Analysts’ Ideas of the Week
Potash Stock Soars 260% YTD / Promising Drill Results from Gold and Polymetallic Juniors
Published: May 26, 2025
Author: FRC Analysts
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We review the performance of our Top Picks, including a potash junior, whose shares rose 56% last month. Additionally, we highlight promising drill results from gold and polymetallic juniors under coverage.
Highlights
- Gain insights into companies under coverage that experienced significant developments last week, along with our analysts’ commentary and actionable takeaways.
- FRC top picks and standout performers from the past week
Aton Resources Inc. (ANLBF, AAN.V)
PR Title: Reports more high-grade hits from ongoing drilling at the Abu Marawat gold-silver-copper-zinc project in Egypt
Analyst Opinion: Positive – Drill results from 21 holes returned significant high-grade polymetallic grades at shallow depths. Key intercepts include 15.4 m of 9.50 g/t AuEq, 17.3 m of 6.72 g/t, 13.9 m of 4.59 g/t, and 16.5 m of 3.44 g/t. Aton is advancing multiple gold projects in Egypt, with NI 43-101 compliant resources totaling 0.83 Moz AuEq across two projects (Hamama and Abu Marawat). The company is also continuing work on a Preliminary Feasibility Study (PFS) for the Hamama West deposit.
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Grid Metals Corp. (GRDM.V, MSMGF)
PR Title: Additional drill results from the Mayville copper-nickel project in Manitoba
Analyst Opinion: Positive – Drill results from the remaining 19 holes confirmed a 2 km long mineralized trend, indicaing resource expansion potential. Key intercepts include 70.8 m of 0.85% CuEq, 8.9 m of 0.90%, and 6.5 m of 1.07%. Additionally, geophysical survey results have identified multiple targets. The Mayville deposit, which is part of the advanced stage MM project, hosts an open-pittable, copper-dominant deposit. The other advanced-stage deposit, Makwa, is currently under an option and joint venture agreement funded by Teck Resources (TSX: TECK).
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Canadian Critical Minerals Inc. (CCMI.V)
PR Title: Generated US$144k in revenue from the Bull River Mine (B.C.) in April 2025; permit application updates
Analyst Opinion: Positive – Since early 2024, CCMI has been generating revenue through stockpile extraction at its Bull River copper-gold project in B.C. By April 2025, CCMI has shipped 7,895 tonnes, generating US$2.2M in revenue. Stockpile extraction will likely continue for another 10-12 months, potentially yielding another 8,000-9,000 tonnes, generating US$2.0-$2.5M in revenue. Management intends to submit permit applications to restart production by Q1-2026.
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FRC Top Picks
The following table shows last month’s top five performers among our Top Picks. The top performer, Millennial Potash Corp. (TSXV: MLP), was up 56%, following promising drill results. MLP is advancing a potash project in Gabon, West Africa.
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