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Strategic Minerals Surge: Defense Spending Fuels Critical Metals Race
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --   Equity Insider News Com...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Strategic Minerals Surge: Defense Spending Fuels Critical Metals Race Issued on behalf of GoldHaven Resource Corp.\nVANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Equity Insider News Commentary — Federal priorities are expanding beyond rare earths to include tungsten and antimony as Washington sharpens its focus on critical minerals for national security, with these materials representing some of America's most vulnerable supply chains[1]. Government investment in 2026 will shift decisively toward processing capacity for defense-critical metals, breaking from century-old extraction methods as record silver prices approaching $58 per ounce accelerate polymetallic project development[2]. This urgent mandate to secure dual-use assets drives the investment thesis for GoldHaven Resources Corp. (CSE: GOH) (OTCQB: GHVNF), Perpetua Resources Corp. (NASDAQ: PPTA) (TSX: PPTA), Emerita Resources Corp. (TSXV: EMO) (OTCQB: EMOTF), Banyan Gold Corp. (TSXV: BYN) (OTCQB: BYAGF), and McEwen Inc. (NYSE: MUX) (TSX: MUX). Federal investment is targeting high-risk minerals like tungsten and antimony where China controls the majority of global supply, with antimony used in munitions and tungsten essential for armor-piercing applications and advanced machining tools[1]. Companies demonstrating cost-effective processing technologies and polymetallic deposits are positioned to capture federal funding as Washington builds resilient supply chains independent of geopolitical adversaries[2]. GoldHaven Resources Corp. (CSE: GOH) (OTCQB: GHVNF) has announced preliminary assays from its Magno Project in northwestern British Columbia, confirming high-grade silver, tungsten, and indium mineralization across 36,973.294 hectares in the region including its recent acquisitions. The program successfully verified historical showings while expanding the geological understanding of this district-scale polymetallic system adjacent to the historic Cassiar mining district. Results from 357 samples revealed bonanza silver grades up to 2,370 g/t silver with lead values exceeding 20% and zinc reaching 3.8% at the Magno and D-Zone carbonate replacement occurrences. Property-wide, 45 samples returned over 100 grams per tonne silver, demonstrating widespread precious metal potential across multiple target zones. The discovery of indium, a strategic ...