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Emerging Stocks to Watch – Breakouts, Momentum & Upgrades!

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Looking for breakout stocks and top market leaders? Follow along Mary Ellen shares stock breakouts, analyst upgrades, and sector leadership trends to help you trade strong stocks in today’s market.

In this week’s episode, Mary Ellen reveals the stocks leading the market higher and explains what’s fueling their strength. She highlights base breakouts, analyst upgrades, and leadership stocks gaining momentum. In addition, she screens for emerging breakout candidates you should have on your radar.

This video originally premiered May 16, 2025. You can watch it on our dedicated page for Mary Ellen’s videos.

New videos from Mary Ellen premiere weekly on Fridays. You can view all previously recorded episodes at this link.

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S&P 500 Now in Weakest Seasonal Period…Or Is It?

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We’ve all heard the classic market maxim, “Sell in May and go away.”  For many investors, that’s the introduction to market seasonality that suggests a six month period where it’s just best to avoid stocks altogether.

Through my own experience, complemented with interviews with seasonality experts like ”  We’ll dig deeper into the history of “Sell in May,” analyze summer trends in recent years, and focus on signs to follow in the weeks and months ahead!  Sign up HERE for this free event!

It turns out that the reason why “sell in May” has often worked out is less about May being super weak, but more about how major lows have usually come in the fall months.  Since the COVID low in early 2020, we’ve experienced major lows in September or October every year except for 2024.

Spring and Early Summer Have Been Crazy Strong

When we focus on the last five years, we can see that the May-June-July period has been consistently strong.  In fact, May and July have seen bullish trends every year since 2019.  So while investors often talk about the “summer doldrums” and weakness into the hot summer months, the recent evidence would suggest otherwise.

The weakest months since the COVID low have actually been January, February, September, and October.  So again, it’s been less about weakness in the spring, and much more about weaker price action into the traditional low in September or October.  Also note the strength in November, where the market is almost always rallying off a major low and setting up for a positive finish to the calendar year!

Will 2025 Follow the Normal Seasonal Pattern?

As I mentioned earlier, I like to think of seasonal patterns as tendencies.  There is no guarantee that July will be strong, and there is no way I can tell you for sure that the market will make yet another major low in September.  Seasonality tells you the general bias to the markets, but mindful investors know the most important evidence is price itself.

Given the extreme rally off the early April low, we’ve seen a rapid rotation from bearish sentiment to more bullish outlooks as investors have started to believe in the new uptrend phase.  This week’s price gap higher for the S&P 500 could provide a perfect support range to monitor in the coming weeks and months.

If the S&P 500 is able to hold 5750, and remain above the support range set from the gap earlier this month, then perhaps the equity markets will follow the same pattern as recent years and remain strong into August.

If, however, the S&P 500 is unable to hold this key support range, and we also confirm that breakdown with weaker momentum readings and deteriorating breadth conditions, then the S&P 500 may be charting a new course through what has become a strong period in the calendar year.

RR#6,

Dave

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David Keller, CMT

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Sierra Alpha Research LLC

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Disclaimer: This blog is for educational purposes only and should not be construed as financial advice.  The ideas and strategies should never be used without first assessing your own personal and financial situation, or without consulting a financial professional.  

The author does not have a position in mentioned securities at the time of publication.    Any opinions expressed herein are solely those of the author and do not in any way represent the views or opinions of any other person or entity.

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Crypto Market Recap: Coinbase Hit by US$400 Million Hack, GENIUS Act Under Scrutiny

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Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Friday (May 16) as of 4:00 p.m. UTC.

Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ethereum and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrency market news.

Bitcoin and Ethereum price update

Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$104,223 as markets closed, up 1 percent in 24 hours. The day’s range for the cryptocurrency has seen a low of US$102,935 and a high of US$104,291.

Bitcoin performance, May 16, 2025.

Chart via TradingView.

Ethereum (ETH) finished the trading day at US$2,592.45, a 1.2 percent increase over the past 24 hours. The cryptocurrency reached an intraday low of US$2,527.33 and saw a daily high of US$2,631.38.

Altcoin price update

  • Solana (SOL) closed at US$171.79, down 0.3 percent over 24 hours. SOL experienced a low of US$168 and a high of US$173.98.
  • XRP is trading at US$2.42, reflecting a slight 1.5 percent decrease over 24 hours. The cryptocurrency reached a daily low of US$2.37 and a high of US$2.50.
  • Sui (SUI) is priced at US$3.87, showing an increaseof 2.0 percent over the past 24 hours. It achieved a daily low of US$3.79 and a high of US$3.94.
  • Cardano (ADA) is trading at US$0.7788, up 0.9 percent over the past 24 hours. Its lowest price of the day was US$0.755, and it reached a high of US$0.7905.

Today’s crypto news to know

Coinbase faces US$400 million fallout after major cyber attack

Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) disclosed that a sophisticated cyber attack has compromised a portion of its customer base and could cost the firm up to US$400 million.

Hackers reportedly gained access to internal systems by paying off employees and contractors, allowing them to impersonate Coinbase and scam users out of their crypto.

