Hot Market for Funding Junior Miners as Gold and Silver Hit New Records

Junior miners gain as once struggling sector sees renewed
interest from investors

Newswire, a global news source and expert investing resource covering
mining stocks issues a snapshot looking at recent funding news for
junior miners as commodity prices climb, featuring fully funded, fully
permitted, pre-production gold and silver mining company
ESGold Corp.(CSE: ESAU) (OTCQB:ESAUF) (FSE: Z7D). 

Recent funding news and updates from junior gold and silver miners
making headlines includes: “ESGold Announces Closing of C$8.0
Million Brokered LIFE Offering,” “White Gold Corp.
Announces $20 Million Private Placement,” “Silver X Mining
Announces Non-Brokered Life Private Placement Concurrent With Bought
Deal Life Offering For Aggregate Gross Proceeds of Up to C$21.5
Million” and “Silver Storm Closes C$13.8 Million Bought
Deal LIFE Private Placement.”

It is a new era for the once struggling junior mining companies. As
gold and silver and other commodities hit new highs, miners in the
sector are now able to secure capital for exploration and development,
leading to potential new discoveries.

The growth and renewed interest in mining stocks has also been fuelled
by Government support both in the US and Canada. Recent
news
indicates strong US interest in securing key resources, including
potential direct government stakes in specific Canadian critical
mineral companies, such as Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC) (NYSE: LAC).

In a recent episode of the
Exploring Mining Podcast
with host Cali Vanzant and Silver expert Peter Krauth, Peter
highlights the growing influence of Eastern markets, central bank gold
accumulation surpassing US treasuries, and a robust financing
environment for silver companies. 

Peter told Investor Ideas, “The financings have been off the
charts. We are hearing about financings closing in 1-2 days and
oversubscribed. It has been very, very hot and not completely
surprising,”

Peter Krauth is a former portfolio adviser and a 20-year veteran of
the resource market, with special expertise in precious metals, mining
and energy stocks.

Watch the Exploring Mining Podcast:

Link to video:
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Recent funding news and updates from junior miners:

Following the recent news from ESGold Corp. (CSE:ESAU) (OTCQB:ESAUF) (FSE:Z7D) that they had
closed an $8 Million financing, they provided
a construction update
on their Montauban Gold-Silver Project in Quebec, where development is
progressing. The Company reports that building construction remains on
track, with completion anticipated by mid–Q4 2025. ESGold is
fully funded to complete Montauban and is positioned to move forward
aggressively, while continuing preparatory work on its prospective
initiative in Colombia. 

Recent Highlights

• 
  Construction Advancing: Development work at
  Montauban continues to progress on schedule with building completion
  anticipated in Q4-2025.
• 
  Fully Funded: Recent financing provides all
  necessary capital to complete Montauban and validate the
  Company’s Colombia joint venture.
• 
  Upcoming Catalysts: Concentrate test results from
  both Montauban and Colombia expected in the near-term.
• 
  Exploration Upside: Systematic exploration planning
  underway at Montauban, technical work has identified large,
  continuous geological structures extending to 1,200 meters,
  underscoring the district-scale potential of the property.




• 
  Colombia Momentum: Ongoing review of the
  Bolívar area reinforces confidence in validating, closing,
  and executing the Company’s expansion strategy.

Gordon Robb, CEO of ESGold, commented:

“We are extremely pleased with the steady progress at
Montauban, where building construction is advancing on schedule and
moving toward completion, anticipated by mid-Q4 2025. Thanks to
recent funding, we are now in the position of being fully financed
to complete Montauban and to advance preparatory work on our
prospective initiative in Colombia. With concentrate test results
pending and exploration planning underway, the months ahead will be
transformative as we build cash flow at Montauban while unlocking
long-term discovery potential across our portfolio. ESGold is
building the foundation for scalable growth, and we are very excited
about what lies ahead.”

Building Momentum at Montauban

Construction at the fully permitted Montauban project continues on
track, with infrastructure development and building completion
anticipated mid–Q4 2025. The facility is advancing toward
readiness for equipment delivery and commissioning, aligning with the
Company’s strategy to begin production in 2026.

Thanks to recent funding, ESGold is in a strong financial position to
complete Montauban and advance its Colombia joint venture without the
necessity of returning to the market for capital. Once the team
arrives in Colombia for on-the-ground validation, ESGold will be fully
equipped to close and execute.

In parallel with construction, ESGold is advancing exploration at
Montauban. Despite over a century of historic mining, the deposit has
never been systematically explored. Recent technical work has
identified large, continuous geological structures extending to 1,200
meters, underscoring the district-scale potential of the property.

Why This Matters to Investors

This update reinforces ESGold’s unique position as a fully
funded, fully permitted, near-term producer with significant
exploration upside. Unlike most juniors that rely on continuous
dilution, ESGold is advancing toward cash flow in 2026 while
systematically unlocking discovery potential. The dual track model of
cash flow today and discovery tomorrow positions the Company to
deliver sustainable shareholder value through both near term
production and long-term growth.

