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The $1.8T Energy Sprint: Why America is Betting Big on Strategic Mineral Platforms
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Equity Insider News Commentar...
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[{"type":"text","content":"The $1.8T Energy Sprint: Why America is Betting Big on Strategic Mineral PlatformsIssued on behalf of GoldHaven Resource Corp.\nVANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Equity Insider News Commentary — The global clean energy infrastructure market is on a collision course with a $1.8 trillion valuation as Western economies accelerate toward total electrification[1]. This massive demand has triggered an unprecedented expansion of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Critical Minerals List to 60 strategic commodities, specifically adding copper, silver, and tungsten to protect domestic defense and semiconductor supply chains[2]. This industrial rotation into scalable energy hardware platforms fuels the 2026 investment case for GoldHaven Resources Corp. (CSE: GOH) (OTCQB: GHVNF), Southern Silver Exploration (TSXV: SSV) (OTCQX: SSVFF), Integra Resources (NYSE-A: ITRG), LibertyStream Infrastructure Partners (TSXV: LIB) (OTCQB: VLTLF), and Canada Nickel Company (TSXV: CNC) (OTCQX: CNIKF). With silver prices shattering records above $65 per ounce, investors are targeting polymetallic assets to hedge against structural base metal deficits that will persist through 2027[3]. Federal leadership is now coordinating with global allies to diversify these critical supply chains away from foreign dependencies, placing a massive premium on North American projects with advanced permitting and validated resource systems[4]. For retail investors, the shift toward onshored energy hardware has transformed these resource platforms into the ultimate strategic infrastructure plays of the decade. GoldHaven Resources (CSE: GOH) (OTCQB: GHVNF) has confirmed anomalous tungsten mineralization at its Magno Property in northwestern British Columbia, with assays from its 2025 surface exploration program identifying a previously undocumented tungsten zone returning up to 6,550 parts per million tungsten at the Vines Lake showing. The results validate historical tungsten data at the Kuhn and Dead Goat showings while expanding the known footprint across multiple structurally controlled skarn zones spanning approximately 1.3 kilometers of strike length. Tungsten has emerged as one of the most strategically critical minerals for Western economies following China's implementation of strict export controls throughout 2025. With over 80% of ...