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$12 Billion to Stockpile Critical Minerals: Five Companies in the Crosshairs
Issued on behalf of Americore Resources Corp. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 18, 2026 (GLOBE...
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[{"type":"text","content":"$12 Billion to Stockpile Critical Minerals: Five Companies in the Crosshairs\nIssued on behalf of Americore Resources Corp.VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EquityInsider.com News Commentary — With China having restricted exports on antimony, tungsten, and silver to start the year, that market is witnessing a strategic shift now reshaping Western defense procurement[1]. The White House has responded with Project Vault, a $12 billion initiative anchored by a $10 billion EXIM loan to create the first U.S. Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve[2]. Tagged companies: Americore Resources (TSXV: AMCO) (OTCQB: AMCOF), Perpetua Resources (NASDAQ: PPTA) (TSX: PPTA), NioCorp Developments (NASDAQ: NB), Energy Fuels (NYSE-A: UUUU) (TSX: EFR), and Electra Battery Materials (NASDAQ: ELBM) (TSXV: ELBM). With this shift, capital is now rotating toward domestic mineral projects where geopolitical necessity meets proven geology[3]. From antimony to cobalt to deep-sea polymetallic nodules, the scramble to secure Western supply chains has turned allied-jurisdiction resources into strategic assets with defense-grade premiums. Americore Resources (TSXV: AMCO) (OTCQB: AMCOF) recently uncovered five historic core holes drilled by US Borax in 1985 at its Trinity Silver Project in Nevada that were never included in any previous resource estimate, despite being located in and around the historic open pit. The drill results speak for themselves: Hole SC-4 alone returned 209.5 feet grading 145.98 g/t silver, including 153 feet at 185.94 g/t. Hole SC-5 hit 246.5 feet at 97.52 g/t silver, with a higher-grade core of 70 feet at 128.26 g/t. Hole SC-1 cut 321.5 feet at 65.86 g/t, including 65 feet at 220.69 g/t. These are wide intercepts with serious grade, drilled directly in and around the historic open pit. The fact that they were overlooked in prior resource models means the existing 36-million-ounce silver resource estimate could be materially understated. \"The evaluation of the drone survey over the next few weeks will allow us a better understanding of not only the historic resource but also the alteration halo extending from the pit,\" said Jeff Poloni, VP of Exploration for Americore Resources. \"The key takeaway is that these holes provide direct evidence that the current resource model does not fully capture the miner...