Less than 1 percent of customer data was breached, but the attackers demanded a US$20 million ransom—which Coinbase flatly refused to pay. Instead, the company has pledged to fully reimburse affected users and established a US$20 million reward for information leading to the perpetrators’ arrest.

the timing of the attack is significant, coming just days before Coinbase is set to join the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX), a milestone for mainstream crypto acceptance.

Ripple’s US$50 million SEC settlement rejected by federal judge

A US federal judge has rejected a US$50 million settlement deal jointly proposed by Ripple Labs and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), calling the motion ‘procedurally improper’ and outside her jurisdiction.

The dispute stems from the SEC’s longstanding lawsuit accusing Ripple of conducting unregistered securities sales through XRP, a case now under appeal. Judge Analisa Torres said that because the litigation is at the appellate stage, the district court has no authority to modify the previous judgment.

Ripple’s chief legal officer responded by emphasizing that the ruling doesn’t affect the company’s earlier court wins and that both sides remain aligned on resolving the issue.

Bitget becomes world’s third top crypto exchange by trading volume

Bitget has officially surged into third place among global crypto exchanges, reporting a stunning US$757.6 billion in futures trading volume and US$68.6 billion in spot volume for April 2025.

The Seychelles-based platform has made a name for itself through features like copy trading, which allows users to mimic high-performing traders in real time. Bitget’s April performance stood out despite a broader market correction, expanding its market share to 7.2 percent and pushing its user base above 120 million.

The exchange’s rise signals increasing demand for advanced crypto trading products beyond the traditional buy-and-hold strategy.

Fifth Third Bank eyes expansion into crypto after regulatory green light

After five years of quietly exploring the crypto space, Fifth Third Bank now says it’s ready to expand its offerings amid friendlier US regulations. The Cincinnati-based lender, which holds over US$200 billion in assets, has been working with crypto firms since 2020 but delayed larger moves until clearer guidance from regulators arrived.

According to Chief Strategy Officer Ben Hoffman, the bank is now exploring stablecoin-powered cross-border payments, crypto payroll services and digital asset custody. Recent signals from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Trump administration’s pro-crypto stance have given institutions more confidence to act.

Fifth Third has formed internal teams across its business lines to integrate blockchain-based financial products responsibly. With mainstream banks finally stepping into crypto with more certainty, a new chapter of institutional adoption appears to be underway.

US lawmakers debate GENIUS Act as stablecoin regulation nears critical juncture

The GENIUS Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at establishing a regulatory framework for US dollar-backed stablecoins, is under intense scrutiny as lawmakers grapple with its potential implications.

While the legislation seeks to provide clarity and oversight in the burgeoning stablecoin market, recent developments have introduced partisan divisions and raised concerns over consumer protections and financial stability.

Initially enjoying bipartisan support, the GENIUS Act has encountered resistance from Senate Democrats following revelations about former President Donald Trump’s involvement in digital asset ventures.

Lawmakers are now advocating for amendments to enhance consumer protections, enforce stricter financial controls and address potential ethical issues, particularly regarding the participation of large tech companies like Meta in the stablecoin space.

Despite these challenges, Republican proponents of the bill are pushing for its approval by Memorial Day (May 26), emphasizing the need for regulatory clarity to foster innovation and maintain the US dollar’s dominance in the digital economy.

Mastercard teams up with MoonPay to enable stablecoin payments worldwide

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) has announced a major new partnership with crypto payment processor MoonPay to bring stablecoin-based payments to more than 150 million global merchants.

The collaboration leverages Iron, a blockchain infrastructure company recently acquired by MoonPay, to enable real-time spending of stablecoins at any location accepting Mastercard.

The partnership is geared toward gig workers, digital creators and international businesses looking to send or receive money in a faster, cheaper and more flexible way. MoonPay says it already works with over 500 crypto platforms and can now expand its reach to over 100 million active users

Securities Disclosure: I, Giann Liguid, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

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Coinbase Backs QCAD Stablecoin to Power Canadian Crypto Adoption

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Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN), one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, has announced an investment in Stablecorp to bring QCAD — a Canadian dollar-denominated stablecoin — to Canadians.

The announcement was made in Toronto at the Blockchain Futurist Conference, where it was presented during a fireside chat by Lucas Matheson, Canada country director at Coinbase, and Alex McDougall, CEO of Stablecorp.

The pair positioned the launch as part of a global shift toward stablecoin integration and digital financial innovation, underscoring Canada’s unique opportunity to carve out a leadership role in the emerging digital currency ecosystem.

‘Stablecoins are probably the topic to draw this year in crypto, for a lot of good reasons,” said Matheson.

“When you look at volume around the world for cryptocurrencies, stablecoins currently account for about 70 percent of all volume in cryptocurrency, while maintaining about 10 percent of the market cap.”

Matheson pointed out that governments around the world, from the US to the UK, are moving quickly to legislate and define these assets as legitimate payment instruments. He stressed that Canada needs to be part of that conversation.

Stablecorp’s QCAD is not new to the scene. McDougall noted that the company has been working since 2020 to create a homegrown stablecoin that reflects Canada’s economic standing. Despite the US dollar’s dominance in the global stablecoin market, McDougall believes the Canadian dollar has a compelling case to make.

