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George Ogilvie, President and CEO of Arizona Sonoran Copper (TSX:ASCU – OTCQX:ASCUF), joins us to unpack the key news from March 02, 2026 that Hudbay Minerals Inc. (TSX, NYSE: HBM) and Arizona Sonoran Copper Company announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Hudbay has agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of ASCU, not already owned by Hudbay, for consideration of 0.242 of a common share of Hudbay per common share of ASCU.

 

The offer implies a value of C$9.35 per ASCU share based on Hudbay's closing share price on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) on February 27, 2026, and represents a premium of 30% to ASCU’s closing share price on February 27, 2026. The offer implies a premium of 36% based on Hudbay’s and ASCU’s 20-day volume-weighted-average share prices ("VWAP") on the TSX for the period ending February 27, 2026. The Transaction will result in Hudbay owning a 100% interest in ASCU’s Cactus project.

 

Key Takeaways:

 

Establishes a major copper hub in southern Arizona with the addition of the Cactus project to Hudbay’s existing Arizona business, including the Copper World project 

Strategically positions Hudbay to become a leading supplier of domestic U.S. refined copper with Copper World and Cactus both expected to be significant producers of copper cathode

Provides a clear pathway to scale Hudbay’s annual copper production from ~125,000 tonnes today to more than 250,000 tonnes by 2030 with Copper World and other near term optimization projects, and potential to grow to more than 350,000 tonnes with Cactus 

Significant operational efficiencies and regional synergies are expected with the staged development of Copper World and Cactus

Accretive to Hudbay's shareholders on a net asset value per share basis and on a reserves and resources per share basis with the addition of a high-quality asset in a core jurisdiction, positioning Hudbay’s next phase of growth once Copper World is in production

Compelling premium for Arizona Sonoran shareholders with continued participation in the long‑term value of the Cactus project through ownership in Hudbay and immediate exposure to Hudbay’s diversified operating platform, significant free cash flow generation, and industry-leading organic growth pipeline. *

 

 

If you have any follow up questions for George about Arizona Sonoran, then please email us at [email protected]  or [email protected].

 

In full disclosure, Shad has a position in Arizona Sonoran Copper at the time of this recording and may chose to buy or sell shares at any time.

 

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In this Daily Editorial, we sit down with Mike Larson, Editor-in-Chief at MoneyShow, to navigate a complex market landscape defined by geopolitical tension and shifting investor sentiment. Following the recent MoneyShow conference in Las Vegas, Mike breaks down the massive volatility in energy markets and why the "boring" sectors are suddenly becoming the stars of the show.

Key Discussion Highlights:

The Geopolitical Risk Premium in Oil: A deep dive into the impact of the conflict in the Middle East, the effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, and why crude prices hit the $120 mark before retreating.

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) Response: Analyzing the IEA and G7’s "supply bazooka" and whether releasing 400 million barrels is enough to stabilize global markets long-term.

Sector Rotation and the Value Resurgence: Why the $XLE (Energy), $XLU (Utilities), and $XLF (Financials) are seeing increased interest as investors rotate out of growth and into value.

Inflation and the Federal Reserve’s Dilemma: How rising energy costs are complicating the inflation narrative, potentially pushing back expected rate cuts for 2026.

The Outlook for Precious Metals: Why Gold and Silver remain in a "chop" phase despite the global chaos and when we might expect the next leg up in the bull market.

 

Click here to find out about the upcoming MoneyShow conferences - https://www.moneyshow.com/

 

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In this update, I am joined by Tara Christie, President and CEO of Banyan Gold (TSX.V: BYN | OTCQB: BYAGF), to discuss a series of major milestones at the AurMac Gold Project in the Yukon. The conversation centers on Franco-Nevada’s recent $52.2 million purchase of a pre-existing royalty on the project, as well as the progress of Banyan’s fully funded 40,000-meter drill program.

Key Discussion Points:

Franco-Nevada Royalty Acquisition: Tara explains the implications of Franco-Nevada acquiring a 6% NSR (which Banyan can reduce to 1%) for $52.2 million, viewing it as a massive institutional validation of AurMac’s long-term mine potential.

The 2026 Drill Program: An overview of the 40,000+ meter campaign currently underway, focused on both resource infill and aggressive step-out drilling, as well as new target drilling across the project.

High-Grade Consistency: Analysis of recent drill results from the Airstrip deposit, confirming predictable, high-grade mineralization exceeding 1 g/t gold in the project's early-year mining zones.

Regional Exploration Upside: Insight into ten new regional targets across Banyan’s 720 square kilometer land package.

Upcoming Catalysts: A look ahead at the news flow for the remainder of 2026, including pending assay results, a Mineral Resource Estimate update in Q2, and the Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) slated for the second half of the year.

 

If you have any follow up questions for Tara please email me at [email protected]. 

