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission later this year. American Battery Technology Company Wins Appeal and Has US Department of Energy Grant Reinstated for $115 Million Project for Commercial Scale Critical Mineral Lithium Refinery(NASDAQ:ABAT) American Battery Technology Company announced it has won its appeal with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the reinstatement of its competitive grant award to support the $115 million project for the construction of the first phase of its commercial scale critical mineral lithium refinery as part of its Tonopah Flats Lithium Project (TFLP). The grant has been reinstated in its entirety, with no change to funds awarded, to technical and commercial milestones, and with an updated contracted project schedule to adjust for the time spent within the review process. In October of 2022, American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) was initially selected for this highly competitive, five-year DOE grant to support the construction of the first phase of its TFLP commercial scale refinery with an initial capacity of 5,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium hydroxide per year. ABTC successfully completed the first two years of the contracted grant, and in June 2025, the TFLP was selected by the White House’s National Energy Dominance Council (NEDC) and the FAST-41 Permitting Council as a critical mineral Priority Project for streamlined and fast-tracked federal permitting. A PreFeasibility Study (PFS) in October 2025 demonstrated a project lifetime after-tax NPV@8% of $2.57 billion, an internal rate of return of 21.8%, and a highly competitive cost of production of $4,307 per tonne of lithium hydroxide monohydrate. The company projects the scale, construction, and operation of the battery recycling operations, integrated pilot facility, Tonopah Flats Lithium Project, and commercial lithium mine and refinery, as well as the costs, schedules, production and economic projections associated with the foregoing. Tharisa Launches Level 1 ADR Programme(JSE:THA) Tharisa plc has completed the establishment of a Level 1 American Depositary Receipt (ADR) programme, with J.P. Morgan appointed as the depositary bank. The Programme is effective from 8 June 2026 under the ticker symbol THARY, and each Tharisa ADR will represent ten ordinary shares of the Company. The ADRs will trade in the United States of America (USA) over-the-counter (OTC) market, while the underlying ordinary shares will continue to trade on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE: THA) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: THS). The Programme has been registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and as a Level 1 programme, the Company is exempt from the ongoing registration and reporting requirements of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. No new ordinary shares are being issued and there is no dilution of existing shareholdings as a result of the Programme. Tharisa is committed to reducing carbon emissions by 30% by 2030 and the sustainability roadmap targets net carbon neutrality by 2050. The company projects that investments in downstream beneficiation, including proven chrome and PGM alloy production, will add significant value when commercialised. OREGEN ENERGY | CSE: ORNG | OTCQB: ORGEF • Early mover in Namibia's Orange Basin beside Shell, TotalEnergies and Galp discoveries. • Flagship Block 2712A covers 5,484 km² in a basin estimated at 20 billion barrels oil in place. • Seismic interpretation advancing on one of the world's hottest offshore frontiers. Explore Oregen's Namibia project |
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