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Complex health needs of unhoused populations are preventing palliative care access, Lakehead U. review finds
Social Sharing Individuals experiencing homelessness are facing sustained barriers to accessing palliative care, largely stemming from stigmas associated with previous experiences with healthcare providers. That's according to a new scoping review from Lakehead University, published in the journal BMC palliative care on July 18. The review examined 45 studies on palliative care within unhoused populations, including 18 from Canada. It is part of a broader study funded by Health Canada looking into palliative care access among vulnerable populations, said Ravi Gokani, an associate professor at Lakehead University's School of Social Work, and a co-author of the study. The complexities of healthcare needs for unhoused individuals can create barriers to the kind of care available, as well as an ongoing lack of the healthcare professionals qualified to provide the necessary care, the study says. "One of the key findings is that there is a need for a focus on the relationship between the healthcare providers and the people seeking access," Gokani says. Palliative care is aimed at improving the quality of life for patients experiencing serious illness, often towards the end of their lives. Across Canada, palliative care services have been rising over the past few years. According to Health Canada, 58% of Canadians who died in 2021-2022 had accessed palliative care, while seniors aged 65 to 84 were the most likely to receive this type of care. However, when it comes to unhoused populations in North America, the review points out the average age of death is 34 to 47. Many times, unhoused individuals may not know that they need end-of-life care until it is too late. "They're seeing doctors very intermittently," said Brendan Carlin, executive director of Shelter House in Thunder Bay. "By the time it gets to that point, it's too late or they just say 'why would I get this care? I'm gonna pass away anyway.'" One of the biggest barriers restricting access to palliative care for unhoused individuals is the lack of trust they themselves may hold against healthcare providers, feelings originating from previous negative experiences, the review says. Carlin says negative interactions can include cases of mistreatment due to stigmas surrounding homelessness, or racism that they've experienced at the hands of healthcare providers. The review also points out organizational policies are the most common palliative care provider-related barrier for unhoused individuals. Policies that may be put in place to protect staff, such as ensuring the safety of their working environment and substance use polices can prove to be prohibitive to allowing unhoused individuals access to care, Gokani says. "Generally, the findings suggest harm reduction policies don't impede access, but abstinence-based policies do impede access to palliative care." Another organizational policy that can be prohibitive is the definition they may have for family, potentially restricting patients from seeing some of the individuals to whom they are closest. "Some of our clients don't have a lot of family support, if any at all, and when you're unhoused, you tend to spend your time with lots of people," Carlin said. "When you're going to a hospital and it has to be blood relatives or whatever, you just think, well why would I want to go there?" Seeking collaborative solutions Integrated models combining palliative care with shelter support services or a system navigator can prove to be beneficial in improving access to palliative care, the review says. In these instances, individuals most in need of end-of-life support can get the care they need from staff and individuals they feel comfortable with. The review also noted embedding palliative care specialists within shelters made it easier for the subject to be discussed between unhoused individuals and medical professionals. Thunder Bay's Shelter House is making progress in integrating palliative care within its own services. Beginning this fall, the shelter will offer a pair of palliative care units within its expanded Kwae Kii Win Managed Alcohol Program. Carlin says the palliative care units will be bigger than the standard rooms offered to clients in the program, making room for visitors and medical equipment. He says the new palliative care program will be jointly managed by NorWest Community Health Centres.
