Kristi L. Noem is joining NovaRed Mining - as a strategic adviser, and OMG, this is a major headline for the critical-minerals space. Her resume is stacked: farmer, rancher, business owner, South Dakota state lawmaker, U.S. Congresswoman, 33rd Governor of South Dakota, 8th U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, and now U.S. Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas. That means decades of experience across agriculture, energy, infrastructure, economic development, public policy, emergency management, transportation security, and national security. Why is this powerful for NRED? Because NovaRed is focused on copper-gold exploration in British Columbia, and copper is becoming a strategic material for the U.S., Canada, and allied nations. Copper powers electric grids, AI data centers, defense systems, transportation, advanced manufacturing, and the infrastructure behind modern economies. In a world where secure supply chains matter more than ever, NovaRed’s copper story connects directly to national security, energy security, and North American resource independence. NovaRed Mining: exploration, AI-enhanced technology, copper, and critical-minerals security. Not investment advice. Personal advisory capacity only. No government endorsement.