Nine Mile Metals reports VMS drill zones as TSX Venture gains

Updated Oct 15, 2026 12:31pm ET

Markets

The S&P/TSX Composite was up 0.76% at 35,854.06 in midday trade. Statistics Canada said manufacturing sales rose 1.5% in August, led by primary metals and chemical products, though one report noted the data did not include full implementation of the latest 50% U.S. tariffs. Oil was up 2.64% at US$96.38 so far today, following reports of a missile attack on Saudi Aramco offices and the sinking of a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz. The Canadian dollar bought US$0.70422. In the US, September producer prices rose 1.3%, and the Dow was up 0.79% so far today.

Venture & CSE

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite was up 1.09% at 839.40 and the CSE Composite up 0.45% at 142.48 so far today. Gold was up 1.41% at US$4,165.8 and silver up 2.36% at US$57.195 in intraday trade. Nine Mile Metals (CSE: NINE) reported assays for DDH WD-26-15 at its Wedge Mine, with one VMS zone returning 4.88% Cu-Eq over 7.6m and another 2.89% Cu-Eq over 1.2m, and said it acquired 14.42 km² of new claims at the Nine Mile Brook project. Selkirk Copper Mines (TSXV: SCMI) said it released additional Phase 2.0 results, including 44.7 metres of 3.0% CuEq at its Minto project in Yukon. Cygnus Metals (TSXV: CYG) said its scheme of arrangement became effective, under which Central Asia Metals will acquire 100% of the shares. Bitcoin futures were up 0.90% at 82,560.

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