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Cobalt prices regained momentum in the third quarter of 2025 as tighter export controls from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) fueled expectations of a market rebound.

After languishing near multi-year lows early in the year, the metal surged to US$47,110 per metric ton in late October, its highest level since January 2023.

The DRC’s prolonged export suspension, followed by new quota limits, has begun to ease a years-long supply glut, with analysts now forecasting a shift from oversupply toward market balance.

All year-to-date and share price information was obtained on October 28, 2025, using TradingView’s stock screener. Companies with market caps above C$10 million at that time were considered.

1. Talon Metals (TSX:TLO)

Year-to-date gain: 358.82 percent
Market cap: C$440.55 million
Share price: C$0.39

Talon Metals is a base metals company advancing the Tamarack nickel-copper-cobalt project in Central Minnesota, US, through a joint venture with Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO,NYSE:RIO,LSE:RIO). Talon currently holds a 51 percent stake in the project and can earn up to 60 percent.

In late March, Talon Metals announced a massive sulfide discovery at its Tamarack project, with an intercept measuring 8.25 meters containing 95 percent sulfide content located deeper than the current Tamarack resource.

In May, a further massive sulfide discovery in the same zone, the thickest discovery yet at the site, drove the company’s share price up significantly, and another in early August did the same. In the August announcement, Talon shared that it named the discovery zone the Vault zone.

At the start of Q4, Talon announced an expanded winter drilling and exploration program at the Vault zone.

Shares of Talon rallied to a year-to-date high of C$0.54 on October 14, following the winter drill news and alongside rising cobalt prices.

On October 20, Talon received a 12 month extension from Rio Tinto subsidiary Kennecott Exploration to submit a feasibility study and US$10 million payment required to increase its ownership stake in the Tamarack project to 60 percent.

The extension will allow Talon to align the study’s release with the publication of the project’s scoping environmental assessment worksheet, expected in the first half of 2026, marking its entry into Minnesota’s formal environmental review process.

2. Leading Edge Materials (TSXV:LEM)

Year-to-date gain: 222.22 percent
Market cap: C$72.49 million
Share price: C$0.29

Leading Edge Materials is developing critical materials projects in the EU. The company’s projects include its wholly owned Woxna graphite mine and Norra Kärr heavy rare earth elements project, both in Sweden, as well as its 51 percent owned Bihor Sud nickel-cobalt exploration alliance in Romania.

According to its June 2025 presentation, exploration work planned for 2025 at Bihor Sud’s G2 gallery includes mapping and sampling of cobalt-nickel and zinc-lead-silver mineralized zones detected visually and by hand-held XRF. Drilling targeting polymetallic mineralization at the gallery is underway.

On the financial side, Leading Edge announced a C$400,000 non-brokered private placement in June.

According to a June 22 activities update, Leading Edge’s Romanian subsidiary was granted ownership and operational permits for the Avram Iancu mine at Bihor Sud, and the team had begun preliminary investigations of the site.

In its recent quarterly report, released September 19, Leading Edge Materials said it is reassessing its prospects after being granted those permits. at its project located within the Bihor Sud exploration area following the acquisition of additional ownership and operating permits.

The Avram Iancu site hosts extensive historic underground workings and data indicating copper-rich massive sulfide zones, the statement noted.

A competent person report is in progress to consolidate past exploration and outline next steps, while the company evaluates financing options to advance development.

Shares of Leading Edge also benefited from the mid-October cobalt price rally, registering a year-to-date high of C$0.44 on October 14.

3. Battery Mineral Resources (TSXV:BMR)

Year-to-date gain: 180 percent
Market cap: C$16.79 million
Share price: C$0.14

Battery Mineral Resources is focused on developing into a mid-tier copper producer and recently restarted mine and mill operations at the Punitaqui Mining Complex in Chile. In Canada, the company holds the largest land position in Ontario’s historic Cobalt district, where it is exploring high-grade primary cobalt deposits at McAra, Gowganda and Elk Lake.

The company’s portfolio also includes energy services and mineral exploration assets in North America, along with graphite projects in South Korea.

In late October, BMR said it was evaluating strategic options for its Gowganda silver tailings project, located northeast of Sudbury, Ontario.

The project lies in one of the country’s most productive past silver-cobalt districts, and the Gowganda mining camp produced 60 million ounces of silver and 1.3 million pounds of cobalt between 1910 and 1969. Gowganda hosts four former mines and associated tailings historically estimated to contain 2.96 million ounces of silver. BMR is assessing how best to advance or monetize the asset to enhance shareholder value.

On October 16, Battery Mineral Resources reported strong operational performance at its Punitaqui copper project in Chile, driven by improved underground production and plant optimization. Since September 1, 2025, underground operations have averaged 1,800 tonnes per day, up 80 percent from the first half of the year, and 2,000 tonnes per day over the recent two weeks period.

BMR is also advancing development of additional underground operations at Cinabrio Norte and Dalmacia to support further growth from Punitaqui.

The news pushed shares of BMR to a year-to-date high of C$0.17 on October 21.

4. FPX Nickel (TSXV:FPX)

Year-to-date gain: 95.74 percent
Market cap: C$144.81 million
Share price: C$0.46

FPX Nickel is currently advancing its Decar nickel district in BC, Canada.

The property comprises four key targets, with the Baptiste deposit being the primary focus, alongside the Van target. The company also has three other nickel projects in BC and one in the Yukon, Canada.

In February, FPX released a scoping study for the development of a refinery that would refine awaruite concentrate from Baptiste into battery-grade nickel sulfate and by-products of cobalt carbonate, copper and ammonium sulfate. Annual output is anticipated at 32,000 metric tons of contained nickel and 570 metric tons of contained cobalt.

The results show that the process would result in operating and all-in production costs near the bottom of nickel sulfate cost curve, in part due to by-product credits. Additionally, the carbon intensity of the awaruite refinery would be significantly lower than that of currently used production methods.

On September 4, FPX completed a large-scale mineral processing pilot campaign for its Baptiste nickel project, following three prior successful campaigns. The latest production run generated bulk samples of awaruite concentrate, which will be provided to prospective partners, including pre-cursor cathode active materials, battery producers and automakers, to assess its suitability as feedstock.

Later in the month, FPX signed an option agreement to acquire up to 100 percent of the Advocate nickel property in Newfoundland, Canada, following its review of over 50 targets. The property has also been accepted by the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) as the first designated property under the generative alliance between FPX and JOGMEC, with a significant work program planned to build on encouraging surface nickel recoveries.

FPX shares registered a year-to-date high of C$0.55 on October 17.

5. Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX:WPM)

Year-to-date gain: 61.23 percent
Market cap: C$60.38 billion
Share price: C$133.00

Wheaton Precious Metals is one of the largest gold and silver royalty and streaming companies.

It has investments in 18 operating mines and 28 development projects across four continents, including a cobalt streaming agreement for Vale’s (NYSE:VALE) Voisey’s Bay nickel mine in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

According to Wheaton, Voisey’s Bay is currently in a transitional phase, shifting from the depleted Ovoid open pit to full underground production.

The company reported its Q1 financial results on May 8. The report highlighted a record US$470 million in revenue, US$254 million in net earnings and US$361 million in operating cash flow.