“The Canadian dollar trades over C$400 billion a day in foreign exchange. Over C$3.6 billion of goods cross the American border, back and forth every day,’ he told audience members. “There’s over C$316 billion in international central bank reserve currencies, and that’s up to C$65 billion over 2024 — the Canadian dollar quietly kicks ass.’

The Coinbase-Stablecorp partnership aims to fill this void by integrating QCAD into use cases ranging from simple peer-to-peer transactions to institutional finance and global trade. Matheson explained that Coinbase’s backing will bring the reach, trust and compliance capabilities needed to scale QCAD nationally and internationally.

Their discourse also revolved around real-world applications. McDougall described QCAD as a solution that dramatically lowers costs and increases speed in cross-border and domestic payments.

He pointed to practical examples already being piloted, such as Brazilian students paying Canadian tuition fees using QCAD, and Filipino workers receiving remittances via seamless FX-to-stablecoin pipelines.

In both cases, traditional banking systems are circumvented in favor of instant, lower-fee digital rails.

The stablecoin, McDougall added, also opens new doors for small business financing. Canadian businesses will soon be able to draw international lines of credit that settle in QCAD in real-time, with FX baked into transactions, a feature traditional banks currently do not offer. He also highlighted use cases in global telecommunications billing, where cross-border carrier settlements, a US$5 billion annual burden, could be simplified via programmatic stablecoin payments.

Even more futuristically, he envisions QCAD being critical infrastructure for Canada’s artificial intelligence ambitions.

“From just simple everyday things like sending money around and taking that power back, all the way to having these fully automated global webs of commerce — stablecoins are the building blocks for every single one of those,” he said.

Despite the momentum, both Matheson and McDougall acknowledged that Canada’s regulatory environment has not kept pace with innovation. Unlike jurisdictions such as the US and UK, where stablecoins are being defined through legislation as distinct asset classes, often as e-money, Canada remains entangled in a fragmented regulatory landscape.

“Our challenge is that we have 13 different provincial securities regulators, each approaching crypto through the lens of securities law,” said Matheson. “That’s led to a square peg, round hole problem.”

The lack of a unified federal framework has made it difficult for firms like Stablecorp to fully operationalize a compliant and scalable stablecoin solution. However, the panelists hope this may be changing with a cabinet shakeup.

With the QCAD rollout and further announcements expected in the coming weeks, the pressure now shifts to Ottawa to match private sector ambition with public policy action.

Securities Disclosure: I, Giann Liguid, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

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S&P Global: Mining Sector Sees Mixed Q1, Next Calls for Copper, Battery Metals and M&A

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As the global energy transition accelerates, the mining sector is increasingly navigating a complex landscape of shifting demand, volatile prices and growing sustainability priorities.

During an S&P Global webinar on the state of the mining industry in Q1, analysts highlighted renewable power development and mine-site electrification as key sustainability drivers shaping the future of resource extraction.

Copper, a key component of the energy shift, remains a focal point, with average prices holding at US$9,412 per metric ton in the first quarter, though forecasts suggest a slight decline to US$9,317 by year end.

Meanwhile, the battery metals space continues to feel the squeeze.

Lithium prices slumped to US$9,000 per metric ton, leaving an estimated 27 percent of producers operating at a loss, according to S&P. Cobalt held above US$14 per pound, bolstered by the Democratic Republic of Congo’s export ban.

Nickel, driven by surging Indonesian output, is forecast to fall to US$15,730 per metric ton.

The webinar also touched on broader sector dynamics, including ongoing trade tensions, subdued financing activity and an uptick in M&A as companies reposition for long-term growth amid tightening supply and geopolitical uncertainty.

Copper supply disrupted, green demand bolstered

As mentioned, copper prices are expected to dip slightly to US$9,317 by year end.

While positive drivers like a weaker US dollar and resilient Chinese demand are offering some support, refined production cuts, bad weather in Chile and smelter challenges have added pressure to the global supply chain.

Notably, production disruptions in Chile — including a national blackout and Glencore’s (LSE:GLEN,OTC Pink:GLCNF) partial suspension at Altonorte — along with declining US consumer confidence, have led S&P to revise its US refined copper demand growth forecast down to just 1.5 percent for the year. Meanwhile, tightness in the concentrate market has sent spot treatment charges to record lows, amplifying strain on smelter margins.

“(A) developing demand driver for copper is the increasing demand from the green energy transition,’ said Naditha Manubag, associate research analyst, metals and mining research, at S&P Global Commodity Insights.

‘Despite the intensifying US-China trade disputes, copper demand in China has shown resilience, with copper concentrate imports growing by 10 percent in Q1 and cathode imports increasing month-over-month.’

Lithium, cobalt and graphite markets under pressure

In contrast, the battery metals space continues to reel from oversupply and weak pricing. Lithium carbonate CIF Asia dropped to just US$9,000, the lowest level seen since 2021.

“Overcapacity will continue to limit lithium prices until the next decade,” said Manubag. “With this, we have lowered the lithium carbonate CIF Asia price in 2025 to US$9,031. And using this price assumption, 27 percent of lithium operations will be loss-making on a total cash operating margin basis.”

Prices are expected to dip further to US$8,600 in Q3 before a modest recovery in 2027.

The cobalt market, while supported by the Democratic Republic of Congo’s export ban, is forecast to remain in surplus through 2025, though prices are likely to hold above US$14.

