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Hamilton Spectator
29-07-2025
- Business
- Hamilton Spectator
Xali Gold Provides Update on South American and Mexican Projects
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xali Gold Corp. (TSXV:XGC) ('Xali Gold' or the 'Company') is pleased to advise that, aside from the Sarape Project in Mexico, the Company has decided to shift its exploration focus to South America. 'Given the current price of gold, we have been searching for and evaluating advanced projects which could potentially be developed on a shorter timeline than our current exploration projects,' said Joanne Freeze, President and CEO of Xali Gold. 'While we have been reviewing many projects in Argentina, Peru, Chile and Mexico, our first preference is to secure an advanced-stage project in Peru with a significant gold resource and a Preliminary Economic Assessment ('PEA'). I have worked in Peru since the 1990's when Antamina, Yanacocha, Pierina and many other prolific mineral deposits were all discovered and developed so I have a solid base from which to recognize opportunity. We believe that our team's extensive experience and focus has excellent potential to unlock significant value.' Within Mexico, Xali Gold has most recently been advancing the Sarape silver-gold Project ('Sarape') under option from Advanced Lithium Corp. Sarape is located in the Rio Sonora Valley of northern Mexico, a prolific gold-silver mining district that includes First Majestic Silver's Santa Elena/Ermitano Mine, Premier Gold Mines' Mercedes Mine and Coeur Mining's Las Chispas Mine which was recently purchased by Coeur from Silvercrest for C$2.4 billion 1. Recent work by Xali Gold's exploration team at Sarape has identified significant evidence of the potential for higher grade gold and silver mineralization at depth and laterally from previous drilling. Compelling drill target generation work is underway for drilling planned for Q4 2025/Q1 2026. Xali Gold has recently discovered that nine mining concessions in El Oro have been declared as 'cancelled' by the Mexican Mines Bureau ('MMB'). These nine concessions account for approximately 35% of the land package at the El Oro Project. The remaining El Oro Concessions are still effective and in normal condition to conduct exploration and operations. In the Company's reasonable opinion, after review and consultation with its Mexican advisors, that in accordance with Mexican laws, the 'cancellation' is unlawful as the following requirements were not complied with: The cancellations may be revoked through a common procedure in Mexico, which involves submitting a demand with the Federal Administrative Court. The Company is reviewing the steps required to revoke the 'cancellations' with its Mexican advisors. If the Company chooses to commence legal or administrative process to revoke the 'cancellations', Xali Gold may request from the Federal Administrative Court the suspension of the effects of the notice of cancellation, which would allow it to continue carrying out exploration and operations during the time of litigation of such administrative trial, in case such measure is granted by the Federal Administrative Court. In the meantime, no other company may take ownership of the concessions. ________________________________ 1 References to nearby properties in the region is for information purposes only and there is no assurance that the Company will achieve the same results. About Xali Gold Xali Gold holds several gold and silver projects in both Mexico and Peru. Xali Gold has recently acquired the right to earn a 90% interest in the Sarape silver-gold Project ('Sarape'), in Northern Mexico from Advanced Lithium Corp. The Sarape Project is located in the Rio Sonora Valley of northern Mexico, a prolific gold-silver mining district that includes First Majestic Silver's Santa Elena/Ermitano Mine, Premier Gold Mines' Mercedes Mine and Coeur Mining's Las Chispas Mine. The Sarape Project is located approximately 20 km northeast of the Las Chispas Mine which was recently purchased by Coeur for C$2.4 billion. Xali Gold recognizes the Project's immense potential and plans to leverage our expertise in low-sulphidation epithermal gold systems such as El Oro, to unlock its full value. Las Chispas, Ermitano and Sarape have similar geological settings, occur within the same structural corridor and are all low-sulphidation epithermal vein projects. Las Chispas and Ermitaño are high-grade gold and silver mines, with low costs of production. The Company's El Oro project is a district scale historic producer of gold and silver. While the Company's main goal at El Oro is to make a new discovery, similar to the multi-million ounce ('oz') gold and silver ore bodies mined historically, the Company has entered into two agreements with third parties for the rights to produce gold and silver from specific shallow areas of the El Oro Project which are expected to bring in cash flow and open up underground access for drilling. Xali Gold is dedicated to being a responsible community partner. Joanne C. Freeze, President and CEO is the Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 for the projects discussed above. Ms. Freeze has reviewed and approved the contents of this release. Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. On behalf of the Board of Xali Gold Corp. 