The cobalt segment registered year-on-year attributable production gains, rising to 540,000 pounds in the year’s first quarter, compared to 240,000 pounds during Q1 2024. Despite the output increase, sales fell to 265,000 pounds in Q1 versus 309,000 pounds in Q1 2024.

According to Wheaton’s Q2 2025 results, the Voisey’s Bay mine produced 647,000 pounds of attributable cobalt, a roughly 150 percent increase from the same period in 2024. Vale reported that the underground operations are steadily ramping up, with full production expected by the second half of 2026 as the transition from the depleted Ovoid open-pit continues.

Shares of Wheaton rose to a year-to-date high of C$159.41 on October 16 alongside rising prices for gold, silver and cobalt.

FAQs for cobalt

What is cobalt?

Cobalt is a silver-gray metal that is often produced as a by-product of nickel and copper mining. It does not occur as a separate metal anywhere in the world, and must be produced by reductive smelting, or from the metallic ore cobaltite, which is made of cobalt, sulfur and arsenic.

What is cobalt used for?

Historically, cobalt oxides were used to impart a blue pigment to glass, porcelain and paints, hence the still-used cobalt blue paint. The metal is also used to produce superalloys, as cobalt imparts qualities such as corrosion and wear resistance, which are useful in applications such as airplanes, orthopedics and prosthetics.

Today cobalt is most famously used in the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that run everything from smartphones to EVs.

Where is cobalt mined?

The majority of cobalt production comes out of the DRC, which was responsible for producing 220,000 metric tons of the material in 2024. For perspective, the second largest cobalt-producing country, Indonesia, reported output of 28,000 MT the same year; third place Russia produced 8,700 MT of the material.

As the lithium-ion battery and EV supply chains garner global attention, companies are trying to limit their exposure to cobalt produced from the DRC, which is known for human rights abuses and sometimes child labor in its mining industry.

In response to this trend, many countries with cobalt are attempting to create domestic cobalt and EV supply chains in the hope of attracting companies looking to avoid DRC-sourced cobalt. This can be seen in the up-and-coming battery corridor in Ontario, Canada, as well as in the US-based Idaho cobalt belt.

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

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  • Pro Football Hall of Famer Ray Lewis addressed the Colorado Buffaloes football team at the invitation of coach Deion Sanders.
  • Lewis criticized the team for a perceived lack of brotherhood and camaraderie during their 3-5 season.
  • He challenged players on their commitment to studying film and preparing for games.

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders introduced another special guest to his team this week – a fellow Pro Football Hall of Famer who told Colorado players in a team meeting that he saw “no brotherhood” among them as they started the season with a 3-5 record.

The guest was Ray Lewis, the former Baltimore Ravens linebacker who said he was making his first visit to the Boulder campus since 1993, when he was a freshman on a Miami Hurricanes team that beat Colorado 35-29.

“Buffaloes, if you watch it on film, there’s no camaraderie,” Lewis said, as shown Friday, Oct. 31, on the YouTube channel of Sanders’ son Deion Jr. “There’s no brotherhood. You putting on the same uniform, but you walking out with different spirits.”

Ray Lewis asked for a show of hands

Lewis’s speech was part sermon, part critique and part pep talk as the Buffaloes prepare to face Arizona Saturday in a 7 p.m. ET game Saturday at home. At one point Lewis asked for a show of hands from those who silence and put away their phones when they get home so they can “dial in for about two or three hours” to study and prepare themselves as players.

Only three appeared to raise their hands.

“And we say we’re trying to win – how?” Lewis asked. “How do you win? You win by giving up what you think is pleasurable.”

As a player, Lewis said he put his own phone away when he got home every day so he could study the likes of legendary former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning. He gave a colorful example of how no detail was too small to learn.

“And I’m not leaving for six or seven hours, because I want to know what Peyton Manning’s going to do if he got to go (urinate),” Lewis said. “I want to know how bad he got to go (urinate). That’s how much information you got to want to know to be great.”

‘Let’s fix it,’ Ray Lewis tells Colorado players

Lewis is among several football and celebrity quests that Sanders has invited to address his team over the years, including actor Denzel Washington and former NFL receiver Randy Moss.

“Learn your craft and stop letting Colorado Buffaloes be represented off a bunch of individuals,” Lewis told them. “Let’s become a team. Let’s talk more, and let’s find out who hurting in their silent cries. Let’s fix it. Get on the football field and deliver the package that that man (Sanders) expects from each and every one of you.”

Lewis’ visit impressed the Buffs, especially linebacker Martavius French, who couldn’t seem to believe that Lewis shook his hand. French said in a video on Instagram that he might cut off his hand to “frame it” after touching Lewis.

“I’m saving this video, too, and gonna remember this day,” French said.

Colorado needs to win three of its four remaining regular-season games in order to become eligible for a postseason bowl game. The Buffs are 16-17 in three seasons under Sanders after suffering the worst loss of Sanders’ college coaching career last week at Utah.

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Anthony Davis will not play in the Dallas Mavericks’ next two games, including Saturday night’s contest against the Detroit Pistons in Mexico City, the team announced in a statement Friday, Oct. 31.

The 10-time All-Star has a ‘low grade left calf strain,’ the Mavericks said, suffered during their previous game.

Davis played just 7 minutes in Dallas’ win against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday, Oct. 29, exiting early after experiencing ‘left lower leg soreness.’ He was seen grabbing the back of his left leg near the heal before heading to the locker room.

In their statement Friday, the Mavericks said he was held out ‘for precautionary reasons.’ Davis had entered Wednesday’s game on the injury report, listed as having ‘bilateral Achilles tendinopathy.’

In addition to Saturday night’s contest in Mexico, Davis will miss Monday’s game at Houston. The Mavericks said he will be ‘re-evaluated after the road trip’ is completed. Their next game in Dallas is Nov. 5.

This is the latest injury setback for Davis, who has suited up for just 14 regular-season games for the Mavericks since he was traded to Dallas in February’s shocking deal that sent Luka Dončić to Los Angeles.

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Kiké Hernández and the Los Angeles Dodgers forced Game 7 against the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series.

The Dodgers took the lead in the third inning, scoring three runs — their only runs of the game — and then held on.

The Blue Jays did have an opportunity to potentially win the game and the series, with runners on second and third in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Andrés Giménez hit a ball to left field, where it was caught by Hernández, who managed to quickly deliver the ball to Miguel Rojas at second base. Rojas caught the ball to double off Addison Barger, securing the double play and the 3-1 victory in Game 6 on Friday night.

When is World Series Game 7?

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays will play in Game 7 of the World Series on Saturday, Nov. 1 at the Rogers Centre. The game will be played at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT).

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TORONTO – One of the greatest postseasons by a pitcher in modern baseball history saved the Los Angeles Dodgers’ season. And one of the wildest game-ending plays in World Series history – a fly ball to shallow left field, a catch and heady throw to double an aggressive young player off second base – stunned the Toronto Blue Jays, who will stagger into a winner-takes-all match trying to forget that the trophy could already be theirs.

The Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays will play for the World Series championship in Game 7, this Fall Classic knotted at three games apiece after the Dodgers’ 3-1 victory in Game 6.