Click here to visit the Banyan Gold website - https://banyangold.com/

 

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In this corporate update, we are joined by Simon Dyakowski, President and CEO of Aztec Minerals (TSX.V: AZT | OTCQB: AZZTF). Simon discusses the significant implications of recent drill results from the Tombstone Project in Arizona, highlighting a major expansion of the exploration program and the geological connection of key mineralized zones.

Key Discussion Points

Expansion of the 2026 Drill Program: Building on strong results, the company has added 4,500 meters of RC drilling, bringing the total program to approximately 16,700 meters to further test the Westside and Contention zones.

Connecting the Mineralized Zones: Recent drilling has successfully demonstrated continuous mineralization between the North Contention pit and the Westside zones, significantly increasing the potential scale of the project.

Gold and Silver Zonation: Simon explains the metal distribution across the property, noting that the central Contention zone leans gold-rich, while the Westside and Southern extensions show increasing silver dominance.

Deep Porphyry and CRD Targets: Beyond shallow oxide targets, the team is investigating deep-seated potential, utilizing down-hole geophysics and deep core drilling to vector into possible Carbonate Replacement Deposits (CRD) and porphyry systems.

Strong Financial Position: With a budget of $1.2 million USD for the expanded program and approximately $7.5 million CAD in the treasury, Aztec is fully funded to execute its aggressive 2026 exploration strategy.

 

Please email me any questions you have for Simon. My email address is [email protected]. 

Click here to visit the Aztec Minerals website - https://aztecminerals.com/

 

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Victor Cantore, President and CEO of Amex Exploration Inc. (TSXV: AMX) (OTCQX: AMXEF), joins me for a comprehensive update on all the development work and exploration results that will be feeding into the upcoming bulk sample, and 2-Phase economic studies around their 100% owned high-grade Perron Gold Project located in Quebec, Canada.  Additionally, we discuss the near-term exploration campaign about to begin on the expanded land package across the provincial border into Ontario, from staking claims and their 2 recent acquisitions of Perron West and the Abbotsford/Hepburn properties.

 

We start off getting the roadmap to the near-term trial mining of the high-grade Champagne Zone for the upcoming bulk sample.  Once the permit is received in March, the plan is to mine the bulk sample material and process ~40,000 tonnes via toll-milling at a nearby plant, which should result in around 20,000-23,000 ounces of gold production.

 

In addition to what they will learn in the process, after investing $40 million into the bulk sample process, it should return about $80-$100 million in non-dilutive capital back, allowing for progressing right into Phase 1 toll-milling for the next several years.  There will be an initial Phase 1 Feasibility Study coming out later this month, outlining the first 4+ years of moving into initial production through trucking over high-grade ore and tolling milling it at nearby plants in Quebec.  

 

The revenues generated from these processes will fund all the exploration and development work that feeds into the Phase 2 studies; for the move into a larger production scenario processing ore right on their property.  All of the data collected and information learned, in combination with with expanding resources from all the ongoing drilling will then be factored into the eventual Phase 2 Feasibility Study on the larger project; where building a processing plant on site will be released which envisions the true potential of the overall larger Project.

 

Recent Champagne Zone Grade Control Drill Results for the Bulk Sample:

 

Drill Hole # PE-19-47W1 – Intercepted 76.51 g/t Au and 7.57 g/t Ag over 6.4 meters (m), including 312.60 g/t Au and 25.85 g/t Ag over 1.55 m

Drill Hole # PE-26-894 – Intercepted 110.05 g/t Au and 7.20 g/t Ag over 2.15 m, including 233.96 g/t Au and 14.90 g/t Ag over 1.00 m

Drill Hole# PE-21-371W1 – Intercepted 52.36 g/t Au and 8.90 g/t Ag over 0.5 m

 

The exploration team will also be hard at work all year long in Quebec expanding and further updating their Resource Estimate; which currently hosts 2.3 million ounces of gold in all categories, with 1.615 million in Measured and Indicated, and 698,000 in Inferred.  The largest portion of those resources come from the Champagne Zone, but with strong contributions from the Grey Cat, Gratien, Western Denise, and Team Zones, and all areas are still open for expansion. 

 

The Company plans to drill 100,000 meters, from both around the known deposit at Perron, as well as their newly acquired and staked lands in Ontario, Canada. On March 2nd, they announced having entered into an Exploration Agreement with the Apitipi Anicinapek Nation ("AAN") in respect of the Company's Perron West Project and Abbotsford and Hepburn Projects located in the province of Ontario (collectively, the "Ontario Projects"). There will be plenty of drill assay news coming out to the marketplace consistently throughout 2026 as the Project resources continue to grow.*

 

 

If you have any questions for Victor regarding Amex Exploration, then please email them into me at [email protected], and we’ll get those addressed or covered in future interviews.

 

In full disclosure, Shad is a shareholder of Amex Exploration at the time of this recording.

 

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