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Search Minerals宣布獲得紐芬蘭省政府的初級勘探援助撥款；股價上漲37%

-- Search Minerals (SMY.V) 週五宣布，已獲得紐芬蘭和拉布拉多省通過礦產激勵計劃——初級勘探援助 (JEA) 項目提供的 91,000 加元撥款。 該公司表示：“JEA 項目是能源和礦業部的一項重要舉措，旨在通過支持那些將勘探發現推進至符合加拿大國家標準 (NI) 43-101 的礦產資源項目，來增加該省的礦產資源儲量。” 該公司指出，這筆 91,000 加元的撥款將用於支持其位於拉布拉多東南部戰略要地——關鍵稀土元素 (CREE) 礦區的 2025 年勘探計劃。 該公司在一份聲明中指出，這筆資金支持了“近期取得的營運成果”，包括完成了 Fox Run 2025 年槽式取樣計劃，該計劃持續評估這條長達 63 公里的礦帶的高品位礦藏潛力。 「我們非常感謝紐芬蘭和拉布拉多省政府的持續支持，」臨時執行長傑森·麥金托什表示。 “這些資金對於我們在拉布拉多東南部的霍普港辛普森-聖路易斯CREE礦區的勘探工作至關重要，使我們能夠保持發展勢頭，推進諸如Deep Fox和Foxtrot等高優先級目標的開發，最終實現投產。” 該公司股票在多倫多證券交易所創業板（TSX Venture Exchange）的最新交易價格上漲0.105美元，至0.39美元。

Price: $0.39, Change: $+0.11, Percent Change: +36.84%

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