That’s the extremely simplified version.

The deeper cut: The Blue Jays had the tying runs in scoring position and the winning run at the plate with nobody out, 44,710 fans at the Rogers Centre suddenly perked up after Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto lulled to sleep.

And suddenly: Despair.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts pulled rookie closer Rōki Sasaki from the game after Addison Barger’s double – scorched so hard, at 105.5 mph, it wedged into the wall in left center field – put the tying runs at second and third.

The next man up? Tyler Glasnow, expected to start Game 7 but now needed to save the day. He elicited an infield pop-up from Ernie Clement, and then Andrés Giménez looped a fly ball into shallow left field. Dodgers playoff veteran Kiké Hernández closed on the ball and made a decent catch.

And Barger, still amped from his double and itching to score the tying run, wandered too far off second. Hernández fired to second baseman Miguel Rojas. Double play. Game over. Come back tomorrow.

Technically, Mookie Betts provided the decisive advantage, as the slumping superstar’s two-run single to cap a three-run third inning stood up, keeping alive the Dodgers’ chance to become the first team to repeat as World Series champions since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees.

Yet for the second time in a week, it was Yamamoto who carried the Dodgers to victory, continuing a postseason for the ages.

Coming off consecutive complete games – unheard of in this era’s postseason, and impressive enough in any – Yamamoto gave them six innings of five-hit ball, striking out six and walking one.

His totals for this World Series: Two starts, two victories, two runs given up in 15 innings – a 1.20 ERA – and 14 strikeouts to just one walk.

His totals for this postseason: Five starts, four victories, five earned runs given up in 35 2/3 innings – a 1.26 ERA – and 32 strikeouts to just five walks.

It is a definitive autumnal run, putting Yamamoto up there with the likes of Cole Hamels, Madison Bumgarner, Nathan Eovaldi and Stephen Strasburg as aces navigating the modern game’s endless rounds of playoffs – yet performing like an ace all the way through.

And now, Game 7, and another round of intrigue.

When will the Dodgers deploy the great two-way star, Shohei Ohtani, on the mound? Can Max Scherzer – who started Game 7 in the Washington Nationals’ 2019 championship, the last time baseball’s ultimate game was contested –  find one more star turn in his 41-year-old bones?

Back-to-back, or the Commissioner’s Trophy, back in Toronto?

Delicious questions to ponder. And we have Yamamoto to thank for it.

— Gabe Lacques

Here’s how Friday’s game unfolded:

Rōki Sasaki works out of jam in eighth: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 1

Rōki Sasaki came in to pitch the eighth for the Dodgers and gave up a leadoff single to George Springer and walked Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with one out. After a mound visit, the rookie Sasaki got Bo Bichette to pop out and Daulton Varsho to ground out and strand the tying runs.

Dodgers’ Justin Wrobleski sends Game 6 to the eighth

TORONTO – In a perfect world, the Dodgers would have handed the ball from Yoshinobu Yamamoto to Rōki Sasaki in World Series Game 6, and tell the Blue Jays, ‘See you tomorrow night!’

Well, perfection is pretty hard to find in baseball, yet Justin Wrobleski made sure to replicate the Dodgers’ dream scenario. 

Wrobleski provided a gutsy seventh inning of work at Rogers Centre, striking out Alejandro Kirk and Andrés Giménez to ensure Ernie Clement’s double couldn’t hurt them. And now the Dodgers are six outs from Game 7 as they hold a 3-1 lead in the eighth inning. 

Wrobleski capped the inning by winning an eight-pitch battle with Giménez, blowing a 97 mph fastball by him and then screaming in exultation to leave the tying run at the plate. 

Who will pitch Game 7 for Dodgers?

Dave Roberts suggested that Shohei Ohtani will be in the team’s pitching plans if the Fall Classic goes the distance.

‘Win this game tonight, then we can kind of circle up and have that conversation for tomorrow,’ Roberts told reporters before Game 6.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto escapes sixth-inning jam: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 1

TORONTO – If that was the last pitch Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw this October, it was appropriately effective. 

With his pitch count nearing 100 and the tying runs on base, the Dodgers ace buried a split-finger pitch in the dirt that Daulton Varsho could not resist, striking out the lefty to maintain the Dodgers’ 3-1 lead heading into the top of the seventh at Rogers Centre. 

Yamamoto was cruising with two outs and nobody on before Vladimir Guerrero Jr. lofted a double down the let field line, prompting a mound visit from pitching coach Mark Prior. 

And as Bo Bichette worked a seven-pitch walk, lefty Justin Wrobleski loosened up in the Dodgers bullpen. But the Dodgers stuck with their guy and on his 96th pitch, uncorked a nasty splitter that Varsho whiffed on. 

With a fully rested Rōki Sasaki lurking in the bullpen, the Dodgers are nine outs from forcing Game 7. 

Who would pitch Game 7 for Blue Jays?

The Blue Jays are expected to start 41-year-old Max Scherzer in a Game 7

Yoshinobu Yamamoto cruises through five: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 1

TORONTO – The Dodgers are more than halfway to forcing a World Series Game 7. And the way Yoshinobu Yamamoto is pitching, that gulf to clear doesn’t look so wide. 

Yamamoto has faced just three batters over the minimum as the Dodgers take a 3-1 lead over the Blue Jays into the top of the sixth. 

Coming off consecutive complete games – a playoff feat unheard of in this era – Yamomoto is keeping  himself in the conversation for a trifecta. His only blemish came in the third inning, when George Springer cashed in Addison Barger with an RBI single to trim the Dodgers’ lead. 

In the top of the first, Max Muncy booted a grounder for an error – and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. immediately grounded into a double play. 

In the fourth, Bo Bichette’s one-out single preceded Daulton Varsho’s inning-ending double play. And in the fifth, Mookie Betts booted another grounder that was ruled a hit. No matter. Yamomoto got a fly to center from Andrés Giménez to end the inning.

And that’s done plenty to silence a stuffed Rogers Centre fixing to celebrate a championship. Alas, Yamamoto has not issued a walk while striking out five, keeping his pitch count an economical 75. 

When is Game 7 of the World Series?

If necessary, Game 7 of the World Series would be played on Saturday, Nov. 1 in Toronto.

George Springer pulls one back: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 1

Addison Barger led off the bottom of the third with a double off Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who then retired Eenie Clement and Andres Gimenez. With two outs, George Springer had the green light on a 3-0 pitch and laced an RBI single to center field, cutting Toronto’s deficit to 3-1.

Will Smith, Mookie Betts put Dodgers in front: LA 3, Toronto 0

TORONTO – The Shohei Ohtani intentional walk has returned. And finally, Mookie Betts and the Dodgers made the Blue Jays pay. 

Will Smith ended a string of offensive futility in the third inning of World Series Game 6 by lining an RBI double down the left field line off Kevin Gausman ,and two batters after an Ohtani intentional walk, Mookie Betts lined a two-run single to left field, giving the Dodgers a 3-0 lead heading to the bottom of the third.

Ohtani famously reached base all nine times in the Dodgers’ 18-inning Game 3 victory and the thinking was he might never see another pitch to hit. 

