Critical Minerals Push Drives High-Grade Exploration in BC's Golden Triangle

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[{"type":"text","content":"Critical Minerals Push Drives High-Grade Exploration in BC’s Golden TriangleIssued on behalf of GoldHaven Resources Corp.\nVANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Equity-Insider.com News Commentary – The United States is now 100% import-reliant for 16 critical minerals, with over half of 90 tracked commodities sourced predominantly from foreign suppliers, according to the 2026 USGS Mineral Commodities Summary. Global refined copper production of approximately 26.5 million tonnes falls short of demand running at 27.2 million tonnes, a 700,000-tonne deficit before accounting for AI data centre requirements that alone could add 475,000 tonnes this year[1]. In response, the U.S. State Department convened a Critical Minerals Ministerial in February 2026, hosting representatives from 54 countries and the European Commission. Eleven new bilateral frameworks were signed in a single day, and a $10 billion strategic critical minerals reserve was announced under Project Vault[2]. Against that backdrop, GoldHaven Resources (CSE: GOH), Scottie Resources (TSXV: SCOT), Goliath Resources (TSXV: GOT), Sun Summit Minerals (TSXV: SMN), and Thesis Gold (TSXV: TAU) are advancing high-grade gold and polymetallic projects across British Columbia. For junior exploration companies operating in jurisdictions with proven geology and established infrastructure, the policy shift creates a direct tailwind. Junior gold companies are increasingly adopting dual-track strategies that combine exploration with near-term production potential, reducing funding risk in selective capital markets while preserving the upside that drives the largest re-ratings in junior equities[3]. GoldHaven Resources (CSE: GOH) (OTCQB: GHVNF) has confirmed gold mineralization in bedrock at its Copeçal West Target in Brazil, with the first-ever drilling at the high-priority zone returning 39 meters at 0.11 g/t gold from 58 meters depth in unweathered rock. That interval, from hole COPE-PDH-008, included 3 meters grading 0.30 g/t gold and represents the first confirmation that the broad surface gold anomaly at Copeçal is sourced from a mineralized system in fresh bedrock beneath a thick saprolite layer that had previously masked the geology below. All four holes drilled at the Western Target intersected anomalous gold. Hole COPE-PDH-006 retu...

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