CBC
21-07-2025
- Health
- CBC
Local Thunder Bay organizations feeling impact of global cuts to HIV funding
Researchers and support workers who focus on HIV prevention and education in Thunder Bay are worried about the potential consequences here in Canada as cuts, particularly from the US, take hold. A majority of the major cuts to funding have come from the US government severing its ties with UNAIDS in February. The move paused funding for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS relief (PEPFAR), a program responsible for roughly seventy percent of financing for HIV research and support services worldwide since 2003. Pauline Sameshima is a member of Lakehead University's faculty of education, and a member of the international HIV Obstruction by Programmed Epigenetics (HOPE) Collaboratory, whose research focuses on finding a cure for HIV. HOPE brings in researchers from around the world to develop a strategy of blocking HIV reactivation, while locking it in in a dormant state and making it permanently defective through gene editing therapies and techniques. The research program received a five-year, $26.5 million grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health in 2021. Funding cuts have Sameshima worried if funding for HOPE will continue into the fifth year of the grant. The Lakehead University professor is a part of the collaboratory's community engagement team. "I lead the CARE program, which is community arts, integrated research and education portion and the goal is to advance HIV cure research through community engagement," Sameshima said, noting that much of her work involves engaging with 2SLGBTQ+ and minority groups. However, given the U.S. government's recent cuts toward universities over their Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) polices, Sameshima says that funding for the community engagement team on the HOPE collaboratory has been cancelled. "All community engagement work has been cut because it's all to do with EDI connections," Sameshima said. "And LGBTQ groups are resulting as one of the largest trans populations that have been part of HIV research." For local support workers, community engagement research continues to inform their own approaches to ensuring people of all backgrounds have equitable access to care specific to their needs. Global decisions on a local level "That community engagement part is extremely important because evidence or research in a lab, standalone, doesn't really address the gaps that we're seeing in equity to access to care and all of those things," said Kandace Belanger, who manages Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU)'s street outreach, harm reduction and sexual health programs. Belanger knows first-hand how important the knowledge is of up-to-date knowledge of up-to-date HIV medication strategies and medications. In 2019, TBDHU declared an HIV outbreak, after the region reported eight new cases within the first half of the year. "Our outbreak response really focused on efforts to increase access to prevention. That includes harm reduction and things like condoms and injection supplies, along with the education and information that helps support that use," Belanger said. Her team works closely with those diagnosed with HIV to provide support testing and referrals to treatment providers. Growing cases of HIV are already a concern in Canada, with 2024 seeing a 35% increase in new HIV cases compared to the year before. Compared to its G7 counterparts, the country ranks lowest in preventing the spread of new HIV infections. Canada has, however, stepped up efforts as of late to increase HIV research and support funding. In 2022, the country increased its contributions to the Global Fund to fight AIDS by 30 percent, pledging $1.21 billion between 2023 and 2025. Domestically, the government invested $99.5 million over the past year in funding to address sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections, according to a statement from Health Canada. Canada is also steadily working toward UNAIDS's 95-95-95 target. The target means that 95 percent of HIV patients know they have the disease, are diagnosed with antiretroviral treatment, and are able to achieve viral suppression — factors which could end AIDS as an epidemic. By 2022, 89 percent of people living with HIV had been diagnosed and only 85% were on treatment, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. Still, Belanger said she is worried that if Canada does not step up further in its funding, both domestically and internationally, we could see these percentages start to decline, amounting to a greater strain on our healthcare system. Sameshima said in order for countries like Canada to be able to meet the 95-95-95 threshold, more funding needs to be put forward for community engagement work in particular, as research teams like the HOPE collaboratory continue to face cuts when it comes to community-based research. The engagement part is really crucial to HIV research because a lot of the reason why we've not been able to reach a threshold is there needs to be funding to get there, Sameshima said. "All of this progress to reach the 95 [percent threshold] is about education, helping people to get access so they can know their status, access antiretroviral treatment and then also know if they are virally suppressed." When it comes to the global picture, the 2025 UNAIDS report reported that the number of new cases of HIV discovered in 2024 was 40 percent lower than in 2010. UNAIDS estimates that continued cuts to PEPFAR could mean an additional four million AIDS-related deaths and at least six million new HIV infections globally by 2030. The stark decrease in international funding for HIV research cannot be attributed to the U.S. alone, as the report also noted there was a 77 percent decrease in funding from bilateral donors, not including the United States, since 2010.