What’s Next

• Concentrate test results for both Montauban and Colombia.




• 
  Colombia validation by ESGold’s technical team, followed by
  deal closure and execution.




• 
  Comprehensive 3D geological model of Montauban currently in
  progress, designed to integrate ANT survey results and guide
  systematic exploration.
• 
  Exploration at Montauban will progress to include systematic
  drilling to highlight the district-scale significance of the
  deposit.

ESGold is now fully funded and remains focused on advancing Montauban
into production, with cash flow targeted for 2026. The Company’s
strategy centers on completing construction at its fully permitted
Quebec project, generating high-margin revenue from tailings
reprocessing, and using that cash flow to fund systematic exploration
across the land package. This disciplined approach minimizes dilution
and compounds shareholder value over time. With Montauban as the
blueprint, ESGold is building a scalable platform designed to deliver
sustainable, long-term value for its shareholders.

White Gold Corp. (TSX.V: WGO, OTCQX: WHGOF, FRA: 29W)
recently announced
it has entered into an agreement with Clarus Securities Inc. who will
act on behalf of the Company, together with a syndicate of agents, on
a “best efforts” agency basis, in connection with a
brokered private placement of premium flow-through units for a $20
Million Private Placement.

From the news: 

Pursuant to an existing investor rights agreement between the Company
and Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (TSX: AEM, NYSE: AEM) Agnico has the right to participate in the Offering in
order to maintain its pro rata interest in the Company, and have
indicated to the Company that they intend to maintain their
approximate 19.8% interest in the Company on a partially diluted
basis.

White Gold owns a portfolio of 15,364 quartz claims across 21
properties covering 305,102 hectares (3,051 km2) representing
approximately 40% of Yukon’s emerging White Gold District. The
Company’s flagship White Gold project hosts four near-surface
gold deposits which collectively contain an estimated 1,732,300 ounces
of gold in Indicated Resources (35.2 million tonnes grading 1.53 g/t
Au) and 1,265,900 ounces of gold in Inferred Resources (32.2 million
tonnes grading 1.22 g/t Au) (see Company news release dated August 21,
2025)(1) with significant expansion potential on the resource itself
and in the immediately surrounding area. Regional exploration work has
also produced several other new discoveries and prospective targets on
the Company’s claim packages, some of which border sizable gold
& copper projects including the Coffee project owned by Newmont
Corporation, which Newmont has entered into an agreement to sell to
Fuerte Metals Corporation, with Measured and Indicated Resources of 80
Mt grading 1.15 g/t Au for 3.0 million ounces of gold (2)(3), and
Western Copper and Gold Corporation’s Casino project which has
Measured and Indicated Resources of 2,490.7 Mt grading 0.18 g/t Au,
0.14% Cu for 14.8 million ounces of gold and 7.6 billion pounds of
copper, and Inferred Resources of 1.4 Mt grading 0.14 g/t Au, 0.14% Cu
for 6.3 million ounces of gold and 3.1 billion pounds of copper(3)(4).

“We are very appreciative of the interest and support from new
and existing shareholders for our exploration activities to advance
our White Gold Project which has grown into a leading large scale
high-grade open pittable gold deposit in a tier-one jurisdiction in
Canada. We look forward to further increasing the scale of the
project as we concurrently advance it to a PEA to demonstrate its
economic potential. Our exploration activities will also continue
focus on unlocking additional value across our extensive land
package targeting gold and critical mineral opportunities in the
prolific and under explored White Gold District, which has recently
drawn additional interest along with other areas of the
Yukon,”

stated David D’Onofrio, Chief Executive Officer.

Silver X (TSX-V:AGX; OTCQB:AGXPF), a rapidly expanding silver producer and developer
recently
announced
a Non-Brokered Life Private Placement Concurrent With Bought Deal Life
Offering For Aggregate Gross Proceeds of Up to C$21.5 Million.

The Company owns the 20,472-hectare Nueva Recuperada Silver Project in
Central Peru and produces silver, gold, lead, and zinc from its
Tangana Mining Unit.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offerings for
capital and exploration expenditures related to the Company’s
operations in the Nueva Recuperada Silver District in Peru as well as
for working capital and general corporate purposes.

Silver Storm Mining Ltd. (TSX.V:SVRS; FSE:SVR)
recently announced
the closing of its previously announced “bought deal” private
placement for gross proceeds of C$13,766,250.

Silver Storm Mining Ltd. holds advanced-stage silver projects located
in Durango, Mexico. In 2023 Silver Storm acquired 100% of the La
Parrilla Silver Mine Complex, a prolific past producing operation
comprised of a 2,000 tpd mill as well as five underground mines and an
open pit that collectively produced 34.3 million silver-equivalent
ounces between 2005 and 2019. The Company also holds a 100% interest
in the San Diego Project, which is among the largest undeveloped
silver assets in Mexico.

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