Yet the Blue Jays navigated around Ohtani in winning Games 3 and 4, largely due to a lineup wholly ineffectual around him. In Game 6, Tommy Edman broke up Gausman’s seven-up, seven-down start with a double to the right field corner. Toronto manager John Schneider opted for a two-out intentional walk to Ohtani, and Will Smith punished him for it with an RBI single to left. 

A Freddie Freeman walk loaded the bases for Betts, whose 3-for-23 World Series performance prompted a drop from second to third and finally fourth in the lineup. 

Yet with one swing, Betts ended that schneid and one more: The Dodgers were 0-for-13 with the bases loaded before that swing. 

Kevin Gausman looks untouchable, scoreless through two

TORONTO – The Dodgers had one week to prepare for a second look at Kevin Gausman. Knew the diet would largely be split-finger fastballs. That it would behoove them to lay off the pitch. 

And they just can’t help themselves in Game 6 of the World Series. 

Gausman struck out five of the first six batters he faced – finishing all of them off with the trusty splitty – as the Blue Jays and Dodgers are locked in a scoreless tie.  Gausman served immediate notice, punching out Shohei Ohtani, getting swings and misses on three split-fingers, two out of the zone. Through two innings, he’s elicited 11 swings and misses on 15 splitters. 

This is a game the Dodgers have to win. Gausman’s early showing will only heighten the pressure on their own ace, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who also posted a pair of spotless innings. 

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. double play ends Blue Jays’ first

Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up a one-out single to Nathan Lukes – that should have been scored an error on third baseman Max Muncy – but got Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to ground into an inning-ending double play to send the game to the second inning scoreless.

Kevin Gausman strikes out the side to start Game 6

Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman struck out Shohei Ohtani, Will Smith and Freddie Freeman in a perfect first inning.

Gausman threw 16 pitches in the frame, 11 for strikes.

George Springer injury update

TORONTO — George Springer will not miss the Toronto Blue Jays’ chance to win their first World Series since 1993. Springer, who exited World Series Game 3 wrenching his right side on a swing, is back atop Toronto’s lineup in Game 6.

The Blue Jays came back from a 2-1 deficit to take a 3-2 World Series lead without him. Yet Springer’s playoff exploits – an .884 OPS and four home runs, including a go-ahead three-run shot in ALCS Game 7 – have not been forgotten by his teammates.

“What he’s already done for this team during the playoffs has been so big for us,’ infielder Bo Bichette said before Game 6. ‘I think having him in the lineup probably calms us all down a bit.”

Dodgers, Dave Roberts know 2025 will be failure with no ring

TORONTO — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts knows the significance and consequences of Friday’s World Series game.

They win Friday night (8 p.m. ET on FOX) against the Toronto Blue Jays, and they extend their season, forcing a Game 7 at the Rogers Centre.

They lose, and their season is abruptly over. And, fair or not, it will be considered a failure.

This is the way it works when you have one of the highest payrolls, the most talent in the game, and are heavy favorites to repeat as World Series champions. – Bob Nightengale

World Series TV ratings looking good

TORONTO – One of the game’s top two iconic franchises, loaded with international superstars, battling Canada’s only Major League Baseball club has produced audience metrics that range from pleasantly surprising to universally bountiful.

For Major League Baseball, this Los Angeles Dodgers-Toronto Blue Jays matchup has been a global smash, what with historic performances from the incomparable Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto to the presence of the Blue Jays, who have captivated Toronto and all of Canada like never before.

Game 1 averaged 32.6 million viewers across the USA, Canada and Japan, most since Game 7 of the 2016 World Series. And its combined Game 1-2 audience of 19.8 million in USA and Canada was up 24% from last season, also the highest since that historic 2016 Cubs-Cleveland battle. — Gabe Lacques

Yoshinobu Yamamoto stats

TORONTO — It’s only that the Dodgers’ biggest pitching star of all, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, will be the one starting Friday to save their season, trying to become only the fourth pitcher in history to throw three complete games in a single postseason.

If he pitches anything like he did in Game 2, when he threw a four-hit complete game, retiring the final 20 batters of the game for the first time in a World Series game since Don Larsen’s perfect game in 1956, you can book a Game 7.

“Man, hopefully he’s a little tired,’ Blue Jays manager John Schneider said, “throwing that many innings. He’s unique because he’s got what seems like six or seven pitches, and can kind of morph into different pitchers as the game kind of goes on.’ — Bob Nightengale

Dodgers lineup today

  1. Shohei Ohtani (L) DH
  2. Will Smith (R) C
  3. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
  4. Mookie Betts (R) SS
  5. Teoscar Hernández (R) RF
  6. Max Muncy (L) 3B
  7. Enrique Hernández (R) LF
  8. Tommy Edman (S) CF
  9. Miguel Rojas (R) 2B

Blue Jays lineup today

  1. George Springer (R) DH
  2. Nathan Lukes (L) LF
  3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (R) 1B
  4. Bo Bichette (R) 2B
  5. Daulton Varsho (L) CF
  6. Alejandro Kirk (R) C
  7. Addison Barger (L) RF
  8. Ernie Clement (R) 3B
  9. Andrés Giménez (L) SS

Dodgers vs Blue Jays predictions for World Series Game 6

Bob Nightengale: Blue Jays 5, Dodgers 2

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Gabe Lacques: Blue Jays 4, Dodgers 2

This series has exposed anyone tempted to be a prisoner of the moment. And Yoshinobu Yamamoto will give the Dodgers a very fighting chance to stave off elimination. But in Games 3-5 in Los Angeles, the Blue Jays outscored the Dodgers 8-1 in the seventh through ninth innings. Yamamoto won’t throw a complete game this time. And that Dodgers bullpen isn’t getting any better. 

Steve Gardner: Dodgers 3, Blue Jays 2 (10 innings)

The pitching matchup should be a great one, especially now that the bullpens have had time to reset. It’s going to be tough to manufacture runs so look for the longball to decide it, possibly off the bat of Shohei Ohtani in the late innings.

Jesse Yomtov: Dodgers 7, Blue Jays 3

Dodgers will get a couple of home runs and live to fight another day, giving us the first seven-game World Series since 2019.

World Series announcers

  • Joe Davis, play-by-play
  • John Smoltz, color commentary
  • Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci, dugout reporters

World Series MVP odds

(As of 8:15 p.m. ET Friday)

  • Vladimir Guerrero Jr. -200
  • Shohei Ohtani +220
  • Yoshinobu Yamamoto +1100
  • Alejandro Kirk +2000
  • Addison Barger +3000
  • Trey Yesavage +3000

Who is pitching for the Blue Jays tonight? Kevin Gausman stats

Veteran right-hander Kevin Gausman takes the mound for the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 6.

Gausman went 10-11 with a 3.59 ERA in the regular season and has made five playoff appearances this year, posting a 2.55 ERA in 24 ⅔ innings.

Have the Blue Jays ever won a World Series?

The Toronto Blue Jays won back-to-back World Series titles in 1992 and 1993, the only championships in franchise history.

