

TORONTO, Sept. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerrado Gold Inc. [TSX.V:CERT][OTCQX:CRDOF] ("Cerrado" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed the previously announced strategic non-brokered private placement financing (the "Private Placement") with Mr.

TORONTO, Sept. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq-FUND) (the “Fund” or “FUND”) has declared a quarterly distribution of $0.1503 per share on its Common Stock. The distribution, optionally payable in additional shares of Common Stock or in cash by specific stockholder election, is to be paid on September 29, 2026 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 15, 2026 (ex-dividend on September 15, 2026). The price of shares issued for reinvestment will be determined on September 22, 2026.

TORONTO, Aug. 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerrado Gold Inc. [TSX.V:CERT][OTCQX:CRDOF] ("Cerrado" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement for a strategic non-brokered private placement financing (the "Private Placement") with Mr. Eric Sprott for aggregate gross proceeds of C$10 million.

Eric Sprott has exercised 12,138,548 warrants of MAX Power for total proceeds to the Company of $6 million MAX Power President Chad Levesque presents Lawson Natural Hydrogen Discovery at the Clean Energy & Metals Virtual Investor Conference Thursday, Aug. 27 Video: The Time is Now https://youtu.be/TKnEnBEQ0TM REGINA, Saskatchewan, Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MAX Power Mining Corp. (CSE: MAXX; OTC: MAXXF; FSE: 89N) (“MAX Power” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Mr. Eric Sprott, through 2176423 Ontario Ltd.

VanEck Gold Miners ETF has a significantly larger asset base with $31.0 billion in assets under management. Sprott Gold Miners ETF offers a lower expense ratio of 0.46% and a higher dividend yield of 1.0%.

Sprott Gold Miners ETF has a lower expense ratio of 0.46% compared to 0.65% for Global X - Silver Miners ETF. Global X - Silver Miners ETF has outperformed over the last year, but Sprott Gold Miners ETF has provided higher total returns over a five-year period.

Gold's months-long price decline was a not a trend reversal but only a correction, with rising debt, high deficits, central bank buying and geopolitical fragmentation reinforcing gold's strategic role, while silver's outlook remains compelling due to constrained supply and growing demand, according to Maria Smirnova, Managing Partner at Sprott Inc. and Senior Portfolio Manager and Chief Investment Officer at Sprott Asset Management.

Sprott NYSE: SII reported second-quarter results marked by lower assets under management following a sharp pullback in precious-metals prices, while higher average assets over the past year supported growth in earnings and adjusted EBITDA.