“The Democratic Republic of Congo accounts for over 70 percent of global cobalt mine output, yet its ongoing export ban is unlikely to trigger significant production cuts,” the analyst said, adding that the stockpiled supply is expected to re-enter the market once the ban lifts — supporting a sustained price recovery.

Cobalt hydroxide prices have surged the most since the ban began due to tightening supply, and cobalt prices are expected to remain above US$14 through 2025. However, elevated prices may accelerate the trend toward substituting cobalt in battery chemistries as the lithium market braces for further cuts.

Meanwhile, graphite prices are under pressure despite tightening Chinese export controls.

China’s December export ban on key critical minerals, including gallium and germanium, has prompted tighter scrutiny on graphite exports to the US. With China supplying roughly half of America’s antimony and natural graphite imports, pressure on prices has mounted as Tanzanian supply grows, but export options narrow.

Despite current oversupply, a structural deficit is forecast in the medium to long term.

“Spot prices for natural graphite have come under further pressure,” Manubag said. “(US President Donald) Trump’s Section 232 probes import dependence on processed graphite, supporting US anode projects.”

As such, S&P sees US capacity growing to 236,000 metric tons in 2028.

“We maintain our view that continued high feedstock cost on the synthetic anode supply chain could support fine flake and spherical graphite prices,’ the expert added.

Gold leads Q1 mining M&A

M&A in the mining sector slowed sharply in Q1, with both the number and value of deals declining.

Although gold transactions accounted for 86 percent of total M&A value, overall gold deal value dropped 62 percent quarter-over-quarter to US$4.02 billion. In the lead for the period was Equinox Gold’s (TSX:EQX,NYSEAMERICAN:EQX) planned US$1.87 billion takeover of Calibre Mining (TSX:CXB,OTCQX:CXBMF).

Nickel followed, with MMG’s (OTC Pink:MMLTF,HKEX:1208) US$500 million acquisition of Anglo American’s (LSE:AAL,OTCQX:AAUKF) nickel business, including producing assets like Barro Alto and Codemin.

In copper, the top transaction was Hudbay Minerals’ (TSX:HBM,NYSE:HBM) purchase of Mitsubishi Materials’ (OTC Pink:MIMTF,TSE:5711) remaining stake in the Copper Mountain mine for US$44.3 million.

“Gold deals are expected to continue leading M&A activity as the metal maintains its safe-haven appeal amid global trade uncertainty,” Gian Seblos, associate research analyst, metals and mining research, at S&P Global Commodity Insights, said during this week’s webinar. He added, “Meanwhile, cash-rich producers may drive consolidation in base metals, either to secure future output or diversify amid shifting trade dynamics.”

Capital raised by mining companies surged to US$11.92 billion — doubling from the previous quarter and marking the second consecutive quarter of growth following the US Federal Reserve’s December rate cut. Debt financing jumped to 65 percent of total capital raised, up from 35 percent previously, fueled by a surge in senior debt offerings.

Major mining companies led the charge, raising US$7.57 billion — nearly six times more than Q4 2024.

Juniors saw a 25 percent increase, raising US$3.48 billion. Gold companies captured half of the funding, followed by those focused on base metals (33 percent) and specialty commodities (17 percent).

Regionally, Asia and the Middle East posted a 331 percent gain to US$1.58 billion, primarily driven by Saudi Arabia’s Ma’aden through two non-convertible bond offerings worth US$1.25 billion.

Africa and Europe also saw strong growth, while Australia, Canada and the US experienced declines.

Securities Disclosure: I, Georgia Williams, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

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Top 5 Canadian Mining Stocks This Week: Foremost Clean Energy Powers 133 Percent Gain

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Newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his cabinet on Tuesday (May 13). Among his selections was Tim Hodgson, the Member of Parliament from Markham-Thornhill, as the new Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.

Hodgson’s portfolio will involve overseeing Canada’s resource sector. His selection has been seen as a nod to Alberta’s oil and gas sector due to his time serving as a board member of MEG Energy (TSX:MEG,OTC Pink:MEGEF), an oilsands producer based in Calgary.

Hodgson also spent time running Goldman Sachs’ (NYSE:GS) Canadian operations, where he advised the Bank of Canada during Carney’s tenure as the central bank’s governor.

South of the border, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics released April’s consumer price index (CPI) data on Tuesday, reporting that all-items inflation rose by 0.2 percent on a monthly basis, as did core CPI, which doesn’t include the volatile food and energy categories.

The figures indicate a reversal in the deceleration seen over the past few months. During that time, all-items inflation slowed from a 0.5 percent increase in January to a 0.2 percent gain in February before recording a 0.1 percent decline in March. Similarly, core CPI had slowed to a 0.1 percent increase in March.

On an annualized basis, CPI posted a 2.3 percent increase, down from the 2.4 percent recorded in March. However, core CPI remained steady at 2.8 percent.

Markets and commodities react

In Canada, major indexes were mixed at the end of the week.

The S&P/TSX Composite Index (INDEXTSI:OSPTX) gained 2.07 percent during the week to close at 25,971.93 on Friday, the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index (INDEXTSI:JX) fell 1.93 percent to 672.84 and the CSE Composite Index (CSE:CSECOMP) shed 0.5 percent to 119.01.

