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Powermax Minerals Announces Option to Acquire the Hopkins Rare Earths Project, located in the Clay Howell Complex, Northern Ontario
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 6, 2026) - Powermax Minerals Inc. (CSE: PMAX) (OTCQB: PWMXF) (FSE: T23) ("Powermax" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an option agreement, ("Option Agreement") pursuant to which it can acquire a 100% ("Option Arrangement") interest in and to the Hopkins Rare Earths project ("Project"), subject to a 2 percent net smelter returns royalty ("NSR").The Hopkins Property consists of thirteen (13) multicell mining claims covering...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 6, 2026) - Powermax Minerals Inc. (CSE: PMAX) (OTCQB: PWMXF) (FSE: T23) ("Powermax" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an option agreement, ("Option Agreement") pursuant to which it can acquire a 100% ("Option Arrangement") interest in and to the Hopkins Rare Earths project ("Project"), subject to a 2 percent net smelter returns royalty ("NSR").","length":478,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The Hopkins Property consists of thirteen (13) multicell mining claims covering 295 claim units and approximately 5,900 hectares in Hopkins and Mowbray townships on NTS map sheet 42G16. The Property is situated in an accessible part of northern Ontario, with regional access provided by the Trans-Canada Highway, Provincial Route 634, local roads, logging roads and, where required, boat or helicopter access.","length":409,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Strategic Highlights of the Hopkins REE Property","length":48,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"list","items":[{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"Large Ontario REE land position: approximately 5,900 hectares in a mining-friendly jurisdiction with established regional infrastructure .","length":144,"tagName":"p"}]},{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"Favourable alkalic-carbonatite geological setting: the Property is underlain by the Clay-Howells Alkalic Rock Complex, a Late Precambrian alkalic intrusive complex within the Kapuskasing Subprovince of the Superior Province (Sage, 1988).","length":263,"tagName":"p"}]},{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"Carbonatite-associated REE exploration potential: reported Property lithologies include syenites, carbonatites, massive magnetite, fault-alteration breccias and syenite breccias, which the Company considers to be favourable exploration criteria for carbonatite-alkalic intrusive REE systems.","length":291,"tagName":"p"}]},{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"Proximity to known REE mineralization: historical and technical information from the broader Clay-Howells area indicates REE-bearing minerals including monazite or monazite-like phosphate phases and Ce-La-Ca silicate phases; however, nearby mineralization is not necessarily indicative of mineralization on the Hopkins Property (Kormos, 201...