World Series schedule 2025

  • Game 1: Blue Jays 11, Dodgers 4
  • Game 2: Dodgers 5, Blue Jays 1
  • Game 3: Dodgers 6, Blue Jays 5 (18 innings)
  • Game 4: Blue Jays 6, Dodgers 2
  • Game 5: Blue Jays 6, Dodgers 1
  • Game 6: Oct. 31 in Toronto – 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PDT
  • Game 7: (if necessary): Nov. 1 in Toronto – 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PDT

Dodgers World Series roster 2025

Pitchers (12): LHP Anthony Banda, LHP Jack Dreyer, RHP Tyler Glasnow, RHP Edgardo Henriquez, LHP Clayton Kershaw, RHP Will Klein, RHP Roki Sasaki, RHP Emmet Sheehan, LHP Blake Snell, RHP Blake Treinen, LHP Justin Wrobleski, RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Position, two-way players (14): SS Mookie Betts, OF Alex Call, OF Justin Dean, INF/OF Tommy Edman, 1B Freddie Freeman, INF/OF Kiké Hernández, OF Teoscar Hernández, INF/OF Hyeseong Kim, 3B Max Muncy, DH/P Shohei Ohtani, OF Andy Pages, INF Miguel Rojas, C Ben Rortvedt, C Will Smith.

Blue Jays World Series roster

Pitchers (12): RHP Chris Bassitt, RHP Shane Bieber, RHP Seranthony Dominguez, RHP Braydon Fisher, LHP Mason Fluharty, RHP Kevin Gausman, RHP Jeff Hoffman, LHP Eric Lauer, LHP Brendon Little, RHP Max Scherzer, RHP Louis Varland, RHP Trey Yesavage.

Position players (14): C Tyler Heineman, C Alejandro Kirk, INF/OF Addison Barger, INF Bo Bichette, INF Ernie Clement, INF Ty France, INF Andrés Giménez, INF Vladimir Guerrero Jr., INF Isiah Kiner-Falefa, OF Nathan Lukes, OF Davis Schneider, OF George Springer, OF Myles Straw, OF Daulton Varsho.

World Series winners by year

  • 2024: Dodgers
  • 2023: Rangers
  • 2022: Astros
  • 2021: Braves
  • 2020: Dodgers
  • 2019: Nationals
  • 2018: Red Sox
  • 2017: Astros
  • 2016: Cubs
  • 2015: Royals
  • 2014: Giants
  • 2013: Red Sox
  • 2012: Giants
  • 2011: Cardinals
  • 2010: Giants

Dodgers World Series appearances

The 2025 World Series marks the Dodgers’ 27th appearance in the Fall Classic.

Dodgers vs Blue Jays live stream

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Toronto Blue Jays World Series championships

The Blue Jays have won two World Series titles in franchise history: 1992 over the Atlanta Braves and 1993 over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Shohei Ohtani contract

Shohei Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers prior to the 2024 season. The largest contract in the history of North American pro sports when he signed in, the deal defers $680 million of the package to payments that start in 2034.

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TORONTO — You wanted an epic finish to the World Series? You got it.

You wanted the most drama possible, re-creating that 2023 World Baseball Classic when he struck out Mike Trout to win the gold medal for Japan? you got it.

You’re going to see Shohei Ohtani pitch in Game 7 of the World Series on just three days’ rest for the first time in his career – or perhaps play the outfield for the first time in four years if he comes on in relief.

“Everything’s on the table,’ Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said before Game 6.

“Everything,’ he reiterated.

The endless possibilities could now turn into reality after the Dodgers forced a Game 7 with a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays behind the tremendous pitching performance of Ohtani’s countrymen from Japan. Starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched six brilliant innings and rookie Roki Sasaki helped close it out, with Tyler Glasnow getting the first save in the World Series.

The Dodgers’ dominant pitching certainly spoiled the party at the Rogers Centre, with the frenzied sellout crowd hoping, believing, this could be their first World Series celebration since 1993.

Yamamoto, who left the Blue Jays at the altar in free agency two years ago, gave Toronto no chance. He shut down the Blue Jays for the second time this series, forcing the first World Series Game 7 since 2019.

Put your money on Ohtani to start considering Glasnow, who was the scheduled starter for Game 7, got the final three outs. This would allow the Dodgers keep Ohtani in the game.

Yamamoto, who has morphed into Dodgers 1988 hero Orel Hershiser this postseason, simply refused to lose Friday. He put the Dodgers on his back once again, putting them on the brink of back-to-back World Series championships.

He didn’t become just the fourth pitcher in the wild-card era to throw three consecutive complete games in the postseason … but he came close.

Yamamoto gave up just five hits and one walk in six innings and never gave in. He departed after six innings, turning the game over to the Dodgers’ beleaguered bullpen.

And they somehow survived, forcing their first Game 7 in a World Series since they lost to the 2017 Houston Astros.

Simply, Yamamoto refused to let them lose.

Roberts, who shook up his lethargic lineup for the second consecutive game, dropping Mookie Betts to the cleanuip spot for the first time since 2017, saw the strategy immediately pay dividends.

Betts, who was hitting .130 in the World Series and just .164 since the wild-card series, broke out of his slump the same time Blue Jays manager John Schneider tempted fate again by intentionally walking Ohtani with one out and Tommy Edman on second base.

Will Smith stepped to the plate, delivered a run-scoring double, and a rally was on.

Freddie Freeman walked on five pitches, loading the bases for Betts, with Betts already stranding 24 baserunners this series.

Not this time.

Betts, down 1-and-2 in the count, smacked an elevated fastball into left field for a two-run single.

It was the latest intentional walk to Ohtani that backfired.

Ohtani has been intentionally walked nine time this postseason, and the subsequent batter has hit .500 (3 for 6) with three walks.

It turned out to be the only blemish on Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman’s performance all night.

He struck out seven of the first eight batters he faced, tying a World Series record, and after Betts’ two-run single, Gausman retired the next 10 batters through six innings.

He turned the game over to right-handed reliever Louis Varland after six innings, giving up three hits and three runs, walking two and striking out eight batters, after throwing 93 pitches.

In the end, it was the Dodgers refusing to give in, forcing a beautiful Game 7.

Stay tuned.

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Steve Barton, host of In It To Win It, weighs in on the pullback in gold and silver prices, sharing where the floors could be for both precious metals.

In his view, the correction is healthy and will lead to higher levels in the future.

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

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The Heliostar Metals Ltd. (TSXV: HSTR,OTC:HSTXF) (OTCQX: HSTXF) (FSE: RGG1) (‘Heliostar’ or the ‘Company’) Annual General & Special Meeting (‘AGM’) is scheduled for November 26th, 2025. The Company’s Chairman, Jacques Vaillancourt and director Ken Booth will step down at the AGM, and Mr James Perry is proposed to succeed Mr. Vaillancourt as Chairman.

Heliostar’s Chairman, Jacques Vaillancourt, commented on his retirement from the board. ‘The Company has changed immensely from my initial involvement and investment. It has grown and evolved from a portfolio of prospective exploration assets in Alaska and Nevada to now producing gold from two mines in Mexico, La Colorada and San Agustin. That alone would be a significant corporate achievement, but these producing mines are complemented by a very exciting development portfolio of 100% owned projects, which include Ana Paula, Cerro del Gallo and San Antonio. All of this is evidence of the talent, competence and the day-in and day-out diligence of the management team, led by Charles Funk. I leave a Company operationally, financially and geologically stronger than ever and in very good hands.’