National Observer
22-05-2025
- General
- National Observer
The race to adapt ancient wild rice practices in a changing environment
Traditionally, wild rice — or manoomin — is harvested by paddling into shallow waters and gently knocking the ripe grains into the canoe using cedar sticks. It's a time-honoured practice central to Anishinaabe culture and ceremonies. 'This wild rice is part of our migration story,' said Jyles Copenace, cultural coordinator for Kenora Chiefs Advisory. 'It ties us to where we ended up in northwestern Ontario and to the Great Lakes.' Historically, manoomin thrived in the shallow waters of lakes and rivers. But hydroelectric production, invasive cattails and climate change have made traditional harvesting difficult. '[Wild rice] used to last a month, but now, because of climate change, the rice becomes brittle and must be harvested within a week,' Copenace said. Now, Indigenous communities are breathing new life into manoomin — and part of that includes an innovative shift: cultivating wild rice in saturated soils, instead of traditional flooded habitats. Copenace believes the loss of wild rice has contributed to rising health issues in Indigenous communities. 'Our children are getting sick, and we're seeing less and less wild rice in our traditional territory, and nobody is stepping up,' he said. "Wetlands with overlying water create low-oxygen conditions," said Vince Palace, a research scientist. "That promotes methane-producing bacteria. And methane is one of the most powerful greenhouse gases." Copenance said a sacred Anishinaabe migration birch bark scroll — once held in a museum — was returned to Bad River, Wisconsin. It tells the story of how the Anishinaabe people were guided by prophecy to a place where 'food grows on the water.' That food was manoomin. Centuries later, the future is dimming for that food tradition, but a race is on to understand what it needs to thrive — and how to bring it back. 'We have very limited time to be able to save this food and to save this traditional way of life centred around wild rice,' said Vince Palace, a Lakehead University adjunct biology professor working with Copenace. While Indigenous communities across the border in Wisconsin and Minnesota have been engaged in restoring the plant through a combination of traditional practices and modern conservation efforts, on the Canadian side, that conservation has been less active. 'In Canada, nothing like that was ever done in terms of protection of wild rice,' Copenace said. Growing rice in clay In response to these challenges and inspired by the work done by Indigenous nations in the US, researchers and community members initiated a series of experiments to explore alternative cultivation methods. They tested wild rice growth in three environments: natural wetlands, areas overrun by invasive cattails and saturated soils that Copenace refers to as clay. "The one that did the best was actually the one that was in the clay," said Copenace. Researchers investigated whether wild rice could grow just by keeping the soil wet at root level without flooding or any overhead irrigation. 'We've run a couple of years of experiments now looking at that. And it grows like stink. It grows really well,' said Palace, who is also lead research scientist at the International Institute for Sustainable Development-Experimental Lakes Area. Carbon tests revealed that wild rice grown in saturated soil had the lowest carbon output among the three methods. "Wetlands with overlying water create low-oxygen conditions," said Palace. "That promotes methane-producing bacteria. And methane is one of the most powerful greenhouse gases." Copenace said the idea of growing wild rice in saturated soil came from successful projects in Kenya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This method was confirmed by 10 to 12 African scientists who visited the Kenora Chiefs Advisory site, sharing their success with growing rice in clay to improve food security. The next stage of the Ontario project focuses on managing invasive cattails, which have led to a decline in local wildlife, including geese, muskrats and fish. Palace said they are working to combine the community's knowledge with scientific research. "We want to sort of braid that traditional knowledge of, how does the habitat, how is it different now than it used to be?" Palace said. "And if we turn back the clock by removing the cattails and replanting with wild rice, does that lead to a shift back toward the more traditional quality of that habitat?" Engaging youth Of all the ecological obstacles, though, one of the biggest challenges to reviving manoomin is the lack of younger harvesters. Today, most people gathering wild rice are elders, many in their 60s or older. Few youth are stepping in to take their place. The project was initiated by Bruce Hardy, who is Cree-Métis and CEO of the Indigenous-led biotech company Myera Group. Hardy has worked with First Nations across Manitoba for over 20 years. 'We literally, as Canadians, don't realize that we're going to go through one of the largest losses of opportunity that the world could ever comprehend, with the loss of Indigenous knowledge being less than 10 years away,' Hardy said. Part of the effort behind this project is to create pathways for young people to take on that knowledge — through training, planting programs, and hands-on work. 'What we're doing is getting this project started so the youth can carry it on into the future, because there's so much work to be done with wild rice, I don't even think I'll be able to do it in my lifetime,' Copenace said. 'If it's just wild rice, what are you doing? Who in the community is going to take this up?' Hardy said. 'And if we don't think this through, and if the youth don't take it up, all the stuff we're talking about now, that's really cool — become a museum exhibit. And we'll have lost that.' This is part of Hardy's broader ongoing work with universities and communities, focusing on establishing a self-sustaining, circular economy by linking wild rice production with other innovative practices like fish farming and using fish waste to create natural fertilizers. He hopes that creating this model will encourage youth to explore opportunities in robotic engineering, fish biology, and sustainable agriculture in their home communities, and empower them to be stewards of their land. Copenace said community members and elders recently passed a formal resolution in support of the ongoing research into wild rice. Now, they plan to start the next stage, focusing on how different wild rice varieties compete with cattails and exploring their taste profiles. "With the support we got, it's kind of making sure we do whatever we can in our capacity to make sure that wild rice is always there, even if it means moving to aquaponics, to indoor growing to even having more clay wild rice fields,' said Copenace. 'This is going to be the future of wild rice.'