US equities were in positive territory this week, with the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:INX) gaining 2.6 percent to close at 5,958.37, the Nasdaq-100 (INDEXNASDAQ:NDX) rising 2.88 percent to 21,412.91 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) adding 1.8 percent to 42,654.75.

The gold price was in decline this week, posting a loss of 3.75 percent, to close Friday at US$3,199.69. The silver price was also down, shedding 1.37 percent during the period to US$32.28.

In base metals, the COMEX copper price fell 2.34 percent over the week to US$4.60 per pound. Meanwhile, the S&P GSCI (INDEXSP:SPGSCI) posted a small gain of 0.31 percent to close at 533.11.

Top Canadian mining stocks this week

How did mining stocks perform against this backdrop?

Take a look at this week’s five best-performing Canadian mining stocks below.

Stock data for this article was retrieved at 3 p.m. EDT on Friday using TradingView’s stock screener. Only companies trading on the TSX, TSXV and CSE with market capitalizations greater than C$10 million are included. Companies within the non-energy minerals and energy minerals sectors were considered.

1. Foremost Clean Energy (CSE:FAT)

Weekly gain: 133.11 percent
Market cap: C$29.88 million
Share price: C$3.45

Foremost Clean Energy is a uranium explorer advancing projects in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin. In 2025, its primary focus has been its Hatchet Lake property, part of its Eastern Athabasca projects. The site consists of nine mineral claims within two blocks covering an area of 10,2012 hectares and has seen exploration dating back to the 1960s.

Foremost announced in October 2024 that it had completed the first phase of an option agreement with Denison Mines (TSX:DML,NYSEAMERICAN:DNN) to acquire a 20 percent stake in 10 uranium properties, including Hatchet Lake, in exchange for 1.37 million common shares. Under the terms of the agreement, Foremost can earn up to a 70 percent stake in the properties in exchange for meeting certain milestones within 36 months.

Shares in Foremost have gained after making several positive exploration announcements over the past few weeks.

On May 1, Foremost announced a new uranium discovery at Hatchet Lake based on initial results from an ongoing inaugural drill program. The company said the discovery includes multiple intervals of mineralization, highlighting one grading 0.22 percent equivalent U3O8 over 0.9 meters, including two intersections of 0.1 meters grading 0.58 percent and 0.5 percent.

Follow up information from the program was released on Thursday (May 15) when Foremost reported anomalous radioactivity was detected in 6 out of 10 completed drill holes. After receiving the preliminary results, the company expanded its program from the original eight hole, 2,000 meter program to a 10 hole, 2,400 meter program. Assay results remain pending.

2. Anfield Energy (TSXV:AEC)

Weekly gain: 50 percent
Market cap: C$10.27 million
Share price: C$0.09

Anfield Energy is a uranium and vanadium development company working to advance several projects in the United States.

Among them is its Velvet-Wood project located in Lisbon Valley, Utah, a region with historic uranium exploration and production. The site itself hosts underground infrastructure that was used to recover approximately 4 million pounds of uranium oxide between 1979 and 1984.

According to a January 2023 preliminary economic assessment, the site hosts a measured and indicated resource of 4.64 million pounds of uranium oxide equivalent from 811,000 metric tons of ore at an average grade of 0.29 percent, as well as an inferred resource of 8.41 million pounds of uranium oxide equivalent from 1.84 million metric tons at 0.24 percent.

The report also showed an inferred vanadium oxide resource of 54.4 million pounds from 2.65 million metric tons of ore at an average grade of 1.03 percent.

Shares in Anfield gained this week after it announced on Tuesday that the US Department of the Interior selected Velvet-Wood for expedited environmental permitting as part of the government’s FAST-41 initiative to bolster domestic mineral production. Under the expedited process, the Bureau of Land Management has been directed to complete its review of the project within 14 days.

3. Roscan Gold (TSXV:ROS)

Weekly gain: 44.44 percent
Market cap: C$30 million
Share price: C$0.065

Roscan Gold is an exploration and development company working to advance its Kandiole gold project in the Republic of Mali. The company’s permits cover an area of 288.8 square kilometers and host several mineralized targets.

Kandiole hosts an indicated mineral resource of 1.02 million ounces of gold from 27.4 million metric tons at an average grade of 1.2 grams per metric ton (g/t) gold, and an inferred resource of 200,000 ounces from 5.2 million metric tons at 1.2 g/t.

Roscan has focused on de-risking its project as it moves towards obtaining a mining permit, and spent much of 2024 raising funds. The latest funding announcement came in October 2024 when Roscan closed a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of C$2 million. At the time, the company said it would use the funds for general working capital and exploration and development at the Kandiole project.

The most recent news release from Roscan came on March 10 when it welcomed an announcement by the Government of Mali that lifts the partial suspension of the processing of mining license applications. The company said the decision marks a milestone for de-risking the Kandiole gold project.

License applications in Mali had been suspended since 2022. At the time, the military government, which took power in 2021, said the action was to improve the issuance process and better serve the industry.

