Greetings, Investors! As we wind down the final days of 2025, I'm catching up anew with some of our companies. These (usually) videos will continue to dribble out between now and the first few days of 2026.
For today's purposes, I have several; as well as news out in recent days on a few fairly dormant "story stocks" that are suddenly VERY relevant--and in the end, prospective big winners still.
In order below, you'll learn more about:
--> Amex Exploration
--> Exploits Discovery Corp.
--> Apollo Silver
--> SKYX Platforms
--> BacTech Environmental
--> GT Biopharma
--> Royal Helium, Ltd. and
--> Omineca Mining & Metals
First off, RIGHT HERE, or by clicking the above image, you can catch my latest update with Amex Exploration's C.E.O. Victor Cantore.
The company has already had a GREAT run in 2025; up nearly FIVE-fold now from its low back in the spring. And as we discuss, that's for good, fundamental and company-spercific reasons beyond the factor of gold's own run.
We discuss the latest news: Amex has grown its footprint on both the QC and Ontario sides of the Abitibi from 190 square kilometers to, now, 500 sq. km.; LOTS of fodder for its exploration future!
And work on a Feasibility study continues on its first "starter" mining operation whose economics are killer!
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Next up, I VISIT HERE with C.E.O. Jeff Swinoga of my newest gold explorer Exploits Discovery Corp.
Recently, as some of you know, I have been advising our Members to do some "rotation" of our previously heavy (but now reduced somewhat) exposure to PM stocks and certain other metals stories.
In part, this is to "move down the food chain" to companies that haven't had significant moves yet...BUT have the prospect for near-term and company-specific catalysts.
Exploits has a compelling story, now that Swinoga has "repurposed" it from a "back bencher" type story in Newfoundland to a company in direct control of its own destiny with two major exploration areas in both Ontario and Quebec.
As you'll learn, its top priority in Quebec--where drills will start turning imminently--has the potential to move the needle big-time on this company in 2026!
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Next, I caught up again recently with Apollo Silver (TSXV-APGO; OTCQB-APGOF) Chairman Andy Bowering RIGHT HERE to discuss the recent move by the U.S. Geological Survey to include silver in its 2025 list of U.S. Critical Minerals/Metals designation.
That gives Apollo three of them (zinc and barite being others.)!!
Apollo is also near a FIVE-BAGGER in 2025.
You'll hear Andy and I (moderated by Cali Van Zant of Investor Ideas) discuss the evolving plans for Calico as it moves toward the development stage...the added significance of the USGS move, which may help grease the permitting and related skids...AND yet another major project waiting to be unleashed.
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Above, (L-R) Yours truly; Jonathan Globerson, V.P. for Design and Marketing; and Co-C.E.O. Lenny Sokolow at SKYX Platforms' Demonstration Facility/offices in Pompano Beach, Florida
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SKYX Platforms (NASD-SKYX) has shaken off the lethargy of its long-flatlining/weak share price in 2025 and is approaching a new 52-week high.
The most recent impetus was the ANNOUNCEMENT last Wednesday that its newest "Plug and Play" offering for consumers and industry (which you see Jonathan Globerson, Lenny Sokolow and I checking out in the above photo!) is now on the company's various E-commerce platforms.
But the story is still FAR deeper than this; and still largely unappreciated by the markets.
I'll have a far more comprehensive update before year end for our Members here (including a look at SKYX's upcoming part in the "City of the Future" project in Miami.)
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Next, I took a few minutes with BacTech Environmental C.E.O. Ross Orr before his recent trip to London's "Resourcing Tomorrow" conference (an offshoot of the Mines & Money franchise.)
You can watch us RIGHT HERE or by clicking the below graphic.
Despite 1. An essentially shovel-ready project in Ecuador that had GREAT economics back when a Bankable Feasibility Study was done at $1,600 gold and 2. The newest and (to me, anyhow) far more exciting technology the company has to do environmental cleanup AND liberate/create numerous needed criticial materials and such, BAC continues to languish in the markets.
But here I continue to be VERY confident that continued patience will be rewarded, for reasons Ross and I discuss.
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And such appears to be much more possible too, these days, where biotech GT Biopharma (NASD-GTBP) is concerned. Patience has been tried here for a while; but all of a sudden -- as you'll WATCH HERE in a discussion I just had with Exec. Chairman and C.E.O. Michael Breen -- there appears to be a confluence of events that will give the company new life.
As I opine in my introduction, I've always understood and been a believer in the science here of GTBP's immunotherapy platform to fight cancer; in part, getting the story straight from the horse's mouth more than once from its inventor, Dr. Jeffrey Miller of the University of Minnesota.
Now, GT Biopharma is 1. sufficiently "cashed up" with ongoing and sufficient support from key investors and 2. Logging success in trials.
This could still be a MONSTER home run of a company many have written off.
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Speaking of writing off, I was fairly resigned that we were going to have to write off Royal Helium (TSXV-RHC formerly; but no longer.) This company was once THE up and comer in North America for helium (and more); but a messy management coup and more trashed things as I have covered for our Members previously.
During happier times: C.E.O. Andy Davdison (above) is feted with his company that promised to provide helium in an undersupplied market. Below, he shows Alberta Premier Danielle Smith around.
Just over a week ago I was pleasantly stunned to read of the resolution C.E.O. Andrew Davidson worked on for nearly a year (you can read some of the details RIGHT HERE in the Nov. 28 announcement).
Among other things, I can't remember a company going through a bankruptcy protection proceeding and 1. extinguishing a DEBT overhang while 2. protecting a meaningful stake in the company for existing common sherholders!!
As you may know, reorganization/bankruptcy usually results in the opposite of that.
But Andy (now again the C.E.O. of Royal) pulled that off; it was, for him, a "reputational transaction" among other things as he told me a few days ago when we visited about all the nuts and bolts here.
I'll have much more for our Members on this one shortly, too; a company truly "back from the dead" and all of a sudden a soon-compelling story once again in the critical helium space.
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Last but not least, "sister" company Omineca Mining & Metals (TSXV-OMM; OTCQB-OMMSF) certainly wasn't given up by me, at least, for "dead," for reasons I have often articulated (though many investors indeed did lose patience with this story over time.)
At long last--and after myriad regulatory and other delays that at times all seemed to blur together--paydirt in one sense is, literally, being realized.
The company ANNOUNCED last Friday morning the first meaningful gold recoveries at last from the underground paleo channel; but important to note: the main target area had not yet been hit as of that news.
My expectation after visiting with C.E.O. Tom MacNeill late last week is that further announcement(s) will come not many days away. It will be key if the miners/engineers who have put all this together make it to the bottom, then the other side, of the channel with no more hiccups; then it will REALLY be "Game on!"
The day before, Omineca ALSO ANNOUNCED its next drill program at Wingdam (underway now) to continue looking for at least one source of this placer gold now being liberated. The strategy is based in part on what was found in the results from the 2024 drilling released earlier this year that I discussed extensively at the time
I hope to have a video update with MacNeill before Christmas on all this, or soon after.
All the best,
Chris Temple
Editor/Publisher
From the desk of Chris Temple -- Monday, Dec. 8, 2025
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