The frozen wilderness of Smithers, Canada isn't just another remote outpost—it's ground zero in President Trump's mission to break America free from Chinese mineral dependency once and for all. Next News Network's Gary Franchi has boots on the ground in one of North America's most brutal mining regions, where two active drill rigs are turning right now, searching for the critical minerals that power our fighter jets, missile systems, and entire defense infrastructure.
This isn't some corporate boardroom strategy session, Patriots. This is the real deal—rustic core sheds, frozen terrain, and actual hard work being done in conditions that would send most journalists running back to their warm studios. But that's exactly why Next News Network exists: to bring you the stories the mainstream media won't touch.
The plan is ambitious but necessary. Today, Franchi visits the core shed where drill samples are analyzed and catalogued. Tomorrow morning at 8:30 AM, a helicopter will carry him deep into the Canadian wilderness to inspect those active drill sites pulling samples from the frozen earth. The mining team literally handed him a map with an X marking the exact location where the discovery could be waiting.
Why does this matter? Because when China threatened to cut off American mineral access the moment President Trump announced tariffs, they exposed a massive vulnerability in our national security. We cannot allow hostile foreign nations to hold America's defense capabilities hostage ever again.
This Smithers operation serves as proof of concept for Trump's larger domestic mining initiative, which has already received official endorsement from Alaska's Governor. When spring arrives, there's copper literally sticking out of the ground at a location called Copper Pond. Right now it's buried under heavy snow, but those drill rigs keep turning regardless of brutal weather conditions.
"This is not just about mining rocks from the ground. This is about American sovereignty. This is about national security," Franchi reported from the frozen landscape.
While other news outlets sit in comfortable studios parroting establishment talking points, Next News Network is doing the work—flying into frozen wilderness, investigating real solutions, and showing Americans exactly how President Trump's vision for resource independence becomes reality.
This is what America First looks like in action, folks. Real companies, real work, real solutions to make sure we never depend on hostile foreign nations again.