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PRE-OPEN Futures are lower, mirroring their Wall Street counterparts, as surging oil prices and rising U.S. Treasury yields unnerved investors globally ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision on Wednesday.

If the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates by 25 basis points as expected on Wednesday afternoon, gold could still see a mild relief rally on the removal of lingering uncertainty. But if the central bank ignores market expectations and votes to hold rates steady, gold prices could surge higher as they begin a march back to $5000, according to Jesse Colombo, independent precious metals analyst and founder of the BubbleBubble Report.

If the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates by 25 basis points as expected on Wednesday afternoon, gold could still see a mild relief rally on the removal of lingering uncertainty. But if the central bank ignores market expectations and votes to hold rates steady, gold prices could surge higher as they begin a march back to $5000, according to Jesse Colombo, independent precious metals analyst and founder of the BubbleBubble Report.

Vancouver-headquartered B2Gold has announced a leadership transition that will see long-serving president and CEO Clive Johnson retire at the company’s annual general meeting on June 4.

Vancouver, British Columbia – September 15, 2026 – Auro Metals Inc. (“Auro” or the “Company”) (TSXV: AURO; OTCPK: AURFF), is pleased to announce the fifth batch of assay results, of three drillholes, from the 2026 Phase I Drill Program at its 100%-owned Santa Barbara Gold-Copper Project (the “Project”) located in the Zamora-Chinchipe Province in southeastern Ecuador. Since the commencement of the program, 22 drillholes have been completed and assay results of 17 holes (including the fourteen holes released on June 22, July 13, July 28 and August 18, 2026) have been received. Additionally, the Company is pleased to announce that it has completed the Phase I Drill Program consisting of 11,047.35 metres (“m”) and has continued without interruption into its Phase II – 20,000m Drill Program at the Project.

HOUSTON - The Trump administration on Monday signaled it is nearing approval for permits to mine the deep sea, part of a broader push to boost US access to the critical minerals used across much of the country's economy.

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Nasdaq- and TSX-listed Elemental Royalty Corporation has garnered permission from Mexico's antitrust agency, the Comisión Nacional Antimonopolio to acquire TSX-V-listed Vizsla Royalties Corporation for C$327-million, or $239-million.