4. Baru Gold (TSXV:BARU)

Weekly gain: 44.44 percent
Market cap: C$19.55 million
Share price: C$0.065

Developer Baru Gold is advancing its Sangihe gold project in Indonesia. The company holds a 70 percent stake in the 42,000 hectare project, with the remaining 30 percent interest held by three Indonesia-based companies.

Baru Gold is progressing toward approval of its production operations plan, which was redesigned due to the significant macroeconomic shift and increase in the gold price since its last resource estimate in May 2017.

On February 14, the company published a technical report with an updated resource estimate. The resource estimate demonstrates an indicated resource of 114,000 ounces of gold and 1.93 million ounces of silver from 3.15 million metric tons of ore with grades of 1.12 g/t gold and 19.4 g/t silver. The project also hosts an inferred resource of 91,000 ounces of gold and 1.08 million ounces of silver from 2.3 million metric tons of ore with grades of 1.22 g/t gold and 14.5 g/t silver.

The update marks a significant step toward government approval for production operations status, with the only remaining requirement being the payment of taxes.

On Thursday, Baru announced it entered into an arm’s length binding preliminary collaboration agreement with Quantum Metal Thailand, a gold ecommerce platform, which would invest up to US$100 million in Baru as part of an offtake and funding collaboration. Baru said the funding would be used to enhance its gold production and refining capacity to a purity rate of 99.99 percent.

Under the terms of the potential deal, funding would be broken down into an initial investment worth up to US$30 million, and subsequent tranches worth US$10 million. Baru will repay the amount with refined gold based on the London Bullion Market Association gold price, with the first tranche discounted at 30 percent and remaining tranches discounted at 20 percent.

Once production commences, Quantum will also receive 20 percent of the company’s monthly refined gold production until the investment is fully repaid.

5. Talon Metals (TSX:TLO)

Weekly gain: 42.86 percent

Market cap: C$140.21 million
Share price: C$0.15

Talon Metals is an exploration and development company working to advance its Tamarack North polymetallic project in Minnesota, US. Talon owns a 51 percent stake in the 31,000 acre project, with Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO,NYSE:RIO,LSE:RIO) owning the remaining 49 percent.

A technical report released in November 2022 reported a total indicated resource of 8.56 million metric tons of ore at an average grade of 1.73 percent nickel and 0.92 percent copper, 0.05 percent cobalt, 0.34 g/t platinum, 0.21 g/t palladium and 0.15 g/t gold.

Talon has been working through 2024 and 2025 to expand the resource at the project. On May 1 the company announced the highest grade intercept encountered at Tamarack: 8.25 meters at 12.62 percent nickel, 13.88 percent copper, 0.12 percent cobalt, 4.7 g/t palladium, 7.08 g/t platinum, 6.17 g/t gold and 44.31 g/t silver.

The company followed up with further significant news on Monday (May 12), announcing a drill hole encountered 34.9 meters of cumulative massive nickel mineralization over a total length of 47.33 meters.

Brian Goldner, Talon’s chief exploration and operations officer, commented, “In my 19 years working on the Tamarack Project, I’ve never seen anything like this. This 34.9 meter intercept of high-grade massive sulphide isn’t just the longest ever recorded at Tamarack, it’s a defining moment.”

FAQs for Canadian mining stocks

What is the difference between the TSX and TSXV?

The TSX, or Toronto Stock Exchange, is used by senior companies with larger market caps, and the TSXV, or TSX Venture Exchange, is used by smaller-cap companies. Companies listed on the TSXV can graduate to the senior exchange.

How many mining companies are listed on the TSX and TSXV?

As of February 2025, there were 1,572 companies listed on the TSXV, 905 of which were mining companies. Comparatively, the TSX was home to 1,859 companies, with 181 of those being mining companies.

Together the TSX and TSXV host around 40 percent of the world’s public mining companies.

How much does it cost to list on the TSXV?

There are a variety of different fees that companies must pay to list on the TSXV, and according to the exchange, they can vary based on the transaction’s nature and complexity. The listing fee alone will most likely cost between C$10,000 to C$70,000. Accounting and auditing fees could rack up between C$25,000 and C$100,000, while legal fees are expected to be over C$75,000 and an underwriters’ commission may hit up to 12 percent.

The exchange lists a handful of other fees and expenses companies can expect, including but not limited to security commission and transfer agency fees, investor relations costs and director and officer liability insurance.

These are all just for the initial listing, of course. There are ongoing expenses once companies are trading, such as sustaining fees and additional listing fees, plus the costs associated with filing regular reports.

How do you trade on the TSXV?

Investors can trade on the TSXV the way they would trade stocks on any exchange. This means they can use a stock broker or an individual investment account to buy and sell shares of TSXV-listed companies during the exchange’s trading hours.

Article by Dean Belder; FAQs by Lauren Kelly.

Securities Disclosure: I, Dean Belder, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

Securities Disclosure: I, Lauren Kelly, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

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HHS SEC ROBERT F KENNEDY JR: American patients pay more so others can pay less — that stops now

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President Donald Trump’s bold executive order on drug pricing isn’t just policy—it’s a revolution in healthcare affordability. The plan is simple yet transformative: ensure Americans pay no more for medications than citizens of other wealthy nations.