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Romios Announces Field Work and Lakehead University M.Sc. Research Project on the Kinkaid High grade Cu-Au-Ag Project, Nevada
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 13, 2025) - Romios Gold Resources Inc. (TSXV: RG) (OTCQB: RMIOF) (FSE: D4R) ("Romios Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that is has started its 2025 field work on its 100% owned Kinkaid high grade Cu-Au-Ag project in the Walker Lane of southern Nevada. "We've had early success as our team uncovered two previously unknown broad zones of epithermal-style alteration about 20 metres wide near known high-grade Au +/- Ag mineralization," stated Stephen Burega, President and CEO. "In addition, minerals characteristic of porphyry-type alteration have now been mapped around one of the major Au-Ag-Cu vein deposits (the Montreal Au-Ag Mine), and porphyry-type alteration has been located in widespread boulders near a series of high-grade copper-rich boulders on the KIN claims." At least 12 clusters of old mine workings on the main Kinkaid claim block (see Map 1) have returned numerous high-grade gold, silver and copper assays over the past 2-3 years of Romios' work. "The historic workings on the southern claims exploited quartz +/- barite veins flanked by often intense sericite alteration and those on the northern claims were developed on skarn deposits," stated John Biczok, VP Exploration. "This geological setting suggests that the veins and skarns are part of the upper portions of several possible porphyry Cu-Au-Ag centres." Masters of Science ( Research Project with Lakehead University Under the terms of an existing, fully funded research agreement with Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, an student under the guidance of porphyry copper expert Dr. Pete Hollings has now begun mapping and sample collection on the Kinkaid claims in an effort to help determine the origin, extent, controls and potential of this mineralization. The work will include age-dating various lithologies of interest, fluid inclusion studies of the vein deposits, plus hyperspectral, geochemical and mineralogical analysis of the alteration patterns around the mineralized zones. Alteration minerals such as actinolite, epidote and biotite, which are typically developed concentrically around porphyry copper deposits, are being documented near some of the main workings and will be studied to help assess the premise that these Cu-Au-Ag vein deposits are related to porphyry systems at depth. Dr. Pete Hollings has authored or co-authored more than 175 publications, primarily on mineral deposits and greenstone belt geology, in collaboration with researchers from many countries including Australia, Canada, China, and the Philippines. He is currently the NOHFC Industrial Research Chair in Mineral Exploration and has recently been onsite at Kinkaid providing guidance to the student and sharing his expertise with Romios personnel. ONGOING EXPLORATION: In conjunction with the research, Romios personnel have resumed geological mapping and sampling of the extensive old mine workings and showings on the main KINKAID claim block as well as exploring the potential source area of high-grade copper boulders found on the adjacent KIN claims in 2023. Numerous epidote+/-garnet altered boulders typical of porphyry/skarn systems have now been located across a broad area on the KIN claims and work is ongoing to locate the source of the nearby mineralized boulders. Nine samples of these boulders sampled in 2023 returned assays of 0.73% to 13.3% Cu, and averaged 5.03% Cu (see Romios press release Oct. 12, 2023). "Work around the >500 metre long series of innumerable Montreal Au-Ag Mine workings has now outlined strong hydrothermal alteration (sericite +/- epidote, actinolite, rare magnetite, etc.) across a width of 200 metres," Biczok continued. "Mapping of one of the northernmost underground workings revealed an excellent example of a mineralized vein up to 1 m wide with locally abundant chalcopyrite and secondary copper minerals (see Photo #1). Gold is typically proportional to the copper content in this deposit so we are optimistic that the pending Cu-Au assays from this site will also be encouraging." Photo 1: View of one of the northernmost workings of the Montreal Au-Ag mine. To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: EPITHERMAL POTENTIAL: In addition to this renewed work on the high-grade vein and skarn prospects, the 2025 work has targeted several broad zones of potential low-grade epithermal style gold mineralization. During a brief visit in 2024 Romios' geologists collected a sample of "low temperature silica" near the PM skarn on the northern claims and this sample assayed 0.79 g/t Au and a chip sample of two narrow quartz veins nearby assayed 10.6 g/t Au. An examination of this area in 2025 revealed similar looking silica boulders and veins up to 50 cm wide across a 20 metre wide zone (See Photo 2); the 2025 assays from this site are pending. A small mine dump nearby consists of iron carbonate - quartz vein material that assayed 1,725 g/t Ag with high mercury, antimony, zinc and lead, providing further evidence of an epithermal mineralizing event overprinting the skarns in this area (see Romios Press Release March 10, 2022). Photo 2: Possible epithermal silica overprint on the PM skarn area. To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: Similarly, broad zones of potential epithermal-style alteration adjacent to vein prospects with high gold, silver, copper and barite contents have been sampled for the first time at a number of other sites; assays are pending. Once the assay results have been received from the current work program an appropriate follow-up program will be planned and executed. Map 1: Kinkaid Project main claim block, prospects and possible porphyry centres. To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: Claim Details and Location The Kinkaid property is wholly owned by Romios and now consists of 139 claims, covering approximately 11.0 sq km, located 18 km east of the town of Hawthorne where the prolific Walker Lane trend overlaps the southern edge of the mineral-rich Basin and Range geological province. The claims begin 1.4 km north of Highway 95 between Reno and Las Vegas and are largely accessible by road and short hikes. A significant power line crosses the SW corner of the claims. QA/QC Rock samples reported herein were a mix of chip and grab samples considered generally representative of the various mine dumps, veins and outcrops being sampled. Samples collected in 2021-2023 were submitted to the ISO/IEC 17025 accredited ALS lab in Reno Nevada for analysis. Samples collected in 2024 and 2025 were submitted to the Standards Council of Canada ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited Bureau Veritas laboratory in Reno, Nevada for analysis. As a matter of procedure, a rigorous quality assurance and quality control program was implemented in the form of blanks and Certified Reference Material standards inserted at every 10th position in the sample series. The assay results of these standards and blanks have been within the acceptable ranges. Qualified Person The technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by John Biczok, P. Geo., Vice President, Exploration for Romios Gold and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. In addition to his extensive experience with several major mining companies exploring for a wide variety of ore deposit types across Canada and India, Mr. Biczok spent 12 years conducting exploration and research at the Musselwhite gold mine in NW Ontario. About Romios Gold Resources Inc. Romios Gold Resources Inc. is a progressive Canadian mineral exploration company engaged in precious- and base-metal exploration, focused primarily on gold, copper and silver. It has a 100% interest in the Lundmark-Akow Lake Au-Cu property plus 4 additional claim blocks in northwestern Ontario and extensive claim holdings covering several significant porphyry copper-gold prospects in the "Golden Triangle" of British Columbia. Additional interests include the Kinkaid claims in Nevada covering numerous Au-Ag-Cu workings, and the Scossa mine property in Nevada which is a former high-grade gold producer. The Company retains an ongoing interest in several properties including a 2% NSR on McEwen Mining's Hislop gold property in Ontario; a 2% NSR on Enduro Metals' Newmont Lake Au-Cu-Ag property in BC, and the Company has signed a definitive agreement with Copperhead Resources Inc. ("Copperhead") whereby Copperhead can acquire a 75% ownership interest in Romios' Red Line Property in BC. For more information, visit As part of our ongoing effort to keep investors, interested parties and stakeholders updated, we have several communication portals. If you have any questions online (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn) please feel free to send direct messages. To book a one-on-one 30-minute Zoom video call, please click here. For further information, please contact: Stephen Burega, CEO & President - 647-515-3734 or sburega@ John Biczok, P. Geo., VP Exploration - 613-410-7877 or jbiczok@ This News Release contains forward-looking statements which are typically preceded by, followed by or include the words "believes", "expects", "anticipates", "estimates", "intends", "plans" or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance as they involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. We do not intend and do not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements and shareholders are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such statements. TSX Venture Exchange or its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) do not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. To view the source version of this press release, please visit
Yahoo
13-05-2025