Charles Funk, President and & CEO, stated, ‘I wish to thank Jacques and Ken for their leadership and guidance as we have built Heliostar over the last five years. The Company has come a long way, and their contributions to this growth have been significant. As we continue to expand production towards our goal of 500,000 ounces of annual production by the end of this decade, we look forward to welcoming James Perry to the Company’s board as Heliostar’s proposed new Chairman.’

James Perry is proposed to succeed Mr. Vaillancourt as Chairman and will be put forward for approval by the shareholders at the upcoming AGM. Mr. Perry is currently President of Sweetwater Royalties, a base metals, industrial minerals and renewable energy royalty Company based in Denver, Colorado. Sweetwater, one of the largest landowners in the United States, is a privately held company established in 2020 by Orion Resource Partners. Mr. Perry has extensive mining and resources experience across Latin America, having previously served as Business Development Manager, as well as Corporate Counsel at Newcrest Mining, one of the world’s largest gold mining companies, headquartered in Australia. Newcrest was acquired for US$19 billion by Newmont Mining in 2023. Mr. Perry attended the London School of Economics, receiving an M.Sc. in History and International Relations, as well as earning a Bachelor of Laws from Bond University.

Heliostar Annual General & Special Meeting Voting Instructions

Heliostar’s Annual General & Special Meeting will be held on November 26, 2025, at 8:00 am PST. The shareholders as of the record date of October 10, 2025, will be entitled to vote and are encouraged to vote before the proxy voting deadline on November 24, 2025, at 8 am PST. Due to the Canada Post service disruption, paper documents may take longer to arrive; however, shareholders can still vote their shares with the following instructions.

How Registered Shareholders Can Vote: Registered shareholders are shareholders who hold their shares directly in the Company, and not through a brokerage account or depository company. Registered shareholders can call Computershare Shareholder Services at 1-800-564-6253 (Canada/US) or, for overseas holders, call the direct dial number 1-514-982-7555 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 8:00 pm EST) to request their voting control numbers.

How Beneficial Shareholders Can Vote: Beneficial shareholders are shareholders who hold their investment through a brokerage house, depository company or other intermediary. There are two types of beneficial owners: (i) those who object to their identity being made known to the issuers of securities which they own (‘Objecting Beneficial Owners’ or ‘OBOs’), and (ii) those who do not object to their identity being made known to the issuers of securities which they own (‘Non-Objecting Beneficial Owners’ or ‘NOBOs’). The Company is sending meeting materials directly to NOBOs. NOBOs may submit their votes by completing the Voting Instruction Form (‘VIF’) available on the Company’s website and sending the completed VIF to Computershare by email at service@computershare.com. NOBOs can also contact Computershare at 1-800- 564-6253 to request their voting control numbers and instructions.

OBOs should contact their brokerage house or other intermediary and ask to obtain their voting control number and instructions to be able to vote on the Broadridge voting site www.proxyvote.com.

About Heliostar Metals Ltd.

Heliostar is a gold mining company with production from operating mines in Mexico. This includes the La Colorada Mine in Sonora and the San Agustin Mine in Durango. The Company also has a strong portfolio of development and exploration stage projects in Mexico and the USA. These include the Ana Paula project in Guerrero, the Cerro del Gallo project in Guanajuato, the San Antonio project in Baja Sur, all in Mexico and the Unga project in Alaska, USA.

For Additional Information, Please Contact:

Charles Funk
President and Chief Executive Officer
Heliostar Metals Limited
Email: charles.funk@heliostarmetals.com
Phone: +1 844-753-0045
Rob Grey
Investor Relations Manager
Heliostar Metals Limited
Email: rob.grey@heliostarmetals.com
Phone: +1 844-753-0045

 

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This news release includes certain ‘Forward-Looking Statements’ within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and ‘forward-looking information’ under applicable Canadian securities laws. When used in this news release, the words ‘anticipate’, ‘believe’, ‘estimate’, ‘expect’, ‘target’, ‘plan’, ‘forecast’, ‘may’, ‘would’, ‘could’, ‘schedule’ and similar words or expressions, identify forward-looking statements or information. These forward-looking statements or information relate to, among other things, the Company’s annual production goals.

Forward-looking statements and forward-looking information relating to the terms and completion of the Facility, any future mineral production, liquidity, and future exploration plans are based on management’s reasonable assumptions, estimates, expectations, analyses and opinions, which are based on management’s experience and perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, and other factors that management believes are relevant and reasonable in the circumstances, but which may prove to be incorrect. Assumptions have been made regarding, among other things, the receipt of necessary approvals, price of metals; no escalation in the severity of public health crises or ongoing military conflicts; costs of exploration and development; the estimated costs of development of exploration projects; and the Company’s ability to operate in a safe and effective manner and its ability to obtain financing on reasonable terms.

These statements reflect the Company’s respective current views with respect to future events and are necessarily based upon a number of other assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by management, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, political, and social uncertainties and contingencies. Many factors, both known and unknown, could cause actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements that are or may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information and the Company has made assumptions and estimates based on or related to many of these factors. Such factors include, without limitation: precious metals price volatility; risks associated with the conduct of the Company’s mining activities in foreign jurisdictions; regulatory, consent or permitting delays; risks relating to reliance on the Company’s management team and outside contractors; risks regarding exploration and mining activities; the Company’s inability to obtain insurance to cover all risks, on a commercially reasonable basis or at all; currency fluctuations; risks regarding the failure to generate sufficient cash flow from operations; risks relating to project financing and equity issuances; risks and unknowns inherent in all mining projects, including the inaccuracy of reserves and resources, metallurgical recoveries and capital and operating costs of such projects; contests over title to properties, particularly title to undeveloped properties; laws and regulations governing the environment, health and safety; the ability of the communities in which the Company operates to manage and cope with the implications of public health crises; the economic and financial implications of public health crises, ongoing military conflicts and general economic factors to the Company; operating or technical difficulties in connection with mining or development activities; employee relations, labour unrest or unavailability; the Company’s interactions with surrounding communities; the Company’s ability to successfully integrate acquired assets; the speculative nature of exploration and development, including the risks of diminishing quantities or grades of reserves; stock market volatility; conflicts of interest among certain directors and officers; lack of liquidity for shareholders of the Company; litigation risk; and the factors identified under the caption ‘Risk Factors’ in the Company’s public disclosure documents. Readers are cautioned against attributing undue certainty to forward-looking statements or forward-looking information. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be other factors that cause results not to be anticipated, estimated or intended. The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements or forward-looking information to reflect changes in assumptions or changes in circumstances or any other events affecting such statements or information, other than as required by applicable law.

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Falco Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: FPC) (‘ Falco ‘ or the ‘ Corporation ‘) is pleased to announce that the Corporation has entered into binding agreements (i) with OR Royalties Inc. (‘ OR Royalties ‘) in order to extend the maturity date of the Corporation’s existing convertible secured senior loan (the ‘ OR Royalties Loan ‘) from December 31, 2025, to December 31, 2026; and (ii) with Glencore Canada Corporation (‘ Glencore ‘) in order to extend the maturity date of the Corporation’s existing senior secured convertible debenture (the ‘ Glencore Debenture ‘) from December 31, 2025, to December 31, 2026.