Consider this stark reality: a GLP-1 drug costing $88 in London commands $1,000 in the United States. Even after manufacturer discounts to insurers, Americans still pay over $400—for the identical medication, from the same company, produced in the same facility. This disparity is especially galling when pharmaceutical companies extract 70% of their profits from America—a nation representing just 4% of the world’s population. This global free-riding on American patients ends now.

Industry leaders recognize this imbalance. I’ve already engaged with CEOs from four major American pharmaceutical companies and a foreign manufacturer eager to relocate to the U.S. Their response has been encouraging, but we’re prepared to act decisively if necessary. U.S. Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) possess the statutory authority to deliver on President Trump’s commitment: other developed nations must pay more, so Americans can pay less, thus preserving the innovation pipeline.

Americans deserve both groundbreaking therapies and affordable access to them. Yet according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, nearly one-third of patients skip prescribed medications due to cost—an unacceptable reality in the world’s wealthiest nation.

While prevention through healthier lifestyles remains our best strategy for reducing medication dependence, certain treatments will always be essential. The pharmaceutical industry has delivered remarkable advancements in cancer and autoimmune therapies that benefit patients worldwide. 

We value continued innovation as a core American principle, but we cannot indefinitely subsidize global medical progress while other wealthy nations contribute disproportionately little.

President Trump’s negotiation approach has already proven effective with NATO, where European countries responded to accountability by making historic reinvestments that strengthened the alliance. The same principle applies here. The President and I stand united: global free riding on American patients must end.

CMS, with Dr. Mehmet Oz at the helm, extends beyond payment reform to fundamentally realigning care delivery incentives. This initiative will protect safety nets for vulnerable populations while addressing the financial pressures facing state partners and federal programs—particularly Medicaid, which has seen dramatic growth in both enrollment and costs.

The coming months will be decisive in achieving President Trump’s prescription for a healthier America—one where innovation thrives, and patients no longer shoulder an unfair share of the global healthcare burden.

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JONATHAN TURLEY: Biden not the only loser revealed by shocking Hur audio

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‘For posterity’s sake.’

Those words from President Joe Biden sum up the crushing impact of the leaked audiotapes from the interview between him and Special Counsel Robert Hur. Not only did they remove any doubt over Biden committing federal crimes, but they also constituted what is akin to a political racketeering indictment against much of the Washington establishment, from the White House staff to Democratic politicians to the media.

The interview, conducted from Oct. 8-9, 2023, has long been sought by Congress, but was kept under wraps by Biden’s Justice Department even as Biden campaigned for a second term.

Many of us balked at the conclusion of Hur that no charges were appropriate despite the fact that the president had removed classified documents for decades, stored them in grossly negligent ways, and moved them around to unsecure locations, including his garage in Delaware.

Given President Donald Trump’s indictment for the same offenses, it was hard to imagine how the special counsel could not recommend the same criminal charges (presumably after he left office).

Instead, Hur declared it would have been hard to get a jury to convict Biden because he was ‘a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.’

It appears that Trump, on the other hand, was presumptively not sympathetic or well-meaning and possessed a good enough memory to face prosecution.

The contrast was glaring and only reinforced the view of many citizens that there are two tracks for justice in Washington.

Soon after the report’s release, Biden gave an irate press conference at which he lied about the findings of his culpability and lashed out at any suggestion that he had gapped or stumbled in the interview.

For example, when reporters raised Hur’s assertion that Biden had forgotten when his son Beau died, Biden angrily responded, ‘How in the hell dare he raise that?’ Frankly, when I was asked the question, I thought to myself it wasn’t any of their damn business.’

However, it was not Hur but Biden himself who raised the death of his son, and he forgot a wide array of dates, including when he served in office.

The interview shows that in 2023 it was clear that Biden was mentally diminished despite claims from many allies and former aides that there was a sudden loss of capacity just before the disastrous debate in 2024. It is now undeniable that the White House staff actively hid the president’s incompetence from the American public. That includes the White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki (who left her post in May 2022) and her successor, Karine Jean-Pierre, who insisted that Biden was sharp and ‘running circles’ around the staff.

Of course, the media is now covering the story after the public saw the truth in the debate. Figures like CNN’s Jake Tapper have even written books that belatedly pursue the question despite previously insisting that there was no evidence of a diminishment in Biden’s mental state.

Tapper repeatedly dismissed the claim and even excoriated Lara Trump for raising it. In one interview, he pushed a White House talking point that such suggestions were mocking Biden for a childhood stutter.

‘It’s so amazing to me- a ‘cognitive decline,’’ he told the president’s daughter-in-law. ‘I think you were mocking his stutter. Yeah. I think you were mocking his stutter and I think you have absolutely no standing to diagnose somebody’s cognitive decline. I would think somebody in the Trump family would be more sensitive to people who do not have medical licenses diagnosing politicians from afar.’

When Lara Trump insisted that this was clearly evidence of a ‘very concerning’ cognitive decline, Tapper dismissed her statement by saying, ‘Thank you, Lara. I’m sure it’s from a place of concern. We all believe that.’

Keep in mind that others beyond Lara Trump were raising this issue and there were tapes showing obvious physical and mental decline. The media simply refused to seriously pursue the story until the cover-up no longer mattered after the debate.