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Romios Announces Field Work and Lakehead University M.Sc. Research Project on the Kinkaid High grade Cu-Au-Ag Project, Nevada
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 13, 2025) - Romios Gold Resources Inc. (TSXV: RG) (OTCQB: RMIOF) (FSE: D4R) ("Romios Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that is has started its 2025 field work on its 100% owned Kinkaid high grade Cu-Au-Ag project in the Walker Lane of southern Nevada. "We've had early success as our team uncovered two previously unknown broad zones of epithermal-style alteration about 20 metres wide near known high-grade Au +/- Ag mineralization," stated Stephen Burega, President and CEO. "In addition, minerals characteristic of porphyry-type alteration have now been mapped around one of the major Au-Ag-Cu vein deposits (the Montreal Au-Ag Mine), and porphyry-type alteration has been located in widespread boulders near a series of high-grade copper-rich boulders on the KIN claims." At least 12 clusters of old mine workings on the main Kinkaid claim block (see Map 1) have returned numerous high-grade gold, silver and copper assays over the past 2-3 years of Romios' work. "The historic workings on the southern claims exploited quartz +/- barite veins flanked by often intense sericite alteration and those on the northern claims were developed on skarn deposits," stated John Biczok, VP Exploration. "This geological setting suggests that the veins and skarns are part of the upper portions of several possible porphyry Cu-Au-Ag centres." Masters of Science ( Research Project with Lakehead University Under the terms of an existing, fully funded research agreement with Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, an student under the guidance of porphyry copper expert Dr. Pete Hollings has now begun mapping and sample collection on the Kinkaid claims in an effort to help determine the origin, extent, controls and potential of this mineralization. The work will include age-dating various lithologies of interest, fluid inclusion studies of the vein deposits, plus hyperspectral, geochemical and mineralogical analysis of the alteration patterns around the mineralized zones. Alteration minerals such as actinolite, epidote and biotite, which are typically developed concentrically around porphyry copper deposits, are being documented near some of the main workings and will be studied to help assess the premise that these Cu-Au-Ag vein deposits are related to porphyry systems at depth. Dr. Pete Hollings has authored or co-authored more than 175 publications, primarily on mineral deposits and greenstone belt geology, in collaboration with researchers from many countries including Australia, Canada, China, and the Philippines. He is currently the NOHFC Industrial Research Chair in Mineral Exploration and has recently been onsite at Kinkaid providing guidance to the student and sharing his expertise with Romios personnel. ONGOING EXPLORATION: In conjunction with the research, Romios personnel have resumed geological mapping and sampling of the extensive old mine workings and showings on the main KINKAID claim block as well as exploring the potential source area of high-grade copper boulders found on the adjacent KIN claims in 2023. Numerous epidote+/-garnet altered boulders typical of porphyry/skarn systems have now been located across a broad area on the KIN claims and work is ongoing to locate the source of the nearby mineralized boulders. Nine samples of these boulders sampled in 2023 returned assays of 0.73% to 13.3% Cu, and averaged 5.03% Cu (see Romios press release Oct. 12, 2023). "Work around the >500 metre long series of innumerable Montreal Au-Ag Mine workings has now outlined strong hydrothermal alteration (sericite +/- epidote, actinolite, rare magnetite, etc.) across a width of 200 metres," Biczok continued. "Mapping of one of the northernmost underground workings revealed an excellent example of a mineralized vein up to 1 m wide with locally abundant chalcopyrite and secondary copper minerals (see Photo #1). Gold is typically proportional to the copper content in this deposit so we are optimistic that the pending Cu-Au assays from this site will also be encouraging." Photo 1: View of one of the northernmost workings of the Montreal Au-Ag mine. To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: EPITHERMAL POTENTIAL: In addition to this renewed work on the high-grade vein and skarn prospects, the 2025 work has targeted several broad zones of potential low-grade epithermal style gold mineralization. During a brief visit in 2024 Romios' geologists collected a sample of "low temperature silica" near the PM skarn on the northern claims and this sample assayed 0.79 g/t Au and a chip sample of two narrow quartz veins nearby assayed 10.6 g/t Au. An examination of this area in 2025 revealed similar looking silica boulders and veins up to 50 cm wide across a 20 metre wide zone (See Photo 2); the 