Luc Lessard, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation commented: ‘ The concurrent extensions of the Corporation’s senior debts demonstrate the strong relationship and long-standing support of OR Royalties and Glencore to Falco and the development of the Horne 5 Project. Such extensions provide the Corporation with additional flexibility to pursue the permitting and development of the Horne 5 Project.’

Amendments to the OR Royalties Loan

In consideration for the extension of the maturity date of the OR Royalties Loan, the OR Royalties Loan will also be amended effective as of December 31, 2025, in order for (i) the accrued interest on the existing OR Royalties Loan to be capitalized such that the principal amount of the amended OR Royalties Loan will be approximately $26,098,521, (ii) the conversion price to be maintained at $0.45 per Common Share, and (iii) the interest rate to be maintained at 9% (collectively, the ‘ OR Royalties Loan Amendments ‘). The 17,690,237 warrants of the Corporation currently held by OR Royalties (the ‘ Existing OR Royalties Warrants ‘), each exercisable for one Common Share at an exercise price of $0.58 per Common Share, will remain outstanding in accordance with their terms until their expiry on December 31, 2025. In consideration for the extension of the maturity date of the OR Royalties Loan, the Corporation will issue to OR Royalties, on December 31, 2025, 19,332,237 warrants (the ‘ New OR Royalties Warrants ‘), each exercisable at any time from and after January 1, 2026, for one common share of Falco (the ‘ Common Shares ‘) at an exercise price of $0.58 per Common Share and expiring on December 31, 2026.

Amendments to the Glencore Debenture

In consideration for the extension of the maturity date of the Glencore Debenture, the Glencore Debenture will also be amended effective as of December 31, 2025 (the ‘ Amended Glencore Debenture ‘) in order for (i) the accrued interest on the existing Glencore Debenture up to December 31, 2025, to be capitalized such that the principal amount of the amended Glencore Debenture will be approximately $15,433,754, (ii) the conversion price to be maintained at $0.37 per Common Share, and (iii) the interest rate to be maintained at 10% (collectively, the ‘ Glencore Debenture Amendments ‘). The 19,424,944 Common Share purchase warrants currently held by Glencore (the ‘ Existing Glencore Warrants ‘) will remain outstanding in accordance with their terms until their expiry on December 31, 2025. In consideration for the extension of the maturity date of the Glencore Debenture, the Corporation will issue to Glencore, on December 31, 2025, 21,381,422 warrants (the ‘ New Glencore Warrants ‘), each exercisable at any time from and after January 1, 2026, at an exercise price of (i) $0.38 per Common Share for 15,061,158 of the New Glencore Warrants and (ii) $0.42 per Common Share for the remaining 6,320,264 New Glencore Warrants, and expiring on December 31, 2026.

The OR Royalties Loan Amendments and the issuance of the New OR Royalties Warrants (the ‘ OR Royalties Transactions ‘) are considered ‘related party transactions’ under Regulation 61-101 respecting Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (‘ Regulation 61-101 ‘). The OR Royalties Transactions are exempt from the requirements to obtain a formal valuation pursuant to section 5.5(b) of Regulation 61-101. However, Falco is required to obtain minority approval for the OR Royalties Transactions as none of the exemptions contained under Regulation 61-101 are currently available to the Corporation.

Closing of the OR Royalties Transactions is conditional upon (i) obtaining minority approval of the shareholders of the Corporation, excluding the Common Shares held by the directors and officers of OR Royalties, to be sought at the special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation to be held on December 15, 2025 (the ‘ Shareholders’ Meeting ‘), (ii) approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, and (iii) concurrent closing of the Glencore Debenture Amendments and the issuance of the New Glencore Warrants on the terms described herein.

Closing of the Glencore Debenture Amendments and the issuance of the New Glencore Warrants is conditional upon (i) approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, and (ii) concurrent closing of the OR Royalties Transactions on the terms described herein. Subject to satisfaction of such conditions, closing of the OR Royalties Loan Amendments and the Glencore Debenture Amendments, and closing of the OR Royalties Transactions is expected to occur concurrently on December 31, 2025. Additional information will be included in the management proxy circular to be filed at www.sedarplus.ca.

Prior to the transactions contemplated by this press release, OR Royalties held the OR Royalties Loan in the principal amount of $23,881,821, which is convertible into 53,070,713 Common Shares and also held 17,690,237 Existing OR Royalties Warrants, representing approximately 17.01% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares on a partially diluted basis assuming the conversion in full of the OR Royalties Loan and the exercise in full of the 17,690,237 Existing OR Royalties Warrants. Immediately following closing, on a partially diluted basis assuming the conversion in full of the OR Royalties Loan and the exercise in full of the New OR Royalties Warrants, OR Royalties would have beneficial ownership of, or control and direction over 77,328,950 Common Shares, representing approximately 18.30% of the Common Shares issued and outstanding.

About Falco

Falco is one of the largest mineral claim holders in the province of Québec, with an extensive portfolio of properties in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue greenstone belt. Falco holds rights to approximately 67,000 hectares of land in the Noranda Mining Camp, which represents 67% of the camp as a whole and includes 13 former gold and base metal mining sites. Falco’s main asset is the Horne 5 project located beneath the former Horne mine, which was operated by Noranda from 1927 to 1976 and produced 11.6 million ounces of gold and 2.5 billion pounds of copper. Osisko Development Corp. is Falco’s largest shareholder, with a 16% interest in the Corporation.

For further information, please contact:
Luc Lessard
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
514-261-3336
info@falcores.com

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.

Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (together, ‘forward-looking statements’) within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as ‘plans’, ‘expects’, ‘seeks’, ‘may’, ‘should’, ‘could’, ‘will’, ‘budget’, ‘scheduled’, ‘estimates’, ‘forecasts’, ‘intends’, ‘anticipates’, ‘believes’, or variations including negative variations thereof of such words and phrases that refer to certain actions, events or results that may, could, would, might or will occur or be taken or achieved. These statements are made as of the date of this news release. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing statements, the statements relating to the OR Royalties Loan Amendments, the Glencore Debenture Amendments, as well as the issuance of the New Glencore Warrants and New OR Royalties Warrants are forward-looking statements and will not be completed until approved by the TSX Venture Exchange and until appropriate shareholder approval is obtained with respect to OR Royalties Loan Amendments and the issuance of the OR Royalties Warrants. There is no assurance that the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange to such transactions will be obtained nor that shareholder approval with respect to OR Royalties Loan Amendments and the issuance of the OR Royalties Warrants will be obtained. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set out in Falco’s annual and/or quarterly management discussion and analysis and in other of its public disclosure documents filed on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca, as well as all assumptions regarding the foregoing. Although the Corporation believes the forward-looking statements in this news release are reasonable, it can give no assurance that the expectations and assumptions in such statements will prove to be correct. Consequently, the Corporation cautions investors that any forward-looking statements by the Corporation are not guarantees of future results or performance and that actual results may differ materially from those in forward-looking statements.