'Joanne Freeze' President, CEO and Director For further information please contact: Joanne Freeze, President & CEO Tel: + 1 604-512-3359 info@ Forward-looking Disclaimer This news release may contain forward-looking information (as such term is defined under Canadian securities laws) including but not limited to the results of evaluating other mineral exploration prospects, the future impacts or effects of the Cancelled Concessions and the steps the Company is taking as it relates to the Cancelled Concessions. While such forward-looking information is expressed by Xali Gold in good faith and believed by Xali Gold to have a reasonable basis, they may address future events and conditions and are therefore subject to inherent risks and uncertainties including those set out in Xali Gold's MD&A. Factors that cause the actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking information include, without limitation, gold prices, results of exploration and development activities, regulatory changes, defects in title, availability of materials and equipment, timeliness of government approvals, potential environmental issues, availability of capital and financing and general economic, market or business conditions. Xali Gold expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
DW
25-06-2025
- Politics
- DW
German court lifts ban on far-right Compact magazine – DW – 06/25/2025
Judges ruled in favor of the monthly publication, citing freedom of expression protections. The decision could also have consequences for the ongoing debate on banning Germany's far-right AfD party. The decision by the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig not to ban the magazine was a difficult one, according to Judge Ingo Kraft. "However, the Basic Law guarantees freedom of opinion and freedom of the press even to the enemies of freedom, trusting in the power of free social debate," he said on Tuesday, June 24. The ruling is a defeat for former German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, who banned magazine in 2024. At the time, she justified the move saying the magazine is "a central mouthpiece for the right-wing extremist scene. This magazine incites against Jews, people with ethnic migrant backgrounds and against our parliamentary democracy in the most abhorrent way." The judges now said there was reason to doubt whether freedom of the press and freedom of expression had been sufficiently taken into account in the ban. They argued that terms such as "remigration" and "cult of guilt" are covered by freedom of expression. This also applied to conspiracy theories and historical revisionist theories. A 2023 report from the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), Germany's domestic intelligence agency, features an entire page dedicated to — a magazine and multimedia company headquartered in Falkensee, on the outskirts of Berlin. According to the BfV, the magazine's publisher says it sells 40,000 print copies a month. The number of subscribers to the YouTube channel is significantly higher, at 513,000 as of June 10, 2025. " sees itself as part of what it calls the resistance movement, and it is seen by other actors among the so-called new right as part of the scene," the BfV wrote. "The main feature of many of its published articles is agitation against the federal government and against the current political system." Examples cited by the BfV include abstruse conspiracy theories used to agitate against state institutions and pluralist society. "Historic revisionist content and antisemitic narratives round out the agenda," it added. Moreover, the report said, the outfit maintains ties with right-wing extremist groups like the German Identitarian movement (IBD) and the eastern German regional party the "Freie Sachsen," or Free Saxons. Faeser had leaned heavily on the constitution, Germany's Basic Law, in calling for the right-wing extremist publication to be banned. Article 9 of the Basic Law, which regulates freedom of assembly, reads: "Associations whose aims or activities contravene the criminal laws or that are directed against the constitutional order or the concept of international understanding shall be prohibited." Compact's editor-in-chief, Jürgen Elsässer, is a suspected right-wing extremist who belonged to the far left as a young man. Now in his 60s, Elsässer was once a member of the Communist Youth Wing and wrote for the newspaper, (). He later worked as a reporter for other left-wing media, including (New Germany), which was a key news organ for the socialist East German government when the country was still partitioned. After his victory in court, the editor-in-chief was triumphant, saying "we have defeated the dictatorial tendencies." Elsässer also thanked the judges, who he said had weighed up all sides in a strictly objective manner. Elsässer also believes this is a good sign for all those seeking to ban the far-right Alternative for Germany party. "Because if it was impossible to ban it is also impossible to ban the AfD," he said. A ban on the party has been under discussion for years. In addition to the federal government, the parliament (Bundestag) and the chamber of the federal states (Bundesrat) could submit a corresponding application to the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe. So far, however, there is no majority for this anywhere. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video While you're here: Every Tuesday, DW editors round up what is happening in German politics and society. You can sign up here for the weekly email newsletter, Berlin Briefing.