2025 assays from this site are pending. A small mine dump nearby consists of iron carbonate - quartz vein material that assayed 1,725 g/t Ag with high mercury, antimony, zinc and lead, providing further evidence of an epithermal mineralizing event overprinting the skarns in this area (see Romios Press Release March 10, 2022). Photo 2: Possible epithermal silica overprint on the PM skarn area. To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: Similarly, broad zones of potential epithermal-style alteration adjacent to vein prospects with high gold, silver, copper and barite contents have been sampled for the first time at a number of other sites; assays are pending. Once the assay results have been received from the current work program an appropriate follow-up program will be planned and executed. Map 1: Kinkaid Project main claim block, prospects and possible porphyry centres. To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: Claim Details and Location The Kinkaid property is wholly owned by Romios and now consists of 139 claims, covering approximately 11.0 sq km, located 18 km east of the town of Hawthorne where the prolific Walker Lane trend overlaps the southern edge of the mineral-rich Basin and Range geological province. The claims begin 1.4 km north of Highway 95 between Reno and Las Vegas and are largely accessible by road and short hikes. A significant power line crosses the SW corner of the claims. QA/QC Rock samples reported herein were a mix of chip and grab samples considered generally representative of the various mine dumps, veins and outcrops being sampled. Samples collected in 2021-2023 were submitted to the ISO/IEC 17025 accredited ALS lab in Reno Nevada for analysis. Samples collected in 2024 and 2025 were submitted to the Standards Council of Canada ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited Bureau Veritas laboratory in Reno, Nevada for analysis. As a matter of procedure, a rigorous quality assurance and quality control program was implemented in the form of blanks and Certified Reference Material standards inserted at every 10th position in the sample series. The assay results of these standards and blanks have been within the acceptable ranges. Qualified Person The technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by John Biczok, P. Geo., Vice President, Exploration for Romios Gold and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. In addition to his extensive experience with several major mining companies exploring for a wide variety of ore deposit types across Canada and India, Mr. Biczok spent 12 years conducting exploration and research at the Musselwhite gold mine in NW Ontario. About Romios Gold Resources Inc. Romios Gold Resources Inc. is a progressive Canadian mineral exploration company engaged in precious- and base-metal exploration, focused primarily on gold, copper and silver. It has a 100% interest in the Lundmark-Akow Lake Au-Cu property plus 4 additional claim blocks in northwestern Ontario and extensive claim holdings covering several significant porphyry copper-gold prospects in the "Golden Triangle" of British Columbia. Additional interests include the Kinkaid claims in Nevada covering numerous Au-Ag-Cu workings, and the Scossa mine property in Nevada which is a former high-grade gold producer. The Company retains an ongoing interest in several properties including a 2% NSR on McEwen Mining's Hislop gold property in Ontario; a 2% NSR on Enduro Metals' Newmont Lake Au-Cu-Ag property in BC, and the Company has signed a definitive agreement with Copperhead Resources Inc. ("Copperhead") whereby Copperhead can acquire a 75% ownership interest in Romios' Red Line Property in BC. For more information, visit As part of our ongoing effort to keep investors, interested parties and stakeholders updated, we have several communication portals. If you have any questions online (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn) please feel free to send direct messages. To book a one-on-one 30-minute Zoom video call, please click here. For further information, please contact: Stephen Burega, CEO & President - 647-515-3734 or sburega@ John Biczok, P. Geo., VP Exploration - 613-410-7877 or jbiczok@ This News Release contains forward-looking statements which are typically preceded by, followed by or include the words "believes", "expects", "anticipates", "estimates", "intends", "plans" or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance as they involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. We do not intend and do not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements and shareholders are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such statements. TSX Venture Exchange or its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) do not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. To view the source version of this press release, please visit Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