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Brossard, Quebec TheNewswire – le 31 octobre 2025 CORPORATION CHARBONE (TSXV: CH,OTC:CHHYF; OTCQB: CHHYF; FSE: K47) (« CHARBONE » ou la « Société »), un producteur et distributeur nord-américain spécialisé dans l’hydrogène propre Ultra Haute Pureté (« UHP ») et les gaz industriels stratégiques, a le plaisir d’annoncer qu’elle a retenu les services de la société de communication corporative américaine RB Milestone Group LLC (« RBMG ») pour ses relations aux investisseurs. Ces services comprennent le conseil en communications corporatives, l’organisation de tournée promotionnelle hors transaction, la veille concurrentielle et la mise en relation de partenaires commerciaux potentiels aux dirigeants de la Société. RBMG a été mandatée pour une durée initiale de six mois, à compter du 20 octobre 2025. Le montant total de la prestation, d’un montant de 59 500 USD, est payable en argent et facturé mensuellement. À l’issue de cette période, le contrat est reconduit automatiquement chaque mois jusqu’à sa résiliation. RBMG est une entité indépendante de la Société. La présente entente est soumise à l’approbation des autorités réglementaires compétentes.

Dave B. Gagnon, PDG de CHARBONE , a commenté : « Nous sommes ravis d’accueillir l’équipe de RBMG, un atout majeur pour notre stratégie de communication et de relations avec les investisseurs aux États-Unis et au Canada. Leur expertise reconnue des marchés financiers, leur visibilité corporative et leurs conseils stratégiques seront essentiels pour CHARBONE qui entame sa prochaine phase de croissance et d’expansion en Amérique du Nord. Cette collaboration renforce notre engagement en faveur de la transparence, du dialogue avec nos actionnaires et de la création de valeur à long terme . »

À propos de RB Milestone Group LLC

Fondée en 2009, RB Milestone Group LLC (« RBMG ») est une agence de communication américaine spécialisée dans le conseil en relations aux investisseurs. Elle possède des bureaux à New York et à Stamford (Connecticut). Son pôle de conseil américain propose des programmes de relations aux investisseurs sur mesure aux entreprises émergentes, qu’elles soient privées ou cotées sur les marchés NYSE, NASDAQ, OTCQB, OTCQX, TSX, TSXV, CSE, ASX et AIM. RBMG affine les stratégies de communication, analyse les données et conseille ses clients sur la manière de pénétrer de nouveaux marchés. Elle les aide à cibler et à nouer des relations avec des acteurs clés aux États-Unis et des acteurs stratégiques de leur secteur à l’échelle mondiale. Grâce aux techniques numériques, à l’intelligence artificielle (IA) et à l’apprentissage automatique, RBMG a développé des méthodes qui optimisent les initiatives traditionnelles de relations aux investisseurs de ses clients afin de maximiser leur retour sur investissement. RBMG collabore avec des clients issus de nombreux secteurs d’activité, notamment : le cannabis, les technologies propres, les biens de consommation, les cryptomonnaies, la fintech, la santé, les métaux et l’exploitation minière, les services professionnels, les énergies renouvelables et les technologies. Pour en savoir plus sur RBMG, veuillez consulter le site : www.rbmilestone.com .

Mise à jour des termes d’un règlement de dette par actions

CHARBONE annonce une mise à jour de son règlement de dette par actions, précédemment divulgué et daté du 14 août 2025. À la suite de discussions avec la Bourse de croissance TSX, notamment un examen des restrictions imposées aux opérations d’échange d’actions contre dettes dans le contexte des services de tenue de marché, la Société a révisé le montant total et le nombre d’actions à émettre dans le cadre du règlement. Selon les modalités révisées, CHARBONE réglera 30 000 $ du montant initial de 118 095 $ payable à un teneur de marché indépendant par l’émission d’actions ordinaires. La Société a négocié avec succès que le solde restant sera réduit de la valeur des actions au cours actuel du marché. À la clôture de l’opération, CHARBONE émettra 500 000 actions ordinaires. Le règlement fera l’objet d’une entente formelle et demeure assujetti à l’approbation finale de la Bourse de croissance TSX. Les actions ordinaires émises seront assujetties à la période de détention légale de quatre mois.

À propos de CORPORATION CHARBONE

CHARBONE est une entreprise intégrée spécialisée dans l’hydrogène propre Ultra Haute Pureté (UHP) et la distribution stratégique de gaz industriels en Amérique du Nord et en Asie-Pacifique. Elle développe un réseau modulaire de production d’hydrogène vert tout en s’associant à des partenaires de l’industrie pour offrir de l’hélium et d’autres gaz spécialisés sans avoir à construire de nouvelles usines coûteuses. Cette stratégie disciplinée diversifie les revenus, réduit les risques et augmente sa flexibilité. Le groupe Charbone est coté en bourse en Amérique du Nord et en Europe sur la bourse de croissance TSX (TSXV: CH,OTC:CHHYF) ; sur les marchés OTC (OTCQB: CHHYF) ; et à la Bourse de Francfort (FSE: K47) . Pour plus d’informations, visiter www.charbone.com .

Énoncés prospectifs

Le présent communiqué de presse contient des énoncés qui constituent de « l’information prospective » au sens des lois canadiennes sur les valeurs mobilières (« déclarations prospectives »). Ces déclarations prospectives sont souvent identifiées par des mots tels que « a l’intention », « anticipe », « s’attend à », « croit », « planifie », « probable », ou des mots similaires. Les déclarations prospectives reflètent les attentes, estimations ou projections respectives de la direction de Charbone concernant les résultats ou événements futurs, sur la base des opinions, hypothèses et estimations considérées comme raisonnables par la direction à la date à laquelle les déclarations sont faites. Bien que Charbone estime que les attentes exprimées dans les déclarations prospectives sont raisonnables, les déclarations prospectives comportent des risques et des incertitudes, et il ne faut pas se fier indûment aux déclarations prospectives, car des facteurs inconnus ou imprévisibles pourraient faire en sorte que les résultats réels soient sensiblement différents de ceux exprimés dans les déclarations prospectives. Des risques et des incertitudes liés aux activités de Charbone peuvent avoir une incidence sur les déclarations prospectives. Ces risques, incertitudes et hypothèses comprennent, sans s’y limiter, ceux décrits à la rubrique « Facteurs de risque » dans la déclaration de changement à l’inscription de la Société datée du 31 mars 2022, qui peut être consultée sur SEDAR à l’adresse www.sedar.com; ils pourraient faire en sorte que les événements ou les résultats réels diffèrent sensiblement de ceux prévus dans les déclarations prospectives.

Sauf si les lois sur les valeurs mobilières applicables l’exigent, Charbone ne s’engage pas à mettre à jour ni à réviser les déclarations prospectives.

Ni la Bourse de croissance TSX ni son fournisseur de services de réglementation (tel que ce terme est défini dans les politiques de la Bourse de croissance TSX) n’acceptent de responsabilité quant à la pertinence ou à l’exactitude du présent communiqué.

Pour contacter Corporation Charbone :

Téléphone bureau: +1 450 678 7171

Courriel: ir@charbone.com

Benoit Veilleux

Chef de la direction financière et secrétaire corporatif

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