7NEWS
25-06-2025
- Politics
- 7NEWS
Court lifts ban on far-right German publication Compact magazine
A German court has lifted a ban imposed by the government on a far-right magazine, ruling the case against it does not clear the high bar required to outlaw its publisher. Germany 's previous government banned Compact magazine and the company that publishes it, Compact-Magazin GmbH, in July. Then-interior minister Nancy Faeser described Compact as 'a central mouthpiece of the right-wing extremist scene', and said it 'agitates in an unspeakable way against Jews, against people with a history of migration and against our parliamentary democracy'. Compact appealed to the Federal Administrative Court, which suspended the ban in August 2024 pending a full consideration of the case. Following a hearing earlier in June, the court lifted the ban altogether on Tuesday. The court said Germany's constitution guaranteed freedom of the press and opinion 'even for the enemies of freedom' and that, on grounds of proportionality, a ban could only be justified if the publisher's anti-constitutional activities were proven to be 'formative' for the group. It said a review of the evidence showed that the material in question did not reach that threshold. Compact is run by far-right figure Jurgen Elsasser and produces the monthly magazine of the same name, which has a circulation of about 40,000, as well as an online video channel, Compact TV. It also runs an online shop selling books, CDs, DVDs and other merchandise. Compact has been published since 2010. In its annual report for 2023, Germany's domestic intelligence agency said that it 'regularly disseminates ... anti-Semitic, anti-minority, historically revisionist and conspiracy theory content'. The strength of the far right has caused increasing concern in Germany in recent years.
Russia Today
24-06-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Top German court contradicts government on ‘far-right' magazine ban
Germany's highest administrative court has declared a government ban on Compact magazine to be illegal. The nation's interior ministry imposed the restriction last year, claiming it was a 'right-wing extremist' publication involved in 'anti-constitutional' activities. In its ruling published on Tuesday, the Federal Administrative Court stated that the evidence presented by the interior ministry was insufficient and the 'anti-immigration statements' published by the magazine could be interpreted as 'exaggerated, but ultimately permissible, criticism of migration policy.' The ban imposed on Compact and its publisher is therefore 'unlawful,' the court concluded. The magazine's founder and editor-in-chief, Jurgen Elsasser, praised the decision with a post saying 'Victory!' on X and publishing an apparently AI-generated video of himself hitting a giant dragon in the head with a sword. 'Compact is the sharp sword of the Middle-Earth! Hobbits are not powerless!' he wrote in a nod to J.R.R. Tolkien. German Interior Minister Alexander Dorbrindt acknowledged the court decision and said that his department would 'carefully assess the ruling.' The ministry also admitted in a statement that the decision is 'final' and cannot be appealed. It nonetheless maintained that such bans against media outlets do not 'constitute impermissible prior censorship' and can be applied in the future. In its ruling, the court did state that the status of media outlet by itself does not grant any entity an exemption from such a ban if it is recognized as justified, and that freedom of press and opinion would not be applicable in such cases. 'Even if the statements expressing the association's fundamental beliefs are neither criminal nor illegal in themselves, they can be used as evidence for a ban,' the court's statement said, adding that an organization can be prohibited if it plans to carry out 'unconstitutional ideas' in a 'combative and aggressive manner.' The German government designated Compact an extremist outlet in 2021. The publication was launched in 2010 and had a circulation of 40,000. A number of news outlets linked its 2024 ban to its ties to Alternative for Germany (AfD), the second most popular political party in Germany. The ban also came just days after Compact's interview with Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, prompting Moscow to link the two events.
24-06-2025
- Politics
A German court lifts a government ban on a far-right magazine
BERLIN -- A German court on Tuesday lifted a ban imposed by the government last year on a far-right magazine, ruling that the case against it didn't clear the high bar required to outlaw its publisher. Germany's previous government banned Compact magazine and the company that publishes it, Compact-Magazin GmbH, in July. Then-Interior Minister Nancy Faeser described Compact as 'a central mouthpiece of the right-wing extremist scene,' and said that it 'agitates in an unspeakable way against Jews, against people with a history of migration and against our parliamentary democracy.' Compact appealed to the Federal Administrative Court, which suspended the ban in August pending a full consideration of the case. Following a hearing earlier this month, the court lifted the ban altogether on Tuesday. The court said in a statement that Germany's constitution guarantees freedom of the press and opinion 'even for the enemies of freedom' and that, on grounds of proportionality, a ban could only be justified if the publisher's anti-constitutional activities were proven to be 'formative' for the group. It said a review of the evidence showed that the material in question didn't reach that threshold. Compact is run by far-right figure Jürgen Elsässer, and produces the monthly magazine of the same name, which has a circulation of about 40,000, as well as an online video channel, Compact TV. It also runs an online shop selling books, CDs, DVDs and other merchandise. Compact has been published since 2010. In its annual report for 2023, Germany's domestic intelligence agency said that it 'regularly disseminates ... antisemitic, anti-minority, historically revisionist and conspiracy theory content.'