Over on MSNBC, Joe Scarborough was equally apoplectic at those raising the issue and stated

‘Start your tape right now because I’m about to tell you the truth. And eff you if you can’t handle the truth. This version of Biden intellectually, analytically, is the best Biden ever. Not a close second. And I have known him for years…If it weren’t the truth, I wouldn’t say it

This media effort continued all the way up the debate itself. On CNN.com, Oliver Darcy wrote ‘Right-wing media figures are desperately pushing conspiracy theories about Biden ahead of the debate.’

Once the public found out, the media was ready to tell the story when it became impossible, and no longer politically beneficial, to deny it. Articles began to appear with the same realization of, ‘Oh you meant THAT mental decline. Well sure.’

It was the same belated acknowledgment that came, after the election, with Hunter Biden’s laptop. The media just moved on with a shrug and a collective ‘our bad’ concession.

As for the then-president himself, the one moment of clarity in the interview may have been his most incriminating line. When asked why he removed classified material on Afghanistan, Biden admitted ‘I guess I wanted to hang on to it for posterity’s sake.’

That is precisely what critics on CNN and MSNBC accused Trump of doing: removing material as types of keepsakes or trophies.

One president was indicted for that and one was sent along his way to pursue a second term in office.

The real indictment that comes out of these tapes is a type of political racketeering enterprise by the Washington establishment. It took a total team effort from Democratic politicians to the White House staff to the media to hide the fact that the president of the United States was mentally diminished. It there were a political RICO crime, half of Washington would be frog marched to the nearest federal courthouse.

Of course, none of this complicity in the cover-up is an actual crime. It is part of the Washington racket.

After all, this is Washington where such duplicity results not in plea deals but book deals.

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Biden jokes ‘I’m a young man’ during interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur

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Former President Joe Biden joked that he was a ‘young man’ during an October 2023 interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur over his mishandling of classified documents, newly released audio shows.

Axios released audio on Friday from Biden’s interviews with Hur in which the then-president appeared to struggle to remember when his son Beau died, when he left office as vice president, what year President Donald Trump was elected to his first term or why he had classified documents that should not have been in his possession.

In addition to Biden’s memory lapses, the recordings showed him slurring his words and muttering when speaking to Hur.

Transcripts of the interviews — conducted on Oct. 8 and 9, 2023 — were released on March 12, 2024.

On the first day of the interview, Hur stressed the importance of answering truthfully and urged Biden to make his best effort to recall the events in question, which the prosecutor acknowledged happened years ago.

‘I’m a young man, so it’s not a problem,’ Biden, now 82, jokingly responded.

‘Okay, great. Glad to hear it,’ Hur replied. 

Hur, who was appointed by then-Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Biden’s handling of classified documents, said in his report, released on Feb. 5, 2024, that he declined to bring charges against the president, in part, because a jury would find him a ‘sympathetic, well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory.’ The report acknowledged that the documents were ‘willfully’ obtained by Biden during his time as vice president and as a senator.

‘I’m well-meaning and I’m an elderly man and I know what the hell I’m doing. I’ve been president, and I put this country back on its feet. I don’t need his recommendation,’ Biden said when questioned by Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy days after Hur released his report. 

The special counsel’s report, in addition to Biden’s gaffe-prone public appearances, amplified pressure from Republicans who said he lacked the mental fitness needed to serve as president.

Democrats and Biden’s White House initially criticized Hur for his report, insisting the then-president was ‘sharp’ and that the special counsel was politically motivated.

Later in 2024, during Biden’s re-election campaign, Democrats urged him to drop out of the race over his performance in the June presidential debate against Trump, citing his age and mental acuity. Biden formally dropped out of the presidential race in July and finished his term. His vice president, Kamala Harris, was defeated by Trump in November’s general election.

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Biden fails to remember when son Beau died and Trump’s election year in leaked Hur interview audio

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Leaked audio shared by Axios from President Joe Biden’s 2023 interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur has re-ignited serious questions about his mental sharpness, especially as he struggled to remember when his own son died and when Donald Trump was elected president.

In one moment, Biden tries to recall the death of his son, Beau: ‘My son. Is either been deployed or is dying. And so… What was happening though?’

‘What’s much about dying? May 30, 2015, he died,’ said Biden. ‘May 2015. I think it’s 2015. I’m not sure the months are, but I think that was it.’

Beau Biden passed away from brain cancer on May 30, 2015, at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He was 46.

In the audio, Biden also mixes up the year of Trump’s 2016 victory: ‘Trump gets elected in November of 2017. 2016. 2016. So… That’s when we left office, January of 2017. But that’s when Trump gets sworn in manually.’

The fumbling recollections are part of a six-hour interview that Hur used to support his conclusion that Biden’s memory was ‘significantly limited.’

The White House kept the audio under wraps at the time as critical moments in Biden’s own life and in recent American history appeared to be completely out of reach for the former president.

The conversation, part of a two-day interview in October 2023, led Hur to describe Biden as a ‘well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory.’

On Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle Friday night, host Laura Ingraham put it bluntly: ‘This is the biggest scandal that I remember in recent political history: that this man was allowed to continue as the commander in chief of the world’s greatest superpower.’

As Ingraham said later in the segment, ‘We still don’t really know who was making the tough calls. It obviously wasn’t the man we heard on that tape.’

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