1. Avalon Advanced Materials

Toronto-based Avalon Advanced Materials has five projects across Canada focused on critical metals, including lithium, rare earths, cesium, tantalum, feldspars, tin and indium. Avalon is currently focusing on its Separation Rapids lithium project near Kenora, Ontario, and its Lilypad cesium-tantalum project near Fort Hope, Ontario.

Last Monday (April 4), the company signed a partnership agreement with RenJoules International to establish a lithium battery materials refinery in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The deal involves providing initial financial and development support for the refinery, which will process lithium from Avalon, as well as other aspiring new producers in Ontario. Last week, Avalon’s share price jumped 45.76 percent to end the week at C$0.21.

2. Augusta Gold

Explorer and developer Augusta Gold is focused on its Bullfrog gold project, which is located in the Bullfrog mining district, approximately 120 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada, and 4 miles west of Beatty, Nevada.

The company did not release any news last week, but saw its share price increase 40.52 percent to C$1.63.

3. Kolibri Global Energy

Kolibri Global Energy is an international energy company focused on finding and exploiting projects in oil and gas, as well as clean and sustainable energy. It owns and operates properties in the US via various subsidiaries.

Last Tuesday (April 5), the company started completion operations on the Barnes 8-4H well in its Tishomingo field in Oklahoma, US. Shares of Kolibri Global increased 27.08 percent to trade at C$0.30 by the end of the week.

4. Pine Cliff Energy

Pine Cliff Energy is engaged in the exploration, development and production of natural gas, crude oil and natural gas liquids. Since 2012, the company has completed nine acquisitions, building three major operating core areas: Central assets, Edson assets and Southern assets.

Although it hasn't released any news in the last week, during the five day period the company’s share price jumped 26.61 percent to end at C$1.57.

5. I3 Energy

I3 Energy is an oil and gas company with a low-cost, diversified, growing production base in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin; it also has appraisal assets in the North Sea with significant upside.

Last Monday, the company said it had achieved record corporate production; it also published reserves for its subsidiary i3 Canada. Shares of I3 Energy increased 26.39 percent last week to hit C$0.45.